Expression Cards: phrasal-verb
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phrasal-verb
calm yourself down
se détendre et arrêter de se sentir en colère ou nerveux
Meaning
to relax and stop feeling angry or nervous
Example
Take a deep breath to **calm yourself down** before reacting.
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campaign against
organiser des efforts pour s'opposer à quelque chose
Meaning
to organize efforts to oppose something
Example
Local groups **campaign against** harmful zoning changes.
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campaign for
travailler de manière organisée pour un objectif politique ou social
Meaning
to work in an organized way for a political or social goal
Example
They are **campaigning for** better education policies.
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capitalize on
profiter de quelque chose pour réussir
Meaning
to take advantage of something to gain success
Example
She knew how to **capitalize on** every opportunity that came her way.
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capitalize on opportunities
tirer parti des opportunités pour obtenir un profit
Meaning
to take advantage of favorable situations to gain profit
Example
Smart investors always **capitalize on** opportunities in the market.
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care about
ressentir de l'inquiétude ou de l'affection pour quelqu'un ou quelque chose
Meaning
to feel concern or affection for someone or something
Example
He truly **cares about** the people he works with.
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care deeply for
avoir une forte affection ou inquiétude pour quelqu'un
Meaning
to have strong affection or concern for someone
Example
He truly **cares deeply for** his grandparents.
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care for
s'occuper de quelqu'un qui est malade ou a besoin d'aide
Meaning
to look after someone who is sick or in need
Example
He **cares for** his elderly parents every day.
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care from the heart
se soucier sincèrement des sentiments ou du bien-être de quelqu'un
Meaning
to genuinely care about someone’s feelings or well-being
Example
She truly **cares from the heart** for everyone around her.
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carry about
déplacer ou emporter quelque chose d'un endroit à un autre
Meaning
to move or take something from place to place
Example
Vendors **carry about** their goods in baskets.
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carry across
faire en sorte que les gens comprennent votre idée ou émotion
Meaning
to make people understand your idea or emotion
Example
The speaker’s emotions really **carried across** to the audience.
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carry across meaning
faire comprendre clairement votre message à quelqu'un
Meaning
to make someone understand your message clearly
Example
Good translators know how to **carry across meaning** accurately.
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carry along
inspirer ou persuader quelqu'un à être d'accord ou à suivre
Meaning
to inspire or persuade someone to agree or follow
Example
Her speech **carried along** the entire audience.
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carry around
avoir quelque chose avec vous tout le temps
Meaning
to have something with you all the time
Example
He always **carries around** a notebook to jot down ideas.
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carry away
devenir excessivement excité ou enthousiaste
Meaning
to become overly excited or enthusiastic
Example
Don’t get **carried away** with the excitement.
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carry back
rappeler à quelqu'un quelque chose du passé
Meaning
to remind someone of something from the past
Example
That song **carried me back** to my childhood days.
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carry back to
ramener quelqu'un ou quelque chose à un état ou un moment précédent
Meaning
to take someone or something to a previous state or time
Example
This smell **carries me back to** my grandmother’s kitchen.
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carry down
ramener quelque chose d'un endroit plus élevé à un endroit plus bas
Meaning
to bring something from a higher place to a lower place
Example
Could you **carry down** that box from the shelf?
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carry forward into
transférer les progrès ou les fonds dans une période future
Meaning
to move progress or funds into a future period
Example
We **carry forward into** next quarter any unused training budget.
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carry forward lessons
appliquer ce que vous avez appris des expériences passées
Meaning
to apply what you learned from past experiences
Example
We **carry forward lessons** from each launch into the next sprint.
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carry forward surplus
reporter les fonds ou les bénéfices restants au prochain exercice financier
Meaning
to move remaining funds or profit into the next financial period
Example
The company decided to **carry forward surplus** to strengthen future operations.
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carry forward your progress
continuer à se développer en fonction de ce que vous avez déjà accompli
Meaning
to continue developing based on what you have already achieved
Example
Always try to **carry forward your progress** to the next level.
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carry guilt over
continuer à se sentir coupable de quelque chose pendant longtemps
Meaning
to continue feeling guilty about something for a long time
Example
He still **carries guilt over** how he treated his friend.
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carry off
réussir à faire quelque chose de difficile
Meaning
to succeed in doing something difficult
Example
She managed to **carry off** the project despite all the challenges.