MAIN 500 VERBS 1 Flashcards
to accompany(vt)
accompagner(vt)
to accuse(vt)
accuser(vt)
to acknowledge (admit)
reconnaître(vt)
to act (take action)
agir(vi)
to add (supplement)
ajouter(vt)
to address (speak to)
s’adresser(vp)
to admire(vi)
admirer(vt)
to advertise(vt)
faire de la publicité
to advise
conseiller
to affirm(vt)
affirmer(vt)
to agree (say yes)
être d’accord
to allow (sb to do sth)
permettre(vt)
to allude(vi)
faire allusion
to amputate(vt)
amputer(vt)
to answer
répondre
to answer(vi, vt)
répondre(vi, vt)
to apologize
s’excuser
to appear (come into view)
apparaître(vi)
to applaud(vi, vt)
applaudir(vi)
to appoint (assign)
nommer(vt)
to approach (come nearer)
s’approcher(vp)
to arrive
venir
to arrive (ab. train)
arriver(vi)
to ask (~sb to do sth) (~oneself)
demander
to aspire to …
aspirer à …
to assist (help)
assister(vt)
to attack(mil.)
attaquer(vt)
to attain (objectives)
atteindre(vt)
to avenge(vt)
se venger(vp)
to avoid (danger, task)
éviter(vt)
to award (give medal to)
décorer(vt)
to battle(vi)
combattre(vi)
to be
être
to be (~ on the table)
se trouver(vp)
to be afraid
avoir peur
to be angry (with …)
se fâcher(contre … )
to be at war
faire la guerre
to be based (on …)
être basé(sur … )
to be bored
s’ennuyer(vp)
to be convinced
être convaincu de …
to be enough
suffire(vi)
to be envious
envier(vt)
to be hungry
avoir faim
to be indignant
s’indigner(vp)
to be interested in
s’intéresser à
to be lying down
être allongé
to be needed
être nécessaire
to be perplexed
être perplexe
to be preserved
se conserver(vp)
to be required
être indispensable
to be surprised
s’étonner
to be thirsty
avoir soif
to be worried
s’inquiéter(vp)
to beat (dog, person)
battre(vt)
to become (e.g., ~ old)
devenir(vi)
to become pensive
devenir pensif
to begin
commencer
to behave(vi)
se conduire(vp)
to believe (think)
croire(vi, vt)
to belong to
appartenir à
to berth (moor)
accoster(vi)
to blind (of flash of light)
aveugler(vt)
to blow (wind)
souffler(vi)
to blush(vi)
rougir(vi)
to boast
se vanter
to borrow (money)
emprunter(vt)
to break (branch, toy, etc.)
briser, casser(vt)
to break (split in pieces)
casser
to breathe(vi)
respirer(vi)
to bring (sth)
amener, apporter(vt)
to burn (paper, logs)
brûler(vt)
to buy (purchase)
acheter(vt)
to call (for help) (with one’s voice)
appeler
to calm down(vt)
calmer(vt)
to can
pouvoir(v aux)
to cancel (call off)
annuler(vt)
to cast off
larguer les amarres
to catch
attraper
to catch sight (of …)
remarquer(vt)
to cause …
être la cause de …
to change (~one’s opinion) (exchange)
changer
to charm(vt)
charmer(vt)
to choose
choisir
to chop off (with an axe)
couper(vt)
to clean (from dirt)
nettoyer(vt)
to clean (shoes, etc.)
enlever la boue
to clean (tidy)
faire le ménage
to close(vt)
fermer(vt)
to comb one’s hair
se peigner(vp)
to come down (the stairs)
descendre(vi)
to come in
entrer
to come out (book)
paraître(vi)
to compare
comparer
to compensate(vt)
compenser(vt)
to compete(vi)
concurrencer(vt)
to compile (~ a list)
dresser(vt)
to complain
se plaindre
to complicate(vt)
compliquer(vt)
to compose (music, etc.)
composer(vt)
to compromise(vt)
compromettre(vt)
to concentrate(vi)
se concentrer(vp)
to confess (criminal)
avouer(vi, vt)
to confuse (mix up)
confondre(vt)
to congratulate(vt)
féliciter(vt)
to consult (doctor, expert)
consulter …
to continue (~ to do sth)
continuer
to control
contrôler
to convince(vt)
convaincre(vt)
to cook (dinner)
préparer
to cooperate(vi)
coopérer(vi)
to coordinate(vt)
coordonner(vt)
to correct (an error)
corriger(vt)
to cost
coûter
to count (add up)/(money, etc.)
compter
to count on …
compter sur …
to crack (ceiling, wall)
se fendre(vp)
to create
créer
to cry (weep)
pleurer(vi)
to cut off (with a knife)
couper(vt)
to dare (~ to do sth)
oser (vt)
to date from …
dater de …
to deceive
tromper
to decide (~ to do sth)
décider(vt)
to decorate
décorer
to dedicate (book, etc.)
dédier (vt)
to defend
défendre
to defend oneself
se défendre(vp)
to demand
exiger
To denounce(vt)
dénoncer(vt)
to deny(vt)
nier (vt)
to depend on …
dépendre de …
to deprive(vt)
priver (vt)
to deserve(vt)
mériter(vt)
to design (machine, etc.)
concevoir, créer(vt)
to desire (want, wish)
désirer(vt)
to despise(vt)
mépriser(vt)
to destroy (documents, etc.)
détruire(vt)
to differ (from sth)
être différent
to dig
creuser
to direct (point the way)
diriger(vt)
to disappear(vi)
disparaître(vi)
to discover (new land, etc.)
découvrir(vt)
to discuss
discuter
to distribute (leaflets, etc.)
diffuser(vt)
to disturb(vt)
déranger(vt)
to dive (vi)
plonger(vi)
to divide(math)
diviser(vt)
to do
faire
to do the laundry
faire la lessive
to double (increase)
doubler(vt)
to doubt
douter
to draw a conclusion
tirer une conclusion
to dream (daydream)/(in sleep)
rêver (vi)
to drink (vi, vt)
boire (vt)
to drive a car
conduire une voiture
to drive away
chasser(vt)
to drop (let fall)
faire tomber
to drown (ab. person)
se noyer(vp)
to dry (clothes, hair)
sécher(vt)
to eat (vi, vt)
manger(vi, vt)
to eavesdrop(vi)
écouter aux portes
to emit (smell)
répandre(vt)
to enter (on the list)
inscrire(vt)
to entertain (amuse)
amuser(vt)
to equip (fit out)
équiper(vt)
to examine (proposal)
examiner(vt)
to exchange (sth)
s’échanger(des … )
to exclude, to expel
exclure, expulser(vt)
to excuse
excuser
to exist
exister
to expect
s’attendre à
to expect (foresee)
prévoir(vt)
to explain
expliquer
to express(vt)
exprimer(vt)
to extinguish (a fire)
éteindre(vt)
to fall
tomber
to fall in love (with …)
tomber amoureux
to feed (provide food)
nourrir(vt)
to fight (against the enemy)
lutter(contre … )
to fight (vi)
se battre(vp)
to fill (glass, bottle)
remplir(vt)
to find
trouver
to finish
finir
to fish(vi)
pêcher(vt)
to fit (ab. dress, etc.)
aller bien
to flatter(vt)
flatter(vt)
to fly
voler
to follow
suivre
to forbid(vt)
interdire(vt)
to force (compel)
forcer(vt)
