Some verbal phrases - Sen

COURSD’ANGLAIS(classede4ème)
PresentedbyMr.KhazimDiopAcademicyear:20112012
 Some verbal phrases
To bring up: élever (un enfant)
To carry on, to go on+-ing: continuer
To cut down: réduire
To do away with: se débarrasser de
To get on (well) with some one: bien s’entendre avec qq
To give in: ceder, se soumettre
To give up: cesser, abandonner (+nom/verbe-ing) Ex: to give up the fight/ to give up
fighting
To keep on: continuer à
To keep from+ -ing: s’abstenir de
To let down: laisser
To look after: s’occuper de, veiller sur
To look at: regarder
To look down (on): mépriser
To look for: chercher
To look up and down: regarder qq de bas en haut
To look up: admirer
To look forward to+verbe –ing: attendre avec impatience

COURSD’ANGLAIS(classede4ème)
To look into: examiner (un probléme)
To look like: ressembler
To make up for: compenser
To approve of: approuver
To be charged with: être accusé de
To be in charge of: être chargé de
To take charge of: se charger de
To comment on: commenter
To consist in: consister à
To depend on: dependre de
To listen to: écouter
To live in: habiter
To live on: vivre de
To long for: désirer ardemment
To reproach s.o with s.thing: reprocher qq chose à qq’un
To see to: verifier
To set about+ing: se mettre à
To take off: décoller
To take over: prendre la succession
To turn down: refuser
To turn up: arriver à l’improviste
To turn into: (se) transformer
To insiste on: insister sur

COURSD’ANGLAIS(classede4ème)
To depend on: dependre de
To be responsible for: être responsible de
To believe in: croire à
To trust in: faire confiance à
To relay on: compter sur
To refer to: se referrer à
To be good/bad at: être bien/mal en
To escape from: s’echapper de
To suffer from: souffrir de
To divide into: diviser en
To be interested in: s’interesser à
To cope with: lutter contre, tenir tête à
To congratulate on: féliciter
To be eager to: être avide, désireux de
To fill in: remplir, insérer (format)