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Verbes et prépos

Les verbes français avec leurs prépos corréspondantes

françaisanglais
s'abriter contre (le vent) to take shelter against (the wind)
accepter de to accept, agree to
accuser (qqun) de to accuse (s-o) of
acheter à to buy from
acheter (qqch) sur le marché to buy (s-t) at the market
achever de to finish
agir en to act like/as
s'agir de to be a question of
aider à to help to
aller to go, to be going to
aller vers (midi) to go at around (noon)
aller vers (Nice) to go toward (Nice)
s'amuser à + infinitive to amuse oneself ___-ing
apercevoir to perceive, catch sight of
s'apercevoir de to notice
apprendre à to learn how to
s'apprêter à to get ready to
s'approcher de to approach
approuver to approve of
appuyer sur (le bouton) to press (the button)
appuyer sur (le mur) to lean on (the wall)
s'appuyer contre (un arbre) to lean against (a tree)
arracher à to grab, tear away from
(s')arrêter de to stop ___-ing
arriver à to manage/succeed in ___-ing
arriver de (Paris, Canada) to arrive from (Paris, Canada)
arriver par to succeed through/by
arriver sur (midi) to arrive at around (noon)
s'asseoir contre (son ami) to sit next to (one's friend)
assister à (la réunion) to attend (the meeting)
s'assurer contre (l'incendie) to insure against (fire)
attendre to wait for
s'attendre à to expect to
s'autoriser à to authorize / allow to
avertir de to warn about
avoir à to have to / be obliged to
avoir beau (j'ai beau essayer) despite doing (despite trying)
avoir besoin de to need
avoir confiance en to trust
avoir envie de to want
avoir peur de to be afraid of ___-ing
se battre contre to fight against
blâmer de to blame
se blottir contre (sa mère, son chien) to cuddle up next to (one's mother, dog)
boire qqchose dans (une tasse) to drink something out of (a cup)
casser en (morceaux, trois) to break in(to) (pieces, three)
cesser de to stop, cease ___-ing
changer de (train) to change (trains)
se changer en to change into
chercher to look for
chercher à to attempt to
chercher dans (la boîte) to look in (the box)
choisir de to choose to
commander (à qqun) de faire to order (someone) to do
commencer à to begin to, to begin ___-ing
commencer par to begin by ___-ing
compter to expect, intend
compter pour to be worth
compter sur to count on
concentrer sur to concentrate on
condamner pour (meurtre) to sentence for (murder)
conseiller à to advise
conseiller à qqun de faire qqch to advise someone to do something
conseiller de to advise to
consentir à to consent to
se contenter de to be happy ___-ing
continuer à/de to continue to, to continue ___-ing
convenir à to please, to be suitable for
convenir de to agree to
convertir qqch en to convert s-t into
copier sur qqun to copy from s-o
couper en (deux) to cut in (two)
courir to run (to do something)
courir dans (l'herbe) to run through (the grass)
coûter dans (les cent euros) to cost about (100 euros)
craindre de to fear ___-ing
craindre pour (sa vie) to fear for (one's life)
creuser pour to dig for
croire to think, believe
croire à to believe something
croire en to believe in
croire qqun sur parole to take someone's word
daigner to deign to
décider (qqun) à to persuade (s-o) to
décider de to decide to
se décider à to make up one's mind to
défendre à (qqun) to forbid (s-o)
défendre à qqun de faire qqch to forbid s-o to do s-t
défendre de (qqch) to forbid (s-t)
se déguiser en to disguise oneself as
demander to ask for
demander à (qqun) to ask (someone)
demander à (faire qqch) to ask (for permission to do something)
demander à qqun de faire qqch to ask s-o to do s-t
se dépêcher de to hurry to
dépendre de to depend on
déplaire à to displease / be displeasing to
déranger qqun de to bother s-o to
descendre to go down(stairs)
désirer to want
désobéir à to disobey
détester to hate
devoir to have to, be obliged to
dire à (qqun) to say to, to tell (s-o)
dire à qqun de faire qqch to tell someone to do something
diriger son attention sur to direction one's attention to
se diriger vers to move toward/make/head for
donner qqch to give something
donner qqch contre to give something in exchange for
donner qqch à qqun to give s-o s-t, to give s-t to s-o
donner sur to overlook, open onto
dormir (la nuit) to sleep (at night)
douter de to doubt
échanger qqch contre qqch to exchange something for s-t else
écouter (la radio) to listen to (the radio)
écrire en (encre, français) to write in (ink, French)
écrire sur to write about
s'efforcer de to endeavor to
emmener to take
s'emparer de to grab
empêcher de to prevent, keep from ___-ing
s'empresser de to hurry to
emprunter un livre à qqun to borrow a book from s-o
encourager qqun à faire to encourage s-o to do
s'endormir sur (un livre, son travail) to fall asleep (over a book, at work)
s'engager à to get around to
ennuyer qqun de to bother/upset s-o to
enseigner à to teach to
entendre to hear
entrer to enter (in order to do something)
entrer dans to enter
envoyer (qqch) à (qqun) to send (s-t) to (s-o)
envoyer chercher to send for
essayer to try on
essayer de to try to
s'étendre sur to spread out over
s'étonner de to be astonished by
être à to belong to
être censé to be supposed to
être en colère contre to be angry at
être pour to be in favor of
être vers (Paris, 3h00) to be around/near (Paris, 3:00)
s'excuser de to apologize for ___-ing
se fâcher contre to get mad at
faillir to almost do something
faire + infinitive (causative) to cause to
faire attention à to pay attention to
falloir (il faut) to be necessary to
féliciter qqun de to congratulate s-o for/on
fermer la porte sur soi to close the door behind oneself
se fier à (qqun) to trust (s-o)
se figurer to imagine, picture
finir de to finish ___-ing
finir par to end up ___-ing / to finally do s-t
fouiller dans (qqch) to look through (s-t)
goûter à qqch to taste something
grignoter qqch to nibble on, eat away at something
gronder de to scold for ___-ing
habiter (à) optional preposition
habiter par (ici) to live around (here)
s'habituer à to get used to
se hâter de to hurry to
hériter de (qqch / qqun) to inherit (s-t / from s-o)
hésiter à to hesitate to
ignorer to be unaware of
s'imaginer to imagine
interdire à to forbid
interdire à qqun de faire qqch to forbid s-o to do s-t
s'intéresser à to be interested in
interroger qqun sur qqch to question s-o about s-t
inviter (qqun) à to invite (s-o) to
jeter (qqch) à to throw (s-t) to
se jeter sur qqun to throw oneself upon someone
jouer à to play (a game or a sport)
jouer de to play (an instrument)
jouir de to enjoy
jurer par to swear by
laisser to allow
laisser pour (mort) to leave for (dead)
lire dans (le journal) to read in (the paper)
loucher sur to ogle
manger dans la main à qqun to eat out of someone's hand
manger dans l'assiette to eat off of a plate
manquer à to miss someone
manquer de to neglect, fail to (do s-t), to lack
se méfier de to distrust, beware of
mêler à to mingle with / to join in
mériter de to deserve to
mésurer en (mètres) to measure in (meters)
mettre to put on
mettre son espoir dans to pin one's hopes on
se mettre à to start, set about ___-ing
se mettre contre le mur to stand against the wall
se mettre en colère to get mad
se mettre en route to set out
monter to go up, climb
se moquer de to make fun of
nier to deny
nuire à to harm
obéir à to obey
obliger à to oblige to
obtenir qqch par to obtain something by
s'occuper de to be busy with
offrir de to offer to
ordonner à qqun de faire qqch to order s-o to do s-t
oser to dare
oublier de to forget to
paraître to appear, seem
pardonner à to pardon, forgive
parler à to talk to
parler de to talk about
parler pour to speak on behalf of
partir dans (10 minutes) to leave in (10 minutes)
partir dans (les montagnes) to leave for (the mountains)
partir de to leave
partir pour to leave for/be off to
parvenir à to succeed in ___-ing
se passer de to do without
passer du temps à to spend time ___-ing
payer (le repas) to pay for (the meal)
payer pour (qqun) to pay for (someone)
se pencher pour to bend down in order to
penser faire to plan on, intend to
penser à to think about (imagine)
penser de to think about (opinion)
perdre du temps à to waste time ___-ing
permettre à to permit
(se) permettre de to allow (oneself) to
permettre à qqun de faire qqch to allow s-o to do s-t
persister à to persist in ___-ing
persuader de to persuade to
se plaindre de to complain about
plaire à to please / be pleasing to
se plaire à to take pleasure in ___-ing
pleurer to cry about
pleuvoir dans (la France) to rain in (France)
pousser (qqun) à to push/urge (s-o) to
pouvoir to be able to
préférer to prefer
préférer ___ à ___ to prefer ___ to/over ___, to like ___ more than ___
prendre garde de to be careful not to
prendre le parti de to decide to
prendre modèle sur qqun to model oneself on someone
prendre qqch dans (une boîte) to take s-t from (a box)
prendre qqun par (la main) to take s-o by (the hand)
se préparer à to prepare oneself to
se presser de to hurry to
prétendre to claim
prier to pray to
prier de to beg to
profiter à to benefit / be profitable to
profiter de to make the most of
promettre à qqun de faire qqch to promise s-o to do s-t
promettre de to promise to
proposer de to suggest ___-ing
puer to stink of
punir de to punish for
questionner qqun sur qqch to question s-o about s-t
quêter pour (les orphelins) to collect for (orphans)
recommencer à to begin ___-ing again
recompenser de to reward for
réfléchir à to consider ___-ing
réfléchir sur to think about, reflect upon
refuser de to refuse to
regarder to watch, look at
regarder dans (la boîte) to look in (the box)
regarder vers (le sud) to face/look (south)
régner sur to reign over
regretter de to regret ___-ing
rejeter une faute sur qqun to place the blame on someone
remercier de to thank for ___-ing
remercier pour to thank for
se rendre compte de to realize
renoncer à to give up ___-ing
rentrer to go home
répondre à to answer
résister à to resist
ressembler à to resemble
ressembler par to resemble due to
rester sur la défensive to stay on the defensive
rester sur ses gardes to keep one's guard up
retourner to return, go back
réussir to make a success of, to pull off
réussir à to succeed in ___-ing
réussir à l'examen to pass the test
revenir to come back
revenir sur (un sujet) to go back over (a topic)
rêver à to dream of ___-ing
rêver de to dream of ___-ing
rire de to laugh at
risquer to risk (something)
risquer de to risk ___-ing
sauter sur une occasion to jump at an opportunity
savoir to know how
sembler to seem
sentir to feel, to smell (of)
serrer la main à (qqun) to shake hands with (s-o)
serrer qqun contre sa poitrine/son coeur to hug someone
servir to serve
servir à to be used as/for
servir de to put to use as
se servir de to make use of
signer pour (quelqu'un) to sign on behalf of (someone)
soigner to take care of
songer à to dream / think of
s'opposer à to oppose
sortir to go out (in order to do something)
sortir par (la fenêtre) to leave by (the window)
se soucier de to care about
souhaiter to wish
se souvenir de to remember
subir to be subjected to
succéder à to succeed, follow
supplier de to be / beseech
survivre à to survive
tâcher de to try to
tarder à to delay / be late in ___-ing
téléphoner à qqun to call
téléphoner à qqun de faire qqch to call s-o to do s-t
téléphoner pour (le problème) to phone about (the problem)
tenir à to hold (s-o) to, to insist on ___-ing
tenir de to take after, resemble
tirer sur to shoot at
tourner sur (l'église, la droite) to turn (toward the church, right)
tourner vers (la droite) to turn to (the right)
traduire en (français) to translate into (French)
traduire vers (le français) to translate into (French)
transformer qqch (en qqch) to change s-t (into s-t)
travailler pour to work for
se tromper de to mistake
troquer qqch contre qqch to swap something for s-t else
valoir mieux to be preferable
se vendre en (bouteilles) to be sold in (bottles)
venir (dîner, aider) to come (for dinner, to help)
venir à to happen to
venir de to have just (done s-t)
venir par (la côte) to come along/by (the coast)
vivre dans (la misère, la peur) to live in (poverty, fear)
vivre de (ses rentes) to live on (one's income)
voir to see
voter contre to vote against
voter pour to vote for
vouloir to want
voyager en (train, taxi) to travel by (train, taxi)
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