French nouns part 2 Flashcards
1
Q
combattre
A
to fight
2
Q
parcourir
A
to browse / to glance through
3
Q
recourir à
A
to run to / to resort to
4
Q
concourir à
A
to contribute
5
Q
concourir
A
to compete
6
Q
secourir
A
to rescue
7
Q
encourir
A
to incur
8
Q
conduire
A
to drive/to lead
9
Q
déduire
A
to deduct
10
Q
reconnaître
A
to recognise
11
Q
méconnaître
A
to misjudge / not know well
12
Q
comparaître
A
to appear
13
Q
tricher
A
to cheat
14
Q
détenir
A
to detain
15
Q
atteindre
A
to reach
16
Q
taire
A
to keep quiet
17
Q
gratter
A
to scratch / to be itchy
18
Q
repasser
A
to come back by / to pop back in / to iron / to retake (exam)
19
Q
bercer
A
to rock (a baby)
20
Q
lutter
A
to fight / to struggle
21
Q
maîtriser
A
to master
22
Q
garder
A
to keep
23
Q
verser des larmes
A
shed a tear
24
Q
pleure
A
to cry
25
éprouver
to feel / to test/ experience
26
serrer
to tighten / to grip tight
27
en avoir marre de
to be fed up with
28
navrer
to upset
29
laisser tomber
to drop/give up
30
résoudre
to solve
31
réunir
to gather together / combine
32
apparaître
to appear
33
revendiquer
to claim
34
démentir
to deny / contradict
35
soumettre
to submit/subject to
36
encadrer
to frame/surround/be in charge of
37
venir à l’esprit de qn
to cross sb's mind
38
dissoudre
dissolve
39
s’éloigner
to go far away
40
saluer
to greet
41
être à la hauteur
to be up to it
42
se lasser
to get bored
43
maîtriser
to master
44
déclencher
to set off
45
décéder
to die
46
se mettre à
to start
47
arnaquer
to con
48
se débarrasser de
get rid off
49
concilier
to reconcile
50
empêcher
to prevent
51
culpabiliser
to feel guilty
52
inciter
to encourage
53
impliquer
to mean / involve
54
commettre
to commit
55
surmonter
to overcome
56
couler
to flow/leak/sink
57
se moquer de
make fun of
58
empecher
to prevent
59
plaider
to plead
60
grignoter
to nibble
61
s’avérer
to prove /to prove to be
62
perdure
persist
63
s’épanouir
to bloom/to blossom
64
ne pas s’empêcher de
cant help doing something
65
tirer au sort
randomly draw
66
confondre
to confuse / mix up
67
s’enfuir
to run off
68
accoucher
to give birth
69
offusquer
to offend
70
le beau-père
father in law
71
ruse
shrewd/ cunning
72
caisses
crates
73
cargaison
shipment
74
vignoble
vineyard
75
coup de projecteur
spotlight
76
battre
to whisk
77
battre les blancs en neige
to whisk the egg white until stiff
78
râler
moan
79
rayonner
to shine
80
se caliner
to cuddle
81
franchir
cross / pass
82
durcir
to harden
83
balayé
swept away
84
écroulér
to collapse
85
se fendre
to split
86
embaucher
to hire
87
repriser
to resume
88
envahisser
to invade
89
vadrouiller
to wander
90
se fier
to trust
91
interpeller
to question
92
incarner
to embody
93
fasciner
to fascinate
94
apaisér
to soothe
95
grogner
to grunt / grumble
96
être saoul
to be drunk
97
être ivres
to be drunk
98
rompre
to break up
99
décréter
to decree
100
mettre en œuvre
to implement
101
recuperer
to recover
102
relayer
to relay
103
remonter a
trace back to
104
fustiger
to castigate/ lambast
105
rebondir
to bounce
106
se recueillir
to collect oneself
107
briser
to break
108
se barrer
to leave
109
mijoter
to simmer
110
etre paré
to be ready
111
souligner
to emphasise
112
éblouir
dazzle
113
piller
to loot
114
picoler
to drink alcohol
115
engendrer
generate
116
émouvoir
move
117
cracher
to spit
118
avouer
to confess to
119
étonner
to amaze
120
prière
to pray
121
virer
to fire someone
122
s’effacer
to fade away
123
réprimer
repress
124
cesser
to cease / stop
125
semer
to sow
126
embrouiller
to confuse
127
décortiquer
to dissect
128
debrouiller
to sort out
129
décoller
to take off (plane)
130
déborder
overflow
131
surchargér
overload
132
étouffer
suffocate / choke
133
puer
stink
134
sauter
jump
135
aguet
watch out
136
atténuér
mitigate
137
tenir à
to be attached to / to care for
138
assommer
to knock out
139
prodiguer (des soins)
provide (care)
140
briller
to shine
141
rapporter
to report
142
atteindre
to reach
143
héberger
to host
144
étendre
extend
145
esquisser
to sketch
146
cocher
to tick/ notch
147
survoler
fly over
148
gravir
to climb
149
chanceler
to stagger
150
hoqueter
to hiccup
151
fureter
to rummage
152
moudre
to grind
153
haïr
to hate
154
je ne pige pas
I don’t get it
155
avoir le seum
to be angry / frustrated
156
percuter
to hit
