Verbes à particule
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| be along vi phrasal | informal (arrive) | arriver⇒ vi |
| bowl along vi phrasal | (travel quickly) | foncer⇒ vi |
| breeze along vi phrasal | (move casually, with ease) | passer⇒ vi |
bring [sth/sb] along,
bring along [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep | (carry or take: to a given place) | venir avec [qch/qqn] vi + prép |
| | | apporter [qch] vtr |
| | This is not a private dinner so please invite your friends and bring along a bottle of wine. |
| | Ce n'est pas un dîner privé alors invitez vos amis et apportez une bouteille de vin. |
| bumble along vi phrasal | (be inept, incompetent) | s'agiter en vain, s'affairer en vain v pron + adv |
| | | avancer tant bien que mal, avancer cahin-caha loc v |
| | | marcher d'un pas gauche vi + loc adv |
| | (dans une maison) | traîner⇒ vi |
| bump along vi phrasal | figurative, informal (advance unevenly) | continuer cahin-caha vi |
| | You could bump along with this old model until you are ready to upgrade. |
| bump along vi phrasal | (jolt, bounce) | ballotter⇒, bringuebaler⇒ vtr |
| carry [sth] along vtr phrasal sep | (bring) | emporter⇒ vtr |
| | Elle emporte toujours son sac à main avec elle. |
| chivvy [sb] along vtr phrasal sep | UK (hurry or harass) | presser⇒, pousser⇒ vtr |
| clip along vi phrasal | informal (move or progress at a fast pace) (familier : aller vite) | tracer⇒ vi |
| | I saw you running on 5th Street... you were clipping along! |
| | Je t'ai vu courir sur 5th Street : tu traçais ! |
| clump along vi phrasal | (trudge, walk heavily) | marcher d'un pas lourd vi + loc adv |
| | | marcher péniblement vi + adv |
| clump along [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (trudge along: a road, etc.) | marcher péniblement sur vi + adv + prép |
come along,
come on vi phrasal | informal (progress) (projet) | avancer⇒ vi |
| | (personne) | faire des progrès loc v |
| Note: Commonly used in continuous tenses. |
| | My history project is coming along nicely. |
| | Mon projet en histoire avance bien. |
| come along vi phrasal | (appear, arrive) | se présenter⇒ v pron |
| | | arriver⇒ vi |
| | Suddenly, two buses came along at the same time. |
| | Tout à coup, deux bus sont arrivés en même temps. |
| come along vi phrasal | figurative (enter [sb]'s life) | entrer dans la vie de [qqn] loc v |
| | I was 30 when Jason came along and changed my life forever. |
| | J'avais 30 ans quand Jason est entré dans ma vie et l'a bouleversée à jamais. |
| come along vi phrasal | (accompany, go with) | venir (avec [qqn]) vi |
| | | accompagner⇒ vtr |
| | Jack and I are going to the movies this afternoon; you can come along if you like. |
| | Jack et moi allons au cinéma cet après-midi, tu peux venir (or: tu peux nous accompagner) si tu veux. |
| come along with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (accompany) | venir (avec [qqn]) vi |
| | | accompagner⇒ vtr |
| | Nancy came along with us to the park. |
| | Nancy est venue avec nous au parc. |
| | Nancy nous a accompagnés au parc. |
| drag [sb] along vtr phrasal sep | (force to accompany) (figuré) | traîner⇒ vtr |
| | If you drag your son along to church he will only resent it. |
| | Si tu traînes ton fils à l'église, il va t'en vouloir. |
| get along vi phrasal | informal (be friends) | bien s'entendre adv + v pron |
| | My friends and I get along very well. |
| | Mes amis et moi nous entendons très bien. |
| get along vi phrasal | informal (cope) | se débrouiller⇒ v pron |
| | | y arriver loc v |
| | After she went blind, it took her a long time to learn how to get along without vision. |
| | Après qu'elle soit devenue aveugle, il lui a fallu beaucoup de temps pour apprendre à se débrouiller sans rien voir. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Ne t'inquiète pas, on va y arriver. |
| get along vi phrasal | informal (progress) | progresser⇒ vi |
| | | aller de l'avant vi |
| | | avancer⇒ vi |
| | In my profession, you aren't going to get along without the support and help of more experienced people. |
| | Dans ma profession, on ne progresse pas sans l'aide et le soutien de personnes plus expérimentées. |
| get along vi phrasal | (leave) | partir⇒ vi |
| | (familier) | filer⇒, déguerpir⇒ vi |
| | I have to get along now; it's been nice chatting to you. |
| get along with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (be friends) | bien s'entendre avec, s'entendre avec v pron + prép |
| | I get along very well with my mother-in-law. |
| | Je m'entends très bien avec ma belle-mère. |
| get along without [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | (not need) | se passer de v pron + prép |
| | | se débrouiller sans v pron + prép |
| | I can get along without luxuries in this economy. |
| | Je peux me passer de luxe dans cette économie. |
| go along vi phrasal | (move, advance) (dans un véhicule) | avancer⇒, rouler⇒ vi |
| | (projet,...) | avancer⇒, progresser⇒ vi |
| | Until yesterday, things had been going along quite nicely. We were going along at about 30 mph. |
| | Nous roulions à environ 45 km/h. |
| | Jusqu'à hier, les choses ont bien avancé. |
| go along vi phrasal | informal, figurative (consent, comply) | suivre⇒ vtr |
| | (figuré) | jouer le jeu loc v |
| | Jeff wanted Rita to help him prank Martin, but she refused to go along. |
| | Jeff voulait que Rita l'aide à faire une blague à Martin, mais celle-ci a refusé de le suivre (or: de jouer le jeu). |
| go along with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (permit, consent to) (avec des propos) | être d'accord avec [qch] loc v |
| | (une idée) | suivre⇒, accepter⇒ vtr |
| | | abonder dans le sens de [qqn] loc v |
| | I usually just go along with what she says to avoid any arguments. |
| | D'habitude, j'abonde dans son sens pour éviter des disputes. |
| go along with [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (support, agree with) | suivre⇒ vtr |
| | Rachel is happy to go along with Harry's suggestion. |
| | Rachel est heureuse de suivre la suggestion de Harry. |
| happen along vi phrasal | (arrive somewhere by chance) | passer⇒, arriver⇒ vi |
| help [sth/sb] along vtr phrasal sep | (give assistance to) | aider⇒ vtr |
| | | apporter son aide à loc v + prép |
| hobble along vi phrasal | (walk with a limp) | boitiller⇒ vi |
| | (plus fort) | boiter⇒ vi |
| | Although it was painful he was able to hobble along with the help of a cane. |
| hobble along vi phrasal | figurative (manage with difficulty) | se débrouiller⇒ v pron |
| | I have $60 to last me till the end of the month, but somehow I'll manage to hobble along. |
| hop along vi phrasal | (limp when walking) | avancer en boitant, avancer en boitillant loc v |
| hurry along vi phrasal | (rush, go quickly) | se dépêcher⇒ v pron |
| | Hurry along now, you kids aren't supposed to be in here. |
| | Dépêchez-vous, les enfants, vous n'avez rien à faire ici. |
| hurry [sth] along vtr phrasal sep | (speed [sth] up) | marcher d'un pas rapide vi + loc adv |
| hurry [sb] along vtr phrasal sep | (make [sb] rush) | presser⇒ vtr |
| jolly [sb] along vtr phrasal sep | (keep [sb] cheerful) | encourager⇒, pousser⇒ vtr |
| limp along vi phrasal | (walk with a hobble) | boiter⇒ vi |
| | The poor disabled soldier limped along the sidewalk because of his war injury. |
| | Le pauvre soldat invalide boitait le long du trottoir à cause de sa blessure de guerre. |
| | | clopiner⇒ vi |
| | Le soldat marchait en clopinant à cause de sa blessure de guerre. |
| limp along vi phrasal | figurative (proceed slowly and unevenly) | traîner⇒ vi |
| | The project has hit unexpected difficulties and is just limping along at the moment. |
| | Le projet a rencontré des difficultés inattendues et il traîne en ce moment. |
| move along vi phrasal | (advance, go forward) | avancer⇒ vi |
| | The train was moving along at great speed. |
| move along vi phrasal | (leave, go on your way) | avancer⇒, circuler⇒ vi |
| | The officer told the boys to move along. |
muddle on,
muddle along vi phrasal | informal (continue without guidance) | s'en sortir tant bien que mal v pron |
| | | se débrouiller tant bien que mal v pron |
| | | se débrouiller comme on peut v pron |
| | Depuis qu'il ne touche plus l'allocation logement, il se débrouille comme il peut. |
| pass [sth] along vtr phrasal sep | (hand round, circulate) | faire passer loc v |
| | Please pass along these hints for healthy living. |
| | Faites passer ces conseils d'hygiène de vie. |
| | (des informations seulement) | communiquer⇒ vtr |
| | Communiquez ces conseils d'hygiène de vie à votre entourage. |
| | (des informations surtout) | transmettre⇒ vtr |
| | Transmettez ces conseils d'hygiène de vie à votre entourage. |
| pelt along vi phrasal | (run) | courir à fond de train, courir à toute allure loc v |
| play along vi phrasal | (music: play accompaniment) (Musique) | accompagner ([qqn]) vtr |
| | Joanna sang while Keith played along on the guitar. |
| | Joanna chantait tandis que Keith l'accompagnait à la guitare. |
| play along vi phrasal | figurative, informal (feign co-operation) | jouer le jeu, se prêter au jeu loc v |
| | Leo wanted me to join in when he pranked our teacher, but I refused to play along. |
| | Leo voulait que je sois présent quand il ferait une farce à notre professeur, mais j'ai refusé de jouer le jeu. |
| play along with [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (feign co-operation with) | se plier à [qch/qqn] v pron |
| | | jouer le jeu (de [qqn]), se prêter au jeu (de [qqn]) loc v |
| | I don't always do what my mother suggests, but I play along with her plans to make her happy. |
| | Je ne fais pas toujours ce que ma mère suggère, mais je me plie souvent à ses projets pour la rendre heureuse. |
| | Je ne fais pas toujours ce que ma mère suggère, mais je joue souvent le jeu (or: je me prête souvent au jeu) pour la rendre heureuse. |
| potter along vi phrasal | (move without hurrying) | traîner⇒ vi |
| push along vi phrasal | (struggle to succeed) | persévérer⇒ vi |
| | The team played badly at first, but they pushed along and won the game. |
| push along vi phrasal | UK, informal (leave, go) | partir⇒ vi |
| | | y aller loc v |
| | (familier) | filer⇒ vi |
| roll along vi phrasal | (move on wheels) (véhicule) | rouler⇒ vi |
| | The car was rolling along smoothly. |
| roll along vi phrasal | figurative, informal (progress smoothly) | avancer (bien) vi |
| | | (bien) se dérouler⇒ v pron |
| | | suivre son cours loc v |
| | (familier) | suivre son petit bonhomme de chemin loc v |
| | Everything seems to be rolling along without any problems. |
| rub along vi phrasal | UK, informal, figurative (get on well) | bien s'entendre adv + v pron |
| | Je m'entends bien avec mon colocataire. |
| rub along with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | UK, informal, figurative (get on well with) | s'entendre bien avec [qqn] vi + adv + prép |
| | The two men come from two different cultures, but they rub along with each other. |
scrape by,
scrape along vi phrasal | (barely have money to survive) | s'en sortir⇒ v pron |
| | | vivoter⇒ vi |
scrape by,
scrape along vi phrasal | (succeed with difficulty) | s'en sortir⇒ v pron |
| | Everyone thought Rosie would fail the exam, but she scraped by. |
Formes composées
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| all along adv | (the whole time) | depuis le début adv |
| | She knew about the surprise party all along. |
| | Elle était au courant de la fête surprise depuis le début. |
| | | tout ce temps adv |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Tout ce temps, il connaissait la vérité mais n'a rien laissé transparaître. |
| all along prep | (alongside) | tout le long de loc prép |
| | There were willow trees all along the river banks. |
| | Il y avait des saules pleureurs tout le long des berges. |
| along by prep | UK (along the length of, next to) | le long de loc prép |
| along for the ride expr | figurative (not be active participant) | accompagner⇒ vi |
| | | venir se greffer loc v |
| | My wife is attending the conference in this hotel; I'm just along for the ride. |
| along the length of prep | (all along, alongside) | tout le long de loc prép |
| | | d'un bout à l'autre de loc prép |
| | She had strung miniature lights along the length of the patio for the party. |
| | Elle avait accroché de petites lumières tout le long du patio pour la fête. |
| along the lines of expr | (similar to) | semblable à, assez proche de adj + prép |
| | | quelque chose du genre, quelque chose du style |
| | You want purple wallpaper? I was thinking more along the lines of beige. |
| | Tu veux un papier peint violet ? Je pensais plutôt à quelque chose comme du beige. |
| along the side of expr | (the length of, beside) | le long de loc prép |
| | We built a retaining wall along the side of the terrace. |
| | Nous avons construit un mur de soutènement le long du côté de la terrasse. |
| along the way adv | (over a route) | en chemin, sur le chemin loc adv |
| | | en cours de route loc adv |
| | We're driving to the mountains, but will stop for coffee along the way. |
| | Nous allons à la montagne en voiture, mais nous nous arrêterons en chemin (or: sur le chemin) prendre un café. |
| along the way adv | figurative (in course of events) (figuré) | en chemin loc adv |
| | | au fil du temps loc adv |
| | Their marriage has lasted 40 years, with a lot of ups and downs along the way. |
| | Leur mariage a duré 40 ans, avec des hauts et des bas en chemin (or: au fil du temps). |
| along these lines expr | (in this way) | dans ce sens expr |
along these lines,
along similar lines expr | ([sth]: of this kind) | de ce genre, du même genre expr |
| along with prep | (in addition to) | ainsi que prép |
| | Students need to budget for accommodation, along with the cost of tuition. |
| | Les étudiants doivent budgéter leur logement, ainsi que leurs frais de scolarité. |
| along with prep | (together with) | avec prép |
| | Vicky went to the night club, along with her friend Cheryl. |
| | Vicky est allée en boîte avec son amie Cheryl. |
beetle along,
beetle off vi + adv | (hurry) | filer⇒ vi |
| | | filer à toute vitesse loc v |
| | The little old lady beetled off to her card game. |
| | La petite grand-mère fila vers son jeu de cartes. |
bob,
bob along,
bob up and down vi | used in compounds (move up and down: on water) (sur l'eau) | flotter⇒, danser⇒ vi |
| | The toy boat bobbed along on the surface of the lake. |
| | Le petit bateau flottait (or: dansait) sur le lac. |
| bob along vi + adv | (float, move on water) | flotter⇒ vi |
bomb,
bomb along,
bomb off vi | figurative, slang (move very quickly) | filer à toute vitesse loc v |
| | Nelson angrily bombed off for home. |
| | Furieux, Nelson a filé chez lui à toute vitesse. |
bucket,
bucket along [sth],
bucket down [sth] vi + prep | UK (travel quickly) | aller à fond de train loc v |
| | | rouler à fond la caisse loc v |
| Note: Followed by a preposition |
| | The car was bucketing along the road. |
| | La voiture roulait à fond la caisse sur la route. |
| cart [sth] along vtr + adv | informal, figurative (bring with you) (familier) | trimballer⇒ vtr |
| Come along! interj | (hurry) | Dépêche-toi !, Dépêchez-vous ! interj |
| | Come along! We don't want to be late! |
| cut along [sth] vi + prep | (sever along a line, edge, etc.) | couper le long de [qch] loc v |
| cut [sth] along [sth] vtr + prep | (sever [sth] along a line, edge, etc.) | couper [qch] le long de [qch] loc v |
| drift along vi + adv | (be carried) | être entraîné vi + adj |
| | The tumbleweed drifted along, pushed by a soft prairie breeze. |
| drift along vi + adv | figurative (live without purpose) | se laisser aller⇒ v pron |
| | Gary drifts along without any purpose; he'll never amount to anything. |
| | | être à la dérive vi + loc adv |
| | Il est à la dérive, sans but : il ne fera jamais rien de sa vie. |
| easy to get along with adj | informal (affable) | facile à vivre loc adj |
| | Jim is a friendly guy who is easy to get along with. |
| | Jim est un mec sympa qui est facile à vivre. |
| feel your way along v expr | (proceed tentatively) | avancer à tâtons vi |
| | She felt her way along the corridor in the dark. |
| | Elle avançait à tâtons dans le couloir obscur. |
| Get along! interj | UK, informal (expressing disbelief) (familier) | (nan,) je n'y crois pas ! interj |
| | (familier) | tu rêves ! interj |
| | You expect me to believe that? Get along! |
| | Et tu penses que je vais croire ça ? Tu rêves ! |
| Get along with you! interj | UK, informal (expressing disbelief) (familier) | (nan,) je n'y crois pas ! interj |
| | (familier) | tu rêves ! interj |
| | Brett really said that? Get along with you! |
| | Brett a vraiment dit ça ? Nan, je n'y crois pas ! |
| not get along v expr | (not be friends) | ne pas s'entendre⇒ v pron |
| | My sister and I never really got along when we were growing up. |
| | Ma sœur et moi ne nous sommes jamais bien entendus quand nous étions petites. |
pull-along,
pull along adj | (able to be pulled) | à tirer loc adj |
| | The little boy had a wooden pull-along dog on a string. |
pull-along,
pull along n | (toy for pulling) | jouet à tirer nm |
| right along adv | (without delay) | tout de suite loc adv |
| | You might have missed that bus, but another one will be right along. |
| right along adv | (without questioning, hesitation) | bon train loc adv |
| | The man walked away and the dog went right along with him. |
| run along interj | informal (go) | du balai interj |
| | | oust interj |
| | | va-t'en, allez-vous-en interj |
| sail along vi + prep | (boat, ship: move across water) (Marine) | voguer⇒ vi |
| | The boat sailed along the coast of Brazil for several weeks. |
| | Le bateau a vogué pendant plusieurs semaines le long de la côte brésilienne. |
| sail along vi + adv | informal, figurative (move fluidly, glide) | se déplacer⇒ v pron |
| | Bicycling is easy when a tail wind lets me sail along without pedaling. |
| | C'est facile de faire du vélo quand un vent arrière me permet de me déplacer sans pédaler. |