Verbs | |||||||
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| to run for sth. | ran, run | | se porter candidat à (or: pour) qc. | ||||||
| to wear sth. | wore, worn | - clothing, protection, etc | porter qc. - vêtement, protection, etc. | ||||||
| to carry so. (or: sth.) | carried, carried | - hold while moving somewhere | porter qn. (or: qc.) - transporter | ||||||
| to have sth. ⇔ on | had, had | - wear | porter qc. | ||||||
| to hold so. | held, held | - to carry | porter qn. - dans ses bras | ||||||
| to communicate sth. to so. | communicated, communicated | | porter qc. à la connaissance de qn. | ||||||
| to devil | deviled/devilled, deviled/devilleddeviled/devilled | | porter sur les nerfs | ||||||
| to be a sucker for sth. | was, been | | être porté sur qc. | ||||||
| to live up to one's name | porter bien son nom | ||||||
| to haver | havered, havered | chiefly (Brit.) | ne pas se prononcer | ||||||
| to lose one's temper | ne plus se posséder | ||||||
| to fancy o.s. | fancied, fancied | (Brit.) [coll.] [pej.] | ne plus se sentir [pej.] [coll.] | ||||||
| to be reported missing | was, been | | être porté(e) disparu(e) | ||||||
| to be on sick leave | être porté malade | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| to volunteer | volunteered, volunteered | - offer to do something | se porter volontaire | ||||||
| to stand as candidate [POL.] - election | se porter candidat(e) | ||||||
| to stand | stood, stood | (Brit.) [POL.] - at an election | se porter candidat(e) - à une élection | ||||||
| to apply for a job | se porter candidat(e) à un poste | ||||||
| to stand for election [POL.] | se porter candidat aux élections | ||||||
| to feel awful | felt, felt | - unwell | ne pas se sentir bien du tout | ||||||
| to wear a beard | porter la barbe | ||||||
| to wear one's hair in pigtails | porter des nattes | ||||||
| to wear glasses | porter des lunettes | ||||||
| to damage so. (or: sth.) | damaged, damaged | | porter préjudice à qn. (or: qc.) | ||||||
| to harm so. (or: sth.) | harmed, harmed | | porter préjudice à qn. (or: qc.) | ||||||
| to praise so. (or: sth.) | praised, praised | | porter qn. (or: qc.) aux nues | ||||||
| to praise so. (or: sth.) to the skies | porter qn. (or: qc.) aux nues | ||||||
| to be unlucky - cause bad luck | porter malheur | ||||||
Prepositions / Pronouns | |||||||
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| each other | se pron. - l'un l'autre | ||||||
| herself pron. | se pron. | ||||||
| himself pron. | se pron. | ||||||
| itself pron. | se pron. | ||||||
| themselves pron. - reflexive | se - pronom personnel réfléchi troisième personne du pluriel | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| I don't know what to wear. | Je ne sais pas quoi porter. | ||||||
| What are you going to wear for Halloween? | Que vas-tu porter pour Halloween ? | ||||||
| He doesn't feel very well. He's under the weather. | Il ne se sent pas très bien. Il n'est pas dans son assiette. | ||||||
| They haven't seen each other in ages! | Cela fait une éternité qu'ils ne se sont pas vus ! | ||||||
| She was wearing a little black number at the party. | Elle portait une petite robe noire à la fête. | ||||||
| She wears her hair in a bun. | Elle porte un chignon. | ||||||
| How are you feeling? | Comment vous portez vous ? | ||||||
| How do you feel? | Comment vous portez vous ? | ||||||
| How are you feeling? | Comment tu te portes ? | ||||||
| How do you feel? | Comment tu te portes ? | ||||||
| What is it about? | De quoi s'agit-il ? | ||||||
| There is no occasion for worry. | Il n'y a pas lieu de s'inquiéter. | ||||||
| He couldn't help laughing. | Il n'a pas pu s'empêcher de rire. | ||||||
| There is no occasion for alarm. | Il n'y a pas lieu de s'alarmer. | ||||||
| Happy as he was, he couldn't help crying. | Tout heureux qu'il était, il n'a pas pu s'empêcher de pleurer. | ||||||
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