Key French Verbs Flashcards
Learn the meanings and pronunciations of the most common French verbs.
1
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to be
A
être
2
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To go
A
Aller
3
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To have
A
Avoir
4
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to like, to enjoy
A
aimer
5
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To learn
A
Apprendre
6
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To arrive
A
Arriver
7
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To drink
A
Boire
8
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to move (something)
A
bouger (quelque chose)
9
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To choose
A
Choisir
10
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To begin, to start
A
Commencer
11
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To understand
A
Comprendre
12
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To meet
A
Faire la connaissance (de quelqu’un)
This is mostly used in the formal French greeting.
A more commonly used term is “Rencontrer”, which means to run into by chance, or to meet for the first time.
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To know (someone)
A
Connaître (quelqu’un)
14
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To ask for
A
Demander
15
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To have to, must
A
Devoir
16
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To give
A
Donner
17
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To listen (to)
A
Écouter
18
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To write
A
Écrire
19
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To finish
A
Finir
20
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To read
A
Lire
21
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To put
A
Mettre
22
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To speak, to talk
A
Parler
23
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To be able to
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Pouvoir
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To live
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Vivre
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To see
Voir
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To want
Vouloir
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To buy
Acheter
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to sit down
s'asseoir
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To cost
Coûter
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to believe that
croire que
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to disappoint (someone), to let (someone) down
décevoir (quelqu'un)
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To go down (the stairs)
Descendre (les escaliers)
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To draw
Dessiner
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To sleep
Dormir
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To kiss
Embrasser
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to hear
entendre
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To try (to do)
Essayer (de faire)
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to avoid
éviter
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to explain
expliquer
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to keep (something)
garder (quelque chose)
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To play (an instrument)
Jouer (d'un instrument)
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to lack, to be missing
manquer
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to show
montrer
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To forget
Oublier
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To open
Ouvrir
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To seem
Sembler, Paraître
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to forgive
pardonner
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to share
partager
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To pay
Payer
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To think (about)
Penser (à)
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To lose
Perdre
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to allow
permettre
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to weigh
peser
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To ask (a question)
Poser (une question)
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To take
Prendre
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To watch
Regarder
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to get together, to meet
se rencontrer
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To feel
Se sentir
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To work
Travailler
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to find
trouver
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To come
Venir
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to send
envoyer
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to accompany, to go with
accompagner
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to act
agir
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To help
Aider
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to belong to
appartenir à
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to reach (a goal)
atteindre (son objectif)
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to wait for (the bus)
attendre (le bus)
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to heat
chauffer
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to commit (a crime)
commettre (un crime)
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to compare with
comparer avec
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to count
compter
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to convince
convaincre
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to bake
cuire (au four)
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To dance
Danser
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to discover
découvrir
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to spend (money)
dépenser (de l'argent)
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to become
devenir
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to discuss, to argue
discuter de
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to disappear
disparaître
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to provide
fournir
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# Translate to French:
to hit, to strike
## Footnote
Can also mean "to knock" in certain contexts.
frapper
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to rub
frotter
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to cure, to heal
guérir
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to get dressed
s'habiller
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to worry about
s'inquiéter de
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to register, to sign up
s'inscrire
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to throw
jeter
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To tip
Laisser un pourboire
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to sue
lancer une poursuite
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To wash
Laver
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To go up (the stairs)
Monter (les escaliers)
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to die
mourir
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to wet
mouiller
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To clean
Nettoyer
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to obey
obéir
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to order, to place an order
commander
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to dare (to do something)
oser
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to push
pousser
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to get, to receive
recevoir
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to start over
recommencer (à zéro)
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to recognize
reconnaître
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to reduce
réduire
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To return (something), to give back
Rendre
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to bump into (something)
rentrer dans (quelque chose)
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to spill (a glass)
renverser (un verre)
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to stay
rester
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to make a withdrawal
retirer de l'argent
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to flip (over)
retourner
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to succeed
réussir
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To dream (about)
Rêver (de)
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To laugh
Rire
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to grab (something)
saisir
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To know (a fact)
Savoir (un fait)
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to serve
servir
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to sign
signer
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To ring
Sonner
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To go out, to come out
Partir, sortir
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to blow
souffler
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to support
soutenir
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to follow
suivre
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to survive
survivre
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to pull
tirer
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to turn (and face someone)
se tourner (vers quelqu'un)
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to be worth
valoir
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to sell
vendre
127
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To fly
Voler
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to construct, to build
construire, bâtir
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to conquer
conquérir
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To fall asleep
S'endormir
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to interrupt
interrompre
132
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to burn
brûler
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to hide
cacher
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to celebrate
célébrer
## Footnote
Can also be translated as "fêter", which is more commonly used in informal or festive contexts.
135
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to whisper
chuchoter
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to blink (eyes)
cligner (des yeux)
137
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to design
concevoir
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To drive (a car)
Conduire (une voiture)
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to correct
corriger
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to cut
couper
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To run
Courir
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to grow
croître
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to describe
décrire
144
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to define
définir
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to hate
détester
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to dominate
dominer
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to last
durer
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to exchange
échanger
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to run over (a pedestrian)
écraser (un pieton)
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to widen
élargir
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to elect
élire
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To bore
Ennuyer
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To record (a sound)
Enregistrer (un son)
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to surround
entourer
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to exploit
exploiter
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to slide
glisser
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to scratch
gratter
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to climb (a tree)
grimper à (un arbre)
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to inherit
hériter
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to imitate
imiter
161
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to import
importer
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to invent, to make up
inventer
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to lick
lécher
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to tie
lier
165
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to deliver (goods)
livrer (des marchandises)
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to lie
mentir
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to deserve
mériter
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to measure
mesurer
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to bite
mordre
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to bet
parier
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To cry
Pleurer
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To rain
Pleuvoir
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to lend
prêter
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to pray
prier
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to stroll through
se promener dans
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to promise
promettre
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to prove
prouver
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to publish
publier
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to stink
puer
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to punish
punir
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to hang up
raccrocher
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to pick up (one's toys)
ramasser (ses jouets)
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to cool
refroidir
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to refuse
refuser
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to replace
remplacer
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to fill
remplir
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To answer
Répondre
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to blame (someone for something)
reprocher (quelque chose à quelqu'un)
189
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to resolve (a problem)
résoudre (un problème)
190
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To look like
Ressembler à
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to underline
souligner
192
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to type
taper
193
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To translate
Traduire
194
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to cross
traverser
195
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to fear
craindre
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to destroy
détruire
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to interfere
intervenir
198
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to make better
améliorer
199
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to bring
apporter, amener
200
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to attract
attirer
201
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to authorize
autoriser
202
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to chat
bavarder
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to injure (someone), to hurt (someone's) feelings
blesser (quelqu'un)
204
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to pet (a dog)
caresser (un chien)
205
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to dial (a number)
composer (un numéro)
206
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to contain
contenir
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to rip, to tear (paper)
déchirer (du papier)
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to guess
deviner
209
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to fail
échouer
210
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to break out (e.g. a war)
éclater (e.g. une guerre)
211
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to prevent, to hinder
empêcher
212
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to exclude from
exclure
213
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to found (a company)
fonder (une entreprise)
214
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to waste
gaspiller
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to inflate
gonfler
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to judge
juger
217
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to swear (to not be joking)
jurer
218
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to rent out, to rent
louer
219
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to chew
mâcher
220
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to get skinny, to lose weight
maigrir
221
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to pinch
pincer
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To shave (one's legs)
Se raser (les jambes)
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to renew
renouveler
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to dry
sécher
225
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to shake (something)
secouer (quelque chose)
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to betray
trahir
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to applaud
applaudir
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to include
inclure
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to turn on (lights, appliances)
allumer (la lumière, les appareils électriques)
230
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to swallow
avaler
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to warn
avertir
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to sweep
balayer
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to sew
coudre
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to cover
couvrir
235
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to dig
creuser
236
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to develop (photos)
développer (des photos)
237
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to estimate
estimer
238
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to turn off
éteindre
239
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To sneeze
éternuer
240
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to comb
peigner
241
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to paint
peindre
242
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to compose, to draft
rédiger
243
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to stir (a stew)
remuer (un ragoût)
244
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to iron (clothes)
repasser (le linge)
245
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To cough
Tousser
246
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to pour (a liquid)
verser (un liquide)
247
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to grow old
vieillir
248
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to convert
convertir
249
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to debate
débattre
250
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to establish
établir
251
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to melt (e.g., chocolate)
faire fondre
252
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to bark
aboyer
253
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to acquire
acquérir
254
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to shove
bousculer
255
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to shine (e.g., the sun shines)
briller
256
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to break
casser, briser
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to defend
défendre
258
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to distract
distraire
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To brush your teeth
Se brosser les dents
260
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to sin
pécher
261
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to fold (clothes)
plier (le linge)
262
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to reign
régner
263
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to disobey
désobéir
264
# Translate to French:
to enter
entrer
