Infinitives A-Z #2 Flashcards
s’abaisser
to humble oneself, to lower oneself, to condescend, to slope
s’abaisser à
to stoop to
s’abaisser devant qqn
to humble oneself before someone
balancer
to balance, to sway, to swing, to weigh, to throw away
balancer le pour et le contre
to weigh the pros and cons
il a balancé la bouteille
he tossed the bottle out
faire pencher la balance
to favor someone
se cacher
to hide oneself
cacheter
to seal up
en cachette de qqn
behind someone’s back
décevoir
to deceive, to disappoint
être déçu
to be disappointed
échouer
to fail, to run aground
le bateau a échoué
the boat ran aground
échouer à un examen
to flunk an exam
faillir
to fail, to almost (do something) used almost exclusively in past tense
J’ai failli tomber
I almost fell
On a failli rater le train
We very nearly missed the train
la faillite
bankruptcy, failure
défaillir
to weaken, to faint
gâter
to spoil, to damage
un enfant gâté
a spoiled child
habiter
to live (in), to dwell (in), to inhabit
inclure
to include, to enclose
joindre
to join, to contact
joindre les deux bouts
to make ends meet
ci-joint
herewith, attached
laisser
to let, to allow, to leave
délaisser
to abandon, to forsake
manquer
to miss, to lack
elle me manque
I miss her
Paul a manqué de venir
Paul failed to come
manquer à sa parole
to go back on one’s word
naître
to be born
faire naître
to cause, to give rise to
obliger
to oblige
pardonner
to pardon, to forgive
ranger
to put in order, to tidy up
un rang
row, rank
déranger
to disturb
se mettre sur les rangs
to join the ranks
salir
to soil, to dirty
salement
disgustingly
la saleté
filth
une réputation salie
a tarnished reputation
teindre
to dye
déteindre
to fade, to lose color
la teinture
dyeing
utiliser
to utilize, to use
valoir
to be worth, to be as good as, to deserve, to merit, to be equal to
cela vaut la peine
it’s worth the trouble
faire valoir
to make the most of, to invest one’s money
to humble oneself, to lower oneself, to condescend, to slope
s’abaisser
to stoop to
s’abaisser à
to humble oneself before someone
s’abaisser devant qqn
to balance, to sway, to swing, to weigh, to throw away
balancer
to weigh the pros and cons
balancer le pour et le contre
he tossed the bottle out
il a balancé la bouteille
to favor someone
faire pencher la balance
to hide oneself
se cacher
to seal up
cacheter
behind someone’s back
en cachette de qqn
to deceive, to disappoint
décevoir
to be disappointed
être déçu
to fail, to run aground
échouer
the boat ran aground
le bateau a échoué
to flunk an exam
échouer à un examen
to fail, to almost (do something) used almost exclusively in past tense
faillir
I almost fell
J’ai failli tomber
We very nearly missed the train
On a failli rater le train
bankruptcy, failure
la faillite
to weaken, to faint
défaillir
to spoil, to damage
gâter
a spoiled child
un enfant gâté
to live (in), to dwell (in), to inhabit
habiter
to include, to enclose
inclure
to join, to contact
joindre
to make ends meet
joindre les deux bouts
herewith, attached
ci-joint
to let, to allow, to leave
laisser
to abandon, to forsake
délaisser
to miss, to lack
manquer
I miss her
elle me manque
Paul failed to come
Paul a manqué de venir
to go back on one’s word
manquer à sa parole
to be born
naître
to cause, to give rise to
faire naître
to oblige
obliger
to pardon, to forgive
pardonner
to put in order, to tidy up
ranger
row, rank
un rang
to disturb
déranger
to join the ranks
se mettre sur les rangs
to soil, to dirty
salir
disgustingly
salement
filth
la saleté
a tarnished reputation
une réputation salie
to dye
teindre
to fade, to lose color
déteindre
dyeing
la teinture
to utilize, to use
utiliser
to be worth, to be as good as, to deserve, to merit, to be equal to
valoir
it’s worth the trouble
cela vaut la peine
to make the most of, to invest one’s money
faire valoir
