Verbes importants Flashcards
parvenir a
to reach / to achieve / to get through
e.g.en vue de parvenir a un accord
prevaloir
to prevail
fournir
to supply/ provide
lancer
to launch
susciter
to stimulate / to cause
appuyer
to support
concevoir
to develop / create/conceive
e.g.il est essentiel qu’on concoive un plan
emmener
to take (a person or thing to another place)
se depecher
to rush/ hurry
soutenir
to support
promouvoir
to promote
promettre
to promise
ressentir
to feel (deeply)
vs. sentir = feel/smell
se sentir + adj TOUJOURS e.g. il se sent triste/malade/heureux
faire preuve
to demonstrate
recompenser
reward
acquerir
to acquire
echouer
to fail
il a echoue l’examen
estimer
to estimate / to count (yourself lucky)
s’entendre
to understand each other/ to agree/ to get along
empecher
to prevent something in that moment (e.g. ca m’empêchait de devenir suisse)
versus prevenir= to prevent something far in advance eg. l’epuissement
decouler de
to derive from
(e.g.les defis decoule de la diminution du budget)
convenir
- to confirm or agree
- to suit or to fit => il me convient
instaurer
to establish/introduce/implement
(e.g.instaurer une norme, une pratique)
reprendre
to resume
constater
to notice or realize something
vivre
to live / to experience
se comporter
to behave
demeurer
to remain/continue/stay
e.g. il doit demeurer en equilibre
licencier
to fire/ terminate an employee
diriger/ se diriger
to lead / to draw up
atteindre
to reach/ to succeed
attendre
to wait, to expect
s’attendre
to expect
s’interesser a
to care about
s’engager
to be committed to / to commit
(e.g.s’engager a son equipe)
surveiller
monitor
lutter
to fight
baisser
to drop / decrease (e.g. il a baisse la productivite)
s’etonner
to wonder (comme se demander)
s’apercevoir
to notice
s’aggraver
to aggravate / worsen
*verbe pronominal
acquitter
to pay/ settle/acquit/ clear
s’acquitter
to fulfill or pursue(des obligations)
répartir
to spread/ distribute / divide
(e.g. le patron a reparti les taches)
+ verbe s’etendre
rassurer
reassure
exiger
to require
exercer
to exercise/apply e.g. son autorite, son droit
facher
to anger/ upset
(bouleverser, s’enerver)
prevoir
to foresee/ to plan for
e.g. n’avait prevu