Infinitives A-Z #1 Flashcards
to lower, to reduce, to humiliate, to humble
abaisser
to lower your gaze
abaisser les yeux, baisser les yeux
to pull down the (venetian) shade
abaisser le store
a tongue depressor
un abaisse-langue
to lower, to sink
baisser
to admit defeat, to give in
baisser les bras
to hide
cacher
in secret
en cachette
hide-and-seek
le cache-cache
vintage wine
le vin cacheté
to dance
danser
to escape, to avoid
échapper
I had a narrow escape
je l’ai échappé belle
I did not notice it
Cela m’a échappé
It slipped my mind
Cela m’est échappé
to get angry
se fâcher
a tiff
une fâcherie
It’s annoying
C’est fâcheux
awkwardly, unfortunately
fâcheusement
to win, to earn, to gain
gagner
to save time
gagner du temps
to dress oneself, to get dressed
s’habiller
to undress oneself
se déshabiller
military dress
l’habit militaire
to impose
imposer
to intrude on
s’imposer à
a tax
un impôt
to throw, to cast
jeter
to utter a cry
jeter un cri
to throw oneself at somebody
se jeter au cou de qqn
to loosen, to unleash, to let go
lâcher
a quitter
un lâcheur, une lâcheuse
cowardly
lâchement
cowardice
la lâcheté
Let go of me!
Lâchez-moi!
to lose weight
maigrir
gaunt
amaigri, amaigrie
reducing
amaigrissant
thin as a nail
maigre comme un clou
to swim
nager
to sit on the fence
nager entre deux eaux
to obey
obéir
to appear, to seem
paraître
day is breaking
le jour paraît
This book has just been published
Ce livre vient de paraître
to leave
quitter
acquittance, discharge
une quittance
we are even
nous sommes quittes
To relate, to tell about, to tell (a story)
raconter
To seize, to grasp, to comprehend
saisir
a shock
un saisissement
thrilling, piercing
saisissant (e)
data input
la saisie de données
elusive
insaisissable
to take possession of
se saisir de
to be silent, to not speak
se taire
to unite, to join
unir
hyphen
un trait d’union
to join together, to marry
s’unir
to vanquish, to conquer
vaincre
to convince
convaincre
Vanquished
vaincu
abaisser
to lower, to reduce, to humiliate, to humble
abaisser les yeux, baisser les yeux
to lower your gaze
abaisser le store
to pull down the (venetian) shade
un abaisse-langue
a tongue depressor
baisser
to lower, to sink
baisser les bras
to admit defeat, to give in
cacher
to hide
en cachette
in secret
le cache-cache
hide-and-seek
le vin cacheté
vintage wine
danser
to dance
échapper
to escape, to avoid
je l’ai échappé belle
I had a narrow escape
Cela m’a échappé
I did not notice it
Cela m’est échappé
It slipped my mind
se fâcher
to get angry
une fâcherie
a tiff
C’est fâcheux
It’s annoying
fâcheusement
awkwardly, unfortunately
gagner
to win, to earn, to gain
gagner du temps
to save time
s’habiller
to dress oneself, to get dressed
se déshabiller
to undress oneself
l’habit militaire
military dress
imposer
to impose
s’imposer à
to intrude on
un impôt
a tax
jeter
to throw, to cast
jeter un cri
to utter a cry
se jeter au cou de qqn
to throw oneself at somebody
lâcher
to loosen, to unleash, to let go
un lâcheur, une lâcheuse
a quitter
lâchement
cowardly
la lâcheté
cowardice
Lâchez-moi!
Let go of me!
maigrir
to lose weight
amaigri, amaigrie
gaunt
amaigrissant
reducing
maigre comme un clou
thin as a nail
nager
to swim
nager entre deux eaux
to sit on the fence
obéir
to obey
paraître
to appear, to seem
le jour paraît
day is breaking
Ce livre vient de paraître
This book has just been published
quitter
to leave
une quittance
acquittance, discharge
nous sommes quittes
we are even
raconter
To relate, to tell about, to tell (a story)
saisir
To seize, to grasp, to comprehend
un saisissement
a shock
saisissant (e)
thrilling, piercing
la saisie de données
data input
insaisissable
elusive
se saisir de
to take possession of
se taire
to be silent, to not speak
unir
to unite, to join
un trait d’union
hyphen
s’unir
to join together, to marry
vaincre
to vanquish, to conquer
convaincre
to convince
vaincu
defeated
