to ask for            = to request 

to carry on          = to continue (continuer)

to come across  = to discover  (découvrir)

to come in          = to enter (entrer)

to come up with  = to suggest (suggerer)

to cut back on    = to reduce  (reduire)

to do away with  = to abandon (abandonner)

to give up           = to abandon (abandonner)

to go down         = to descend (descendre)

to go in               = to enter  (entrer)

to go on              = to continue (continuer)

to go up             = to ascend

to fill in               = to complete (completer)

to find out          = to discover   (découvrir)

to leave out       = to omit  (omettre)  

to lock up          = to imprison (emprisionner)  

to look at           = to examine  (examiner)

to pin down      = to determine (déterminer)

to put up with    = to tolerate (tolérer)

to send back     = to return  (retourner)

to speed up       = to accelerate  (accèlerer)

to stand up for   = to defend  (défendre)

to take on          = to employ  (empoyer)

to talk about      = to mention  (mentionner)

                                           = to discuss    (discuter de)

to think about    = to consider  (considerer)

to turn down      = to reject  (rejeter)

to work out        = to calculate (calculer)