100+ Reflexive verbs Flashcards

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s’abonner à

Pour Noël, mon père m’a abonné à une revue scientifique.

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to subscribe to

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s’adapter à

Déménager n’a pas été facile, mais ça va, mon fils s’adapte à son nouvel environnement.

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to get used to

(to adapt in that sense)

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s’adresser à

Adressez-vous à ma secrétaire, elle vous renseignera.

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to ask someone about sth

also to address as in English

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s’agenouiller

Je m’agenouille pour chercher les jouets sous les meubles.

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to get on one’s knees

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s’allonger

Je suis fatigué, je vais m’allonger.

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to lie down

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s’appeler

Elle s’appele Moira.

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to be named

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s’approcher de qq’un

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to get closer to someone

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s’appuyer

sur la table

contre contre le mur

à la balustrade

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to lean against…

the table

the walll

the railings

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s’asseoir

Asseyez-vous!

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to sit down

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s’attendre à

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to expect something

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s’avancer

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to get closer

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se baigner

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to bathe, swim

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se baisser

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to bend down, lower oneself

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se balader

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to take a stroll

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se brosser (les cheveux, les dents…)

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to brush (one’s hair, teeth…)

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se brûler

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to burn oneself

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se cacher

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to go into hiding (to hide oneself)

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se calmer

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to calm down

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se changer

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to change outfit

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se cogner (la tête)

Aïe ! Je me suis cognée contre la porte!

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to bang / bump e.g., one’s head

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se coincer

Il s’est coincé le doigt dans la porte

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to get stuck/caught

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se casser / se fracturer

Juliette s’est cassé la jambe gauche au ski.

Tu t’es fracturée le bras, Sophie.

Maman! Le vase s’est cassé dans sa chute.

“D’accord, je me casse !”

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to break; also ‘to be off!’

Juliette broke her left leg when skiing.

The vase broke when it fell (“in its fall”)

“Fine, I’m off!” /out of here…

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se coiffer (les cheveux)

Je me coiffe et je pars.

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to fix one’s hair (also to put on a hat…!)

I’ll do me hair then I’ll leave.

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se coucher

Je me couche rarement avant minuit.

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to take oneself to bed

to go to bed

I rarely go to bed before midnight.

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se couper

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to cut oneself

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se decider à

Je me décide à déménager.

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to make up one’s mind / decide to

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se défendre

Ne t’inquiète pas, je sais me défendre.

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to defend oneself, to hold one’s own

Don’t worry, I can hold my own

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se déguiser

Pour la fête, il faut se déguiser.

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to disguise oneself, to put on a costume

You have to come in costume for the party…

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se déshabiller

Déshabille-toi, douche-toi, et porte ton pyjama avant le film.

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to get undressed

(Go) get undressed, have a shower, and put your pyjamas on before the film.

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se distraire; se divertir

Nous nous distrayons en regardant un film.

Nous nous sommes bien diverties à cette soirée.

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to amuse oneself

We’re enjoying ourselves watching a film.

We really enjoyed ourselves that evening!

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se documenter

Tu te documentes sur le groupe que nous adorons?

Elle se documente de manière rigoureuse et peaufine chaque dessin.

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to research / get information

Are you researching the group we like?

She researches her work meticulously and does a lot of work on each drawing.

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se doucher

Tu t’es déjà douché?

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to take a shower

Have you showered yet?

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s’effondrer

Le rempart du château va s’effondrer!

Il s’est effondré de fatigue après avoir franchi la ligne d’arrivée.

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to collapse (lit; also in exhaustion)

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s’enerver ; se facher

Restons calme, ne nous énervons pas.

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to get angry / get on my nerves

Let’s stay calm, let’s not get wound up!

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s’ennuyer

Comme tous les ados, je m’ennuie…

Je m’ennuie mes copines…

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to be bored ;

to miss

Like all adolescents, I’m bored…

I miss my friends

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s’entrainer; s’exercer

Je m’entrain deux heures au gym.

Elle s’entraine au piano nuit et jour.

Je m’exerce la mémoire avec Brainscape.

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to train, to practise

I train for two hours at the gym

She practises piano day and night.

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s’enrhumer

Il s’est enrhumé après sa sortie à la piscine.

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to be getting a cold

He caught a cold after leaving the pool

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s’essuyer

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to dry oneself

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s’evader

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to evade, slip away, escape

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s’evanouir

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to faint

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s’excuser

Je m’excuse!

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to apologize

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s’expliquer

Tout s’explique et devient clair.

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to explain oneself

Everything’s explained and becomes clear.

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se fatiguer

Il se fatigue à faire ses devoirs sans aucune aide !

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to get tired

He’s tiring himself out doing his homework without help.

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se fiancer

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to get engaged

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se fouler

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

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to twist, to strain (one’s ankle, or at work)

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se frotter à

Depuis son mariage elle se frotte à un autre monde.

Ne te frotte pas à lui, tu auras des ennuis.

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a) to rub shoulders with / mix with
b) Also connotation of rubbing people up the wrong way

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se garer

Quand je fais mes courses, j’essaie toujours de ne pas me garer trop loin du supermarché.

“Gare-toi voilà une voiture !”

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to park a car

(think—garage, where you park a car!)

Also

to pull over / get out of the way

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se gratter

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to scratch an itch

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se goinfrer

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to eat like a pig

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s’habiller

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to get dressed

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s’habituer à

Elle s’habitue au meteo anglais

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to get used to, accustomed to

She’s getting used to the English weather

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s’impatienter

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to get impatient

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s’infecter

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to get infected

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s’ interésser à

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to be interested in

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se lamenter

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to lament

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se laver (les mains, la figure…)

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to wash (one’s hands, face…)

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se lever

A

to get up

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se limiter à

A

to limit oneself to

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se marier (avec)

A

to get married with someone

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se maquiller

A

to put on make-up

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se moucher

A

to blow one’s nose

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se mouiller

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to get wet

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se multiplier

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to multiply

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se mutiner

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to declare mutiny

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se négliger

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to neglect oneself

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se nourrir

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to feed oneself

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se noyer

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to drown

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s’opposer a

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to oppose

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s’organiser

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to get organized

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se passionner pour

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to get passionate about

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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.

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to lean Also to study sth

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se peigner (les cheveux)

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to comb one’s hair

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se pendre

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to hang oneself

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se plaindre

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to complain

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se pousser

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to get out of the way

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se précipiter

A

to hurry towards

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se préparer

A

to get ready

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se promener

A

to take a stroll

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se protéger de

A

to protect oneself against

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se qualifier

A

to get qualified

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se raser (la barbe)

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to shave

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se rasseoir

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to go back to one’s seat

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se réchauffer

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to get warmer

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se réfugier

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to find asylum or protection somewhere

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se regarder

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to look at oneself

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se renseigner

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to get info

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se reposer

A

to rest

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se retourner

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to turn around/back

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se réveiller

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to wake up

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se ronger (les ongles)

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to bite one’s nails

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se salir

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to get dirty

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se sauver

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to escape

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se séparer

A

to separate from

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se servir de

A

to use

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se suicider

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to commit suicide

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se taire

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to be silent

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se teindre (les cheveux)

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to color (one’s hair)

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se tourner vers

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to turn towards

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se transformer

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to transform

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se tuer

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to kill oneself

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se vanter

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to brag

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se venger de

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to get revenge against

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se vexer

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to get one’s feeling hurt

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s’en aller

Le bateau s’en va.

Allez-vous en! Va-t’en!

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To go away - (not followed by anything)

The boat goes away.

Go away!

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s’attendre à

Chloé s’attend à recevoir des fleurs.

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To expect to…(+inf)

Chloé expects to receive flowers.

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se demander si…

A

To wonder whether… Vous vous demandez si vous avez raison. You wonder whether you are right

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se débrouiller

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To manage by oneself Je me débrouille toute seule. I manage by myself.

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se dépêcher

A

To hurry (oneself) up Pierre et toi vous dépêchez de finir ce travail. You hurry up to finish this work.

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se détendre

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To relax Ils se détendent le weekend. They relax during the weekend.

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se diriger vers…

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To head (oneself) towards Les étudiantes se dirigent vers le musée. The students head toward the museum.

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se douter de/que

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To doubt something be suspicious of something… Je me doute bien qu’il n’y arrivera pas

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s’écarter

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To step or move aside/ digress. Écarte-toi, tu me gênes ! Step aside, you’re in the way! Je crois que nous nous écartons du sujet de la réunion. I think we’re digressing from the subject of the meeting.

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s’éloigner de

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to remove oneself, get further away from Excusez-moi, je m’éloigne du sujet. J’ai voulu m’éloigner du star system.

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s’embêter

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To be bothered To be bored Ne t’embête pas avec cela, je m’en occupe. Don’t bother with that. I’ll do it. Tu t’embêtes quand tu es tout seul. You are bored when you are by yourself.

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s’ennuyer

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To be bored Il s’ennuie à l’école. He is bored at school.

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s’entendre (bien /mal) avec qq’un

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To get on well/badly with sme Arthur et moi nous entendons très bien. Arthur and I get along very well.

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se fâcher contre qq’un

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To be angry with… Je me fâche contre les enfants. I get angry at the children

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s’abonner à

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to subscribe to Je m’abonne à cette gym.

119
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s’adresser à

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to talk to someone

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S’adapter à

A

To adapt to

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s’agenouiller

A

s’agenouiller = to get on one’s knees

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s’allonger

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to lie down Tu te allonges Je voudrais m’allonger Nous nous allongeons

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s’habituer

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To get used to something Tu t’habitues à ta nouvelle vie. Je m’habituait à ma vie dans la campagne.

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s’écrouler

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to collapse (defences, markets, economies, prices) Ce matin les bourses s’écroulent! Les murs s’étaient écroulés! Cette devise s’écroulera … je propose d’acheter d’or.

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se concentrer

A

to focus (as in to concentrate on a task)

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se marrer

Ils se sont marrés pendant dix minutes.

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to giggle, laugh