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
