1 think
believe | I believe he won’t come. |
consider | I had not considered coming with you. |
feel | I felt there was something wrong. |
hold | I hold this to be true. |
regard | I regard it as worth trying. |
suppose | I suppose he was happy. |
presume | I presume you know him. Je présume que vous le connaissez. |
2 stop
put an end to | The treaty put an end to the war. |
ban | Ban the bomb! Non à la bombe ! |
be through with | Are you through with the bathroom |
end | The film ends with the couple marrying. |
curb | Curb your tongue! Mesure tes paroles ! |
not allow | Smoking is not allowed. Interdit de fumer. |
give up | Don’t give up! Tenez bon ! |
have done with | I’ve done with smoking. |
outlaw | Hunting should be outlawed. La chasse devrait être interdite. |
quit | Quit fooling! Arrête de faire l’idiot ! |
3 show
disclose | He finally disclosed his intentions. |
exhibit | This painting was exhibited in Paris two years ago. |
reveal | He did not reveal his identity. |
explain | Let me explain to you what I mean. Laisse-moi t’expliquer ce que je veux dire. |
prove | This does not prove anything. |
illustrate | Let me illustrate my point. |
shed light on | This article sheds light on a burning issue. |
4 succeed
achieve | She achieved her ambition. |
do well | She has done well in life. |
get ahead | If you want to get ahead in life, you have to work. |
make it | You’ll never make it! |
manage to | They managed to escape. |
prevail | Common sense prevailed. |
work out | It worked out well for him. |