Verbs with de + infinitive
French preposition
These verbs require the French preposition de when followed by an
infinitive. Note that the English
translation may take an infinitive or a gerund (e.g., to stop eating).
accepter de to accept, agree to s'agir de to be a question of ___-ing (s')arrêter de to stop ___-ing avoir peur de to be afraid of ___-ing cesser de to stop, cease ___-ing choisir de to choose to conseiller de to advise to se contenter de to be happy ___-ing continuer de to continue ___-ing convenir de to agree to craindre de to fear ___-ing décider de to decide to défendre (à qqun) de to forbid (someone) to do s.t. demander (à qqun) de to ask (someone) to do something se dépêcher de to hurry to déranger qqun de to bother someone to dire (à qqun) de to tell (someone) to do something s'efforcer de to endeavor to empêcher de to prevent, keep from ___-ing s'empresser de to hurry to ennuyer qqun de to bother/upset someone to essayer de to try to s'excuser de to apologize for ___-ing féliciter de to congratulate for ___-ing finir de to finish ___-ing gronder de to scold for ___-ing se hâter de to hurry to manquer de to neglect, fail to mériter de to deserve to offrir de to offer to oublier de to forget to (se) permettre de to allow (oneself) to persuader de to persuade to prendre garde de to be careful not to prendre le parti de to decide to se presser de to hurry to prier de to beg to promettre de to promise to proposer de to suggest ___-ing refuser de to refuse to regretter de to regret ___-ing remercier de to thank for ___-ing rêver de to dream of ___-ing risquer de to risk ___-ing se soucier de to care about ___-ing se souvenir de to remember ___-ing supplier de to be / beseech tâcher de to try to venir de (faire X) to have just (done X)
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