Idiomatic Pronominal Verbs

Question 1

approprier

s’approprier

Answer 1

to suit, adapt to

to appropriate/take over

Question 2

débrouiller

se débrouiller

Answer 2

to disentangle

to get by

Question 3

trouver

se trouver

Answer 3

to find

to be located/situated

Question 4

perdre

se perdre

Answer 4

to lose

to get lost

Question 5

tromper

se tromper

Answer 5

to deceive

to make a mistake, be mistaken

Question 6

appeler

s’appeler

Answer 6

to call

to be named

Question 7

installer

s’installer

Answer 7

to install s.t.

to settle in (to home/job/situation)

Question 8

douter

se douter

Answer 8

to doubt s.t.

to suspect

Question 9

retourner

s’en retourner

Answer 9

to return

to journey back

Question 10

rendre compte à

se rendre compte à

Answer 10

to account for

to realize

Question 11

habituer

se habituer à

Answer 11

to get in the habit of doing s.t.

to get accustomed to s.t.

Question 12

rendre

se rendre à

Answer 12

to go to

to return

Question 13

refuser

se refuser de

Answer 13

to refuse

to deny o.s. (an opportunity)

Question 14

dépêcher

se dépêcher

Answer 14

to dispatch/send s.t. quickly

to hurry

Question 15

apercevoir

s’apercevoir

Answer 15

to glimpse, perceive

to notice something

Question 16

entendre

s’entendre

Answer 16

to listen to

to get along

Question 17

mettre

se mettre à

Answer 17

to place/put

to begin to do s.t.

Question 18

prendre

s’y prendre

Answer 18

to take

to set about doing s.t.

Question 19

ennuyer

s’ennuyer

Answer 19

to bother/annoy

to be bored

Question 20

plaindre

se plaindre

Answer 20

to pity/begrudge

to complain

Question 21

passer

se passer

Answer 21

to pass/go by

to happen

Question 22

saisir

se saisir

Answer 22

to grab, take hold of

to seize, to take up (an issue)

Question 23

demander

se demander

Answer 23

to ask

to wonder

Question 24

joindre

se joindre à

Answer 24

to join (objects)

to join a group

Question 25

figurer

se figurer

Answer 25

to represent/appear

to imagine/envision

Question 26

aller

s’en aller

Answer 26

to go

to go away

Question 27

attendre

s’attendre (à)

Answer 27

to wait for

to expect

Question 28

diriger

se diriger vers

Answer 28

to run/be in charge of s.t.

to move towards

Question 29

faire

se faire à

Answer 29

to do/make

to get used to

Question 30

réunir

se réunir

Answer 30

to gather/collect

to meet, get together

Question 31

eclipse

s’eclipser

Answer 31

to overshadow

to slip away/out

Question 32

éclater

s’éclater

Answer 32

to explode

to have a blast (colloq)

Question 33

amuser

s’amuser

Answer 33

to amuse someone

to have a good time

Question 34

servir

se servir

Answer 34

to serve

to use/make use of