A intermediate list of 13 French words for verbs followed by the preposition à and an infinitive – 1, each with an example sentence to show it in context.
| French | English | Example sentence |
|---|---|---|
| arriver à [faire] | to manage/succeed in [doing] | Je suis arrivé à le convaincre. I managed to convince him. |
| consister à [faire] | to consist of [doing] | Son travail consiste à traduire. His work consists of translating. |
| parvenir à [faire] | to succeed in [doing] | Il parvient à finir à temps. He succeeds in finishing on time. |
| passer du temps à [faire] | to spend time [doing] | Je passe du temps à lire. I spend time reading. |
| perdre du temps à [faire] | to waste time [doing] | Je perds du temps à attendre. I waste time waiting. |
| réfléchir à [faire] | to consider [doing] | Je réfléchis à changer de carrière. I consider changing careers. |
| renoncer à [faire] | to give up [doing] | Elle renonce à partir. She gives up leaving. |
| réussir à [faire] | to succeed in [doing] | Il réussit à s’échapper. He succeeds in escaping. |
| s’apprêter à [faire] | To get ready to [do] | Je m’apprête à sortir. I get ready to go out. |
| se décider à [faire] | to decide to [do] | Il se décide à agir. He decides to act. |
| s’habituer à [faire] | To get used to [doing] | Je m’habitue à me lever tôt. I get used to getting up early. |
| se mettre à [faire] | to set about [doing] | Il se met à pleuvoir. It starts raining. |
| tenir à [faire] | to insist on [doing] | Je tiens à te remercier. I insist on thanking you. |
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