Verbes Flashcards
S’effondrer
To collapse
Siroter
To sip
Jaillir
To spring (to mind)
Bondir
To leap/jump
Gribouiller
To scribble
Pourchasser
To chase
Synthétiser
To summarise
Éclairer
To brighten
Égayer
To amuse
Remarquer
To notice
Apercevoir
To glimpse
Entreprendre
To undertake
Présager
To predict
Flairer
To smell smth, to sniff
Trembler
To tremble
Se trémousser
To wiggle
Intervenir
To intervene
Espionner
To spy
Repêcher
To fish smth out
Ronfler
To snore
Fredonner
To hum
Fouiner
To snoop
Fouiller
To rummage
Commérer
To gossip
Ronronner
To purr
Freiner
To brake
Parier (que/sur)
To bet (that/on)
Échouer
To fail
Éternuer
To sneeze
Tousser
To cough
S’éterniser
To drag on/go on and on
S’effondrer
To collapse
Étreindre (Soutenu)
To hug 1 formal
Soupirer
To sigh
Faire du tourisme
To sightsee
Fixer
To stare
Chuter
To fall, tumble
Déguerpir
To run off/flee
Boucler
To curl
Lisser
To straighten
S’emmêler
To tangle
Prier
To pray
Tituber
To toddle
Intervenir
To interfere
Vomir
To throw up
Repousser
To grow back
Dessaouler
To sober up
Se dépêcher
To hurry up
Coller
To glue
Colliger
To gather
Couler
To flow
Luire
To glow
Rougir
To blush
Tricher
To cheat
Arnaquer
To scam 1
Glisser
To slide
Gâter
To spoil (a child)
Enrouiller
To rust
Emballer
To wrap (a present)
Étrangler
To strangle
Frire
To fry
Frustrer
To frustrate
Faire bouillir
To boil
Bien se couvrir
To wrap up warm
Fermer à clé
To lock up
Attraper
To catch
Se déguiser
To dress up (in costume)
Glousser
To giggle
Se balancer
To sway/swing
Foirer
To screw smth up (inf)
Vénérer
To worship
Plier
To bend
Tresser
To braid
Se trimbaler
To schlep
Se faire des amis
To make friends
Se décider
To make up your mind
Vaincre
To overcome
Faire une farce (à qqn)
To prank someone
Injurier
To insult
Sprinter
To sprint
Suer
To sweat
Jurer
To swear
Gifler
To slap
Décevoir
To disappoint
Se méfier de
To be suspicious of
Joindre les deux bouts
To make ends meet
Teindre
To dye
Diminuer
To dwindle
Jodler
To yodel
Gagner sa vie
Make a living
Réciter
To recite
Estimer
To reckon
Échanger qqch contre qqch
To exchange something for something
Saboter
To sabotage
Avoir du sens
To make sense
Désapprouver
To disapprove
Parachever
To complete to perfection
Vaser
To be chucking it down
Hésiter
To hesitate
Se coucher
To set (sun)
Verrouiller
To lock
Gémir
To moan, whine
Repérer
To spot something
Emprunter qch
To borrow
Déambuler
To stroll
Coincer
To wedge, obstruct
To stand up
Se lever
To be standing
Se tenir/être debout
Mal prononcer
To mispronounce
Désoler
To sadden/upset
Saliver
To salivate
S’étirer
To stretch
Avachir
To slump/sloach
Prôner
To advocate
Percer
To drill/to burst
Bercer
To soothe, lull
Devancer
To get ahead of/to pre-empt
Saigner
To bleed
Se faufiler
To weave in and out
Zigzaguer
To zigzag
Mouiller
To dampen, make wet
Traîner
To lug/drag something
Se soûler
To get drunk
Ramasser
To pick/to gather
Avaler
To swallow
Imprimer inf
To remember/memorise
Débattre
To debate
Murmurer
To whisper
Recueillir
To gather/collect
Assumer qqch
To take responsibility for qqch
Entraîner
To lead to (no à!)
Mener à
To lead to
Rétrécir
To shrink
Surmonter
To overcome
Se comporter
To behave
Conserver
To retain
Retenir
To retain
Pousser
To poke
Épuiser
To exhaust
Compromettre
To compromise (put in danger)
Trouver un compromis
To compromise (agree)
Assembler
To assemble, convene
Râler
To grumble, complain
Naufrager
To sink, capsize
Galérer (avec)
To struggle
Reprendre
To resume (doing something)
Abîmer
To damage, ruin
Parachever
To complete, finalise
Confectionner
To create, make
S’allonger
To lie down
Pleurnicher
To whinge
Insinuer
To insinuate
Interpeller
To shout out to someone
Augurer
To bode
Rêvasser
To daydream
Prétendre
To claim that
Entamer
To start 2
Avoir failli [inf]
Almost did something
En avoir assez de
To have had enough 1
Détromper
To prove someone/something wrong
Ébahir
To astonish
Clouer
To nail something down
Haïr
To hate
Poignarder
To stab
Tirer
To stab
Obnubiler
To obsess
Avérer
Turn out to be
Dérailler
To derail or to malfunction
Gâcher
To spoil, to ruin
Gaspiller
To waste
Piétiner qqch
To trample on something
Guêtter
To watch out for somebody/something
Racler
To scrape/scrub
Assoupir
To numb, to calm
S’assoupir
To doze off
Dégringoler
To tumble down, to plummet
Falsifier
To tamper with something
Résulter de
To ensue from
Dénigrer
To disparage
Se réjouir de
To gloat over
Délaisser
To abandon, neglect
Cadenasser
To lock
Décortiquer
To peel, to dissect
Papoter
To chat, talk, gossip
Reculer
To go back, reverse
Dédommager
To compensate
Égosiller
To shout at the top of your voice
Tremper
To soak, to marinate
Apprivoiser
To win over or to tame
Tétaniser
To stun (figuratively)
Tétaniser
To stun (figuratively)
Engendrer
To conceive, create, produce
Enduire qqch de qqch
To coat something with something
Faire sauter
To blow smth up
Confondre qqch (avec qqch)
To mix something up
Démarrer
To start 1
Scintiller
To sparkle
Recharger
To charge (a phone)
Cerner
To surround, encircle
Vouer qqch à qqn
To dedicate something to someone
Prioriser
To prioritise
Débrouiller
To untangle
Se débrouiller
To do without something
Galérer
To have a hard time
Présenter/faire ses excuses
To apologise
Tenir à
To stick to, to cling to smth
Tenir à
To be important to someone, to mean a lot
Désolidariser
To divide (to break solidarity)
Éclabousser
To splash 1
Rabaisser
To pull something down or to belittle
Rallonger
To extend, lengthen
S’effriter
To crumble something
Énumérer
To list, itemise
Basculer
To topple (over)
Soulager
To ease, relieve
Bégayer
To stutter
Somnoler
To sleep lightly, to nap
Rouer
To beat someone up
Secouer
To shake something
Calciner
To char, burn
Saisir
To grab 1
Agripper
To grab 2
Interroger
To give someone the third degree
Pimenter
To spice things up
Voler en éclats
To shatter
Se fracasser
To shatter
Entrer dans les détails
To elaborate
Exacerber
To exacerbate
S’accrocher à
To cling to
Se cramponner à
To cling to
Galérer
To struggle
Emparer
To seize, capture
Se visser
To screw
Se pencher
To bend down/to lean on something/to study something
Se noyer
To drown
Riposter
To retort
Rétorquer
To retort
Éparpiller
To disperse, divide, scatter
Scier
To saw
Se diriger vers
To head to
Broyer
To grind, crush
Écraser
To flatten, crush, stub out, run over
Départager
To decide between, to select the winner
Froisser
To crease, crumple or to offend someone
Quémander
To beg
Esquiver
To evade, elude, avoid, dodge
Pincer
To pinch
Érafler
To scratch, scuff
Rayer
To cross out 1
Nuire
To harm, damage
Rendre perplexe
To perplex
Dérouter
To throw someone, confuse
(Faire) rouler
To roll
Juger
To decide, to consider
Éteindre
To blow something out/ extinguish
Passer
To fade
Déteindre
To fade
Abandonner
To give up
Renoncer à
To give something up
Traverser
To go through something
Hanter
To haunt
Marmonner
To mumble 1
Se fendre
To crack
Étaler
To smudge make up
Redouter
To fear
Visionner
To view, watch
Dévisager
To stare at
Caler
To wedge something in place
Capoter (boat, eg)
To flip, turn over
Projeter
To throw or to project something onto someone
Larguer
To release or unfasten
Louper
To miss (the bus)
Presser
To squeeze, to push
Serrer
To squeeze, grip, pinch
Nouer
To tie, knot
Réprimer
To hold something back/suppress (a yawn)
Badigeonner
To paint, to smear
Entraver
To hinder, hamper
Gicler
To squirt, splash 2
Se débarrasser de qqch
To fob something off, get rid of something
Trimbaler
To carry something around (schlep)
Assombrir
To darken
Rejeter
To release, throw something back
Refuser
To decline, refuse, forbid
Se dandiner
To waddle, prance about
Se consacrer à
To devote yourself to something
Léguer
To leave something to somebody
S’engager
To commit to doing something
Ironiser
To be ironic about, say something ironically
Infliger
To inflict, impose
Dédaigner
To scorn
Pulluler
To proliferate, teem with
Faire une révérence
To bow
Lancer
To toss
Effleurer
To skim, glide over
Lire en diagonale
To skim read
Monter le son
To turn up the volume
Chiffonner
To crumple, scrunch something
Digresser
To digress
Déchirer
To rip something
Appartenir à
To belong to
Partir en fumée
To go up in smoke
Aiguiser
To sharpen (a knife)
Frapper
To afflict
S’épuiser
To run out of steam
Trembloter
To quiver, tremble, jiggle
Effleurer
To brush, graze or to skim over something
Zézayer
To lisp
Vieillir
To age
Bipper
To beep
Couiner
To squeak (animal)
Grincer
To creak
Sevrer de qqch
To wean off something
Resquiller
To push in (a queue)
Apparaître
To come into existence
Finasser
To beat around the bush
Amadouer
To coax
Cogiter
To muse, ponder
Crisper
To tense
(Inf) To get on someone’s nerves
Allécher
To seduce, entice
Aérer
To ventilate (an area)
Jalonner
To punctuate (a time period)
Amadouer
To coax
Proférer
To proclaim
Embellir
To embellish, make more beautiful
Ressortir
To stand out, be noticeable
Déjouer
To thwart, foil, evade
Illustrer
To exemplify
Flemmarder
To laze around
Affiner
To refine, polish
Dériver
To divert or to derive from
Alourdir
To weigh something down or to slow something down
Alléger
To lighten, to reduce, to relieve
Effriter
To crumble, to erode, to weaken
S’accroupir
To squat or to crouch
Barboter
To splash around 3
Berner
To fool, to scam 4
Festoyer
To feast, celebrate
Daigner faire qqch
To deign to do something
Apprêter
To get [somebody] ready or to prepare or to be about to do something
Parrainer
To sponser/finance someone or something
Octroyer
To give, to grant
Déraper
To slip, slide, to drift off course
S’interroger sur qch
To wonder about something, to be curious about something
Retoquer
To reject, to refuse
Empiéter
To encroach/infringe on
Renchérir
To one-up, to have the last word, to outbid
Broncher
To react or to shy away from something
Brusquer
To push someone around
Abréger
To shorten, abbreviate, to make [time] go quickly
Rembobiner
To rewind
Résilier
To cancel, terminate
Avérer
To prove to be something, to turn out to be something
Asperger
To spritz, spray
Essorer
To wring, to spin-dry
Tisser
To weave, to spin wool/a web
Dorer
To bronze, to tan, to brown (when frying food)
Noircir
To darken/blaken
Refouler
To push someone/something back
To suppress/to control
Munir qqn de qqch
To equip someone with something
Obtempérer
To yield, to obey
Se muer
To evolve, develop or for a voice to break
Beugler
To moo, to bellow
Échauffer
To heat something up, to excite
Feinter
To fake, to ruse
Veiller à qqch
To take care of something, to watch over something
Veiller à faire qqch
To make sure you do something
Offusquer
To offend
S’enflammer
To get passionate about
Plafonner
To cap something or to reach its maximum height
Décrocher
To take something down, to unhook
Enfoncer
To sink
Buter contre qqch
To trip over something, to stub your toe against
Buter sur qqch
To have trouble with something
Remuer
To stir a drink or to swing legs
Allier
To ally or to combine
Cantonner
To restrict or limit something
Assister à
To attend or to witness something
Soutirer qch à qqn
To squeeze something out of someone (information, money, etc)
Sentir
To smell 1
Rafler
To clean out or clear out
Escompter que
To count on something, to expect something
Épargner
To spare, to save, to go easy on
Barrer
To cross out 2
Estomper
To diminish, to fade something
Amorcer
To start 3
Osciller
To wobble
Édulcorer
To sweeten or to sugarcoat
Embaumer
To perfume something
Roder
To develop, to establish
Rendre compte de
To realise
Rendre compte de
To realise
Enquêter
To investigate
Différencier
To differentiate
Se rendre
To surrender 1
Capituler
To surrender 2
Recourber
To curve something
Subjuguer
To captivate, to enthral
Apaiser
To calm down
Diligenter
To get a task done quickly
Métamorphoser
To make a radical change, to completely transform
Boucler
To wrap up (finish)
Connaître d’avance
To foreknow
Patauger
To wade
Bredouiller
To mumble 2 or to stammer
Cabotiner
To overact, to be desperate for attention
Tiraillé(e) entre
To be torn between
Avoir à
To have to do
Recroqueviller
To shrivel, to wither
Mater
To subdue or, more casually, to check someone out/to look
Endiguer
To retrain something/someone
Épingler
To pin
Déteindre sur
To rub off onto someone or to bleed onto something
Frotter
To rub
S’efforcer de faire
To strive to do something 1
S’évertuer à faire
To strive to do something
Rudoyer
To treat someone rudely, to mistreat
Surenchérir sur
To outdo someone
Arrancher
To tear something off
Revendiquer
To demand or to claim responsibility for something
Se creuser
To grow hollow or wider
Assouvir
To satisfy
Épater
To amaze
Birfurquer
To change direction
Estomper
To blur, to dim
Atténuer
To mitigate, to tone something down or to reduce/alleviate
Craquer
To split open or to give in
Refuser
To refuse, to withhold
Articuler
To articulate
Se volatiliser
To vanish into thin air, to disappear
Déterrer
To discover, to unearth, to exhume
Remplir
To fulfill
Ficeler
To tie up or to finish up
Aborder
To reach or to approach
Préconiser
To advise, to recommend
S’affronter
To fight or to come face to face
Ébouriffer
To ruffle
Approvisionner
To supply, to stock
Entretenir
To maintain something or to keep going
Adosser
To lean your back against
Se désister
To withdraw or to stand down
Étayer
To support (metaphorically and literal)
Vaseliner
To apply vaseline or figuratively: to butter someone up
Plumer
To pluck, or figurative: to fleece someone, rip someone off
Soumettre qqn à qqch
To subject someone to something
Dompter
To train or to tame an animal
Déroger à qch
To infringe, to break the rules
S’immiscer dans qqch
To meddle in something, to get involved
Affubler qqn de qqch
To dress someone in something, to deck someone out in something
Frétiller
To wriggle, to quiver
Saluer qqn de la main
To wave at someone
Emmagasiner
To accumulate
Se dresser
To stand or to rise up against
Dresser
To set something up or to raise
Déconcerter
To disconcert
Touiller
To toss (a salad)
Bâtir
To build, to construct
Cogner
To bang, to knock, to hit, to thump
Désorienter
To mystify
Se retourner
To turn around or to toss and turn
Tempêter contre
To rant about something (negative)
Axer
To centre, to base or to line something up
Féconder
To fetilise
Dénaturer
To distort or to impair or to alter
Gambader
To frolic
Embrayer sur
To embark on something
Démonter
To take something apart, to dismantle
Égoutter
To dry, to drain, to strain
Rabattre
To fold something again, to fold something down
Allaiter
To suckle, to breastfeed
Se blottir
To nestle, to snuggle up
Épanouir
To make someone happy
S’épanouir
To open up, to blossom
Avoisiner
To be close to something, to border on something
Emmitoufler
To swaddle
S’emmitoufler
To wrap up warmly
Sous-entendre
To imply or to hint
Fluidifier
To improve the flow of something or to decongest
Chipoter
To haggle over, to quibble over
Chevaucher
To overlap, to straddle
Postillonner
To splutter
Parsemer
To sprinkle, to season
Démentir
To deny, to refute, to contradict
Effarer
To alarm, to frighten
Ravaler
To hold back or to restore or to reduce
Titiller
To arouse, to excite, to tickle
Particulariser
To personalise
Bafouiller
To stammer or to mumble
Museler
To muzzle or to gag
Détricoter
To unravel (wool or figurative)
Survenir
To arise, to occur
Tronçonner
To saw or to cut (figurative too- cut a program)
Remporter
To win or to bring something back
S’interposer
To step in, to intervene
S’étaler
To show off or to be spread out
Barbouiller
To smudge, to smear
Gronder
To rumble or to tell off
Sabler
To cover in sand or grit
Poncer
To sand
Effaroucher
To frighten, to alarm
Cotiser à
To pay contributions to something, to contribute
