681 French Verbs Flashcards by Marcus Bailey

abaisser

to lower

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abasourdir

to daze, bewilder

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abattre

to knock down

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abolir

to abolish

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absoudre

to absolve

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abstenir (s’)

to abstain

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accepter

to accept

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acclamer

to cheer, acclaim

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accompagner

to accompany

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accorder

to admit

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accourir

to hurry

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accrocher

to hang (up)

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accueillir

to welcome

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accuser

to accuse, acknowledge

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acheter

to buy

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achever

to achieve

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acquérir

to acquire

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adjoindre

to appoint

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admettre

to admit

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admirer

to admire

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adorer

to adore

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adresser

to address

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advenir

to happen

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affaiblir

to weaken

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agacer

to annoy

agir

to act

aider

to help

aimer

to like, to love

ajouter

to add

aller

to go

aménager

to fit

amener

to take

amuser

to amuse

animer

to bring to life (a party)

annoncer

to announce

apercevoir

to see

app. par coeur

to memorize

apparaître

to appear

appartenir

to belong

appeler

to call

apporter

to bring

apprendre

to learn

approcher

to approach

approuver

to approve (of)

armer

to arm

arracher

to pull up/out

arraisonner

to hail

arranger

to arrange

arrêter

to stop, arrest

arriver

to arrive

assaillir

to assail

asseoir

to sit down

assister

to attend

assurer

to assure

astreindre

to compel

attaquer

to attack

atteindre

to attain

attendre

to wait for

attirer

to attract

attraper

to catch

augmenter

to increase

avancer

to advance

aventurer

to venture

avoir

to have

avoir besoin

to need

avoir raison

to be right

baisser

to lower

balancer

to sway

balayer

to sweep

bâtir

to build

battre

to beat

bavarder

to chat

bêler

to whine (like a sheep)

bénir

to bless

blaguer

to joke

blâmer

to blame

blanchir

to bleach

blesser

to hurt, offend

boire

to drink

bouger

to move

bouillir

to boil

briser

to break

brosser

to brush

broyer

to grind

brûler

to burn

cacher

to hide

casser

to break

causer

to chat, cause

céder

to give up

ceindre

to put on

célébrer

to celebrate

cesser

to cease

changer

to change

chanter

to sing

charger

to load

chasser

to hunt, chase

cheminer

to walk on

chercher

to look for

chérir

to cherish

choisir

to choose

chuchoter

to whisper

circoncire

to circumcise

circonscrire

to contain

circonvenir

to circumvent

clore

to close

coller

to stick

combattre

to combat

commander

to order

commencer

to begin, to start

commettre

to commit

comparaître

to appear

comparer

to compare

compléter

to complete

comprendre

to understand

compter

to count, intend

concevoir

to conceive

conclure

to conclude

concourir

to compete

conduire

to drive

confire

to preserve

confondre

to confuse

conjoindre

to unite

connaître

to know

conquérir

to conquer

conseiller

to recommend

consentir

to consent

considérer

to consider

consommer

to consume

construire

to construct

contenir

to contain, to fit

conter

to recount

continuer

to continue

contraindre

to compel

contredire

to contradict

contrevenir

to contravene

contrôler

to control

convaincre

to convince

convenir

to convene

correspondre

to correspond

corriger

to correct

corrompre

to corrupt

coucher

to put to bed

coudre

to sew

couper

to cut

courir

to run

coûter

to cost

couvrir

to cover

craindre

to fear

créer

to create

crier

to shout

croire

to believe

cueillir

to gather

cuire

to cook

culpabiliser

to make one feel guilty

danser

to dance

débattre

to debate

décevoir

to disappoint

déchirer

to rip

décider

to decide

déclore

to reopen

déconfire

to be beaten

découdre

to unpick

décourager

to discourage

découvrir

to discover

décrire

to describe

dédire (se)

to retract

déduire

to deduce

défaillir

to faint

défaire

to undo

défendre

to defend

défricher

to lay groundwork

dégager

to free

déjeuner

to have lunch

demander

to ask for

déménager

to move

demeurer

to live, stay

démolir

to demolish

dénoncer

to denounce

départir

to accord

dépasser

to exceed

dépêcher

to hurry

dépeindre

to depict

dépendre

to depend

dépenser

to spend

déplaire

to displease

déranger

to disturb

descendre

to descend

désirer

to desire, to wish

désobéir

to disobey

dessiner

to draw

déteindre

to bleach

détenir

to hold

détester

to hate

détourner

to divert

détruire

to destroy

développer

to develop

devenir

to become

dévêtir

to undress

deviner

to guess

devoir

to have to

différer

to differ

diminuer

to diminish

dîner

to have dinner

dire

to say

diriger

to direct

discourir

to discourse

discuter

to discuss

disjoindre

to disconnect

disparaître

to disappear

dissoudre

to dissolve

divorcer

to divorce

donner

to give

dormir

to sleep

doubler

to pass

douter

to doubt

échapper

to escape

échouer

to fail

éclore

to hatch

éconduire

to dismiss

écouter

to listen

écraser

to crush

écrire

to write

effacer

to erase

effrayer

to frighten

égayer

to entertain

élever

to raise

élire

to elect

éloigner

to move away

embrasser

to kiss, embrace

emmener

to take

émoudre

to sharpen

emparer

to impare

empêcher

to prevent

employer

to employ, use

empreindre

to imprint

emprunter

to borrow

enclore

to enclose

encourager

to encourage

encourir

to incur

endormir

to fall asleep

enduire

to coat

enfreindre

to infringe

enfuir (s')

to run away

engager

to bind

enjoindre

to enjoin

enlever

to remove

ennuyer

to bore, annoy

énoncer

to state

enquérir (s')

to inquire

enregistrer

to record

enseigner

to teach

ensuivre (s')

to ensue

entendre

to hear

enterrer

to bury

entraîner

to involve, to pull

entreprendre

to undertake

entrer

to enter

entretenir

to look after

entrouvrir

to half-open

envoler

to take flight

envoyer

to send

épeler

to spell

épouser

to marry

épreindre

to juice

éprouver

to test; to feel

équivaloir

to equal

espérer

to hope

essayer

to try

essuyer

to wipe

estimer

to estimate

établir

to establish

éteindre

to extinguish, turn off

étendre

to stretch

étonner

to astonish

étourdir

to stun, daze

être

to be

étreindre

to embrace

étudier

to study

évaluer

to evaluate

éviter

to avoid

exagérer

to exaggerate

exclure

to exclude

excuser

to excuse

exiger

to demand

exister

to exist

expliquer

to explain

explorer

to explore

exprimer

to express

fâcher

to get angry

faiblir

to weaken

faillir

to lack

faire

to make, do

falloir

to be necessary

feindre

to feign

féliciter

to congratulate

fendre

to split, crack

fermer

to close

feuilleter

to leaf through

fier

to depend on

finir

to finish

fixer

to fix

fonder

to found

fondre

to melt

forcer

to force

forclore

to debar

fouiller

to dig deeply

fournir

to furnish, provide

frapper

to knock

frémir

to shudder

frire

to fry

fuir

to flee

fumer

to smoke

gagner

to win, earn, gain

garder

to keep

gaspiller

to waste

gâter

to spoil

geindre

to groan

geler

to freeze

gêner

to bother

gérer

to manage

goûter

to taste

grandir

to grow

gratter

to scratch, grate

grêler

to hail

grimper

to climb

gronder

to scold

guérir

to cure

habiller

to dress

habiter

to live

haïr

to hate

hésiter

to hesitate

hoqueter

to hiccup

ignorer

to be unaware of, ignore

imposer

to impose

inclure

to include

indiquer

to indicate

induire

to mislead

informer

to inform

inquiéter

to worry

inscrire

to write down

insister

to insist

instruire

to instruct

interdire

to forbid

intéresser

to interest

interroger

to interrogate

interroger

to question

interrompre

to interrupt

intervenir

to intervene

introduire

to introduce

inventer

to invent

inviter

to invite

jaillir

to spurt out

jaser

to chatter

jaunir

to turn yellow

jeter

to throw

joindre

to join

jouer

to play

jouir

to enjoy

juger

to judge

jurer

to swear, vow

kidnapper

to kidnap

klaxonner

to honk

lâcher

to loosen

laisser

to leave

lancer

to throw

laver

to wash

lever

to lift, stand

lire

to read

loger

to lodge

louer

to rent

luire

to shine

maigrir

to lose weight

maintenir

to maintain

manger

to eat

manquer

to miss

marcher

to walk, to function

maudire

to curse

méconnaître

to be unaware of

médire

to malign

méfier

to mistrust

mélanger

to mix

menacer

to threaten

mener

to lead

mentir

to lie

méprendre

to mistake

mépriser

to scorn

mériter

to merit

mesurer

to measure

mettre

to put

modérer

to moderate

monter

to climb

montrer

to show

moquer

to mock

mordre

to bite

moudre

to mill, grind

mouiller

to wet

mourir

to die

nager

to swim

naître

to be born

naviguer

to navigate

négliger

to neglect

négocier

to negotiate

neiger

to snow

nettoyer

to clean

neutraliser

to neutralize

nier

to deny

noircir

to blacken

nommer

to name

noter

to write down

nouer

to tie, knot

nourrir

to feed

noyer

to drown

nuire

to harm

obéir

to obey

obliger

to oblige

obtenir

to obtain, to get

occlure

to occlude

occuper

to occupy

offrir

to offer

oindre

to anoint

omettre

to omit

oser

to dare

oublier

to forget

ouvrir

to open

paraître

to seem

parcourir

to cover, travel

pardonner

to forgive

parler

to talk

to share

participer

to participate

partir

to leave

parvenir

to reach

passer

to pass, spend time

patiner

to skate

payer

to pay

pécher

to sin

pêcher

to fish

peigner

to comb

peindre

to paint

peler

to peel

pendre

to hang

pénétrer

to enter

penser

to think

percevoir

to perceive

perdre

to lose

périr

to perish

permettre

to permit, to allow

persuader

to persuade

peser

to weigh

pianoter

to tap (like a piano)

placer

to put

plaindre

to pity

plaire

to please

plaisanter

to joke

planter

to plant, to crash (pc)

pleurer

to cry

pleuvoir

to rain

plier

to fold, bend

plonger

to dive

poindre

to dawn

pondre

to lay (an egg)

porter

to wear, carry

poser

to put

posséder

to possess

poursuivre

to pursue

pousser

to push

pouvoir

to be able

prédire

to predict

préférer

to prefer

prendre

to take

préparer (parer)

to prepare

prescrire

to subscribe

présenter

to introduce

pressentir

to have a premonition

presser

to squeeze

prétendre

to claim

prêter

to loan

prévaloir (se)

to pride oneself on

prévenir

to prevent

prévoir

to foresee

prier

to pray

produire

to produce

projeter

to project

promener

to walk

promettre

to promise

prononcer

to pronounce

proposer

to propose, suggest

proscrire

to prohibit

protéger

to protect

prouver

to prove

provenir

to come from, be due to

puer

to stink

punir

to punish

quérir

to summon

quitter

to leave

raconter

to tell, recount

ralentir

to slow down

ranger

to arrange

rappeler

to recall

rassurer

to reassure

rater

to miss

ravir

to delight

recevoir

to receive

reconduire

to renew

reconnaître

to recognize

reconstruire

to rebuild

recoudre

to sew back on

recourir

to run again

recouvrir

to recover

récrire

to rewrite

recueillir

to collect, to gather

rédiger

to write

redire

to repeat

réduire

to reduce

réélir

to re-elect

refaire

to redo

réfléchir

to think

refléter

to reflect

refuser

to refuse

regarder

to look at, to warch

regretter

to regret

rejeter

to reject

rejoindre

to rejoin

relire

to reread

remarquer

to notice

remercier

to thank

remettre

to put back (on)

remoudre

to regrind

remplacer

to replace

remplir

to fill

rencontrer

to meet

rendre

to give back

renoncer

to renounce

renouveler

to renew

rentrer

to return home

renvoyer

to dismiss

répandre

to spread, to spill

reparaître

to reappear

réparer

to repair

repasser

to iron, to pass again

repeindre

to repaint

repentir (se)

to repent

repérer

to locate

répéter

to repeat

répondre

to answer

reposer

to rest

reprendre

to take again, to recover

réprimander

to reprimand

reproduire

to reproduce

résoudre

to resolve

ressembler

to resemble

ressentir

to feel

rester

to remain

restreindre

to restrict

reteindre

to dye again

retenir

to retain

retourner

to return

réussir

to succeed

réveiller

to wake up

révéler

to reveal

revendiquer

to take responsibility

revenir

to come back

rêver

to dream

revêtir

to put on

revoir

to see again

riposter

to counteract

rire

to laugh

rompre

to break

rougir

to redden, to blush

rouler

to roll, to drive [a car]

rouvrir

to reopen

saillir

to protrude

saisir

to seize

salir

to soil

satisfaire

to satisfy

sauter

to jump

sauver

to save, rescue

savoir

to know

secouer

to shake

secourir

to help

séduire

to charm, to appeal to

séjourner

to sojourn

sembler

to seem

sentir

to feel, smell

séparer

to separate

serrer

to grasp, to squeeze

servir

to serve

siffler

to whistle

signaler

to signal

signer

to sign

signifier

to mean

skier

to ski

songer

to dream

sonner

to ring

sortir

to go out

souffler

to blow, to pant

souffrir

to suffer

souhaiter

to wish

souiller

to soil

soumettre

to submit

sourire

to smile

souscrire

to subscribe

soutenir

to support

souvenir (se)

to remember

subir

to undergo

subvenir

to provide for

succomber

to succumb

sucer

to suck

suffire

to suffice

suggérer

to suggest

suivre

to follow

supplier

to beg

supporter

to support, endure

supposer

to suppose

surprendre

to surprise

survenir

to occur

survivre

to survive

survoler

to fly over

susciter

to cause

tapoter

to tap

teindre

to dye

téléphoner

to call

tendre

to strain, strive

tenir

to hold

tenter

to try, to tempt

terminer

to end

tirer

to pull

tomber

to fall

tondre

to shear, to mow

tonner

to thunder

toquer

to knock

tordre

to twist

toucher

to affect

tourner

to turn

tousser

to cough

tracer

to draw

traduire

to translate

trahir

to betray

traiter

to treat, to negotiate

transcrire

to transcribe

transmettre

to transmit

transparaître

to show through

travailler

to work

traverser

to cross

tressaillir

to shudder

tricher

to trick, cheat

tromper

to deceive, mislead

trouver

to find

tuer

to kill

tutoyer

to use "tu"

unifier

to unify

unir

to unite

user

to wear out

utiliser

to use

vaincre

to defeat

valoir

to be worth

vanter

to praise

varier

to vary

veiller

to stay up

vendre

to sell

venger

to avenge

venir

to come

verdir

to turn green

vérifier

to verify

verser

to pour

vêtir

to clothe

vieillir

to age

viser

to aim

visiter

to visit

vivre

to live

voiler

to veil

voir

to see

voler

to steal, fly

voter

to vote

vouloir

to want

vouvoyer

to use "vous"

voyager

to travel

warranter

to guarantee with a warrant

zébrer

to stripe

zézayer

to lisp

zoner

to zone