List of Common French Verbs + De Flashcards

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accepter de faire quelque chose

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to accept to do something

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accuser (quelqu’un) de faire quelque chose

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to accuse (someone) of doing something

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arrêter de faire quelque chos

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to stop doing something

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avoir peur de faire quelque chose

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to be afraid of doing something

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avoir envie de faire quelque chose

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to feel like doing something

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avoir besoin de faire quelque chose

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to need to do something

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avoir l’air de faire quelque chose

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to seem to be doing something

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avoir l’intention de faire quelque chose

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to intend to do something

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avoir raison de faire quelque chose

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to be right to do something

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avoir tort de faire quelque chose

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to be wrong to do something

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cesser de faire quelque chose

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to cease doing something

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choisir de faire quelque chose

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to choose to do something

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commander (à qqun) de faire quelque chose

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to order (someone) to do something

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conseiller de faire quelque chose

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to advise to do something

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continuer de faire quelque chose

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to keep doing something

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craindre de faire quelque chose

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to fear doing something

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décider de faire quelque chose

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to decide to something

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défendre (à quelqu’un) de faire quelque chose

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to forbid (someone) to do something

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demander (à quelqu’un) de faire quelque chose

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to ask (someone) to do something

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se dépêcher de faire quelque chose

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to hurry to do something

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21
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descendre de

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to get off/ down from something

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dire (à quelqu’un) de faire quelque chose

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to tell (someone) to do something

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empêcher (quelqu’un) de faire quelque chose

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to keep/ prevent (someone) from doing something

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essayer de faire quelque chose

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to try to do something

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25
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s’excuser de faire quelque chose

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to apologize for doing something

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finir de faire quelque chose

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to finish doing something

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27
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manquer de faire quelque chose

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to neglect doing something

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mériter de faire quelque chose

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to deserve to do something

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29
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offrir de faire quelque chose

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to offer to do something

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30
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oublier de faire quelque chose

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to forget to do something

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31
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parler de faire quelque chose

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to talk about doing something

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(se) permettre de faire quelque chose

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to allow (oneself) to do something

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se plaindre de faire quelque chose

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to complain about doing something

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promettre de faire quelque chose

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to promise to do something

35
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proposer de faire quelque chose

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to suggest to do something

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refuser de faire quelque chose

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to refuse to do something

37
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regretter de faire quelque chose

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to regret doing something

38
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remercier de faire quelque chose

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to thank for doing something

39
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rêver de faire quelque chose

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to dream of doing something

40
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risquer de faire quelque chose

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to risk doing something

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se souvenir de faire quelque chose

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to remember doing something

42
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supplier de faire quelque chose

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to beg to do something

43
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venir de faire quelque chose

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to have just done something

44
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se contenter de faire quelque chose

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to content oneself with doing something

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convaincre (quelqu’un) de faire quelque chose

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to convince (someone) to do something

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s’efforcer de faire quelque chose

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to try hard to do something

47
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envisager de faire quelque chose

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to contemplate doing something

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éviter de faire quelque chose

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to avoid doing something

49
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faire semblant de faire quelque chose

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to pretend doing something

50
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feindre de faire quelque chose

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to feign to, to pretend doing something

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interdire (à quelqu’un) de faire quelque chose

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to forbid (someone) to do something

52
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menacer (quelqu’un) de faire quelque chose

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to threaten (someone) to do something

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persuader (quelqu’un) de faire quelque chose

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to convince (someone) to do something

54
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projeter de faire quelque chose

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to plan on doing something

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reprocher (à quelqu’un) de faire quelque chose

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to reproach (someone) for doing something

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soupçonner (quelqu’un) de faire quelque chose

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to suspect (someone) of doing something

57
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tâcher de faire quelque chose

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to try to do something

58
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s’approcher de Pierre

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to get closer to Pierre

59
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s’apercevoir de son erreur

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to notice one’s mistake

60
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avoir besoin de Pierre

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to need Pierre

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avoir peur de Pierre

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to be afraid of Pierre

62
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avoir envie d’une pomme

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to feel like (eating) an apple. ***Watch out “avoir envie de Pierre”, so used with a person, mean to want that person sexually.

63
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changer de chaussure

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to change into other shoes

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dépendre de Pierre

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to depend on Pierre

65
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douter de Pierre

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to doubt Pierre

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être responsable de Pierre

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to be responsible for Pierre

67
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hériter de Pierre

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to inherit of Pierre or from Pierre

68
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jouer du piano

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to play piano (an instrument)

69
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manquer de temps

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to lack time

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se méfier de Pierre

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to beware of Pierre

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se moquer de Pierre

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to make fun of Pierre

72
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s’occuper de Pierre

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to take care of Pierre

73
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parler de Pierre

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to talk about Pierre

74
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partir de France

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to leave France

75
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se passer de Pierre

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to do without Pierre

76
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Que penses-tu de Pierre?

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what is your opinion about Pierre?

77
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se plaindre de Pierre

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to complain about Pierre

78
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profiter de Pierre

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to take advantage of Pierre

79
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rêver de Pierre

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to dream of Pierre

80
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rire de Pierre

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to laugh at Pierre

81
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se servir de Pierre

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to use Pierre

82
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se souvenir de Pierre

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to remember Pierre

83
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se tromper de livre

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to (take/buy…) the wrong book