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30 Cards in this Set
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accepter de
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to accept to
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cognate
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achever de
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to finish
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think of "achieve"
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éviter de
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to avoid
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it's kind of an opposite of "inviter à"
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s'étonner de
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to be surprised at (stunned, astonished)
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the French don't like their "st"'s much
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se garder de
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to take care not to
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this one is sort of negative
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féliciter de
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to congratulate on
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cognate
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remercier de
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to thank for
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ignore the "re"
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venir de
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to have just done something
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it doesn't have much to do with "venir"
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se vanter de
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to boast of
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rire de
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to laugh at
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like rire, with more explanation
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prier de
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to beg
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think of prayer
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mériter de
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to deserve to
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almost cognate
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s'occuper de
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to take care of
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not just like "occuper"
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empêcher de
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to prevent from
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kind of sounds like "impede"
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tâcher de
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to try to
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se plaindre de
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to complain about
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Don't get "plaindre" confused with "plaire"
notice the "plain" |
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essayer de
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to try to
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The important part of this one is to remember the "de"
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se contenter de
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to be satisfied with
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cognate
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se passer der
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to do without
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"I think I'll pass."
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oublier de
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to forget to
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The important part is to remember the "de"
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songer à
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to think about
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suffire à
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to be enough to
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rester à
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to remain to
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rester=to stay
rester à=not "to stay" but they're related! |
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s'habituer à
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to get used to
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don't think of "habiter"
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consentir à
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to consent to
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cognate
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tenir à
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to insist on
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tenacious
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se decider à
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to decide to
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the difficult part is the meaning of "à"
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s'attendre à
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to expect to
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related to "attendre"
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renoncer à
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to give up
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renounce
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passer (du temps) à
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to spend (time)
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