Idiomatic Pronominal Verbs Flashcards

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approprier

s’approprier

A

to suit, adapt to

to appropriate/take over

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débrouiller

se débrouiller

A

to disentangle

to get by

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trouver

se trouver

A

to find

to be located/situated

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perdre

se perdre

A

to lose

to get lost

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tromper

se tromper

A

to deceive

to make a mistake, be mistaken

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appeler

s’appeler

A

to call

to be named

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installer

s’installer

A

to install s.t.

to settle in (to home/job/situation)

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douter

se douter

A

to doubt s.t.

to suspect

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retourner

s’en retourner

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to return

to journey back

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rendre compte à

se rendre compte à

A

to account for

to realize

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habituer

se habituer à

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to get in the habit of doing s.t.

to get accustomed to s.t.

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rendre

se rendre à

A

to go to

to return

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refuser

se refuser de

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to refuse

to deny o.s. (an opportunity)

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dépêcher

se dépêcher

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to dispatch/send s.t. quickly

to hurry

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apercevoir

s’apercevoir

A

to glimpse, perceive

to notice something

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entendre

s’entendre

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to listen to

to get along

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mettre

se mettre à

A

to place/put

to begin to do s.t.

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prendre

s’y prendre

A

to take

to set about doing s.t.

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ennuyer

s’ennuyer

A

to bother/annoy

to be bored

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plaindre

se plaindre

A

to pity/begrudge

to complain

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passer

se passer

A

to pass/go by

to happen

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saisir

se saisir

A

to grab, take hold of

to seize, to take up (an issue)

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demander

se demander

A

to ask

to wonder

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joindre

se joindre à

A

to join (objects)

to join a group

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figurer se figurer
to represent/appear to imagine/envision
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aller s'en aller
to go to go away
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attendre s'attendre (à)
to wait for to expect
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diriger se diriger vers
to run/be in charge of s.t. to move towards
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faire se faire à
to do/make to get used to
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réunir se réunir
to gather/collect to meet, get together
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eclipse s'eclipser
to overshadow to slip away/out
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éclater s'éclater
to explode to have a blast (colloq)
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amuser s'amuser
to amuse someone to have a good time
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servir se servir
to serve to use/make use of