Le sens des particules : up, out, off, on, down

Comprendre les phrasal verbs grâce au sens de la particule.

Particule	Idée générale	Exemples
up	achèvement, augmentation, vers le haut	eat up (tout manger), fill up, speed up, grow up, give up
out	vers l'extérieur, jusqu'au bout, disparition	find out, run out, sort out, work out, point out
off	séparation, départ, arrêt	take off, turn off, call off (annuler), set off (partir), put off (repousser)
on	continuation, contact, mise en marche	carry on, go on, keep on, turn on, try on
down	diminution, écrit, fin	slow down, calm down, write down, break down, turn down (refuser)
back	retour, réponse	call back, pay back, get back
over	examen, transfert, recommencement	look over, take over, think over

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