V9
Collocations: MAKE & DO
Common verb collocations in English.
prendre une décision (make, pas take !)
→
make a decision /meɪk ə dɪˈsɪʒən/
faire une erreur
→
make a mistake /meɪk ə mɪˈsteɪk/
faire des progrès
→
make progress /meɪk ˈprɑɡrɛs/
changer les choses
→
make a difference /meɪk ə ˈdɪfrəns/
Exemples
"I made a difficult decision."
"Everyone makes mistakes sometimes."
"She is making good progress in English."
"Your effort makes a difference."
gagner de l’argent (make, pas win !)
→
make money /meɪk ˈmʌni/
se faire des amis
→
make friends /meɪk frɛndz/
faire ses devoirs
→
do homework /duː ˈhoʊmˌwɜrk/
faire de l’exercice
→
do exercise /duː ˈɛksərsaɪz/
Exemples
"He makes good money from his job."
"It is easy to make friends at university."
"I do my homework every evening."
"She does exercise every morning."
faire de son mieux
→
do your best /duː jɔr bɛst/
faire des recherches
→
do research /duː rɪˈsɜrtʃ/
rendre un service (do, pas make !)
→
do a favour /duː ə ˈfeɪvər/
bien réussir
→
do well /duː wɛl/
Exemples
"Just do your best on the exam."
"The scientist does research on diseases."
"Can you do me a favour?"
"She did well on her test."