Common Verbs Flashcards

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to accept

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accepter

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to check

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vérifier

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to choose

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choisir

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to clean

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nettoyer

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to click (ICT)

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cliquer

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to climb; get on (to)

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monter

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to close

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fermer

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to come

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venir

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to contact

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contacter

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to continue / carry on

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continuer

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to cope / manage / get by

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se débrouiller

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to copy

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copier

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to cost

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coûter

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to count; count on (someone)

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compter; compter sur

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to cross; go across

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traverser

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to cry

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pleurer

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to decide

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décider

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to depart / leave

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partir

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to describe

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décrire

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to deserve

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mériter

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to die

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mourir

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to discuss

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discuter

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to draw

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dessiner

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to drink

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boire

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to drive

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conduire

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to earn

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gagner

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to eat

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manger

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to end

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(se) terminer

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to enjoy oneself

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s’amuser

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to enter / go in

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entrer

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to escape

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s’échapper

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to explain

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expliquer

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to fail

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rater

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to fall

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tomber

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to fall asleep

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s’endormir

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to feed, nourish

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nourrir

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to fill / fill in

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remplir

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to find

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trouver

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to finish, end

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finir

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to fly

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voler

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to follow

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suivre

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to forget; to leave something behind

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oublier

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to forgive

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pardonner

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to get angry

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se fâcher

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to get dressed

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s’habiller

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to get undressed

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se déshabiller

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to give

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donner

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to give back

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rendre

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to give (a gift)

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offrir

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to go

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aller

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to go (in a car)

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rouler

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to get into (bus, car, train)

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monter (dans)

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to get out of (bus, car, train)

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descendre (de)

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to get up

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se lever

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to go down

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descendre

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to go for a walk

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se promener

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to go out

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sortir

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to go to bed

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se coucher

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to go up

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monter

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to harm

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blesser

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to hate

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détester

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to have

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avoir

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to have to/must

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devoir

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to hear

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entendre

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to help

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aider

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to hold

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tenir

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to hope

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espérer

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to hurry

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se dépêcher

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to hurt (oneself)

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(se) faire mal

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to improve

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améliorer

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to inform

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informer

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to introduce (an item, an idea)

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introduire

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to introduce (a person)

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présenter

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to invite

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inviter

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to jump

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sauter

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to knock, hit

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frapper

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to knock over

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renverser

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to know (a fact)

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savoir

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to know (person, place)

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connaître

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to land

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atterrir

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to last

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durer

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to laugh

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rire

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to learn

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apprendre

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to leave; to depart

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partir

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to leave (somewhere, somebody)

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quitter

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to leave behind (an object)

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laisser; oublier

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to lend

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prêter

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to light, turn/switch on

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allumer

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to like

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aimer

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to listen

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écouter

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to live (inhabit)

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habiter

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to live

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vivre

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to look after

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s’occuper de

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to look after/mind (child, dog)

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garder

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to look for

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chercher

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to look like, resemble

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ressembler

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to lose

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perdre

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to love

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adorer

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to manage, to cope

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se débrouiller

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to manage (business)

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gérer

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to mean to (do)

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avoir l’intention de (faire)

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to mean/to signify

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signifier

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to meet

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rencontrer

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to miss; to be lacking

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manquer

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to miss (train, bus etc)

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rater

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to need

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avoir besion de

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to note

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noter

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to offer; to give a present

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offrir

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to order

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commander

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to organise

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organiser

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to park

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garer; stationner

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to pass

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passer

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to phone

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téléphoner

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to place

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poser

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to please

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plaire (à)

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to prefer

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préférer

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to present

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présenter

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to open

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ouvrir

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to prevent

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empêcher

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to produce

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produire

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to pull

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tirer

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to push

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pousser

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to put

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mettre

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to put back

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remettre

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to read

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lire

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to receive

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recevoir

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to recommend

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recommander

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to refund

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rembourser

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to regret, be sorry

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regretter

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to remember

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se rappeler / se souvenir

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to rent / to hire

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louer

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to repair

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réparer

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to repeat

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répéter

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to replace

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remplacer

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to reply

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répondre

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to research

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rechercher

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to reserve

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réserver

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to rest

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se reposer

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to return; to go back

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rentrer (home); retourner (to school)

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to ring (a bell)

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sonner

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to save

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sauver

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to say

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dire

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to see

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voir

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to seem

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sembler

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to sell

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vendre

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to send

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envoyer

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to serve

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servir

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to show

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montrer

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to sign

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signer

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to sing

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chanter

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to sit down

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s’asseoir

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to sleep

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dormir

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to smile

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sourire

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to speak

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parler

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to spend (money)

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dépenser

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to spend (time)

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passer

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to squash

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écraser

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to stay

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rester

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to steal

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voler

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to stick

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coller

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to stop

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to study

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éstudier

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to succeed

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réussir

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to switch off

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éteindre / arrêter

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to take

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prendre

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to take off (plane)

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décoller

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to take off (clothes etc)

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ôter

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to tell / recount

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raconter

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to tell / to say

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dire

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to thank

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remercier

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to think (about)

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penser

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to think, believe

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croire

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to throw

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jeter

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to touch

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toucher

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to travel

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voyager

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to try

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essayer

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to understand

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comprendre

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to use

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se servir de; utiliser

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to visit (person)

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rendre visite à

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to visit (place)

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visiter

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to wait (for)

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attendre

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to wake up

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se réveiller

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to walk

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marcher; aller à pied

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to want

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vouloir

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to want, desire

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désirer

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to warn

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prévenir

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to wash (oneself)

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(se) laver

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to wear

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porter

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to weigh

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peser

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to win

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gagner

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to wish

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souhaiter

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to work

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travailler

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to work (function)

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marcher

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to write

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écrire