Essential Verbs 📔 Flashcards
accueillir
to welcome
ajouter
to add
allumer
to switch on
améliorer
to improve
apprendre
to learn
appeler
to call
arrêter
to stop / arrest
arriver
to arrive / manage to
attendre
to wait
augmenter
to increase
avoir
to have
baisser
to lower
blesser
to injure
cacher
to hide
casser
to break
changer
to change
chanter
to sing
chercher
to look for
choisir
to choose
commander
to order
comprendre
to understand
compter
to count
conduire
to drive
connaître
to know
conseiller
to advise
construire
to build
courir
to run
courir
to run
coûter
to cost
crier
to shout
croire
to believe
découvrir
to discover
décrire
to describe
demander
to ask
dépenser
to spend (money)
descendre
to go down / get off
dessiner
to draw
devenir
to become
deviner
to guess
devoir
to have to
dire
to say
discuter
to discuss
disparaître
to disappear
donner
to give
dormir
to sleep
écouter
to listen
écrire
to write
effacer
to erase
embêter
to annoy
empêcher / prévenir
to prevent (2)
enseigner
to teach
entendre
to hear
entrer
to enter
envoyer
to send
espérer
to hope
éteindre
to switch off
étonner
to shock / surprise
être
to be
étudier
to study
éviter
to avoid
expliquer
to explain
faire
to do / make
falloir
to be necessary (must)
fermer
to close
fêter
to celebrate
finir
to finish
fumer
to smoke
gagner
to win / earn
garder
to keep / look after
goûter
to taste
habiter
to live
interdire
to ban / forbid
jouer
to play
laisser
to leave / let
laisser tomber
to drop / forget
lire
to read
loger
to stay
louer
to rent
manger
to eat
marcher
to walk / work
menacer
to threaten
mentir
to lie
mettre
to put
monter
to go up / climb
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mourir
to die
naître
to be born
nager
to swim
nettoyer
to clean
offrir
to offer
oublier
to forget
ouvrir
to open
parler
to speak
partager
to share
partir
to leave
passer
to spend (time)
penser
to think
perdre
to lose
permettre
to allow / let
pleurer
to cry
porter
to wear
pouvoir
can / to be able
prendre
to take
quitter
to leave
ranger
to tidy
rappeler
to call / remember
rattraper
to catch up
réagir
to react
recevoir
to receive
reconnaître
to recognise
rencontrer
to meet
renoncer
to give up
rentrer
to go back / home
répondre
to answer
rester
to stay
retourner
to return
réussir
to succeed / pass an exam
revenir
to come back
rêver
to dream
rigoler
to have a laugh
rire
to laugh
s’amuser
to have fun
sauter
to jump
sauver
to save
savoir
to know
sembler
to seem
sentir (3)
to seem / to smell / to feel
sortir
to go out
sourire
to smile
tomber
to fall
toucher
to touch
tenir
to hold
suivre
to follow
travailler
to work
utiliser
to use
trouver
to find
tuer
to kill
vendre
to sell
venir
to come
vouloir
to want
vivre
to live
voir
to see
voler
to fly / steal
voyager
to travel
demeurer
to remain
lancer / jeter
to throw (2)
raconter
to tell
sentir
to smell / to feel
servir
to serve
couvrir
to cover
cueillir
to pick
cueillir
to pick
souffrir
to suffer
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savoir
to know (not a definite)
connaître
to know (when you REALLY REALLY know)
tenir
to hold
je viens de recevoir…
i have just received…
dévoiler
to unveil
banaliser
to trivialize
atteindre
to reach
grandir
to grow
remplir
to fill
creuser
to dig
poser
to install
coloniser
to coloniser
prévenir
to prevent
pousser
to push / drive (in the sense of motivation)
douter
to doubt / suspect
manquer
to lack
fouler
to sprain
ancrer
to anchor / fix
tarder
to delay
déménager
to move
moquer
to mock
livrer
to deliver
refaire
to redo
tchatter
to chat online
télécharger
to download
détenir
to detain/possess
convoquer
to summon/call
transmettre
to transmit / pass on
dénombre
to count
accoucher
to give birth
affectionner
to feel affection for
agacer
to irritate
avorter
to abort
céder
to give in
contrarier
to thwart
froisser
to upset
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maltraiter
to ill-treat
négliger
to neglect
supporter
to put up with
trahir
to betray
mendier
to beg
rater
to miss
convaincre
to convince
progesser
to progress
regretter
to regret
fournir
to give
entourer
to surround
toucher
to affect
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to dare
lutter contre / combattre
to combat / fight (2)
consacrer
to dedicate
échanger
to exchange
surveiller
to monitor
diffuser
to spread / to broadcast
actualiser
to update
faire la bise
to kiss (hello)
désobéir
to disobey
obéir
to obey
poser des questions
to ask questions
prêter
to lend
emprunter
to borrow
rendre visite
to pay a visit
ressembler
to look like
téléphoner
to phone / call
envoyer
to send
montrer
to show (off)
