Il y a aussi d' autres verbes qui par eux-mêmes
décrivent déjà un changement. En
français, il existe des verbes spécifiques
pour ce changement, mais pas toujours. Comme nous l' avons
déjà vu, il est possible aussi qu' il y
ait un verbe spécifique en français mais
pas en anglais.
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Exemples |
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to age / to get old |
vieillir |
It is better to age with
dignity than to try to be forever young. |
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to better /
to improve |
améliorer |
It is the
purpose of this site to enable people to better/improve
their English language skills. |
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to decay |
pourrir |
The cheese
was already decaying.
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to fade |
s'estomper
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The noise
from the radio faded
away. |
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to faint |
exténuer |
After his first marathon,
he fainted
because of exhaustion. |
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to flush |
rougir |
When Romeo
first talked to her, she flushed.
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to grow (up) |
agrandir |
I grew
up in a little town near the capital. |
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to realize |
se rendre
compte |
You just did
not realize
how important this was for her. |
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to soak |
mouiller |
In the rain,
their clothes were soaked. |
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to shorten |
diminuer |
During autumn,
the days shorten. |
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to strengthen |
renforcer |
With training,
one can strengthen
the whole body. |
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to thin |
maigrir |
During the
last couple of months, they all thinned.
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Les exemples ci-dessous ne sont qu' une illustration.
Il y a beaucoup de verbes qui décrivent un changement
par eux-mêmes.
