Reverse Verbs Flashcards
To have
Avoir
To be
Être
To do / to make
Faire
To say
Dire
To be able to
Pouvoir
To go
Aller
To see
Voir
To know (knowledge)
Savoir
To want
Vouloir
To come
Venir
To be necessary
Falloir
To have to…
Devoir
To believe
Croire
To find
Trouver
To give
Donner
To take
Prendre
To talk/speak
Parler
To like
Aimer
To pass (time/movement)
Passer
To put
Mettre
To hold
Tenir
To hear
Entendre
To seem
Sembler
To leave (something)
Laisser
To stay (to remain)
Rester
To think
Penser
To watch
Regarder
To respond / To answer / To reply
Répondre
To give back / to make something a way
Rendre
To know (to be familiar with)
Connaître
To arrive
Arriver
To feel
Se sentir
To smell / to sense
Sentir
To wait
Attendre
To live
Vivre
To look for/ to fetch
Chercher
To understand/ to include
Comprendre
To wear / to carry
Porter
To become
Devenir
To enter
Entrer
To hold back (emotions) / to keep
Retenir
To write
Écrire
To call
Appeler
To fall
Tomber
To take back
Reprendre
To start
Commencer
To follow
Suivre
To show
Montrer
To leave
Partir
To die
Mourir
To open
Ouvrir
To read
Lire
To stop
Arrêter
To serve
Servir
To throw
Jeter
To receive
Recevoir
To ascend
Monter
To get up
Lever
To act / to carry out
Agir
To lose
Perdre
To listen
Écouter
To continue
Continuer
To smile
Sourire
To notice / to begin to see
Apercevoir
To guess
Supposer
Recognise
reconnaître
To add
Ajouter
To catch
Attraper
To play
Jouer
To walk
Marcher
To keep, to maintain
Garder
To brew
Brasser
To miss (longing)
Manquer à
To regain
Retrouver
To come down / to descend
Descendre
To recall
Rappeler
To exit / to leave (prolonged duration)
Quitter
To turn
Tourner
To finish
Finir
To shout / to yell
Crier
To run
Courir
To allow / to permit someone to do something
Permettre à qqn de fair qqchs
To offer
Offrir
To present
Présenter
To learn
Apprendre
To suffer
Souffrir
To exist
Exister
To send
Envoyer
To explain
Expliquer
To eat
Manger
To be worth
Valoir
To forget
Oublier
To return / to go home
Rentrer
To push / to grow (hair)
Pousser
To occupy / to be busy
Occuper
To count
Compter
To prevent
Empêcher
To please
Plaire
To work
Travailler
To exclaim
S’écrier
To have fun
S’amuser
To be called
S’appeler
To stop (oneself)
S’arrêter
To sit oneself down
S’asseoir
To take oneself swimming / to bathe
Se baigner
To fight
Se battre
To brush
Se brosser
To break one’s…
Se casser
To do ones hair
Se coiffer
To go to bed
Se coucher
To hurry
Se dépêcher
To quarrel / argue
Se disputer
To fall asleep
S’endormir
To sleep
Dormir
To pose / to put down
Poser
To touch
Toucher
To choose
Choisir
To win / gain / earn
Gagner
To assure / to secure
Assurer
To try
Essayer
To take back / to recover
Reprendre
To lead
Mener
To risk
Risquer
To concern
Concerner
To create
Créer
To obtain
Obtenir
To propose / to suggest
Proposer
To bring (thing)
Apporter
To use
Utiliser
To attain / to achieve
Atteindre
To try (risky) / To tempt
Tenter
To import
Importer
To defend
Défendre
To raise / to stand up
Relever
To shoot / to pull / to draw / to print (to fuck)
Tirer
To invade
Envahir (2)
To surrender
Se rendre
To flee
Fuir (3)
To kill
Tuer
To wound (qqn)
Blesser
To pick up
Ramasser
To decant
Décanter
To spit (out wine)
Cracher
To swallow
Avaler
To board a vessel / To embark
Embarquer
To declare
Déclarer
To land
Atterrir (2)
To take off (plane)
Décoller
To cancel
Annuler
To travel
Voyager
To sunbathe
Se Bronzer
To swim
Nager
To flirt
Draguer
To seduce
Séduire
To kiss
S’embrasser
To cheat (relationship)
Tromper
To marry
Se marier
To seperate
Séparer
To dress oneself
S’habiller
To lunch
Déjeuner
To return (less permanent)
Retourner
To prepare
Préparer
To clean
Nettoyer
To relax
Se reposer
To ATTEND
Assister à
To calculate
Calculer
To type
Taper
To print
Imprimer
To enlarge
Agrandir (2)
To bleed
Saigner
To bruise
Contusionner
To give birth
Accoucher
To vomit
Vomir (2)
To treat (medical)
Soigner
To Eliminate
Éliminer
To bet
Miser
To raise (poker)
Relancer
To ignore / to not know
Ignorer
To install / put up
Installer
To arrange / tidy / put away
Ranger
to give up
Abandonner
To move forward / advance
Advancer
To annoy
Agacer
To lie (oneself) down
S’allonger
To switch on
Allumer
to improve
Améliorer
To bring (a person)
Amener
To announce
Annoncer
To supply
Approvisionner
To increase
Augmenter
To fuck
Baiser
To chat
Bavarder
To bomb
Bombardier
To work (slang)
Bosser
to move
Bouger
To break / to shatter (violent)
Briser
To chaperon / accompany
Chaperonner
To grab (slang)
Choper
To command / to order
Commander
To advise
Conseiller
To sink
Couler
To trigger
Déclencher
To describe
Décrire
Disobey
Désobéir
To move house
Déménager
To drift
Dériver
to shower (oneself)
se doucher
To crush
écraser
To take (someone)
Emmener
To take (some thing)
Emporter
To spell
Épeler
To exhaust
Épuiser
To switch/turn off
Éteindre
To avoid
Éviter
To get angry
Se Facher
To darken
Foncer
To supply / to furnish
Fournir
To stroll
Flâner
To knock / to hit
Frapper
To brake (like in a car)
Freiner
to flee
Fuir
to waste
Gaspiller
To Taste
Goûter
To heal
Guerir
To live / reside
Habiter
To impress
Impressionner
Intervene
Intervenir
To launch / throw
Lancer
To rent
Louer
To handle
Manier
to amass
Amasser
To threaten
Menacer
To lie (deceit)
Mentir
To make fun of
Se Moquer
To obey
Obéir
To get (oneself) lost
Se Perdre
To drill
Perser
To plan/ to forsee
Prévoir
To take a walk
Se Promener
to punish
Punir 2
To slow
Ralentir (2)
To shave
Se raser
To miss (a train /a target etc)
Rater
To refuel
Ravitailler
To recycle
Recycler
To reflect
Reflechir (2)
To settle / to set / to pay
Régler
To fill
Remplir
To pass (an exam) / To succeed
Réussir
To laugh / to joke
Rigoler
To jump
Sauter
To dry
Sécher
To take a break / to stay somewhere
Séjourner
To target
Cibler
To remember
Se Souvenir
To cough
Tousser
To pour/ To pay
Verser
To fly / To steal
Voler
To vomit
Vomir
To support
Soutenir
To hate
haïr (2)
To borrow
Emprunter
To complain
Se plaindre
To fear
Craindre
To imagine
Imaginer
To remark
Remarquer
To express
Exprimer
To wrestle
Lutter
To escape
Échapper
To represent / to show
Représenter
To constitute / to make up
Constituer
To be about / it is
S’agir de
To experience / to feel
éprouver
To possess / to have
Posséder
To unleash / to unchain
Déchaîner
To take place
Se dérouler
To trigger
Déclencher
To place
Placer
To be situated / to find itself
Se trouver
To fail
Échouer
To (make) a guess
Deviner
To long for / to aspirer
Aspirer à
To last
Durer
To long for / to aspire
Aspirer à
To stop
Stopper
To submit / to be put under control
Se soumettre
To get stuck (in the mud)
S’embourber
To brave / to endure
Braver
To dare to / To take on
Oser
To be buried
Être inhumer
To provoke
Provoquer
To extract
Extaire
To formally write something
Rediger
To swear
Jurer
To demand / to require
Exiger
To hide
Cacher
To vanish
Disparaître
To admire
Admirer
To suck
Sucer
To ring (doorbell / phone)
Sonner
To dream
Rêver
To Freeze
Congeler
To lend
Prêter
To download
Télécharger
To bother / to disturb
Déranger
To teach
Enseigner
To fabricate / produce / manufacture
Fabriquer
To protect
Protéger
To shut up / to be quiet
Taiser
To assemble / to put together
Assembler
To Elect
Elir
To free / to liberate
émanciper
To feed
Alimenter
To compromise
Compromettre
To oscillate
Osciller
To seem / to look like
Paraître
To begin
Débuter
To do/make again
Refaire
To wank
Se branler
To fly over
Survoler
To have access to something - to have disposal
Disposer de qqchs
To lead to qqchs
Entraîner à
To release / to liberate
Libérer
To publish
Publier
To house / accommodate
Loger
To damage
Endommager
to suffer
Subir [qqchs]
To drown
Noyer
To silence
Faire taire qqn
1) To succeed 2) to lead to
1) Aboutir 2) Aboutir à
To sweeten
Adoucir
To balance
Balancer
To upset
Bouleverser
To calm / sooth
Calmer
To heat
Chauffer
To mutualise, to work together, to share out
Mutualiser
to escalate / to intensify
Intensifier
To link / to bind
Lier
To delete / To get rid of / To withdraw
Supprimer
To be radicalised
Se radicaliser
To prolong / to extend
Prolonger
To bore
Ennuyer
To focus on
Se focaliser sur
To focus on
Se focaliser sur
To commit suicide
Se Suicider
To melt
Fondre
To submerge
Submerger
To develop / to elaborate
Développer
To vary
Varier
To expect
S’attendre à
To criticise
Critiquer
To reject
Rejeter
To demand (also To claim eg terrorist attack
Revendiquer
To De / Centralise
Décentraliser / Centraliser
To paralyse
Paralyser
To polarise
Polariser
To host / to welcome
Accueillir (3)
To blame on
Reprocher à qqn
To outweight
L’emporter sur
To be deprived of qqchs
Priver de
To qualify / to class something as
Qualifier
To initiate
Initier
To resolve
Résoudre
To demonstrate
Démontrer
To immigrate
Immigrer
To rescue / To save
Secourir
To mitigate
Atténuer
To grow / To increase
Croître
To degrow / To decrease
Décroître
To induce
Induire
To fall
Chuter
To seize / grasp
Saisir (2).
To spend (money)
Dépenser
To cover (a distance) / to travel
Parcourir
Predict
Prédire
To withdraw money
Retirer
To be/have shame(d)
Avoir honte de
to modify
Modifier
To align
Aligner
To encourage
Encourager
To loot
Piller
To pollute
Polluer
To promise
Promettre (de)
To persuade
Persuader (de)
To put an end to
Mettre fin à
To realise / to be aware
Se rendre compte
To dread
Redouter
To Inflate / Deflate
Gonfler / Dégonfler
To inform
Renseigner
To accomplish
Accomplir
To Embellish
Embellir
To attract
Attirer
To inflict
Infliger
To weaken
Affaiblir
To manipulate
Manipuler
To promote
Promouvoir
To allocate
Allouer
To confess
Confesser
To Guarantee
Garantir
To apply for / To postulate
Postuler
To bribe
Corrompre
To estimate
Estimer
To transcend
Transcender
To break up / to break relations
Rompre
To warn
Avertir (2.)
To deport
Expulser
To flock
Affluer
To enrich
Enrichir
To struggle
Peiner
To gather / to regroup (pronom also)
(se) regrouper
To access (something)
Accéder à
To associate
Associer
To ascertain / To Establish that
Constater
To block (physical and digital)
Bloquer
To meditate
Méditer
To register / to enroll / to join
S’inscrire à
To define
Définir
To break in / to gain entry
S’introduire
To plan
Planifier
To galvinise
Galviniser
To recruit
Recruter
To maintain (physical / mechanical sense)
entretenir
To appoint / to name
Nommer
To produce (film) / to achieve
Réaliser
To errase
Effacer
To draw
Dessiner
To contemplate/ to consider
Envisager
To use (not utiliser)
se servir de
To replace
Remplacer
To monitor / to watch
Surveiller
To unify / to unite
Unifier
To influence
Influencer
To detect / screen / test (medical sense)
Dépister
To assault (physical)
Agresser
To perpitrate / To carry out
Perpétrer
To alert, to warn
Alerter
To bloom / to flower
Fleurir
To push (button)
Appuyer sur
To indicate / To state
Indiquer
To reverse / to invert
Inverser
To unveil / to reveal
dévoiler
To collapse
S’effondrer
To perform / to carry out
Effectuer
To mobilise qqchs
Mobiliser
To aim (for)
Viser
To invest (in)
Investir dans (2.)
To stipulate
Stipuler
To yeild (to give up a position etc)
Céder
Note: je cède
To hack
Pirater
To stink / to reek of
Puer
To sort/ to separate (the recycling)
Trier
To park oneself (not the car)
Se garer
To intimidate
Intimider
To traumatise
Traumatiser
To cry
Pleurer
To fuck (not baiser)
Damer
To neglect
Négliger
To glue / to stick
Coller
To chew
Macher
To scare
Effaroucher
To scare
Effaroucher
To relieve / to ease
Soulager
To relieve / to ease
Soulager
Revive / resuscitate
Ressusciter
Revive / resuscitate
Ressusciter
To pack up / to wrap
Emballer
