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Phrasal Verbs Utilisant 'On' & 'Upon' - Communiquer ou discuter (activé)

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Phrasal Verbs With 'On' & 'Upon'
to call on
[verbe]

to officially ask a person or organization to do something

faire appel à [qqn] pour [qch], demander à [qqn] de faire [qch]

faire appel à [qqn] pour [qch], demander à [qqn] de faire [qch]

Ex: The called on the mayor to address the issue .

to speak at length in a tedious manner, often to the point of being boring or uninteresting

bavarder sans fin, parler de manière ennuyeuse

bavarder sans fin, parler de manière ennuyeuse

Ex: The training seminar turned out to be less engaging as the speaker began drone on about technical specifications .

to provide more details, information, or a more comprehensive explanation about a particular topic or idea

développer, élargir

développer, élargir

Ex: The training program aims to help expand on their skills and adapt to evolving job responsibilities .
to get on
[verbe]

to have a good, friendly, or smooth relationship with a person, group, or animal

s'entendre bien, bien s'entendre avec

s'entendre bien, bien s'entendre avec

Ex: gets on famously with his neighbors and helps them with various tasks .

to start discussing or addressing a specific topic or subject in a conversation or discussion

aborder, venir à

aborder, venir à

to harp on
[verbe]

to repeatedly talk or complain about something, often in an annoying or boring manner

insister sur, ressasser

insister sur, ressasser

Ex: harps on the same stories from his travels , and it 's become quite annoying .
to hit on
[verbe]

to flirt with someone, often with romantic or sexual intentions

draguer, flirter

draguer, flirter

Ex: Trying hit on someone in a respectful and friendly way is key to successful dating .

to declare one's judgment or authoritative opinion about something

se prononcer sur

se prononcer sur

Ex: The judge pronounce on the matter tomorrow .

to inform someone about something or someone useful

mettre au courant de, informer de

mettre au courant de, informer de

to talk or write in a long, unfocused, and aimless way

parler sans but, bavarder sans fin

parler sans but, bavarder sans fin

Ex: rambled on in her diary , sharing her thoughts in a stream of consciousness .

to inform someone of surprising news or information

annoncer, révéler

annoncer, révéler

to briefly mention a subject in written or spoken discussion

effleurer

effleurer

Ex: The speaker touched on the challenges faced by the team .

to talk continuously about unimportant matters

bavarder, parler sans arrêt

bavarder, parler sans arrêt

Ex: Let 's witter on about irrelevant topics ; we have a limited time for the presentation .
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