Verb List (f) Flashcards

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se fâcher

Pres Part: se fâchant

Past Part: être fâché(e)(s)

Imp: fâche-toi /fâchons-nous / fâchez-vous

A

to become angry, to get angry

fâcheusement - annoyingly

c’est fâcheux! - Its annoying!

une fâcherie - a tiff

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faillir

Pres Part: faillant

Past Part: avoir failli

Imp: n/a

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to fail

j’ai failli tomber - I almost fell

défaillir - to weaken, to faint

la faillite - bankruptcy, failure

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faire

Pres Part: faisant

Past Part: avoir fait

Imp: fais / faisons / faites

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to do, to make

faire beau - good weather

faire chaud / froid - warm / cold weather

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falloir

Pres Part: fallant

Past Part: avoir fallu

Imp: n/a

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to be necessary, must, to be lacking to (à), to need

NOTE: impersonal verb, used with the subject il

comme il faut - as is proper

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féliciter

Pres Part: félicitant

Past Part: avoir félicité

Imp: félicite / félictons / félicitez

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to congratulate

je vous félicite - I congratulate you

félicitations - congratulations

la félicité - bliss, happiness

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feindre

Pres Part: feignant

Past Part: avoir feint

Imp: feins / feignons / feignez

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to feign, to make believe, to pretend, to simulate

feint, feinte - feigned, pretended

feinter - to feint

feignant, feignante - lazy

feignter qqn - to fool someone

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fendre

Pres Part: fendant

Past Part: avoir fendu

Imp: fends / fendons / fendez

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to split, to crack, to cleave

fendre un mur - to make a crack in a wall

se fendre de chagrin - to feel heartbroken

à fendre l’âme - enought to break one’s spirit, to crush one’s heart

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fermer

Pres Part: fermant

Past Part: avoir fermé

Imp: ferme / fermons / fermez

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to close

enfermer - to shut in

fermer à clef - to lock

fermer la robinet - turn off the tap

l’heure de fermer - closing time

renfermer - to enclose

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se fier

Pres Part: se fiant

Past Part: être fié(e)(s)

Imp: fie-toi / fions-nous / fiez-vous

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to depend on, to rely on, to trust in

la confiance - confidence, trust

le méfiance - mistrust

se fier à - to depend on, to trust in, to rely on

se confier à - to trust to, to confide in

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finir

Pres Part: finissant

Past Part: avoir fini

Imp: finis / finissons / finissez

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to finish, to end, to complete, to terminate

finir de + inf - to finish + pres part

finir par + inf - to end up by + pres part

la fin - the end

la fin de semaine - weekend

finalement - finally

définir - to define

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fonder

Pres Part: fondant

Past Part: avoir fondé

Imp: fonde / fondons / fondez

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to found, to establish, to lay the foundations

se fonder sur - to be based on

le fondement - foundations of a building

au fond - in the bottom, in the back, at the rear

à fond - thoroughly

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fondre

Pres Part: fondant

Past Part: avoir fondu

Imp: fonde / fondons / fondez

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to melt, to dissolve, to mix colours

confondre - to confuse

se confondre - to merge, to mingle

fondre en larmes - to burst into tears

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forcer

Pres Part: forçant

Past Part: avoir forcé

Imp: force / forçons / forcez

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to force

être forcer de faire qqch - to be forced / obliged / required to do something

la force - strength

avec force - forcefully

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fouiller

Pres Part: fouillant

Past Part: avoir fouillé

Imp: fouille / fouillons / fouillez

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to dig deeply, to excavate, to go deep into, to search

fouiller la maison - to search the house

fouiller dans les poches - to rumage one’s pockets

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fournir

Pres Part: fournissant

Past Part: avoir fourni

Imp: fournis / fournissons / fournissez

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to furnish, to supply

fournir qqch à qqn - to supply somebody with something

un fournisseur - a supplier

la fourniture - supplying

les fournitures - supplies

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frapper

Pres Part: frappant

Past Part: avoir frappé

Imp: frappe / frappons / frappez

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to knock, to hit, to frap, to rap, to strike (hit)

le frappage - striking

une faute de frappe - typing error

frapper à la porte - to knock at the door

c’est frappant - its striking

entrer sans frapper - enter without knocking

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frémir

Pres Part: frémissant

Past Part: avoir frémi

Imp: frémis / frémissons / frémissez

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to shudder, to quiver, to tremble

frémir de colère - to shake with anger

une histoire à faire frémir - horror story

frémissant - rustling, quivering

de l’eau frémissante - simmering water

le frémissement des feuilles - rustling of leaves

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frier

Pres Part: n/a

Past Part: avoir frit

Imp: fris / faisons frire / faites frier

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to fry

friable - friable

pommes frites - fries / chips

la friture - frying

*Present tense used only in 1st person forms. Tends to be used with faire in most forms (eg: nous faisons frire)

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fuir

Pres Part: fuyant

Past Part: avoir fui

Imp: fuis / fuyons / fuyez

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to flee, to fly off, to shun, to leak

faire fuir - to put to flight

prendre la fuite - to take to flight

s’enfuir de - to flee from

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fumer

Pres Part: fumant

Past Part: avoir fumé

Imp: fume / fumons / fumez

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to smoke, to steam

défense de fumer - no smoking allowed

la fumée - smoke

parfumer - to perfume

un fumeur / ~euse - smoker (a person)