Phrasal verbs

Semaine 12 - AnglaisBases level 2

Hello everybody and welcome to this new lesson on AnglaisBases level 2. Today, Alban and I
will be talking to you about phrasal verbs.
“What is a phrasal verb?” I hear you ask...Well a phrasal verb is a verb which is followed by
another word, such as to come in, to come out, to come over etc.
These are very useful words to learn in everyday language. So today, we are going to show you
a few of these.

Story

Once upon a time, there was a young adventurous girl called Sarah. One afternoon, she
decided to go for a walk in the forest. After a while she realised that she was lost. She looked
around in order to try and work out where she was. In the distance, she saw a fence with a sign
on it which said keep out. She thought that if she crossed the fence, maybe she could find a
way out of the forest. She hesitated to go back, so, she took up a few minutes of time to think it
through. In the end, she wasn't put off by the sign.

So, she went ahead and crossed the fence.

While she was walking, she thought to herself : "I hope I can make it and find my way out of the
forest." It was starting to get dark, when all of a sudden, Sarah fell over and knocked her head
against a rock. She passed out.

When she came around, it was really dark.

She was scared and wanted to give up, but, she kept on walking.

Suddenly, she saw a light between the trees. So she walked towards it. As she approached, she
found out it was a little house.

When she arrived at the house, she knocked on the door and called out for help.
An old lady opened the door and let her in.

"What are you doing here at this time of night?"

Sarah replied : "I was walking and I got lost, I don't know where I am, can you help me?"

The old lady said : "of course dear. But first why don't you come in and have a cup of tea,
because you look really cold".

After a nice hot cup of tea, the old lady called Sarah's parents, who came to get her.

Expressions expliquées dans la vidéo

Quelques règles générales

In = à l’intérieur ou vers l’intérieur.

Out = à l’extérieur ou vers l’extérieur.

Above = au dessus.
On = sur.
Under = en dessous.

Behind = derrière.
In front of = en face, devant.
Exemple : to fall behind = Prendre du retard, se laisser distancer.

Back = notion de retour.

Away = notion d’éloignement.

Up = mouvement vers le haut.

Down = mouvement vers le bas.

Through = à travers.

Expressions expliquées dans la vidéo

Expression 1
To look around = regarder autour de soi.

Expression 2
To work out = résoudre, trouver une solution.

Expression 3
A fence = une barrière.

Expression 4
To keep out = ne pas entrer, entrée interdite; rester dehors.
Expression 5
To go back = revenir en arrière.

Expression 6
To take up (passé = took up) = utiliser, prendre.
Dans un autre contexte, to take up peut aussi vouloir dire « commencer une activité » : I took
up golf = je me suis mis au golf.

Expression 7
To think it through = penser à tous les aspects de, bien considérer.

Expression 8
To be put off by something = être découragé, repoussé ou dégoûté par quelque chose.

Expression 9
To go ahead = y aller, se lancer.

Expression 10
To cross = traverser.

Expression 11
To make it = réussir.
I hope I can make it = J’espère que je peux réussir.

Expression 12
To get dark = devenir sombre.
It was starting to get dark = Il commençait à faire sombre.

Expression 13
To fall over = tomber par terre. (To fall, fell, fallen).

Expression 14
She knocked her head against a rock = elle a tapé/cogné sa tête contre un rocher.

Expression 15
To pass out = s’évanouir.

Expression 16
To come around = reprendre conscience (dans ce contexte).

Expression 17
She wanted to give up = elle voulait abandonner.

Expression 18
To keep on doing something (ou keep doing something) = continuer à faire quelque chose.

Expression 19
Towards = vers.
Expression 20
To find out = découvrir, apprendre.

Expression 21
To call out = demander, faire venir quelqu’un.

Expression 22
To let someone in = laisser entrer quelqu’un, faire entrer quelqu’un.

Expression 23
To get lost = se perdre.

Expression 24
To come in = entrer.

Expression 25
Keep up the good work = continue le bon travail.

Liste de verbes à particules (phrasal verbs)

To leave on = Laisser allumé, branché ; ou laisser sur.

Please leave the telly on.

To leave out = tenir à l’écart ; oublier

Don’t leave out Philip, he will be upset.

To use up = tout finir ; épuiser

Don’t use up all the potatoes.

To want out (familier) = vouloir sortir ; quitter une relation ; ou laisser tomber.
I want out, I’m not happy.

To find out = apprendre ; découvrir

I haven’t seen my cousin for a long time. I found out yesterday she’s just had a baby.

To try on = essayer (des habits)

I want to try on these jeans.

To come back = revenir

I came back from football at 6 o’clock.

To come in = entrer
Hey, why don’t you come in?

To come out = sortir de

I came out of the cinema at 10 o’clock.

To come over = passer, faire un saut (chez quelqu’un)

Hey, why don’t you come over tomorrow night?
To come up with = trouver, inventer, imaginer
I came up with a great idea.

To take away = emporter

Hello, can I have a coffee to take away please?

To take off = décoller

The plane took off from London.

To take out = sortir

Can you take out your books please?

To take over = reprendre ; s’emparer de ; prendre la suite

Leave this task to me, I’ll take over from here = laissez moi cette tâche, je vais prendre le relais
à partir de là.

To go after = poursuivre, essayer d’avoir

I’m going to go after the job of Head of the company = Je vais essayer d’obtenir le job de
dirigeant de l’entreprise.

To go along = suivre ; accepter ; être d’accord avec

If you think you’re right, I’ll go along with you = Si tu penses que tu as raison, je vais te suivre.

To go away = s’en aller

Please, go away… = s’il te plaît, va-t-en…

To go for = y aller, foncer

If you think you can do it, go for it! = Si tu penses que tu peux le faire, vas-y, fonce !

To go off = se gâter, pourrir

This carrot has gone off.

To go on = continuer
I like this story, please go on, I want to know what happens.

To think over = examiner, bien réfléchir

I have thought it over, and I have come to the decision that it’s not a good idea. = J’y ai bien
réfléchi, et je suis venu à la conclusion que ce n’est pas une bonne idée.

To think up = trouver, inventer (souvent quand il s’agit d’un mensonge)

He thought up a good excuse not to go to work = Il a trouvé une bonne excuse pour ne pas aller
au travail.

To give back = rendre

Please, give back my phone!

To give out = distribuer

I hear they are giving out free tickets to the concert tomorrow = J’ai entendu dire qu’ils
distribuent des billets gratuits pour le concert demain.
To make off = filer, se sauver
The burglar made off with the telly.

To make up = se réconcilier
John and Sarah had an argument. But last night, they made up.
To make up peut aussi vouloir dire…se maquiller. C’est aussi un nom : the make-up, le
maquillage.

To work off = dépenser les excès, les calories etc.

She goes running to work off her excess energy.

To work on = travailler sur (un projet, une tâche etc.)

I’ve been working on this project for two months.

To work out = faire l’exercice ; de la musculation

I go to the gym three times a week to work out.

To pass away = décéder

My Grandmother passed away last night.

To pass on = faire passer

He passed on the message to me.

To pass through = passer brièvement à un endroit : passer par un endroit

We passed through Oxford on our way to London.

To send back = renvoyer

I sent back the coffee machine because it didn’t work = J’ai renvoyé la machine à café parce
qu’elle ne marchait pas.

To send for = faire venir, appeler

I sent for a technician because the computer crashed.

To send off = expulser, renvoyer ; envoyer

The referee sent the player off for dangerous play = l’arbitre a renvoyé le joueur pour jeu
dangereux.

To send out = envoyer (en grand nombre en général)

Jane sent out all the invitations yesterday.

To let down = décevoir ; abandonner

You’ve really let me down =tu m’as vraiment déçu(e).

To let off = ne pas punir

My boss let me off with a warning = mon chef m’a laissé avec un avertissement.

To let on = laisser fuiter une information, un secret

He let on that the company had lost money.

To let out = laisser sortir, faire sortir

She let the dog out = elle a sorti le chien.
To look after = s’occuper de, prendre soin de
She looks after the children = elle s’occuper des enfants.

To look at = regarder (quelque chose)

He’s looking at the stars = Il regarde les étoiles.

To look down on = prendre quelqu’un de haut, mépriser.

My father looks down on me = mon père me méprise, me dédaigne.

To look up to = admirer, respecter

I look up to my father = J’admire mon père.

To look out = faire attention, se méfier

Look out! There’s a car coming!

To look round (ou look around) = inspecter ; regarder autour de soi

We’re going to look round a flat tomorrow = Nous allons inspecter/visiter un appartement
demaint.

To look up = chercher
I don’t know the meaning of this word…I will look it up in the dictionary = Je ne connais pas le
sens de ce mot…Je vais le chercher dans le dictionnaire.

To fall apart = se désagréger, tomber en morceaux

This old bulding is really falling apart = Ce vieux bâtiment est vraiment en train de tomber en
morceaux/en ruines.

To fall behind = prendre du retard

I fell behind because I missed two weeks of school.

To fall for = craquer pour ; se faire avoir

He fell for the girl who works in the kiosk = Il a craqué pour la fille qui travaille au kiosque.

To fall in = tomber dans…

While I was fishing, I fell in the lake = pendant que je pêchais, je suis tombé dans le lac.

To fall out = se brouiller, se disputer

We fell out, but then we realised it was stupid = nous nous sommes disputés, mais ensuite nous
avons réalisé que c’était stupide.

To put away = ranger

Can you please put away the plates? (plates = assiettes).

To put back = remettre à sa place

When you have finished with the phone, can you put it back?

To put through = passer quelqu’un (au téléphone)

Hello, can I speak to Mr Turner please?
- Wait a second, and I will put you through.
To put off = reporter
It was raining so the match was put off.

To put on = mettre (un habit)

It’s cold, so I’ll put on my jacket.

To put up = augmenter ; ne pas supporter (not put up with)

The government has put taxes again…I won’t put up with it anymore = Le gouvernement a
encore augmenté les impôts, je ne vais plus le supporter.

To call back = rappeler

I’ll call back this afternoon.

To call for = demander; appeler à

The President called for peace.

To call off = annuler

The game was called off because it was raining.

To keep from = se garder de, ne pas faire

Please, can you keep from smoking here, this is a non-smoking area = S’il vous plaît, pouvez-
vous ne pas fumer ici, c’est un espace non-fumeur.

To keep in = garder dans…

The lions are kept in cages = Les lions sont gardés dans des cages.

To keep up = suivre ; continuer

Well done! Keep up the good work! = C’est bien ! Continue le bon travail !