French nouns part 2 Flashcards
combattre
to fight
parcourir
to browse / to glance through
recourir à
to run to / to resort to
concourir à
to contribute
concourir
to compete
secourir
to rescue
encourir
to incur
conduire
to drive/to lead
déduire
to deduct
reconnaître
to recognise
méconnaître
to misjudge / not know well
comparaître
to appear
tricher
to cheat
détenir
to detain
atteindre
to reach
taire
to keep quiet
gratter
to scratch / to be itchy
repasser
to come back by / to pop back in / to iron / to retake (exam)
bercer
to rock (a baby)
lutter
to fight / to struggle
maîtriser
to master
garder
to keep
verser des larmes
shed a tear
pleure
to cry
éprouver
to feel / to test/ experience
serrer
to tighten / to grip tight
en avoir marre de
to be fed up with
navrer
to upset
laisser tomber
to drop/give up
résoudre
to solve
réunir
to gather together / combine
apparaître
to appear
revendiquer
to claim
démentir
to deny / contradict
soumettre
to submit/subject to
encadrer
to frame/surround/be in charge of
venir à l’esprit de qn
to cross sb’s mind
dissoudre
dissolve
s’éloigner
to go far away
saluer
to greet
être à la hauteur
to be up to it
se lasser
to get bored
maîtriser
to master
déclencher
to set off
décéder
to die
se mettre à
to start
arnaquer
to con
se débarrasser de
get rid off
concilier
to reconcile
empêcher
to prevent
culpabiliser
to feel guilty
inciter
to encourage
impliquer
to mean / involve
commettre
to commit
surmonter
to overcome
couler
to flow/leak/sink
se moquer de
make fun of
empecher
to prevent
plaider
to plead
grignoter
to nibble
s’avérer
to prove /to prove to be
