Cours sur les Phrasal Verbs
Un phrasal verb est une combinaison d’un verbe et d’une particule (préposition ou adverbe) qui crée un sens différent du verbe seul.
Un compound noun est un nom composé de deux (ou plusieurs) mots qui fonctionnent ensemble comme une seule unité de sens.
Exemples :
- Give up (abandonner) → “I gave up smoking.” - Look after (s'occuper de) → “She looks after her little brother.” - Take off (décoller) → “The plane took off at 8 PM.”
Ils nécessitent un objet.
- Turn off (éteindre) → “Please turn off the light.” - Pick up (ramasser) → “Can you pick up the book?”
Certains permettent de séparer le verbe et la particule :
- “Turn the light off.” - “Pick the book up.”
Ils ne prennent pas d’objet.
- Wake up (se réveiller) → “I wake up at 7 AM.” - Go away (partir) → “He went away without saying goodbye.”
La particule est inséparable.
- Look forward to (avoir hâte de) → “I look forward to the holidays.” - Come up with (trouver une idée) → “She came up with a great plan.”
| Phrasal Verb | Signification | Exemple |
|---|---|---|
| Break down | Tomber en panne | My car broke down yesterday. |
| Bring up | Évoquer, élever (un enfant) | She brought up an important topic. |
| Call off | Annuler | They called off the meeting. |
| Find out | Découvrir | I just found out the truth. |
| Get along with | Bien s’entendre avec | Do you get along with your colleagues? |
| Give up | Abandonner | He gave up smoking. |
| Look after | Prendre soin de | She looks after her grandmother. |
| Put off | Reporter | They put off the wedding. |
| Run into | Rencontrer par hasard | I ran into my old friend. |
| Set up | Installer, établir | They set up a new company. |
| Take off | Décoller | The plane took off at 10 AM. |
| Turn down | Refuser | He turned down the job offer. |