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question		réponse
be jealous of sb/sth commencer à apprendre		She was jealous of her sister’s success.
spend time doing sth commencer à apprendre		I spend a lot of time reading in English.
take care of sb commencer à apprendre		She stayed at home to take care of her mother.
get divorced commencer à apprendre		My parents got divorced when I was ten.
make demands on sb commencer à apprendre		to expect someone to do or provide a lot, often more than is reasonable
make demands on sb commencer à apprendre		This job makes a lot of demands on my time.
give sb a call commencer à apprendre		I’ll give you a call when I get home.
run yourself a bath commencer à apprendre		I’m exhausted, so I’m going to run myself a bath.
have a sharp pain commencer à apprendre		I suddenly had a sharp pain in my back.
ease the pain commencer à apprendre		This medicine should help ease the pain.
desperately jealous commencer à apprendre		He was desperately jealous of her new boyfriend.
at times commencer à apprendre		sometimes, but not often
at times commencer à apprendre		I find my job quite stressful at times.
do little more than commencer à apprendre		She did a little more than smile and say hello.
give sb a lift commencer à apprendre		I can give you a lift to the station.
make your way home commencer à apprendre		We made our way home after the party.
lead an exciting life commencer à apprendre		She travels constantly and leads an exciting life.
sharp pain commencer à apprendre		I felt a sharp pain in my shoulder.
sharp turn commencer à apprendre		There’s a sharp turn ahead, so slow down.
sharp bend commencer à apprendre		Be careful — there’s a sharp bend in the road.
turn commencer à apprendre		a change in the direction of a road or path
turn commencer à apprendre		Take the next turn on the left.
bend commencer à apprendre		a curved part of a road, river, etc.
bend commencer à apprendre		There’s a dangerous bend in the road.
sharp contrast commencer à apprendre		There is a sharp contrast between the two approaches.
sharp difference commencer à apprendre		There is a sharp difference between their opinions.
sharp distinction commencer à apprendre		We need to make a sharp distinction between these two situations.
distinction commencer à apprendre		a clear difference between two similar things
distinction commencer à apprendre		It’s important to make a distinction between opinion and fact.
sharp rise commencer à apprendre		There has been a sharp rise in house prices.
sharp increase commencer à apprendre		We saw a sharp increase in demand last month.
sharp drop commencer à apprendre		There was a sharp drop in sales in July.
make a point of doing sth commencer à apprendre		to make a special effort to do something because you think it is important
make a point of doing sth commencer à apprendre		I make a point of checking my emails every morning.
make a note commencer à apprendre		I made a note of her phone number.
note sth down commencer à apprendre		Note down the address so you don’t forget it.
have access to sth commencer à apprendre		Everyone in the team has access to the document.
piece of advice commencer à apprendre		Let me give you one piece of advice.
advice commencer à apprendre		Can I ask you for some advice?
ask sb for advice commencer à apprendre		I asked my manager for advice.
need sb’s advice on sth commencer à apprendre		I need your advice on this issue.
take sb’s advice on sth commencer à apprendre		I took her advice and applied for the job.
have any advice commencer à apprendre		Do you have any advice for someone starting a new job?
give sb a piece of advice commencer à apprendre		Can I give you a piece of advice?
information commencer à apprendre		an uncountable noun, so we do not normally say “an information” or “informations”
information commencer à apprendre		I need some information about the course.
news commencer à apprendre		an uncountable noun that takes a singular verb
news commencer à apprendre		The news is very encouraging.
furniture commencer à apprendre		an uncountable noun, so we do not normally say “a furniture” or “furnitures”
furniture commencer à apprendre		We need to buy some new furniture.
equipment commencer à apprendre		an uncountable noun, so we do not normally say “an equipment” or “equipments”
equipment commencer à apprendre		The company has bought some new equipment.
luggage commencer à apprendre		an uncountable noun, so we do not normally say “a luggage” or “luggages”
luggage commencer à apprendre		Where can I leave my luggage?
find a way commencer à apprendre		to discover a method of doing or achieving something
find a way commencer à apprendre		We need to find a way to solve this problem.
find your way back home commencer à apprendre		We eventually found our way back home.
learn the hard way commencer à apprendre		to learn something through a difficult or unpleasant experience
learn the hard way commencer à apprendre		I learned the hard way that you should always back up your files.
get in your way commencer à apprendre		to prevent you from doing or achieving something
get in your way commencer à apprendre		Don’t let fear get in your way.
give way commencer à apprendre		to allow another vehicle or person to go before you
give way commencer à apprendre		You must give way to traffic coming from the right.
try every possible way commencer à apprendre		We tried every possible way to fix the problem.
desperately worried commencer à apprendre		I was desperately worried about my sister.
enrol on a course commencer à apprendre		I enrolled on a project management course.
make a decision commencer à apprendre		We need to make a decision by Friday.
have a long chat about sth commencer à apprendre		We had a long chat about our plans for the future.
study for a degree commencer à apprendre		She’s studying for a degree in economics.
meet the requirements commencer à apprendre		You need to meet all the requirements before applying.
give sb a ring commencer à apprendre		I’ll give you a ring later tonight.
give sb a call commencer à apprendre		I’ll give you a call when I get home.
do a course in sth commencer à apprendre		I’m doing a course in project management.
wise choice commencer à apprendre		It was a wise choice to wait before making a decision.
set up your own business commencer à apprendre		She left her job to set up her own business.
have a party commencer à apprendre		We’re having a party on Saturday.
give a party commencer à apprendre		They gave a huge party to celebrate their anniversary.
take an exam commencer à apprendre		I’m taking an English exam next month.
give a lecture commencer à apprendre		She gave a lecture on modern European history.
make good progress commencer à apprendre		You’re making good progress with your English.
do your duty commencer à apprendre		He felt that he had to do his duty.
do some work commencer à apprendre		I need to do some work before dinner.
have a rest commencer à apprendre		You look tired — you should have a rest.
do the shopping commencer à apprendre		to regularly buy the food and other things needed for the home
do the shopping commencer à apprendre		I usually do the shopping on Saturday morning.
do some shopping commencer à apprendre		to spend some time buying things, often clothes or other non-essential items.
do some shopping commencer à apprendre		I need to do some shopping before my holiday.
go shopping commencer à apprendre		to go to shops in order to buy things
go shopping commencer à apprendre		We went shopping in the city centre.
have a look commencer à apprendre		Can I have a look at your notes?
take a look commencer à apprendre		Take a look at this photo.
make a good impression commencer à apprendre		She made a good impression at the interview.
really enjoy commencer à apprendre		I really enjoyed the concert.
lead sb by the nose commencer à apprendre		to control someone completely and make them do whatever you want
lead sb by the nose commencer à apprendre		He lets his boss lead him by the nose.
lead an inquiry into sth commencer à apprendre		to be in charge of an official examination of something
lead an inquiry into sth commencer à apprendre		She was chosen to lead an inquiry into the incident.
lead an investigation into sth commencer à apprendre		to be in charge of an official examination of something
lead an investigation into sth commencer à apprendre		The police are leading an investigation into the accident.
lead the expedition commencer à apprendre		He led the expedition through the mountains.
lead the discussion commencer à apprendre		She led the discussion during the meeting.
desperately worried commencer à apprendre		Her parents were desperately worried about her.
desperately need commencer à apprendre		We desperately need more time to finish the project.
desperately want commencer à apprendre		She desperately wants to get the job.
desperately try commencer à apprendre		They desperately tried to save the company.
severe pain commencer à apprendre		He was taken to hospital with severe chest pain.
dull pain commencer à apprendre		I’ve had a dull pain in my shoulder all day.
chronic pain commencer à apprendre		She has been suffering from chronic pain for years.
relieve pain commencer à apprendre		This treatment can help relieve pain.
cause pain commencer à apprendre		The injury can cause pain when you walk.
be in pain commencer à apprendre		to be suffering because something hurts
be in pain commencer à apprendre		He was clearly in pain after the accident.
wise decision commencer à apprendre		It was a wise decision to accept the offer.
wise words commencer à apprendre		Her grandfather gave her some wise words of advice.
wise choice commencer à apprendre		Choosing to wait was a wise choice.
be wise to do sth commencer à apprendre		You’d be wise to check the details before signing anything.
be wise enough to commencer à apprendre		She was wise enough to ask for help.
run a business commencer à apprendre		She runs a successful business.
run a company commencer à apprendre		He has been running the company for ten years.
run a project commencer à apprendre		She was asked to run an important project.
run a test commencer à apprendre		We need to run a test before launching the system.
run a meeting commencer à apprendre		She ran the meeting very efficiently.
run a course commencer à apprendre		The university runs several courses for international students.
run a campaign commencer à apprendre		They are running a campaign to raise awareness of the issue.
run a risk commencer à apprendre		to do something that may have a bad or dangerous result
run a risk commencer à apprendre		You run a risk if you ignore the warning signs.
run a risk of doing sth commencer à apprendre		You’ll run a risk of losing your job if you keep arriving late.
run late commencer à apprendre		The meeting is running late.
run smoothly commencer à apprendre		to happen or operate without problems
run smoothly commencer à apprendre		Everything ran smoothly during the event.
constant pain commencer à apprendre		He was in constant pain after the injury.
aches and pains commencer à apprendre		minor pains and physical discomforts, especially ones that are not serious
aches and pains commencer à apprendre		I always have a few aches and pains after a long hike.
pain in the neck commencer à apprendre		an annoying person or situation
pain in the neck commencer à apprendre		Filling in all these forms is a real pain in the neck.

Unit 2: Collocations

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