Les Verbes 3 Flashcards

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to flee, run away

Ex. He fled before the fire.

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s’enfuir

Ex. Il s’enfuit devant l’incendie.

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to turn off

Ex. Thank you for turning off the light when leaving the room.

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éteindre

Ex. Merci d’éteindre la lumière en sortant de la pièce.

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to give way / collapse, yield

Ex. You mustn’t give in/yield to that child’s tantrums.

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céder

Ex. Il ne faut pas céder aux caprices de cet enfant.

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to fall down, cave in, collapse

Ex. The castle rampart is going to collapse if one doesn’t strengthen it.

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s’effondrer

Ex. Le rempart du château va s’effondrer si on le consolide pas.

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to emerge / appear suddenly

Ex. The animal suddenly appeared on the road.

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surgir

Ex. L’animal surgit sur la route.

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to swallow / engulf

Ex. The wave swallowed/engulfed the sand castle.

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engloutir

Ex. La vague a englouti le château.

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to retreat, draw back

Ex. The water is beginning to withdraw/go back.

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se retirer

Ex. L’eau commence à se retirer.

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to hit / strike

Ex. The child is hitting the drum with the sticks.

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frapper

Ex. L’enfant frappe le tambour avec les baguettes.

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to lean

Ex. Please do not lean out of the train window.

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se pencher

Ex. Dans le train, il est interdit de se pencher par la fenêtre.

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to faint; to vanish

Ex. She fainted at the news of the death of her husband.

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s’évanouir

Ex. Elle s’est évanouie à l’annonce du décès de son mari.

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to swallow, eat

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avaler

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12
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to burst into tears

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éclater en sanglots

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to miss [sth] (a target, an appointment)

Ex. The shooter missed his target.

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rater

Ex. Le tireur a raté sa cible.

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to collide with, run/bump into

Ex. The car ran into the truck at the intersection.

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heurter

Ex. La voiture a heurté le camion au carrefour.

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to butter [sth]

Ex. Don’t forget to butter the pie plates.

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beurrer

Ex. Il ne faut pas oublier de beurrer les moules à tarte.

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to derail, come off

Ex. The police still do not know why the train derailed.

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dérailler

Ex. La police ne sait pas encoure pourquoi le train a déraillé.

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to crash

Ex. Having run out of fuel, the plane crashed to the ground.

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s’écraser

Ex. En panne d’essence, l’avion s’est écrasé au sol.

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to crush / flatten

Ex. She mashes cooked potatoes with a fork.

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écraser

Ex. Elle écrase les pommes de terre cuites avec une fourchette.

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to capture / catch

Ex. I failed to catch the ball.

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attraper

Ex. Je n’ai pas réussi à attraper la balle.

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to jump over, cross

Ex. The protesters are jumping over the barriers.

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franchir

Ex. Les manifestants franchissent les barrières.

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to collapse, fall apart

Ex. The old house collapsed suddenly.

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s’écrouler

Ex. La vieille maison s’écroula brusquement.

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to break up / split up; to terminate

Ex. My brother and his fiancée broke up last month.

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rompre (avec qqn)

Ex. Mon frère et sa fiancée ont rompu le mois dernier.

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to fire, dismiss, send away

Ex. The boss is going to fire the accountant.

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congédier

Ex. Le patron va congédier le comptable.

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to follow, accompany

Ex. His secretary accompanies him on his trips.

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suivre

Ex. Son secrétaire le suit dans ses déplacements.

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to manage, handle, run, deal with | Ex. The director is the one who runs the business.
gérer | Ex. C'est le directeur qui gère l'entreprise.
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To extend / stretch out | Ex. She stretched out in her hammock.
S'étendre | Ex. Elle s'est étendue dans son hamac.
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to dig | Ex. Grab that spade and dig!
creuser | Ex. Prends cette pelle et creuse!
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to escape | Ex. The man escaped from prison.
s'échapper | Ex. L'homme s'est échappé de prison.
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to look like, resemble | Ex. She looks like her mother.
ressembler à | Ex. Elle ressemble à sa mère.
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to receive / get | Ex. Peter received the requested articles.
recevoir | Ex. Pierre a reçu les articles commandés.
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to care (be concerned)
se sentir concerné [par qch]
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to take care (pay attention)
faire attention
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to take care of [sb/sth]
prendre soin de [qch/qqn]
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to stand up
se mettre debout ; se lever ; se tenir debout ; être debout
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to hiccup | Ex. She was crying, hiccupping, and I couldn't understand anything she was saying.
hoqueter | Ex. Elle pleurait, hoquetait, et je ne comprenais rien de ce qu'elle disait.
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to skid, slip, slide ; go out of control Ex. Her car slid on the wet road.
déraper | Ex. Sa voiture a dérapé sur la route mouillée.
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to disappoint, feel let down Ex. Her attitude disappoints her friends. Or, her friends feel let down by her attitude.
décevoir | Ex. Son attitude déçoit ses amis.
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to give up on [sth], not do [sth] anymore | Ex. I'm not coming on holiday with you anymore.
renoncer à qch | Ex. Je renonce à partir avec vous en vacances.
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to charm, appeal to, seduce | Ex. This man likes to charm/seduce women.
séduire | Ex. Cet homme aime séduire les femmes.
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``` to nod (yes or no) Ex. She nods to respond to her daughter. ```
hocher | Ex. Elle hoche la tête pour répondre à sa fille.
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to belong to | Ex. The day belongs to those who rise early.
appartenir à | Ex. La journée appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt.
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to sponsor | Ex. This gala evening is sponsored by...
parrainer | Ex. Cette soirée de bienfaisance est parrainée par...
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to detect, discover | Ex. The doctor detected an abscess/cyst.
dépister | Ex. Le médecin dépista un abcès.
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to grow, increase (in size, ex. a company) | Ex. Your business grows from year to year.
croître | Ex. Son entreprise croît d'année en année.
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to take, borrow | Ex. We had to borrow $100,000
emprunter | Ex. Nous avons dû emprunter 100 000$
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to cure, heal | Ex. This medicine will heal my cold.
guérir | Ex. Ce médicament guérira mon rhume.
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to draw from, collect | Ex. She drew water from the river.
puiser | Ex. Elle puise l'eau de la riviere.
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to bring along (an object) | Ex. Bring your books.
apporter | Ex. Apporte tes livres.
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to take away (an object) | Ex. We are taking the furniture to the new house.
emporter | Ex. Nous emportons les meubles dans la nouvelle maison.
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``` to bring (a person) Ex. Come to dinner and bring your girlfriend with you. ```
amener | Ex. Viens dîner et amène ton amie avec toi.
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``` to take (a person) Ex. This train will take you to Paris. ```
emmener | Ex. Ce train vous emmènera à Paris.
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to overflow, boil over | Ex. The demonstration/protest is boiling over
déborder | Ex. Les manifestations débordent