100 Reflexive verbs

Question 1

s’abonner a

Answer 1

to subscribe to

Question 2

s’adapter a

Answer 2

to adapt to

Question 3

s’adresser a

Answer 3

to talk to someone

Question 4

s’agenouiller

Answer 4

to get on one’s knees

Question 5

s’allonger

Answer 5

to lie down

Question 6

s’appeler

Answer 6

to be named

Question 7

s’approcher de qq’un

Answer 7

to get closer to someone

Question 8

s’appuyer sur/contre/a

Answer 8

to lean against

Question 9

s’asseoir

Answer 9

to sit down

Question 10

s’attendre a

Answer 10

to expect something

Question 11

s’avancer

Answer 11

to get closer

Question 12

se baigner

Answer 12

to bathe, swim

Question 13

se baisser

Answer 13

to lower oneself

Question 14

se balader

Answer 14

to take a stroll

Question 15

se brosser (les cheveux, les dents…)

Answer 15

to brush (one’s hair, teeth…)

Question 16

se brûler

Answer 16

to burn oneself

Question 17

se cacher

Answer 17

to hide

Question 18

se calmer

Answer 18

to calm down

Question 19

se changer

Answer 19

to change outfit

Question 20

se cogner (la tête)

Answer 20

to bang one’s head

Question 21

se coincer

Il s’est coincé le doigt dans la porte

Answer 21

to get stuck/caught

Question 22

se casser (la jambe)

Answer 22

to break (one’s leg)

Question 23

se coiffer (les cheveux)

Answer 23

to fix one’s hair

Question 24

se coucher

Answer 24

to go to bed

Question 25

se couper (le doigt)

Answer 25

to cut oneself on the finger

Question 26

se decider à

Answer 26

to make the decision to

Question 27

se défendre contre

Answer 27

to defend (against an attack)

Question 28

se déguiser

Answer 28

to put on a costume

Question 29

se déshabiller

Answer 29

to get undressed

Question 30

se distraire

Answer 30

to amuse oneself

Question 31

se divertir

Answer 31

to amuse oneself

Question 32

se documenter

Answer 32

to get documentation

Question 33

se doucher

Answer 33

to take a shower

Question 34

s’effondrer

Le rempart du château va s’effondrer si on le consolide pas.
Il s’est effondré de fatigue après avoir franchi la ligne d’arrivée.

Answer 34

to collapse (lit; also in exhaustion)

Question 35

s’enerver

Answer 35

to get angry

Question 36

s’ennuyer

Answer 36

to be bored

Question 37

s’entrainer

Answer 37

to train

Question 38

s’enrhumer

Answer 38

to be getting a cold

Question 39

s’essuyer

Answer 39

to dry oneself

Question 40

s’evader

Answer 40

to escape

Question 41

s’evanouir

Answer 41

to faint

Question 42

s’excuser

Answer 42

to apologize

Question 43

s’exercer

Answer 43

to train

Question 44

s’expliquer

Answer 44

to explain oneself

Question 45

se fâcher

Answer 45

to get angry

Question 46

se fatiguer

Answer 46

to get tired

Question 47

se fiancer

Answer 47

to get engaged

Question 48

se fouler

Cette joueuse s’est foulé la cheville au volley-ball !

Answer 48

to twist, to strain

one’s ankle, or at work

Question 49

se fracturer (le bras)

Answer 49

to break (one’s arm)

Question 50

se frotter

(a) Depuis son mariage elle se frotte à un autre monde.
(b) Ne te frotte pas à lui, tu auras des ennuis.

Answer 50

a) to rub shoulders with / mix with

b) Also connotation of rubbing people up the wrong way:

Question 51

se garer

“Gare-toi voilà une voiture !”

Answer 51

to pull over / get out of the way

Question 52

se gratter

Answer 52

to scratch an itch

Question 53

se goinfrer

Answer 53

to eat like a pig

Question 54

s’habiller

Answer 54

to get dressed

Question 55

shabituer a

Answer 55

to get accustomed to

Question 56

s’impatienter

Answer 56

to get impatient

Question 57

s’infecter

Answer 57

to get infected

Question 58

sinteresser a

Answer 58

to be interested in

Question 59

se lamenter

Answer 59

to lament

Question 60

se laver (les mains, la figure…)

Answer 60

to wash (one’s hands, face…)

Question 61

se lever

Answer 61

to get up

Question 62

se limiter à

Answer 62

to limit oneself to

Question 63

se marier (avec)

Answer 63

to get married with someone

Question 64

se maquiller

Answer 64

to put on make-up

Question 65

se moucher

Answer 65

to blow one’s nose

Question 66

se mouiller

Answer 66

to get wet

Question 67

se multiplier

Answer 67

to multiply

Question 68

se mutiner

Answer 68

to declare mutiny

Question 69

se négliger

Answer 69

to neglect oneself

Question 70

se nourrir

Answer 70

to feed oneself

Question 71

se noyer

Answer 71

to drown

Question 72

s’opposer a

Answer 72

to oppose

Question 73

s’organiser

Answer 73

to get organized

Question 74

se passionner pour

Answer 74

to get passionate about

Question 75

se pencher
Dans le train, il est interdit de se pencher par la fenêtre.

se pencher sur qch
Les politiques se penchent sur la question.

Answer 75

to lean

Also to study sth

Question 76

se peigner (les cheveux)

Answer 76

to comb one’s hair

Question 77

se pendre

Answer 77

to hang oneself

Question 78

se plaindre

Answer 78

to complain

Question 79

se pousser

Answer 79

to get out of the way

Question 80

se précipiter

Answer 80

to hurry towards

Question 81

se préparer

Answer 81

to get ready

Question 82

se promener

Answer 82

to take a stroll

Question 83

se protéger de

Answer 83

to protect oneself against

Question 84

se qualifier

Answer 84

to get qualified

Question 85

se raser (la barbe)

Answer 85

to shave

Question 86

se rasseoir

Answer 86

to go back to one’s seat

Question 87

se réchauffer

Answer 87

to get warmer

Question 88

se réfugier

Answer 88

to find asylum or protection somewhere

Question 89

se regarder

Answer 89

to look at oneself

Question 90

se renseigner

Answer 90

to get info

Question 91

se reposer

Answer 91

to rest

Question 92

se retourner

Answer 92

to turn around/back

Question 93

se réveiller

Answer 93

to wake up

Question 94

se ronger (les ongles)

Answer 94

to bite one’s nails

Question 95

se salir

Answer 95

to get dirty

Question 96

se sauver

Answer 96

to escape

Question 97

se séparer

Answer 97

to separate from

Question 98

se servir de

Answer 98

to use

Question 99

se suicider

Answer 99

to commit suicide

Question 100

se taire

Answer 100

to be silent

Question 101

se teindre (les cheveux)

Answer 101

to color (one’s hair)

Question 102

se tourner vers

Answer 102

to turn towards

Question 103

se transformer

Answer 103

to transform

Question 104

se tuer

Answer 104

to kill oneself

Question 105

se vanter

Answer 105

to brag

Question 106

se venger de

Answer 106

to get revenge against

Question 107

se vexer

Answer 107

to get one’s feeling hurt