comparative french-english studies, ninth edition - World eBook ...

VERBES QUI REGISSENT DIFFERENTES PROPOSITIONS. 97
(d) 1 Beraember the poor 2. You are too young to meddle with politics.
3. We sincerely rejoice at your success. 4. Do you answer for his honesty?
5. They have charged this officer with a serious offence. 6. Why
does he refuse to acknowledge it? 7. We have agreed upon the price.
8. Does he play the piano? No, but he plays the guitar. 9. What
do you complain of? 10. One must never laugh at the unfortunate.
11. Please to honour me with a reply by return of post. 12. These
houses are very near each other. 13. That depends on circumstances.
14. We want our dictionary, we cannot
dp
without it 15. You have
had pity on me, may God reward you for it.
LXXXVP legon: Verbes qui regissent differences prepositions.
Voir la Grammaire, Appendice p. 144.
(a & T>).
Votre imagination vous abuse (to de- Vous abusez de ma patience (to misuse,
fade, to deceive).
Elle assiste les pauvres (to relieve).
to
overtax).
Assister a une fete
(to be present at;
to
attend).
Changeons nos boucliers (to exchange). Changer sa maniere de voir (to alter).
Changer de vetements (to change). Changer du tout au tout (to undergo a
thorough change).
Commander un habit (to order . . . Commander une forteresse (to be in corn-
to be made). mand of).
Commander a ses passions (to control). Je lui Commande de partir (to enjoin).
Je conviens de mes torts (to own to, Votre proposition lui convient (to suit)
to confess).
On le demande (he is wanted). On lui en a demande cent francs (to
charge . . . for).
II a manque son but (to miss). L'entrepise a manque (to fail).
II a manque a son pere (not to do Je ne manquerai pas de venir (to fait).
one's duty to).
Je m'en OCCUperai (to attend to, to Je suis occupe a lire (to be engaged in).
look after).
Je participe a votre joie (to share). Le pathe'tique particlpe du sublime (to
be of the nature of).
Je passerai mon habit (to put on). Passez-moi cela (to permit, to let pass).
Je m'en passerai (to do without). || S'est passe bien des choses (to happen).
Je lui repondrai demain (to reply to). Je reponds de sa conduite (to answer for).
Etes-vous pourvu du n^cessaire? (to J'y ai pourvu (to provide for).
provide with).
II SOnge (reve) toujours de fetes, de Songez a vos affaires (to mind, to reflect
chasses (to dream .
of).
on).
Y songez-vous? Vous n'y songez pas. (You don't mean it).
II a use ses bottes
(to wear cut). User de son droit
(to make use *
of).
N. . For the different constructions of appeler, croire, prendre, servir, tenir, venir,
see the respective lessons on these Verbs in the Accidence.
Bug fen e, French -Engl. Studios. 7