Lexique de ‘Phrasal Verbs’ de H au L
Les verbes qui servent de plusieurs mots
'H' Phrasal Verbs
To hand in: to give something you find to a person in authority
Ex: ‘If you find a badge, you should hand it in to security manager’
To hand out: to distribute
Ex: Copies of the financial report were handed out before the presentation
To hand over: to give someone the responsibility of dealing with an important issue or problem
Ex: We handed over this project to our best engineer as it is a very important client
To hang on: to wait
Ex: If you hang on a moment, I’ll find that file you wanted
To hang up: to end a phone call
Ex: He was so annoyed when I told him I was leaving the company that he hung up
'I' Phrasal Verbs
To iron out: to solve a problem or difficulty during the final stages of a negotiation (FR: aplanir)
Ex: After months of negotiation they are almost ready to sing the contracts so they are meeting tomorrow to iron out any remaining issues
'J' Phrasal Verbs
To jump in: to interrupt
Ex: I wish he would stop jumping in every time I try to speak in meetings
To jump at: to be happy to accept (FR: sauter sur)
Ex: When they offered him a job in Paris he jumped at the chance of living in France
'K' Phrasal verbs
To keep on: to continue doing something (FR: ne pas arrêter de faire quelque chose)
Ex: She kept on trying to convince her colleagues that team building activities were beneficial
To keep out: to stop somebody or something from entering (FR: empecher d’entrer)
Ex: The bank’s strict security measures are designed to keep out potential robbers
To keep out of: to not be involved
Ex: The two directors are fighting over the budget but I am keeping out of it and remaining neutral
To keep up with: to remain in contact with
Ex: In my job it is important I keep up with new developments in technology
'L' Phrasal Verbs
To let down: to disappoint someone (FR: décevoir)
Ex: A lot of employees felt let down by the company’s decision to declare bankruptcy
To let up: when an unpleasant continuous process weakens or stops
Ex: After days of rain and wind, the bad weather finally let up and the sun came out
To look after: to make sure someone or something is in good health, protected and / or in good condition (FR: s’occuper de)
Ex1: I am in charge of looking after new students on their first day; I have to show them the school, explain the rules and answer their questions
Ex2: You can borrow my new laptop but please look after it because it is very expensive
To look back on: to think about things that happened in the past (FR: revenir sur le passé)
Ex: Looking back, it is easy to identify the mistakes we made
To look down on: to believe that somebody is inferior (FR: regarder de haut)
Ex: His family looked down on him because he didn’t go to university
To look for: to search (FR: chercher)
Ex: I couldn’t find an important file so I spent three hours looking for it!
To look forward to: to be happy because something is going to happen (FR: attendre avec impatience)
Ex: I am really looking forward to my holidays!
To look into: to investigate; to examine (FR: examiner)
Ex: I told the customer I would look into why his delivery was so late
To look out for: to pay attention to something so that you know when to happens
Ex: He always looks out for special deals when he goes to the supermarket
To look over: to look at or read something quickly in order to get the general idea (FR: jeter un coup d’œil à)
Ex: I asked my manager to look over my presentation before the meeting in case I had forgotten any important points
To look up: to find information about a specific topic in a reference book (FR: chercher)
Ex: If I find a word I don’t know, I look it up in the dictionary
To look up to: to respect and admire somebody (FR: avoir du respect pour)
Ex: I really looked up to my first boss; he was a kind and fair and a great businessman