Verbes - PET Flashcards
accept
accepter
to agree to take something that is offered to you
act
jouer
to perform in a play or film
advertise
faire de la publicité
to tell people about something, on television or in newspapers, etc, so that they will buy it
attend
suivre, assister à
to go to an event or a place
be fed up with
en avoir assez de
to feel bored and unhappy with a situation, thing or person
be friends with
être ami avec
to like someone and feel they are your friend
be in love
être amoureux
to love someone in a romantic way
be someone’s type
être le genre de quelqu’un
to be the kind of person someone thinks is attractive
become/make friends with
devenir amis avec
to start being friends with someone you have recently met
believe
croire
to think that something is true, or that what someone says is true
believe in
croire en
to be certain that something exists
book (tickets)
réserver (billets)
to arrange to go to a show at a time in the future
break
casser
to damage a bone in your body
bring back
rapporter
to return something to the shop where you bought it
browse
regarder
to walk around a shop and look at things without buying anything
build
construire
to make something by putting materials and parts together
call
appeler
to telephone someone
call back
rappeler
to telephone someone a second time, or to telephone someone who telephoned you earlier
camp
camp
to stay in a tent or temporary home
care about
se soucier
to feel that something is important
change (your) mind
changer d’avis
to change a decision or opinion
chat
bavarder
to talk with someone in a friendly way
clean up
nettoyer
to make a place clean and tidy
collect
ramasser
to get things from different places and bring them together
complain
se plaindre
to say that something is wrong or that you are angry about something
confirm
confirmer
to tell an airline that you plan to use your ticket
cut down
abattre
to cut a plant (for example, a tree) so that it falls
damage
endommager
to harm or break something
deceive
tromper
to make someone believe something that is not true
deliver
livrer
to take letters or things to a person or place
demonstrate
faire la démonstration de
to show someone how to do something
depart
quitter
to leave a place
destroy
détruire
to damage something so badly that it cannot be used or does not exist
dive
plonger
to jump into water with your head and arms going in first
eat in
consommer sur place
to choose to eat restaurant food in the restaurant instead of taking it away
encourage
encourager
to say good things to someone that will make them confident about doing something
examine
examiner
to look at someone or something very carefully, especially to try to discover something
feel sick
avoir la nausée
feel that food in your stomach will come up
fit
être à la taille de
to be the right shape or size for someone or something
float
flotter
to move gently through air or on water
get divorced
divorcer
to officially stop being married
get engaged
se fiancer
to promise each other that you will marry soon
get married
se marier
to begin a legal relationship with someone as their husband or wife
get on with
s’entendre avec
If two people get on with each other, they like each other and are friends.
go on a diet
se mettre au régime
to have rules about what you eat, usually to lose weight
go out with
sortir avec
when you have a date with someone, especially if you see them often
grow up
devenir adulte
to become older or an adult
hang on
attendre
to wait, especially on the telephone
hang up
raccrocher
to end a phone call
heat
chauffer
to make something become hot or warm
hire
louer
to pay money in order to use something for a short time
hurt
faire mal
If a part of your body hurts, it is painful.
in touch (keep/stay)
en contact (rester)
to be/remain in contact
influence
influencer
to change the way that someone thinks
inform
informer
to tell someone about something
introduce
présenter
to tell someone another person’s name the first time that they meet
invite
inviter
to ask someone to come to your house, to a party, etc
judge
juger
to decide the winner or results of a competition
land
atterrir
when an aeroplane arrives on the ground after flying
laugh
rire
to smile and make sounds with your voice because something is funny
look after
s’occuper de, prendre soin de
to take care of someone or something
look forward to
se réjouir
to feel happy about something that is going to happen
lose
perdre
not to win a game or competition
make a phone call
passer un coup de fil
to use a telephone
manage
gérer
to be in control of
match
être bien assorti, correspondre
to be of the same colour or type
meet
rencontrer
to see and speak to someone
mind (not)
déranger (pas)
(not) to be angry or worried about something
miss
rater
to arrive too late to get on a bus, train or aircraft
move
bouger
to change place or position, or to make something change place or position
notice
remarquer
to see something and be aware of it
operate
faire marcher
If a machine operates, it works, and if you operate it, you make it work.
order
commander
to ask for food or other things
organise
organiser
to plan or arrange something
persuade
persuader
to make someone agree to do something by talking to them a lot about it
phone (telephone)
téléphoner
to speak to someone by telephone
plan
organiser
to decide what you are going to do or how you are going to do something
play
jouer
to make music with a musical instrument
prepare
préparer
to get ready for something in the future
prevent
empêcher
to stop something happening or to stop someone doing something
produce
produire
to make or grow something
program
programmer
to give (a machine) a set of instructions to do something
promise
promettre
to say that you will certainly do something or that something will certainly happen
promise
promettre
to say that you will certainly do something or that something will certainly happen
recommend
recommander
to say that someone or something is good or suitable for a particular purpose
refuse
refuser
to say that you will not do or accept something
relax
(se) détendre
to become happy and comfortable because nothing is worrying you
remarry
se remarier
to get married again after a divorce or the death of a husband or wife
repair
réparer
to mend something that is broken or damaged
replace
remplacer
to get a new thing in place of something older
ring
appeler
to telephone someone
run out of
manquer de
to use all of something so that there is none left
save
sauver
to reduce the amount of money/space/time, etc, that you have to use
search
chercher
to try to find someone or something
serve (a customer)
servir (un client)
to help customers and sell things to them in a shop
set off
se mettre en route
to start (a journey)
share
partager
to have or use something at the same time as someone else
shoot (a film)
tourner (un film)
to use a camera to make a film
sneeze
éternuer
when air suddenly comes out through your nose and mouth with a loud sound
sound
sembler
to seem good/interesting/strange, etc, from what you have heard
spoil
endommager
to damage something or stop it from being enjoyable or successful
spoil
gâcher
to stop something from being enjoyable or successful
study
étudier
to learn about a subject, usually at school or university
suggest
suggérer
to talk about an idea or plan for someone else to consider
suit
(bien) aller
to make someone look more attractive
support (a football team)
soutenir (une équipe de football)
to like a particular sports team and want them to win
switch on/off
allumer/éteindre
to turn on/off
take away
(à) emporter
to buy food in a restaurant and eat it at home or somewhere else
take care
faire attention
to give a lot of attention to what you are doing so that you do not have an accident or make a mistake
take notice of
faire attention à
to pay attention to
taste
avoir un goût
If food tastes a particular way, it has that flavour.
text
envoyer un texto/sms
to send a written message from a mobile phone
throw away
jeter
to put something in the rubbish
tidy
ranger
to put everything in its correct place
top up
recharger
to pay more money to your phone company so that you can continue using your phone
tour
visiter
to travel around a place for pleasure
trust
faire confiance
to believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you
try something on
essayer
to put on a piece of clothing to see if it fits you
turn the heating up/down
augmenter/diminuer le chauffage
to increase or decrease the amount of warmth from a central heating system
upset
contrarier
to make someone feel sad or worried
volunteer
se porter volontaire
to offer to do something without being asked to do it
warn
prévenir
to tell someone that something bad may happen in the future
waste time
perdre son temps
to use your time badly
whistle
siffler
to make a sound by breathing air out through a small hole made with your lips
win
gagner
to get the most points or succeed in a competition
lose your temper
se mettre en colère
to become angry
