Les Verbes 1 Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

annuler

ex. J’annule mon voyage

A

to cancel

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

applaudir

ex. Nous applaudissons les artistes

A

to applaud/clap/approve of

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

atteindre

ex. J’ai atteint mon objectif

A

to reach

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

battre

ex. Il bat son chien sans raison

A

to beat/hit

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

communiquer

ex. Ils communiquent avec leurs amis

A

to convey/communicate; pass on

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

compter

ex. Pierre compte jusqu’à cent

A

to count

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

conduire

ex. Le taxi me conduit à la gare

A

to drive

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

courir

ex. Marie court le plus vite

A

to run

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

craindre

ex. Il a craint de prendre le bateau

A

to be afraid of sth

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

croire (que/à/en)

ex. Je crois qu’il réussira cet examen

A

to believe

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

cueillir

ex. Nous cueillons des framboises

A

to gather/pick

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

découvrir

ex. Jacques Cartier a découvert Canada

A

to uncover/discover/find out

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

dépenser

ex. Elle dépense son temps à aider les nécessiteux

A

to spend (time or money)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

déplacer

ex. Je déplace la table

A

to move/shift

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

dormir

ex. Il dort depuis plus de douze heures

A

to be asleep

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

doter

ex. La ville a doté chaque écolier d’un portable

A

to provide/equip/bestow

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

effacer

ex. Le professeur efface le tableau avec une brosse

A

to erase

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

embrasser

ex. Nous embrassons nos enfants

A

to embrace, hug; to adhere to

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

emporter

ex. Le vent emporte les feuilles mortes

A

to take/carry away

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

endommager

ex. L’averse de grêle a endommagé les fleurs

A

to damage, harm

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

endormir

ex. J’ai pu l’endormir avec une berceuse

A

to get to sleep/lull to sleep

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

énerver

ex. Tu nous énerves avec tes plaintes perpétuelles

A

to annoy/irritate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

enfermer

ex. Elle enferme ses bijoux dans un coffre

A

to shut up, lock up, shut away

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

ennuyer

ex. Cette pièce de théâtre ennuie beaucoup de spectateurs

A

to bore, annoy, bother

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

entretenir

ex. Le bon ouvrier entretient son matériel

A

to maintain, look after

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

envoyer

ex. Les parents envoient les enfants à l’école

A

to send

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

établir

ex. L’enquête a établi la vérité

A

to establish/create/introduce/set up

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

éteindre

ex. J’éteins mon ordinateur tous les soirs

A

to extinguish/put out/turn off

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

étirer

ex. L’échauffement consiste à étirer ses membres

A

to draw out/roll out

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

éviter

ex. La voiture évite de justesse le cycliste

A

to avoid

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

fabriquer

ex. On fabrique des chaussures dans cette usine

A

to manufacture

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q
faire semblant (de faire qch)
(ex. Il a fait semblant de s'endormir.)
A

to pretend (to do something)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

falloir

ex. Il faut que tu arrives avant 18 heures.

A

to have to/need to/must

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

gaspiller

ex. Elle gaspille son argent dans des futilités.

A

to waste

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

grossir

ex. Depuis sa maladie, il a grossi de dix kilos.

A

to grow/gain weight

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

guérir

ex. Ce médicament guérira mon rhume.

A

to cure/heal/make better

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

imaginer

ex. Marie a imaginé un nouveau produit.

A

to imagine, invent, dream up

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

importer

ex. Actuellement, on importe beaucoup de Chine.

A

to import

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

indiquer

ex. Le thermomètre indique la température extérieure.

A

to show/indicate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

inscrire

ex. Le nom des votants est inscrit sur la liste électorale.

A

to write, record, inscribe, engrave

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

interdire

ex. Ses parents lui interdisent de manger des bonbons.

A

to forbid/prohibit/ban

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

jaunir

ex. Les papiers peints jaunissaient avec le temps.

A

to yellow

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

jumeler

ex. Ces deux villes sont jumelées depuis 25 ans.

A

to pair/couple

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

lâcher

ex. Elle lâche la laisse du chien.

A

to release, let go of

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

maigrir

ex. Elle a beaucoup maigri à cause de la maladie.

A

to grow thinner, lose weight

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

mentir

ex. Le journal ment sur le déroulement de cet accident.

A

to lie/fib

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

naître

ex. Je suis né en 1988.

A

to be born

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

laisser

ex. J’ai laissé mon sac chez ma mère.

A

to leave (behind)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

entendre

ex. Ne parle pas si fort, j’entends bien.

A

to hear

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

chasser

A

to go hunting

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
51
Q

lancer

A

to throw/toss

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
52
Q

abriter

A

to shelter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
53
Q

deviner

A

to guess

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
54
Q

accrocher

A

to hang (something)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
55
Q

déposer

A

to drop off

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
56
Q

attirer

A

to attract/lure/entice

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
57
Q

infliger

A

to inflict

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
58
Q

affliger

A

to afflict

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
59
Q

démarrer

A

to start up

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
60
Q

faire croire

A

to make-believe

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
61
Q

mûrir

A

to ripen/mature

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
62
Q

nourrir

A

to feed/nourish

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
63
Q

occuper

A

to occupy/fill/be busy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
64
Q

offrir

A

to offer/give (sb sth)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
65
Q

oeuvrer

A

to work/perform/strive

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
66
Q

ouvrir

A

to open

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
67
Q

pâlir

A

to grow pale

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
68
Q

paraître

A

to appear/seem

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
69
Q

partager

A

to share

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
70
Q

passer prendre

A

to pick up

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
71
Q

peindre

A

to paint

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
72
Q

piaffer

A

to stamp/paw the ground

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
73
Q

plaire

A

to please/delight

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
74
Q

planifier

A

to plan/organize

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
75
Q

poursuivre

A

to pursue/chase/hunt

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
76
Q

prescrire

A

to prescribe

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
77
Q

prévenir

A

to warn/inform

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
78
Q

prévoir

A

to forecast/predict

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
79
Q

promener

A

to take sb/sth for a walk (ex. a dog)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
80
Q

raccourcir

A

to shorten

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
81
Q

ralentir

A

to slow down

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
82
Q

ramasser

A

to collect

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
83
Q

reconnaître

A

to recognize

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
84
Q

réfléchir

A

to reflect/ponder/think

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
85
Q

réjouir

A

to delight/please

86
Q

remplacer

A

to replace

87
Q

remplir

A

to fill in/fill out

88
Q

rencontrer

A

to meet

89
Q

rentrer

A

to go back in

90
Q

repasser

A

to iron (clothing)

91
Q

résider

A

to live/reside

92
Q

retenir

A

to catch hold of/hold on to/detain

93
Q

retourner

A

to turn over/around; to return/go back

94
Q

réussir

A

to succeed

95
Q

revoir

A

to see again/review

96
Q

rougir

A

to redden/blush

97
Q

s’embrasser

A

to kiss

98
Q

s’émerveiller

A

to be amazed

99
Q

s’endetter

A

to get into debt

100
Q

s’endormir

A

to fall asleep

101
Q

s’énerver

A

to get angry/irritated/worked up

102
Q

s’enfermer

A

to lock/shut yourself in

103
Q

s’ennuyer

A

to get/become bored

104
Q

s’entretenir

A

to keep fit/stay in shape

105
Q

s’éteindre

A

to go off/out; to extinguish

106
Q

s’étirer

A

to stretch

107
Q

s’intéresser a

A

to be interested in

108
Q

s’occuper

A

to see to/take charge of/deal with

109
Q

salir

A

to dirty/soil/get dirty

110
Q

se battre

A

to compete/beat

111
Q

se demander

A

to wonder

112
Q

se dépêcher

A

to rush/hurry

113
Q

se déplacer

A

to move about/get around

114
Q

se lâcher

A

to relax/let yourself go

115
Q

se loger

A

to stay/put up/accomodate

116
Q

se mentir

A

to fool yourself

117
Q

se moquer de

A

to laugh at/make fun of

118
Q

se promener

A

to go for a walk

119
Q

se réjouir

A

to be glad/delighted

120
Q

se rendre compte de qch

A

to realize something

121
Q

se retenir

A

to hold yourself back; to stop/restrain yourself

122
Q

se revoir

A

to see each other again

123
Q

servir

A

to serve

124
Q

se salir

A

to get yourself dirty

125
Q

se souvenir de

A

to remember/recall/have a memory of

126
Q

se taire

A

to keep quiet

127
Q

se tromper

A

to make a mistake/be mistaken

128
Q

se vieillir

A

to make yourself look older

129
Q

soigner

A

to care for/take care of

130
Q

souffrir

A

to suffer

131
Q

souhaiter

A

to hope/wish for

132
Q

sourire

A

to smile

133
Q

surveiller

A

to watch/guard/supervise

134
Q

taper

A

to type

135
Q

tirer

A

to pull/tug

136
Q

trancher

A

to slice/cut

137
Q

tromper

A

to mislead/cheat/swindle

138
Q

vider

A

to remove/empty

139
Q

vieillir

A

to grow old/age

140
Q

vivre

A

to live

141
Q

apercevoir

A

to glimpse/catch sight of/be aware of

142
Q

isoler

A

to insulate/soundproof; to isolate

143
Q

ressentir

A

to feel (again)

144
Q

déranger

A

to disturb/bother

145
Q

se débrouiller

A

to manage/handle things

146
Q

blanchir de l’argent

A

to launder money

147
Q

échouer

A

to fail

148
Q

raconter

A

to tell/relate

149
Q

rédiger

A

to write

150
Q

taquiner

A

to tease/annoy

151
Q

déranger

A

to bother

152
Q

étonner

A

to surprise

153
Q

se fier

A

to rely on/trust in

154
Q

rouler

A

to drive

155
Q

se tromper

A

to make a mistake/be mistaken

156
Q

tromper

A

to mislead

157
Q

confier

A

to confide, entrust

158
Q

se confier

A

to confide in somebody

159
Q

achever

A

to finish, complete

160
Q

envisager

A

to contemplate, consider, plan to do

161
Q

être debout

A

to be on one’s feet/stand

162
Q

congédier

A

to see out, discharge, fire

163
Q

lier

A

to bind, tie up/together

164
Q

s’agiter

A

to fidget

165
Q

entamer

A

to start/initiate

166
Q

gérer

A

to manage/handle

167
Q

dépasser

A

to overtake, exceed, go over

168
Q

suggérer

A

to suggest, propose

169
Q

franchir

A

to jump over, overcome

170
Q

cacher

A

to hide

171
Q

boucher

A

to block

172
Q

investir

A

to invest (time, money)

173
Q

pallier

A

to overcome, compensate, get around

174
Q

casser

A

to break

175
Q

bouger

A

to move about

176
Q

ressentir

A

to feel

177
Q

se ressentir

A

to suffer (the effects of sth)

178
Q

se débrouiller

A

to manage/handle things

179
Q

réjouir

A

to delight/please

180
Q

blanchir de l’argent

A

to launder money

181
Q

soutenir

A

to support

182
Q

se gâter

A

to spoil (food)

183
Q

se plaindre

A

to complain

184
Q

plaindre

A

to pity

185
Q

inscrire

A

to record

186
Q

s’ennuyer

A

to get bored

187
Q

s’ennuyer de

A

to miss (something/someone)

188
Q

se rendre compte de qqch

A

to realize sth

189
Q

enlaider

A

to make ugly

190
Q

embiller

A

to make more beautiful

191
Q

mériter

A

to deserve, merit, earn

192
Q

admettre

A

to accept, confess, admit

193
Q

agrafer

A

to staple

194
Q

nuire à

A

to harm/damage sth

195
Q

se répandre

A

to spread, expand (quickly)

196
Q

se propager

A

to spread (slowly)

197
Q

envahir

A

to invade, overwhelm

198
Q

laisser

A

to leave (behind)

199
Q

sucer

A

to suck (ex. one’s thumb)

200
Q

faire des cauchemar

A

to have a nightmare

201
Q

faire des caprice

A

to throw a tantrum

202
Q

stocker

A

to store (up), hoard

203
Q

happer

A

to hit/collide

204
Q

mendier

A

to beg

205
Q

gêner

A

to embarrass, bother, annoy

206
Q

exploser

A

to explode

207
Q

pencher

A

to lean, tilt

208
Q

baisser

A

to lower, diminish

209
Q

se baisser

A

to bend down

210
Q

geler

A

to freeze

211
Q

dépasser

A

to go over, exceed, go past

212
Q

respirer

A

to breathe