-IR SLIGHTLY IRREGULAR VERBS Flashcards

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1
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dormir

dormi

A

to sleep

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partir

être) parti(es

A

to leave

takes être with past participle so…elle est partie

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3
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bouillir

bouilli

A

to boil

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fuir

fui

A

to run away

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vêtir
vêtu
“Il faut vêtir les enfants avant de sortir.”

A

to dress

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courir

couru

A

to run

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Q

mourir

être) mort(es

A

to die
(takes être with past participle so…)
il est mort = he died

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acquérir

acquis

A

to acquire, buy, purchase

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9
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ouvrir

ouvert

A

to open

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10
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cuellir

cuelli

A

to pick, to gather

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défaillir

défailli

A

to faint

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12
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ouïr

ouï

A

to hear (old fashioned)

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13
Q

gésir

"L'épave du bateau gisait par 150 mètres de fond."
A
to lie (lay); 
as in "the shipwreck lies 150 m deep"
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14
Q

saillir

sailli

A

to jut out

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15
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recevoir

reçu

A

to receive

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16
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voir

vu

A

to see

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17
Q

prévoir

prévu

A

to warn

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18
Q

pourvoir de qqn aà qch
pourvu

“La nature pourvoit sa fille d’une intelligence exceptionnelle.”

A

to provide

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19
Q

émouvoir

ému

A

to move (emotionally)

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20
Q

valoir
valu

"La baguette vaut maintenant un euro."
A

to cost, to be worth

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21
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prévaloir sur qch

prévalu

A

to prevail over sth

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22
Q

s’asseoir

s’ être) + assis(es

A

to sit down

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23
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surseoir

sursis

A

to delay

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24
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seoir (lit.)

A

to suit (literary form) - use convenir à

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25
Q

pleuvoir

plu

A

to rain

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26
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choir

être) chu(es

A

to drop

27
Q

échoir
(être) échu(es)

Le paiement de cette facture échoit au 30 du mois.

A

to fall, to be due (as in a payment)

28
Q

déchoir qqn de qch
(avoir) déchu

Le conseil de guerre l’a déchu de son grade de colonel.

A

to strip something from somebody

29
Q

rendre qch à qqn

rendu

A

to give back

30
Q

répandre

répandu

A

to scatter, to spread

31
Q

prendre

pris

A

to take

32
Q

craindre
craint

Ma petite sœur craint les araignées.
(also can use: avoir peur de qch/qqn)

A

to fear

33
Q

peindre

peint

A

to paint

34
Q

joindre

joint

A

to combine, to add

35
Q

rompre

rompu

A

to terminate, break off

36
Q

vaincre

vaincu

A

to defeat

37
Q

battre

battu

A

to hit

38
Q

connaître

connu

A

to know (somebody); be acquainted with

39
Q

naître

être) né(es

A

to be born

40
Q

dire

dit

A

to say

41
Q

médire

médit

A

to malign, to slander

42
Q

maudire

maudit

A

to curse

43
Q

bruire

bruit

A

to murmur, to hum

44
Q

écrire

écrit

A

to write

45
Q

lire

lu

A

to read

46
Q

rire

ri

A

to laugh

47
Q

suffire

suffi

A

to suffice, be enough of…

48
Q

conduire

conduit

A

to drive

49
Q

suivre

suivi

A

to follow

50
Q

vivre

vecu

A

to live

51
Q

croire

cru

A

to believe

52
Q

boire

bu

A

to drink

53
Q

se distraire

s’être) distrait(es

A

to amuse oneself (enjoy oneself)

54
Q

plaire
plu

“Ça me plait!”
“Le film nous plait…”

A

to please (me, him, us, her…)

55
Q

croître

crû

A

to grow

56
Q

accroïtre

accru

A

to increase

57
Q

conclure

conclu

A

to conclude

58
Q

résoudre

résolu

A

to solve

59
Q

moudre

moulu

A
to grind 
(see moulin...guess what it does!)
60
Q

coudre

cousu

A

to sew/stitch

61
Q

clore
clos

“Le juge a clos ce dossier.”

A

to close, to finish off

62
Q

se repaïtre de
(s’être) repu(es)

"Chaque été, nous nous repaissons de musique pendant ce festival."
A

to revel or delight in

63
Q

confire
confit

"Ma grand-mère confisait toujours quelques poires dans le sucre pour l'hiver."
A

to preserve

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