Key French Verbs Reversed Flashcards

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Être

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to be

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Aller

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To go

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Avoir

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To have

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Aimer

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to like, to enjoy

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Apprendre

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To learn

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Arriver

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To arrive

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Boire

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To drink

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Bouger (quelque chose)

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To move (something)

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Choisir

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To choose

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Commencer

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To begin, to start

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Comprendre

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To understand

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Faire la connaissance (de quelqu’un)

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To meet

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Connaître (quelqu’un)

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To know (someone)

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Demander

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To ask for

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Devoir

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To have to, to must

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Donner

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To give

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Écouter

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To listen

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Écrire

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To write

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Finir

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To finish

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Lire

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To read

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Mettre

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To put

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Parler

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To speak, to talk

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Pouvoir

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Tobe able to

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Vivre

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To live

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Voir

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To see

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Vouloir

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To want

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Acheter

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To buy

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S’asseoir

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To sit down

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Coûter

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To Cost

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Croire que

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To believe that

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Décevoir (quelqu’un)

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To dissapoint (someone), to tet (someone) down

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Descendre (les escaliers)

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To go down (the stairs)

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Dessiner

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To draw

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Dormir

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To sleep

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Embrasser

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To kiss

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Entendre

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To hear

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Essayer (de faire)

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To try (to do)

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Éviter

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To avoid

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Expliquer

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To explain

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Garder (quelque chose)

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To keep (something)

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Joer (d’une instrument)

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To play (an instrument)

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Manquer

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To lack, to need

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Montrer

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To show

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Oublier

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To forget

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Ouvrir

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To open

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Paraître

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To seem

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Pardonner

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To forgive

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Partarger

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To share

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Payer

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To pay

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Penser (à)

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To think (about)

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Perdre

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To loose

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Permettre

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To allow, To permit

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Peser

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To weigh

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Poser (une question)

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To ask (a question)

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Prendre

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To take

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Regarder

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To watch

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Se rencontrer

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To get together, to meet

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Se sentir

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To feel

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Travailler

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To work

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Trouver

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To find

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Venir

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To come

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Envoyer

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To send

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Accompagner

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To accompany, to go with

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Agir

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To act

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Aider

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To help

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Appartenir à

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To happen to

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Atteindre (son objectif)

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To reach (a goal)

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Attendre (le bus)

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To wait for (the bus)

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Chauffer

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To heat

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Commettre (un crime)

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To commit (a crime)

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Comparer avec

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To compare with

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Compter

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To coint

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Convaincre

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To convince

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Cuire (au four)

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To bake

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Danser

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To dance

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Découvrir

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To discover

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Dépenser (de l’argent)

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To spend (money)

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Devenir

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To become

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Discuter de

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To discuss, to argue

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Disparaître

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To disappear

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Fournir

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To provide

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Frapper

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To hit, to strike

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Frotter

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To rub

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Guérir

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To cure, to heal

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S’habiller

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To get dressed

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S’inquiéter de

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To worry about

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S’inscrire

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To register, to sign up

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Jeter

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To throw away, discard

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Laisser un pourboire

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To tip

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Lancer une poursuite

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To sue

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Laver

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To wash

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Monter (les escaliers)

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To go up (the stairs)

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Mourir

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To die

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Mouiller

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To wet

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Nettoyer

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To clean

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Obéir

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To obey

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Ordonner

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To order, to place an order

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Oser

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To dare (to do something)

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Pousser

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To push

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Recevoir

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To receive

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Recommencer (à zero)

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To start over

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Reconnaître

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To recognize

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Reduire

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To reduce

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Rendre

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To return (something), to give back

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Renverser (une verre)

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To spill (a glass)

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Rester

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To stay

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Retirer (de l’argent)

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To make a withdrawal

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Retourner

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To flip (over)

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Réussir

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To succeed

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Rêver de

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To dream about

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Rire

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To laugh

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Saisir

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To grab (something)

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Savoir

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To know (a fact)

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Servir

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To serve

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Signer

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To sign

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Sonner

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To ring

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Partir, Sortir

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To leave, To go out

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Souffler

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To blow

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Soutenir

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To support/sustain

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Suivre

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To follow

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Survivre

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To survive

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Tirer

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To pull

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Se tourner (vers quelqu’un)

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To turn (and face someone)

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Valoir

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To be worth

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Vendre

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To sell

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Voler

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To fly

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Construire, Bâtir

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To construct, to build

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Conquérir

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To conquer

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S’endormir

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To fall asleep

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Interrompre

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To interrupt

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Brûler

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To burn

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Cacher

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To hide

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Célébrer

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To celebrate

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Chuchoter

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To whisper

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Cligner (des yeux)

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To blink (eyes)

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Concevoir

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To design

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Conduire (une voiture)

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To drive (a car)

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Corriger

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To correct

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Couper

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To cut

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Courir

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To run

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Croître

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To grow

142
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Descrire

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To describe

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Définir

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To define

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Détester

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To hate

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Dominer

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To dominate

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Durer

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To last

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Échanger

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To exchange

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Écraser (un pieton)

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To run over (a pedestrian)

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Élargir

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To widen

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Élire

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To elect

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Ennuyer

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To bore

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Enregistrer (un son)

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To record (a sound)

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Entourer

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To surround

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Exploiter

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To exploit

155
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Glisser

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To slide

156
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Gratter

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To scratch

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Grimper à (une abre)

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To climb (a tree)

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Hériter

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To inherit

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Imiter

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Ti imitate

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Importer

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To import

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Inventer

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To invent, to make up

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Lécher

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To lick

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Lier

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To tie, to bind

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Livrer (des merchandises)

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To deliver (goods)

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Mentir

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To lie

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Mériter

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To deserve

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Mesurer

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To measure

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Mordre

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To bite

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Parier

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To bet

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Pluerer

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To cry

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Pleuvoir

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To rain

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Preter

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To lend

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Prier

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To pray

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se promener dans

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To stro;; through

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Promettre

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To promise

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Prouver

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To prove

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Publier

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To publish

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Puer

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To stink

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Punir

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To punish

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Raccrocher

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To hang up

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Ramasser (ses jouets)

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To pick up (one’s toys)

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Refroidir

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To cool

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Refuser

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To refuse

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Remplacer

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To replace

185
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Remplir

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To fill

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Répondre

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To answer

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Reprocher

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To blame (something on someone)

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Résoudre

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Resolve (a problem)

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Resembler à

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To look like

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Soulinger

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To underline

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Taper

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To type

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Traduire

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To translate

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Traverser

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To cross (the street)

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Craindre

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To fear

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Détruire

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To destroy

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Intervenir

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To interfere

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Ameliorer

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To make better

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Apporter

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To bring

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Attirer

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To attract

200
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Autoriser

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To authorize

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Barvarder

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To chat

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Blesser

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To injure (someone), to hurt (somone’s) feelings

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Carasser (un chien)

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To pet (a dog)

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Composer (un numéro)

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To dial (a number)

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Contenir

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To contain

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Déchirer

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To rip, to tear (paper)

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Deviner

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To guess

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Échouer

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To fail

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Éclater

A

To break out (e.g. a war)

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Empêcher

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To pervent, to hinder

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Exclure

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To exclude

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Fonder

A

To found (a company)

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Gaspiller

A

To waste

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Gonfler

A

To inflate

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Juger

A

To judge

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Jurer

A

To swear (to not be joking)

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Louer

A

To rent out, to rent

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Mâcher

A

To chew

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Maigrir

A

To get skinny, to lose weight

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Pincer

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To pinch

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se raser

A

To shave

222
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Renouveler

A

To renew

223
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Sécher

A

To dry

224
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secouer

A

To shake (something)

225
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Trahir

A

To betray

226
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Applaudir

A

To applaud

227
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Inclure

A

To include

228
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Allumer

A

To turn on (lights, appliances)

229
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Avaler

A

To swallow

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Avertir

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To warn

231
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Balayer

A

To sweep

232
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Coudre

A

To sew

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Couvrir

A

To cover

234
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Creuser

A

To dig

235
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Développer

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To develope (photos)

236
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Estimer

A

To Estimate

237
Q

Éteindre

A

To turn off

238
Q

Éternuer

A

To sneeze

239
Q

Peigner

A

To comb

240
Q

Peindre

A

To paint

241
Q

Rédiger

A

To compose, to draft

242
Q

Remuer

A

To stir (a stew)

243
Q

Repasser

A

to iron (clothes)

244
Q

Tousser

A

To cough

245
Q

Verser

A

To pour (a liquid)

246
Q

Veillir

A

To grow old

247
Q

Convertir

A

To convert

248
Q

Débattre

A

To debate

249
Q

Établir

A

To establish

250
Q

Faire fondre

A

To melt (e.g. chocolate)

251
Q

Aboyer

A

To bark

252
Q

Acquérir

A

To acquire

253
Q

Bouscalier

A

To shove

254
Q

Briller

A

To shine (e.g. the sun)

255
Q

Casser, Briser

A

To break

256
Q

Défendre

A

To defend

257
Q

Distraire

A

To distract

258
Q

Se brosser les dents

A

To brush your teeth

259
Q

Pécher

A

To sin

260
Q

Plier

A

To fold (clothes)

261
Q

Régner

A

To reign

262
Q

Ddesobéir

A

To disobey

263
Q

Entrer

A

To enter

264
Q

Rentrer

A

To go into