681 French Verbs Flashcards
abolir
to abolish
absoudre
to absolve
abstenir (s’)
to abstain
accepter
to accept
accompagner
to accompany
départir
to accord
accuser
to accuse, acknowledge
achever
to achieve
acquérir
to acquire
agir
to act
ajouter
to add
adresser
to address
admirer
to admire
accorder
to admit
admettre
to admit
adorer
to adore
avancer
to advance
toucher
to affect
vieillir
to age
viser
to aim
amuser
to amuse
annoncer
to announce
agacer
to annoy
oindre
to anoint
répondre
to answer
apparaître
to appear
comparaître
to appear
adjoindre
to appoint
approcher
to approach
approuver
to approve (of)
armer
to arm
arranger
to arrange
ranger
to arrange
arriver
to arrive
demander
to ask for
assaillir
to assail
assurer
to assure
étonner
to astonish
attaquer
to attack
atteindre
to attain
assister
to attend
attirer
to attract
venger
to avenge
éviter
to avoid
être
to be
pouvoir
to be able
déconfire
to be beaten
naître
to be born
falloir
to be necessary
ignorer
to be unaware of, ignore
méconnaître
to be unaware of
avoir raison
to be right
valoir
to be worth
battre
to beat
devenir
to become
supplier
to beg
commencer
to begin, to start
croire
to believe
appartenir
to belong
trahir
to betray
engager
to bind
mordre
to bite
noircir
to blacken
blâmer
to blame
blanchir
to bleach
déteindre
to bleach
bénir
to bless
souffler
to blow, pant
bouillir
to boil
ennuyer
to bore, annoy
emprunter
to borrow
gêner
to bother
briser
to break
casser
to break
rompre
to break
apporter
to bring
animer
to bring to life (a party)
brosser
to brush
bâtir
to build
brûler
to burn
enterrer
to bury
acheter
to buy
appeler
to call
téléphoner
to call
attraper
to catch
susciter
to cause
cesser
to cease
célébrer
to celebrate
changer
to change
bavarder
to chat
causer
to chat, cause
jaser
to chatter
acclamer
to cheer, acclaim
chérir
to cherish
choisir
to choose
circoncire
to circumcise
circonvenir
to circumvent
prétendre
to claim
nettoyer
to clean
grimper
to climb
monter
to climb
clore
to close
fermer
to close
vêtir
to clothe
enduire
to coat
recueillir
to collect, gather
peigner
to comb
combattre
to combat
venir
to come
revenir
to come back
provenir
to come from, be due to
commettre
to commit
comparer
to compare
astreindre
to compel
contraindre
to compel
concourir
to compete
compléter
to complete
concevoir
to conceive
conclure
to conclude
confondre
to confuse
féliciter
to congratulate
conquérir
to conquer
consentir
to consent
considérer
to consider
construire
to construct
consommer
to consume
circonscrire
to contain
contenir
to contain, to fit
continuer
to continue
contredire
to contradict
contrevenir
to contravene
contrôler
to control
convenir
to convene
convaincre
to convince
cuire
to cook
corriger
to correct
correspondre
to correspond
corrompre
to corrupt
coûter
to cost
tousser
to cough
compter
to count, intend
riposter
to counteract
couvrir
to cover
parcourir
to cover, travel
créer
to create
traverser
to cross
écraser
to crush
pleurer
to cry
guérir
to cure
maudire
to curse
couper
to cut
danser
to dance
oser
to dare
poindre
to dawn
abasourdir
to daze, bewilder
forclore
to debar
débattre
to debate
tromper
to deceive, mislead
décider
to decide
déduire
to deduce
vaincre
to defeat
défendre
to defend
ravir
to delight
exiger
to demand
démolir
to demolish
dénoncer
to denounce
nier
to deny
dépendre
to depend
fier
to depend on
dépeindre
to depict
descendre
to descend
décrire
to describe
désirer
to desire, to wish
détruire
to destroy
développer
to develop
mourir
to die
différer
to differ
fouiller
to dig deeply
diminuer
to diminish
diriger
to direct
disparaître
to disappear
décevoir
to disappoint
disjoindre
to disconnect
décourager
to discourage
discourir
to discourse
découvrir
to discover
discuter
to discuss
éconduire
to dismiss
renvoyer
to dismiss
désobéir
to disobey
déplaire
to displease
dissoudre
to dissolve
déranger
to disturb
plonger
to dive
détourner
to divert
divorcer
to divorce
douter
to doubt
dessiner
to draw
tracer
to draw
rêver
to dream
songer
to dream
habiller
to dress
boire
to drink
conduire
to drive
noyer
to drown
teindre
to dye
reteindre
to dye again
manger
to eat
élire
to elect
étreindre
to embrace
employer
to employ, use
enclore
to enclose
encourager
to encourage
terminer
to end
enjoindre
to enjoin
jouir
to enjoy
ensuivre (s’)
to ensue
entrer
to enter
pénétrer
to enter
égayer
to entertain
équivaloir
to equal
effacer
to erase
échapper
to escape
établir
to establish
estimer
to estimate
évaluer
to evaluate
exagérer
to exaggerate
dépasser
to exceed
exclure
to exclude
excuser
to excuse
exister
to exist
expliquer
to explain
explorer
to explore
exprimer
to express
éteindre
to extinguish, turn off
échouer
to fail
défaillir
to faint
tomber
to fall
endormir
to fall asleep
craindre
to fear
nourrir
to feed
ressentir
to feel
sentir
to feel, smell
feindre
to feign
remplir
to fill
trouver
to find
finir
to finish
pêcher
to fish
aménager
to fit
fixer
to fix
fuir
to flee
survoler
to fly over
plier
to fold, bend
suivre
to follow
interdire
to forbid
forcer
to force
prévoir
to foresee
oublier
to forget
pardonner
to forgive
fonder
to found
dégager
to free
geler
to freeze
effrayer
to frighten
frire
to fry
fournir
to furnish, provide
cueillir
to gather
fâcher
to get angry
donner
to give
rendre
to give back
céder
to give up
aller
to go
sortir
to go out
serrer
to grasp, squeeze
broyer
to grind
geindre
to groan
grandir
to grow
warranter
to guarantee with a warrant
deviner
to guess
arraisonner
to hail
grêler
to hail
entrouvrir
to half-open
pendre
to hang
accrocher
to hang (up)
advenir
to happen
nuire
to harm
éclore
to hatch
détester
to hate
haïr
to hate
avoir
to have
pressentir
to have a premonition
dîner
to have dinner
déjeuner
to have lunch
devoir
to have to
entendre
to hear
aider
to help
secourir
to help
hésiter
to hesitate
hoqueter
to hiccup
cacher
to hide
détenir
to hold
tenir
to hold
klaxonner
to honk
espérer
to hope
chasser
to hunt, chase
accourir
to hurry
dépêcher
to hurry
blesser
to hurt, offend
emparer
to impare
imposer
to impose
empreindre
to imprint
inclure
to include
augmenter
to increase
encourir
to incur
indiquer
to indicate
informer
to inform
enfreindre
to infringe
enquérir (s’)
to inquire
insister
to insist
instruire
to instruct
intéresser
to interest
interroger
to interrogate
interrompre
to interrupt
intervenir
to intervene
introduire
to introduce
présenter
to introduce
inventer
to invent
inviter
to invite
entraîner
to involve, to pull
repasser
to iron, to pass again
joindre
to join
blaguer
to joke
plaisanter
to joke
juger
to judge
épreindre
to juice
sauter
to jump
garder
to keep
kidnapper
to kidnap
tuer
to kill
embrasser
to kiss, embrace
frapper
to knock
toquer
to knock
abattre
to knock down
connaître
to know
savoir
to know
faillir
to lack
rire
to laugh
pondre
to lay (an egg)
mener
to lead
feuilleter
to leaf through
défricher
to lay groundwork
apprendre
to learn
laisser
to leave
partir
to leave
quitter
to leave
mentir
to lie
lever
to lift, stand
aimer
to like, to love
zézayer
to lisp
écouter
to listen
habiter
to live
vivre
to live
demeurer
to live, stay
charger
to load
prêter
to loan
repérer
to locate
loger
to lodge
entretenir
to look after
regarder
to look at
chercher
to look for
lâcher
to loosen
perdre
to lose
maigrir
to lose weight
abaisser
to lower
baisser
to lower
maintenir
to maintain
faire
to make, do
culpabiliser
to make one feel guilty
médire
to malign
gérer
to manage
épouser
to marry
signifier
to mean
mesurer
to measure
rencontrer
to meet
fondre
to melt
app. par coeur
to memorize
mériter
to merit
moudre
to mill, grind
induire
to mislead
manquer
to miss
rater
to miss
méprendre
to mistake
méfier
to mistrust
mélanger
to mix
moquer
to mock
modérer
to moderate
bouger
to move
déménager
to move
éloigner
to move away
nommer
to name
naviguer
to navigate
avoir besoin
to need
négliger
to neglect
négocier
to negotiate
neutraliser
to neutralize
remarquer
to notice
obéir
to obey
obliger
to oblige
obtenir
to obtain, to get
occlure
to occlude
occuper
to occupy
survenir
to occur
offrir
to offer
omettre
to omit
ouvrir
to open
commander
to order
peindre
to paint
participer
to participate
doubler
to pass
passer
to pass, spend time
payer
to pay
peler
to peel
percevoir
to perceive
périr
to perish
permettre
to permit, to allow
persuader
to persuade
plaindre
to pity
planter
to plant, to crash (pc)
jouer
to play
plaire
to please
posséder
to possess
verser
to pour
vanter
to praise
prier
to pray
prédire
to predict
préférer
to prefer
préparer (parer)
to prepare
confire
to preserve
empêcher
to prevent
prévenir
to prevent
prévaloir (se)
to pride oneself on
produire
to produce
proscrire
to prohibit
projeter
to project
promettre
to promise
prononcer
to pronounce
proposer
to propose, suggest
protéger
to protect
saillir
to protrude
prouver
to prove
subvenir
to provide for
tirer
to pull
arracher
to pull up/out
punir
to punish
poursuivre
to pursue
pousser
to push
mettre
to put
placer
to put
poser
to put
remettre
to put back (on)
ceindre
to put on
revêtir
to put on
coucher
to put to bed
interroger
to question
pleuvoir
to rain
élever
to raise
parvenir
to reach
lire
to read
reparaître
to reappear
rassurer
to reassure
reconstruire
to rebuild
rappeler
to recall
recevoir
to receive
reconnaître
to recognize
conseiller
to recommend
enregistrer
to record
conter
to recount
recouvrir
to recover
rougir
to redden, blush
refaire
to redo
réduire
to reduce
réélire
to re-elect
refléter
to reflect
refuser
to refuse
regretter
to regret
remoudre
to regrind
rejeter
to reject
rejoindre
to rejoin
rester
to remain
souvenir (se)
to remember
enlever
to remove
reconduire
to renew
renouveler
to renew
renoncer
to renounce
louer
to rent
déclore
to reopen
rouvrir
to reopen
repeindre
to repaint
réparer
to repair
redire
to repeat
répéter
to repeat
