Verb List (u - z) Flashcards

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unir

Part. Pr: unissant

Part. passé: avoir uni

Imp: unis / unissons / unissez

A

to unite / to join

s’unir - to join together / to marry

réunir – to reunite

se réunir - to meet together

une union - union, alliance

Etats-Unis / Les Nations-Unies

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utiliser

Part. Pr: utilisant

Part. passé: avoir utilisé

Imp: utilise / utlisons / utilisez

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to use / to utilize / to make use of / to put to use

utile - useful

inutile - useless

une utilité - utility, usefulness

* See also: se servir de / employer / pratiquer = to use

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vaincre

Part. Pr: vainquant

Part. passé: avoir vaincu

Imp: vaincs / vainquons / vainquez

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to vanquish / to conquer

vainqueur - victor, victorious, conqueror, conquering

convaincant(e) - convincing

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valoir

Part. Pr: valant

Part. passé: avoir valu

Imp: vaux / valons / valez

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to be worth / to be as good as to deserve / to merit / to be equal to

le valeur - value

valide - valid

le validation

cela vaut le peine - its worth the trouble

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vendre

Part. Pr: vendant

Part. passé: avoir vendu

Imp: vends / vendons / vendez

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to sell

un vendeur / vendeuse - salesperson

une vente - a sale

revendre - to resell

en vente - on sale

une salle de vente - sales room

vendre au rabais - to sell at a discount

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venger

Part. Pr: vengeant

Part. passé: avoir vengé

Imp: venge / vengeons / vengez

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to avenge

se venger - to revenge oneself

se venger de - to revenge oneself for

un(e) vengeur / vengeuse - avenger, revenger

la vengeance du ciel - divine retribution

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venir

Part. Pr: venant

Part. passé: être venu (e) (s)

Imp: viens / venons / venez

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to come

venir de faire qqch - to have just done something

venir à + inf: to happen to (si je viens à devenir riche….)

faire venir - to send for

venir chercher - to call for, to come to get

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verser

Part. Pr: versant

Part. passé: avoir versé

Imp: verse / versons / versez

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to pour

verser des larmes - to shed tears

verser de l’argent - to deposit money

verser des fonds - to deposit capital

verser du sang - to shed blood

pleuvoir à verse - to rain hard

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vêtir

Part. Pr: vêtant

Part. passé: avoir vêtu

Imp: vêts / vêtons / vêtez

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to dress / to clothe

un vêtement - garment

des vêtements - clothes

les vêtement de dessus - outerwear

les sous-vêtement - underwear

être bien vêtu(e) - to be well dressed

être mal vêtu - to be badlyy dressed

être demi-vêtu - to be half dressed

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vieillir

Part. Pr: vieillissant

Part. passé: avoir vieilli

Imp: vieillis / vieillissons / vieillssez

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to grow old / to become old / to age

vieux, vieille, vieil - old

la vieillesse - old age

un vieillard - an old man

une vieille - an old woman

vieillissant - ageing

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visiter

Part. Pr: visitant

Part. passé: avoir visité

Imp: visite / visitons / visitez

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to visit

rendre visite à qqn - to visit someone

une visitation - visitation

un visiteur / une visiteuse - visiter, caller

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vivre

Part. Pr: vivant

Part. passé: avoir vécu

Imp: vis / vivons / vivez

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to live

revivre - revive

survivre à - to survive

avoir de quoi vive - to have enough to live on

vivre de - to subsist on

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voir

Part. Pr: voyant

Part. passé: avoir vu

Imp: vois / voyons / voyez

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to see

revoir - to see again

faire voir - to show

c’est à voir - it remains to be seen

entrevoir - to glimpse

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voler

Part. Pr: volant

Part. passé: avoir volé

Imp: vole / volons / volez

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to fly / to steal

un vol - a flight / thief

le voleur - thief

survoler - to fly over

le volant - steering wheel

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vouloir

Part. Pr: voulant

Part. passé: avoir voulu

Imp: veuille / veuillons / veuillez

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to want

un voeu - a wish

meilleurs voeux - best wishes

vouloir dire - to mean

qu’est ce que cela veut dire? - what does that mean?

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voyager

Part. Pr: voyageant

Part. passé: avoir voyagé

Imp: voyage / voyageons / voyagez

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to travel

un voyage - a trip

faire un voyage - to take a trip

un voyageur, une voyageuse - traveller

bon voyage! (et bon retour) - good journey! (and safe return)