Key French Verbs Flashcards
Learn the meanings and pronunciations of the most common French verbs.
to be
être
to go
aller
to have
avoir
to like, to enjoy
aimer
to learn
apprendre
to arrive
arriver
to drink
boire
to move (something)
bouger qc
to choose
choisir
to begin, to start
commencer
to understand
comprendre
to meet
faire la connaissance de qn/ rencontrer
to know (sm)
connaître (qn)
to ask for
demander
to have to, must
devoir
to give
donner
to listen (to)
écouter
to write
écrire
to finish
finir
to read
lire
to put
mettre
to speak, to talk
parler
to be able to
pouvoir
to live
vivre
to see
voir
to want
vouloir
to buy
acheter
to sit down
s’asseoir
to cost
coûter
to believe that
croire que
to disappoint (sm), to let (sm) down
décevoir (qn)
to go down (the stairs)
descendre (les escaliers)
to draw
dessiner
to sleep
dormir
to kiss
embrasser
to hear
entendre
to try (to do)
essayer (de faire)
to avoid
éviter
to explain
expliquer
to keep (sth)
garder (qc)
to play (an instrument)
jouer (d’un instrument)
to lack, to be missing
manquer
to show
montrer
to forget
oublier
to open
ouvrir
to seem
sembler, paraître
to forgive
pardonner
to share
partager
to pay
payer
to think (about)
penser (à)
to lose
perdre
to allow
permettre
to weigh
peser
to ask (a question)
poser (un question)
to take
prendre
to watch
regarder
to get together, to meet
se rencontrer
to feel
se sentir
to work
travailler
to find
trouver
to come
venir
to send
envoyer
to accompany, to go with
accompagner
to act
agir
to help
aider
to belong to
appartenir à
to reach (a goal)
atteindre (son objectif)
to wait for (the bus)
attendre (le bus)
to heat
chauffer
to commit (a crime)
commettre (un crime)
to compare with
comparer avec
to count
compter
to convince
convaincre
to bake
cuire (au four)
to dance
danser
to discover
découvrir
to spend (money)
dépenser (de l’argent)
to become
devenir
to discuss, to argue
discuter de
to disappear
disparaître
to provide
fournirto h
it, to strike
frapper
to rub
frotter
to cure, to heal
guérir
to get dressed
s’habiller
to worry about
s’inquiéter de
to register, to sign up
s’inscrire
to throw
jeter
to tip
laisser un pourboire
to sue
lancer une poursuite
to wash
laver
to go up (the stairs)
monter (les escaliers)
to die
mourir
to wet
mouiller
to clean
nettoyer
to obey
obéir
to order, to place an order
ordonner
to dare (to do sth)
oser
to push
pousser
to get, to receive
recevoir
to start over
recommencer (à zéro)
to recognize
reconnaître
to reduce
réduire
to return /sth(, to give back
rendre
to bump into (sth)
rentrer dans (qc)
to spill (a glass)
renverser (un verre)
to stay
rester
to make a withdrawal
retirer de l’argent
to flip (over)
retourner
to succeed
réussir
to dream (about)
rêver (de)
to laugh
rire
ap (sth)
saisir
to know (a fact)
savoir (un fait)
to serve
servir
to sign
signer
to ring
sonner
to go out, to come out
partir, sortir
to blow
souffler
to support
soutenir
to follow
suivre
to survive
survivre
to pull
tirer
to turn (and face sm)
se tourner (vers qn)
to be worth
valoir
to sell
vendre
to fly
voler
to construct, to build
construire, bâtir
to conquer
conquérir
to fall asleep
s’endormir
to interrupt
interrompre
to burn
brûler
to hide
cacher
to celebrate
célébrer
to whisper
chuchoter
to blink (eyes)
cligner (des yeux)
to design
concevoir
to drive (a car)
conduire (une voiture)
to correct
corriger
to cut
couper
to run
courir
to grow
croître
to describe
décrire
to define
définir
to hate
détester
to dominate
dominer
to last
durer
to exchange
échanger
to run over (a pedestrian)
écraser (un pieton)
to widen
élargir
to elect
élire
to bore
ennuyer
to record (a sound)
enregistrer (un son)
to surround
entourer
to exploit
exploiter
to slide
glisser
to scratch
gratter
to climb (a tree)
grimper à (un arbre)
to inherit
hériter
to imitate
imiter
to import
importer
to invent, to make up
inventer
to lick
lécher
to tie
lier
to deliver
livrer
to lie
mentir
to deserve
mériter
to measure
mesurer
to bite
mordre
to bet
parier
to cry
pleurer
to rain
pleuvoir
to lend
prêter
to pray
prier
to stroll through
se promener dans
to promise
promettre
to prove
prouver
to publish
publier
to stink
puer
to punish
punir
to hang up
raccrocher
to pick up
ramasser
to cool
refroidir
to refuse
refuser
to replace
remplacer
to fill
remplir
to answer
répondre
to blame (sm for sth)
reprocher (qc à qn)
to resolve (a problem)
résoudre (un problème)
to look like
ressembler à
to underline
souligner
to type
taper
to translate
traduire
to cross
traverser
to fear
craindre
to destroy
détruire
to interfere
intervenir
to make better
améliorer
to bring
apporter, amener
to attract
attirer
to authorize
autoriser
to chat
bavarder
to injure (sm), to hurt feelings
blesser (qn)
to pet (a dog)
caresser (un chien)
to dial (a number)
composer (un numéro)
to contain
contenir
to rip, to tear (paper)
déchirer (du papier)
to guess
deviner
to fail
échouer
to break out
éclater
to prevent, to hinder
empêcher
to exclude from
exclure
to waste
gaspiller
to found (a company)
fonder (une entreprise)
to inflate
gonfler
to judge
juger
to swear
jurer
to rent ouit, to rent
louer
to chew
mâcher
to get skinny, to lose weight
maigrir
to pinch
pincer
to shave
se raser
to renew
renouveler
to dry
sécher
to shake (sth)
secouer (qc)
to betray
trahir
to applaud
applaudir
to include
inclure
to turn on
allumer
to swallow
avaler
to warn
avertir
to sweep
balayer
to sew
coudre
to cover
couvrir
to dig
creuser
to develop
développer
to estimate
estimer
to turn off
éteindre
to sneeze
éternuer
to comb
peigner
to paint
peindre
to compose, to draft
rédiger
to stir
remuer
to iron
repasser
to cough
tousser
to pour
verser
to grow old
vieillir
to convert
convertir
to debate
débattre
to establish
établir
to melt
faire fondre
to bark
aboyer
to acquire
acquérir
to shove
bousculer
ti shine
briller
to break
casser, briser
to defend
défendre
to distract
distraire
to brush your teeth
se brosser les dents
to sin
pécher
to fold (clothes)
plier (le linge)
to reign
régner
to disobey
désobéir
to enter
entrer
