Essential Verbs 📔 Flashcards

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accueillir

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to welcome

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ajouter

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to add

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allumer

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to switch on

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améliorer

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to improve

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apprendre

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to learn

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appeler

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to call

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arrêter

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to stop / arrest

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arriver

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to arrive / manage to

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attendre

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to wait

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augmenter

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to increase

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avoir

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to have

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baisser

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to lower

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blesser

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to injure

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cacher

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to hide

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casser

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to break

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changer

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to change

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chanter

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to sing

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chercher

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to look for

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choisir

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to choose

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commander

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to order

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comprendre

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to understand

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compter

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to count

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conduire

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to drive

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connaître

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to know

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conseiller

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to advise

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construire

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to build

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courir

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to run

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courir

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to run

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coûter

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to cost

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crier

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to shout

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croire

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to believe

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découvrir

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to discover

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décrire

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to describe

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demander

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to ask

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dépenser

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to spend (money)

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descendre

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to go down / get off

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dessiner

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to draw

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devenir

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to become

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deviner

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to guess

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devoir

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to have to

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dire

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to say

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discuter

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to discuss

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disparaître

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to disappear

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donner

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to give

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dormir

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to sleep

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écouter

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to listen

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écrire

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to write

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effacer

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to erase

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embêter

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to annoy

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empêcher / prévenir

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to prevent

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enseigner

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to teach

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entendre

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to hear

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entrer

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to enter

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envoyer

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to send

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espérer

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to hope

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éteindre

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to switch off

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étonner

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to shock / surprise

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être

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to be

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étudier

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to study

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éviter

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to avoid

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expliquer

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to explain

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faire

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to do / make

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falloir

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to be necessary (must)

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fermer

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to close

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fêter

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to celebrate

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finir

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to finish

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fumer

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to smoke

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gagner

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to win / earn

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garder

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to keep / look after

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goûter

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to taste

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habiter

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to live

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interdire

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to ban / forbid

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jouer

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to play

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laisser

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to leave / let

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laisser tomber

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to drop / forget

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lire

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to read

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loger

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to stay

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louer

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to rent

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manger

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to eat

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marcher

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to walk / work

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menacer

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to threaten

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mentir

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to lie

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mettre

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to put

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monter

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to go up / climb

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montrer

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to show

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mourir

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to die

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naître

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to be born

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nager

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to swim

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nettoyer

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to clean

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offrir

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to offer

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oublier

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to forget

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ouvrir

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to open

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parler

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to speak

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partager

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to share

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partir

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to leave

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passer

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to spend (time)

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penser

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to think

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perdre

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to lose

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permettre

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to allow / let

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pleurer

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to cry

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porter

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to wear

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pouvoir

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can / to be able

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prendre

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to take

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quitter

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to leave

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ranger

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to tidy

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rappeler

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to call / remember

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rattraper

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to catch up

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réagir

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to react

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recevoir

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to receive

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reconnaître

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to recognise

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rencontrer

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to meet

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renoncer

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to give up

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rentrer

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to go back / home

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répondre

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to answer

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rester

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to stay

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retourner

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to return

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réussir

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to succeed / pass an exam

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revenir

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to come back

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rêver

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to dream

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rigoler

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to have a laugh

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rire

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to laugh

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s’amuser

A

to have fun

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sauter

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to jump

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sauver

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to save

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savoir

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to know

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se coucher

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to go to bed

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se débrouiller

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to cope / manage

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se détendre

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to relax

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se disputer

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to argue

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se fâcher

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to get angry

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se laver

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to get washed

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se marier

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to get married

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se lever

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to get up

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se reposer

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to relax

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se promener

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to walk

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se réveiller

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to wake up

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se souvenir

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to remember

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se tromper

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to make a mistake

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sembler

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to seem

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sentir

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to seem / to smell / to feel

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s’endormir

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to fall asleep

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s’ennuyer

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to get bored

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s’entendre

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to get along

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s’habituer

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to get used to

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s’inquiéter

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to worry

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s’habiller

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to get dressed

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sortir

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to go out

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sourire

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to smile

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tomber

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to fall

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toucher

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to touch

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tenir

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to hold

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suivre

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to follow

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travailler

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to work

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utiliser

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to use

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trouver

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to find

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tuer

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to kill

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vendre

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to sell

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venir

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to come

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vouloir

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to want

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vivre

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to live

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voir

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to see

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voler

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to fly / steal

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voyager

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to travel

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demeurer

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to remain

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lancer / jeter

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to throw

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raconter

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to tell

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sentir

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to smell / to feel

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servir

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to serve

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couvrir

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to cover

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cueillir

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to pick

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cueillir

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to pick

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souffrir

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to suffer

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DEL

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DEL

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pouvoir

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can / able to

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savoir

A

to know (not a definite)

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connaître

A

to know (when you REALLY REALLY know)

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tenir

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to hold

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je viens de recevoir…

A

i have just received…

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dévoiler

A

to unveil

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banaliser

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to trivialize

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atteindre

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to reach

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grandir

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to grow

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remplir

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to fill

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creuser

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to dig

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poser

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to install

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coloniser

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to coloniser

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prévenir

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to prevent

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pousser

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to push / drive (in the sense of motivation)

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douter

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to doubt / suspect

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manquer

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to lack

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fouler

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to sprain

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ancrer

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to anchor / fix