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| Cartes-fiches | 151 |
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| Langue | English |
| Catégorie | Anglais |
| Niveau | Collège |
| Crée / Actualisé | 05.01.2020 / 05.01.2020 |
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set out
give in detail writing (This documents sets out all the Union demands.) arrange (I've set out the refreshments in the hall.) start an action (Sue set out to write a biography but it became a novel.)
set up
establish (An inquiry into the accident has been set up.)
set on/ upon
attack ( We were set upon by a gang of hooligans.)
sink in
realize slowly- colloquial, intransitive ( Slowly the realization that I had won began to sink in.)
slip up
make a mistake- colloquial (Someone slipped out and my application was lost.)
sort (something) out
find a solution- colloquial (Don't worry, Mary will sort out your problems.)
stand by
keep to an agreement (The company agreed to stand by its original commitment.)
stand for
represents- initials (e.g. stands for exempli gratia, it's Latin.) tolerate ( I will not stand for this kind of behaviour in my house!)
stand in for
take the place of (Carol has Kindly agreed to stand in for Graham at the monthly meeting.
stand up to
resist, bear stress (The engine won't stand up to the strain.)
step down
resign- colloquial (The Chairman has stepped down after criticism from shareholders.)
step up
increase (Production at the Leeds plant has been stepped up.)
stick up for
defend, especially yourself, your rights- colloquial (You must learn to stick up for yourself.)
take in
deceive (Don't be taken in by her apparent shyness.)
take (it) out on
make someone else suffer because of one's sufferings ( I know you're unhappy, but don't take it out on me.)
take off
imitate- colloquial (Dave takes off the Prime Minister really well.)
take on
acquire a new characteristic (My grandmother has taken on a new lease of life since her operation.) do something extra (She has taken on too much with a full-time job as well.)
take out
insurance- sign an insurance agreement (Ann has taken out life insurance.)
take over
gain control of (The army tried to take over the country.)
take to someone
develop a liking for ( You'll soon take to your new boss, I'm sure.)
take up
time- occupy time (The meeting took up a whole morning.)
talk out of or into
dissuade from, persuade into (Paul talked me into going skiing, against my better judgement.)
tell someone off
scold- colloquial (Our teacher told us off for being late.)
tie in with
be in agreement with (I'm afraid your party doesn't quite tie in with our arrangements.)
track (someone) down
trace the whereabouts of (The police tracked down the killer and arrested him.)
try out
test- a machine (Let's try out the new washing machine.)
turn (something/someone) down
reject an offer (Another company offered me a job but I turned them down.)
turn out
Happen to be in the end (He turned out to be an old friend of Helen's) come to a meeting or form a crowd (Thousands of fans turned out to welcome the team.)
turn up
be discovered by chance (Don't worry about that missing book, it's bound to turn up sooner or later.) arrive- often unexpectedly (Not many people turned up for the lesson.)
wear off
lose effect- especially a drug (These painkillers wear off after about two hours.)
work out
calculate- also work out at for specific amounts ( The hotel bill worked out at over £500.)
