Common verbs Flashcards by Jon Short

to accept to do something

accepter de faire quelque chose

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to check

vérifier

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to choose

choisir

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to clean

nettoyer

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to click (ICT)

cliquer

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to climb; get on(to)

monter

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to close

fermer

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to come

venir

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to contact

contacter

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to continue/carry on

continuer

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to cope/manage/get by

se débrouiller

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to copy

copier

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to cost

coûter

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to count; count on (someone)

compter; compter sur

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to cross, go across

traverser

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to cry

pleurer

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to decide

décider

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to depart/leave

partir

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to describe

décrire

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to deserve

mériter

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to die

mourir

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to discuss

discuter

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to draw

dessiner

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to drink

boire

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to drive

conduire

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to earn

gagner

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to eat

manger

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to end

(se) terminer

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to enjoy oneself

s’amuser

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to enter/go in

entrer

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to escape

s’échapper

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to explain

expliquer

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to fail

rater

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to fall

tomber

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to fall asleep

s’endormir

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to feed, nourish

nourrir

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to fill/fill in

remplir

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to find

trouver

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to finish, end

finir

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to fly

voler

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to follow

suivre

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to forget; to leave something behind

oublier

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to forgive

pardonner

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to get angry

se fâcher

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to get dressed

s’habiller

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to give

donner

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to give back

rendre

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to give (a gift)

offrir

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to go

aller

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to go (in a car)

rouler

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to get into (bus, car, train)

monter (dans)

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to get out of (bus, car, train)

descendre (de)

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to get up

se lever

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to go down

descendre

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to go for a walk

se promener

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to go out

sortir

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to go to bed

se coucher

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to go up

monter

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to harm

blesser

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to hate

détester

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to have

avoir

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to have to/must

devoir

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to hear

entendre

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to help

aider

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to hold

tenir

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to hope

espérer

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to hurry

se dépêcher

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to hurt (oneself)

(se) faire mal

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to improve

améliorer

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to inform

informer

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to introduce (an item, an idea)

introduire

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to introduce (a person)

présenter

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to invite

inviter

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to jump

sauter

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to knock, hit

frapper

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to knock over

renverser

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to know (a fact)

savoir

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to know (person, place)

connaître

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to land

atterrir

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to last

durer

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to laugh

rire

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to learn

apprendre

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to leave; to depart

partir

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to leave (somewhere, somebody)

quitter

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to leave behind (an object)

laisser; oublier

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to lend

prêter

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to light, turn/switch on

allumer

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to like

aimer

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to listen

écouter

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to live (inhabit)

habiter

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to live

vivre

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to look after

s’occuper de

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to look after/mind (child, dog)

garder

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to look for

chercher

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to look like, resemble

ressembler

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to lose

perdre

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to love

adorer

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to manage, to cope

se débrouiller

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to manage (business)

gérer

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to mean to (do)

avoir l’intention de (faire)

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to mean/to signify

signifier

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to meet

rencontrer

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to miss; to be lacking

manquer

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to miss (train, bus etc)

rater

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to need

avoir besoin de

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to note

noter

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to offer; to give a present

offrir

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to open

ouvrir

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to order

commander

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to organise

organiser

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to park

garer; stationner

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to pass

passer

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to phone

téléphoner

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to place

poser

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to please

plaire (à)

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to prefer

préférer

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to present

présenter

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to prevent

empêcher

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to produce

produire

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to pull

tirer

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to push

pousser

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to put

mettre

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to put back

remettre

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to read

lire

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to receive

recevoir

to recommend

recommander

to refund

rembourser

to regret, be sorry

regretter

to remember

se rappeler/se souvenir

to rent/to hire

louer

to repair

réparer

to repeat

répéter

to replace

remplacer

to reply

répondre

to research

rechercher

to reserve

réserver

to rest

se reposer

to return; to go back

rentrer (home); retourner (to school)

to ring (a bell)

sonner

to save

sauver

to say

dire

to see

voir

to seem

sembler

to sell

vendre

to send

envoyer

to serve

servir

to show

montrer

to sign

signer

to sing

chanter

to sit down

s’asseoir

to sleep

dormir

to smile

sourire

to speak

parler

to spend (money)

dépenser

to spend (time)

passer

to squash

écraser

to stay

rester

to steal

voler

to stick

coller

to stop doing something

(s’)arrêter de faire quelque chose

to study

étudier

to succeed

réussir

to switch off

éteindre/ arrêter

to take

prendre

to take off (plane)

décoller

to take off (clothes etc)

ôter

to tell/recount

raconter

to tell/to say

dire

to thank

remercier

to think (about)

penser

to think, believe

croire

to throw

jeter

to touch

toucher

to travel

voyager

to try

essayer

to understand

comprendre

to use

se servir de; utiliser

to visit (person)

rendre visite à

to visit (place)

visiter

to wait (for)

attendre

to wake up

se réveiller

to walk

marcher; aller à pied

to want

vouloir

to want, desire

désirer

to warn

prévenir

to wash (oneself)

(se) laver

to wear

porter

to weigh

peser

to win

gagner

to wish

souhaiter

to work

travailler

to work (function)

marcher

to write

écrire

to belong to

appartenir à

to obey

obéir à

to accuse (someone) of doing something

accuser (quelqu’un) de faire quelque chose

to be afraid of doing something

avoir peur de faire quelque chose

to feel like doing something

avoir envie de faire quelque chose

to need to do something

avoir besoin de faire quelque chose

to seem to be doing something

avoir l’air de faire quelque chose

to intend to do something

avoir l’intention de faire quelque chose

to be right to do something

avoir raison de faire quelque chose

to be wrong to do something

avoir tort de faire quelque chose

to cease doing something

cesser de faire quelque chose

to choose to do something

choisir de faire quelque chose

to order (someone) to do something

commander (à qqun) de faire quelque chose

to advise to do something

conseiller de faire quelque chose

to keep doing something

continuer de faire quelque chose

to fear doing something

craindre de faire quelque chose

to decide to something

décider de faire quelque chose

to forbid (someone) to do something

défendre (à quelqu’un) de faire quelque chose

to ask (someone) to do something

demander (à quelqu’un) de faire quelque chose

to hurry to do something

se dépêcher de faire quelque chose

to get off/ down from something

descendre de

to tell (someone) to do something

dire (à quelqu’un) de faire quelque chose

to keep/ prevent (someone) from doing something

empêcher (quelqu’un) de faire quelque chose

to try to do something

essayer de faire quelque chose

to apologize for doing something

s’excuser de faire quelque chose

to finish doing something

finir de faire quelque chose

to neglect doing something

manquer de faire quelque chose

to deserve to do something

mériter de faire quelque chose

to offer to do something

offrir de faire quelque chose

to forget to do something

oublier de faire quelque chose

to talk about doing something

parler de faire quelque chose

to allow (oneself) to do something

(se) permettre de faire quelque chose

to complain about doing something

se plaindre de faire quelque chose

to promise to do something

promettre de faire quelque chose

to suggest to do something

proposer de faire quelque chose

to refuse to do something

refuser de faire quelque chose

to regret doing something

regretter de faire quelque chose

to thank for doing something

remercier de faire quelque chose

to dream of doing something

rêver de faire quelque chose

to risk doing something

risquer de faire quelque chose

to remember doing something

se souvenir de faire quelque chose

to beg to do something

supplier de faire quelque chose

to have just done something

venir de faire quelque chose

to content oneself with doing something

se contenter de faire quelque chose

to convince (someone) to do something

convaincre (quelqu’un) de faire quelque chose –

to try hard to do something

s’efforcer de faire quelque chose

to contemplate doing something

envisager de faire quelque chose

to avoid doing something

éviter de faire quelque chose

to pretend doing something

faire semblant de faire quelque chose

to feign to, to pretend doing something

feindre de faire quelque chose

to forbid (someone) to do something

interdire (à quelqu’un) de faire quelque chose

to threaten (someone) to do something

menacer (quelqu’un) de faire quelque chose

to convince (someone) to do something

persuader (quelqu’un) de faire quelque chose

to plan on doing something

projeter de faire quelque chose

to reproach (someone) for doing something

reprocher (à quelqu’un) de faire quelque chose

to suspect (someone) of doing something

soupçonner (quelqu’un) de faire quelque chose

to try to do something

tâcher de faire quelque chose

to help to do something

aider à faire quelque chose

to learn how to do something

apprendre à faire quelque chose

to manage / succeed in doing something

arriver à faire quelque chose

to have to / be obliged to do something

avoir à faire quelque chose

to attempt to do something

chercher à faire quelque chose

to begin to do something

commencer à faire quelque chose

to continue to do something

continuer à faire quelque chose

to agree to do something

consentir à faire quelque chose

to make up one’s mind to do something

se décider à faire quelque chose

to encourage someone to do something

encourager quelqu’un à faire quelque chose

to get used to doing something

s’habituer à faire quelque chose

to hesitate to do something

hésiter à faire quelque chose

to invite (someone) to do something

inviter (quelqu’un) à faire quelque chose

to start doing something

se mettre à faire quelque chose

to force (someone) to do something

obliger (quelqu’un) à faire quelque chose

to succeed in doing something

parvenir à faire quelque chose

to spend time doing

passer du temps à faire quelque chose

to waste time doing

perdre du temps à faire quelque chose

to persist in doing

persister à faire quelque chose

to push someone to do something

pousser (quelqu’un) à faire quelque chose

to prepare oneself to do something

se préparer à faire quelque chose

to begin doing something again

recommencer à faire quelque chose

to give up doing something

renoncer à faire quelque chose

to resist doing

résister à faire quelque chose

to succeed in doing

réussir à faire quelque chose

to be used to do something

servir à faire quelque chose

to insist on doing something

tenir à faire quelque chose

to have fun doing something

s’amuser à faire quelque chose

to expect doing something

s’attendre à faire quelque chose

to allow oneself to do something

s’autoriser à faire quelque chose

to get used to doing something

s’habituer à faire quelque chose

to love doing something

adorer faire quelque chose

to like/enjoy doing something

aimer faire quelque chose

to rather do something

aimer mieux faire quelque chose

to be going to do something

aller faire quelque chose

to admit to do something

avouer faire quelque chose

to intend to do something

compter faire quelque chose

to run to do something

courir faire quelque chose

to want to do something

désirer faire quelque chose

to hate to do something

détester faire quelque chose

to have to do something

devoir faire quelque chose

to listen (someone) do something

écouter (quelqu’un) faire quelque chose

to take (someone) to do something

emmener (quelqu’un) faire quelque chose

to send (someone) to do something

envoyer (quelqu’un) faire quelque chose

to hope to do something

espérer faire quelque chose

to be supposed to do something

être censé faire quelque chose

to have something done

faire faire quelque chose

one must do something about it

il faut faire quelque chose

to allow/let something to be done

laisser faire quelque chose

to dare to do something

oser faire quelque chose

to seem to do something

paraître faire quelque chose

to consider doing something

penser faire quelque chose

to be able to do something

pouvoir faire quelque chose

to prefer to do something

préférer faire quelque chose

to pretend to do something

prétendre faire quelque chose

to watch someone do something

regarder (quelqu’un) faire quelque chose

to know HOW TO do something

savoir faire quelque chose

to seem to be doing something

sembler faire quelque chose –

to wish to do something

souhaiter faire quelque chose –

to come to do something

venir faire quelque chose

to want to do something

vouloir faire quelque chose

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