verb definitions Flashcards
s’excuser
to excuse oneself
s’endormir
to fall asleep
se souvenir de
to remember
*se rappeler
to recall
se mettre à
to get started/ to get back to doing
s’entendre
to get along
se détendre
to relax
se relaxer
to relax
se reposer
to relax/to rest
se disputer
to argue
se retrouver
to meet up with
*s’ennuyer
to be bored
s’occuper de
to take care of
*s’inquieter de
to worry (about)
s’intéresser à
to be interested in
*s’asseoir
to sit
se rendre à
to return to
*se promener
to take a walk/go for a walk
s’amuser
to have fun
se passer
to take place/to happen
se trouver
to be found
se fâcher
to get angry
se sentir
to feel
se marier
to get married
se tromper
to be mistaken
se perdre
to get lost
se réveiller
to wake oneself up
*se lever
to get up
se laver
to wash oneself
se brosser
to brush
se raser
to shave oneself
se maquiller
to do one’s makeup
se peigner les cheveux
to comb one’s hair
s’habiller
to dress oneself
se dépêcher
to hurry/rush oneself
se coucher
to go to bed
se coiffer
to style one’s hair
se préparer
to get oneself ready
aller
to go
apprendre
to learn
avoir
to have
boire
to drink
comprendre
to understand
conduire
to drive
connaître
to know (person, place)
courir
to run
couvrir
to cover
croire
to believe
décrire
to describe
découvrir
to discover
devenir
to become
devoir
to have to
dire
to say/tell
dormir
to sleep
écrire
to write
endormir
to fall asleep
être
to be
faire
to do/make
lire
to read
mentir
to lie
mettre
to set/put
mourir
to die
obtenir
to obtain
offrir
to offer
ouvrir
to open
partir
to leave
permettre
to permit
pouvoir
to be able to
prendre
to take/ to have (food)
recevoir
to receive
remettre
to put back
revenir
to come back
rire
to laugh
savoir
to know (a fact)
servir
to serve
sortir
to go out
soutenir
to hold/ to help
sourire
to smile
souffrir
to suffer
tenir
to hold
venir
to come/arrive
voir
to see
vouloir
to want to
acheter
to buy
finir
to finish
vendre
to sell
falloir
to be necessary
penser
to think
quitter
to leave
descendre
to go down
arriver
to arrive
passer
to spend
rentrer
to return
rester
to stay
tomber
to fall down
plaire
to please
suivre
to follow
vivre
to live
valoir
to be worth
prendre un bain
to take a bath
se baigner
to bathe oneself
prendre une douche
to take a shower
se doucher
to shower oneself
se sécher
to dry oneself
se regarder
to look at oneself
s’appeler
to call oneself
parler
to talk/chat
regarder
to look/watch
travailler
to work
étudier
to study
habiter
to live
écouter
to listen
ressembler à
to resemble to/to look like
payer
to pay (for)
coûter
to cost
aimer
to like
détester
to hate
préférer
to prefer
rigoler
to goof around
poser (une question)
to ask (a question)
téléphoner
to talk on the phone
jouer
to play
demander
to ask
donner
to give
inviter
to invite
manger
to eat
dîner
to eat dinner
déjeuner
to eat lunch
trouver
to find
chercher
to look for
commander
to command
laisser
to leave
porter
to wear/carry
marcher
to walk
entrer
to enter
essayer
to try on
choisir
to choose
remplir
to fill (in/out/up)
atterrir
to land
grandir
to grow (up)
grossir
to get fat
obéir à
to obey
désobeir à
to disobey
punir
to punish
réussir
to succeed
rougir
to blush
bâtir
to build
applaudir
to applaud
perdre
to lose/misplace
attendre
to wait
confondre
to confuse
prétendre
to claim
naître
to be born
adorer
to love
bavarder
to talk
chanter
to sing
*commencer
to begin
fermer
to close
emprunter
to borrow
dessiner
to draw
danser
to dance
gagner
to win
jouer
to play
monter
to go up/get on
montrer
to show/present
*nager
to swim
oublier
to forget
*partager
to share
sauter
to jump
skier
to ski
tomber
to fall
utiliser/*employer
to use
visiter
to visit
voler
to fly/steal
voyager
to travel
abolir
to abolish
accomplir
to accomplish
agir
to act
bénir
to bless
convertir
to convert
définir
to define
établir
to establish
guérir
to cure
maigrir
to get thin
réfléchir
to reflect
réunir
to reunite
saisir
to grab/grasp
vieillir
to get old
correspondre
to correspond
entendre
to hear
fondre
to melt
mordre
to bite
pendre
to hang
suspendre
to suspend