Phrasal verbs

Liste des phrasal verbs anglais

Les 60 phrasal verbs avec leur sens et un exemple pour chacun. Ou joue avec l'exercice

Essentiels (1–20) · A1–A2

№Phrasal verbSensExemple
1
wake up
se réveiller, réveiller
I wake up at 7 every morning.
2
get up
se lever (du lit)
She gets up early on weekdays.
3
sit down
s’asseoir
Please sit down and relax.
4
stand up
se lever (de son siège), se mettre debout
Everyone stood up when the teacher came in.
5
come in
entrer
Come in, the door is open.
6
go out
sortir (pour s’amuser)
We go out for dinner on Fridays.
7
come back
revenir (ici)
He will come back next week.
8
go back
retourner (là-bas)
I need to go back home.
9
turn on
allumer
Can you turn on the lights?
10
turn off
éteindre
Turn off the TV before you sleep.
11
put on
mettre (un vêtement)
Put on your coat, it's cold outside.
12
take off
enlever (un vêtement)veut aussi dire : décoller (un avion)
Take off your shoes before entering.
13
look for
chercher
I'm looking for my keys.
14
pick up
ramasser, passer prendre (quelqu’un)
Can you pick up the kids from school?
15
give back
rendre
Please give back my book tomorrow.
16
hurry up
se dépêcher
Hurry up, we're late!
17
slow down
ralentir
Slow down, you're driving too fast.
18
grow up
grandir, devenir adulte
He grew up in a small village.
19
clean up
ranger, nettoyer
Let's clean up the kitchen together.
20
try on
essayer (un vêtement)
She tried on three different dresses.

Courants (21–40) · A2–B1

№Phrasal verbSensExemple
21
find out
découvrir, apprendre (une information)
I found out the truth yesterday.
22
look after
prendre soin de, garder (un enfant, un animal)
Can you look after my cat this weekend?
23
get along with
bien s’entendre avec
I get along with my colleagues very well.
24
give up
abandonner, baisser les bras
Don't give up on your dreams.
25
carry on
continuer
Please carry on with your work.
26
work out
faire du sport, s’entraînerveut aussi dire : trouver une solution
I work out at the gym every morning.
27
set up
installer, organiser
We need to set up the new printer.
28
fill out
remplir (un formulaire)
Please fill out this form.
29
check in
s’enregistrer (à l’hôtel, à l’aéroport)
We checked in at the hotel at noon.
30
check out
quitter l’hôtel et régler la noteveut aussi dire : jeter un œil à, vérifier
We check out of the hotel at 10 a.m.
31
run out of
ne plus avoir de, être à court de
We ran out of milk this morning.
32
deal with
gérer, régler (un problème)
I have to deal with this problem today.
33
call back
rappeler (au téléphone)
I'll call you back in five minutes.
34
hang out
passer du temps avec des amis
We usually hang out at the park.
35
show up
arriver, se présenter (souvent à l’improviste)
He didn't show up for the meeting.
36
make up
inventer (une histoire, une excuse)veut aussi dire : se réconcilier
She made up a story about the accident.
37
break down
tomber en panneveut aussi dire : s’effondrer (émotionnellement)
My car broke down on the highway.
38
calm down
se calmer
Please calm down and explain what happened.
39
throw away
jeter (à la poubelle)
Don't throw away those old photos.
40
look forward to
avoir hâte de, attendre avec impatience
I'm looking forward to the holidays.

Avancés (41–60) · B1–B2

№Phrasal verbSensExemple
41
bring up
aborder (un sujet), évoquerveut aussi dire : élever (un enfant)
She brought up an interesting point at the meeting.
42
point out
signaler, faire remarquer
He pointed out a mistake in the report.
43
figure out
comprendre, déchiffrer
I can't figure out how this works.
44
put off
reporter, remettre à plus tard
We had to put off the trip until next month.
45
turn down
refuser (une offre)veut aussi dire : baisser (le volume)
She turned down the job offer.
46
take over
prendre le contrôle de, reprendre (une entreprise)
He took over the company after his father retired.
47
come up with
imaginer, avoir l’idée de
They came up with a great idea.
48
get over
se remettre de, surmonter
It took her months to get over the flu.
49
go through
traverser (une période difficile)veut aussi dire : examiner, passer en revue
We went through a lot of difficulties last year.
50
cut down on
réduire sa consommation de
I'm trying to cut down on sugar.
51
keep up with
suivre le rythme de, ne pas se laisser distancer
It's hard to keep up with all the changes.
52
catch up with
rattraper (quelqu’un)
Go ahead, I'll catch up with you in a minute.
53
end up
finir par (faire), se retrouver (à)
We ended up staying home all weekend.
54
carry out
réaliser, mener à bien
The team carried out the plan successfully.
55
rule out
exclure, écarter
The doctor ruled out any serious illness.
56
back up
faire une sauvegarde, sauvegarderveut aussi dire : soutenir, appuyer
Always back up your files regularly.
57
break up
rompre, se séparer (un couple)veut aussi dire : se briser, se casser en morceaux
They broke up after three years together.
58
put up with
supporter, tolérer
I can't put up with this noise anymore.
59
take up
se mettre à (un loisir, une activité)veut aussi dire : prendre, occuper (de la place, du temps)
She decided to take up painting.
60
come across
tomber sur, trouver par hasard
I came across an old photo in the drawer.