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1
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Etre

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To be

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Avoir

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To have / to be

In certrain cases it means “to be”, such as personal states of being:

To be well
To be hot
to be cold
To be hungry
To be thirsty

Use for “to be” for one’s age.
- Je suis vingt ans

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To agree

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Etre + d’accord

Je suis d’accord avec vous. (I agree with you)

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Demander

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to ask for

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Devenir

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to become

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Ennuyer

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to bore / be bored

Irregular. REPLACE y with ie for I/you/he.

ex: J’ennuie, Tu ennuies, Il ennuie

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Emprunter

Je voudrais emprunter une tasse de sucre.

Les personnes à mobilité réduite peuvent emprunter l’ascenseur.

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to borrow / use / take

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Apporter

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to bring

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Brosser

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to brush

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Achèter

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to buy

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Appeller

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to (be) called

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Pouvoir

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can / to be able (to do something)

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Attraper

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to catch

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Fermer

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to close / to lock

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Choisir

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to choose

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Nettoyer

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to clean

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Venir (de/du)

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To come / come from

  • means “just” something when immediately followed by another verb.

Il vient d’arriver. (He just arrived)

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Cuisiner

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to cook

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Coûter

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to cost

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Faire

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to do / make / have

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Dessiner

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to draw

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Conduire

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to drive

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Manger

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to eat

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Trouver

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to find

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Finir

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to finish

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Donner

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to give

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se Coucher

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to go to bed

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Détester

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to hate

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Devoir

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to have to / must

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Entendre

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to hear

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Aider

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to help

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Savoir

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to know (facts/info)
to know how to (skills)

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Connaître

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to know (people/places)

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Apprendre

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to learn (how) / to teach

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Partir

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To leave (depart)
To leave (for)
To go on (vacation)

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Sortir

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To leave (exit a PLACE)
To go out
To come out of

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Écouter

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to listen (to)

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Chercher

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To look for / seek / go get

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Aimer

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to love (people)
to like (things)

To love things, use adorer

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Adorer

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to love (things)

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Rencontrer

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to meet / meet with

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Mélanger

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to mix

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Avoir + besoin de

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to need

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Jouer

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to play

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Préparer

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To prepare / get ready / make (food)

46
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Mettre

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to put / set

47
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Lire

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to read

48
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Rentrer

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to return / go back / come HOME

49
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Revenir

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to come back to / return (to the place where one is CURRENTLY)

  • to re- venir – as in to re-come
50
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Retourner

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to return (to someplace you aren’t currently)

Un jour, je retournerai à New York.

51
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Courir / à Courir

A

to run
to race

52
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Voire

A

to see

  • Ils/Elles uses “voient”
53
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Dormir

A

to sleep

54
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Montrer

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to show

55
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Voler

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to fly

56
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Lever

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to get up / lift / raise

57
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Faire les courses

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to grocery shop

58
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Inviter

A

to invite

59
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Gérer

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to manage / handle

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Commencer

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to start

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Penser

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to think

62
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Peindre

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to paint

63
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Répondre

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to reply

64
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Pleuvoir

A

to rain

65
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Neiger

A

to snow

66
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Envoyer

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to send

67
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Faire du + verb

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to do an activity

Faire du ski, faire du velo, faire de la plongée (scuba dive)

68
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Sentir

A

to smell / to smell of

69
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se Sentir

A

to feel (reflexive)

Je me sens mal.
(I feel bad.)

70
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Éternuer

A

to sneeze

71
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Ronfler

A

to snore

72
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Passer

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to spend (time)

passer du temps = to spend some time

73
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Renverse

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to reverse / overturn / overthrow
to spill

74
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Rester

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to stay

75
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Nager

A

to swim

76
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Prendre

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To take / get / pickup.

To have (food)

77
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Promener

A

to take a walk

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Etudier

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to study

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Tourner

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to turn

80
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Comprendre

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to understand
to include

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Utiliser

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to use

82
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Visiter

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to visit

83
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Attendre

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to wait / wait for

84
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se Réveiller

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to wake up (reflexive)

85
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Vouloir

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to want / would like (conditional tense)

86
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Marcher

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to walk
to work (as in ‘function’)

87
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Regarder

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to watch

88
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Travailler

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to work (as in a job, vs marcher)

89
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Écrire

A

to write

90
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Crier

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to scream / yell

91
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Pleurer

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to cry

92
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Vouloir dire

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to mean

(lit. “to want to say”)

93
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Habiter

A

to live in

94
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Oublier

A

to forget

95
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Éteindre

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to turn off / put out / extinguish

“eh-tyne-druh”

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Mentir

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to lie

97
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Mourir

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to die

98
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Vider

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to empty

99
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Chanter

A

to sing

100
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Enlever

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to take down

101
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Souvenir de

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to remember

102
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Revenir

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to come back

103
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Traverser

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to cross

104
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to grow / to grow up

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Grandir

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to gain weight / get fat

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Grosse

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Maigrir

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to lose weight

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Remplir

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to fill

108
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Entrer

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to enter

109
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Monter

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to climb / climb up

110
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Descender

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to climb down / go down

111
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Ajouter

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to add

112
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Terminer

A

to complete / finish

Verbs - French & German (2 decks)

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