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1
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To introduce (one’s self/somebody)

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Se présenter

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to like

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aimer

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to adore

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adorer

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4
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to prefer

conjugate

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préférer

je préfère

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5
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to detest

conjugate

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détester

je déteste

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6
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to see again

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retrouver

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7
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to ressemble

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ressembler à

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8
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to go up (back) up
to go (back) along
etc

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remonter

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to cross

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traverser

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to pass (in front of)

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passer devant

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to go around

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contourner

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12
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to shelter / to harbout

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abriter

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13
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to link / to bind / to tie

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lier

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14
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to welcome

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accueillir

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to follow

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suivre

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16
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to posses
(alternative to avoir in some cases)
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possèder

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17
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to look for

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rechercher

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18
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to park

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garer

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19
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to borrow

to use/take a method of transport or route

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emprunter

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20
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describe

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décrire

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21
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to get up

conjugate

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se lever

je me lève
nous nous levons

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22
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to go to bed

conjugate

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se coucher

je me couche

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23
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to get dressed

conjugate

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s’habiller

je m’habille

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24
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to be called / to call oneself

conjugate

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s’appeler

je m’appelle
nous nous appelons

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25
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to have fun

conjugate

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s’amuser

je m’amuse

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26
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to rest / relax

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se reposer

je me repose

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27
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to take a walk

conjugate

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se promener

je me promène
nous nous promenons
ils se promènent

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28
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to hurry up

conjugate

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se dépêcher

je me se dépêche
nous nous dépêchons

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29
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to put on make up

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se maquiller

je me maquille

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30
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to have a shave

conjugate

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se raser

je me rase

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31
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to get ready (oneself)

conjugate

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se préparer

je me prépare

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32
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to have a shower

conjugate

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se doucher

je me douche

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33
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hear

understand / perceive / grasp

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entendre

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34
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to wake up (oneself)

conjugate

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se réveiller

je me réveille

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35
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to finish (regular)

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finir

je finis / nous finisson

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36
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to choose (regular)

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choisir

je choisis / nous choisisson

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37
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to fill (regular)

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remplir

je remplis / nous remplisson

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38
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to leave (irregular)

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partir

je pars / nous partons / ils partent

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39
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to go out (irregular)

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sortir

je sors / nous sortons / ils sortent

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40
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to grow (up) (regular)

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grandir

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41
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to grow old / to age (regular)

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vieillir

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42
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to run (irregular)

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courir

je cours / nous courons / ils courent

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43
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to succeed (regular)

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réussir

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44
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to feed (regular)

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nourrir

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45
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to obey (regular - plus preposition)

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obéir à

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46
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to offer (irregular)

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offrir

j’offre / nous offrons / ils offrent

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47
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to open (irregular)

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ouvrir

j’ouvre / nous ouvrons / ils ouvrent

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48
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to feel / to sense (irregular)

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sentir

je sens / nous sentons / ils sentent

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49
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to roast (regular)

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rôtir

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50
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to invest (regular)

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investir

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51
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to sleep (irregular)

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dormir

je dors / nous dormons / ils dorment

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52
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to die (irregular - whole present tense)

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mourir

je meurs
tu meurs
il meurt
nous mourons
vous mourez
ils meurent
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53
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to become (irregular)

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devenir

Je deviens / nous devenons / ils deviennent

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54
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to gather / collect / bring together (regular)

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réunir

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55
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to warn / notify (reg)

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avertir

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56
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to build / construct (reg)

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bâtir

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57
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to demolish / tear down (reg)

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démolir

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58
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to define / determine (reg)

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définir

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59
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to lose weight / to slim (reg)

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maigrir

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60
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to provide / furnish (reg)

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fournir

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61
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to slow (down) (reg)

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ralentir

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62
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to land / touch down (reg)

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atterrir

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63
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to ensure / to guarantee (reg)

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garantir

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64
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to find (as in retrieve)

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retrouver

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65
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to correct / to rectify

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corriger

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66
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to become again

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redevenir

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67
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to repeat

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répéter

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68
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to tick / check off

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cocher

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69
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to meet (up)

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rencontrer

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70
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to tell / describe / narrate / recount

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raconter

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71
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to participate (+ preposition)

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participer à

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72
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to listen

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écouter

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73
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to listen again

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réécouter

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74
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to note / to notice

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remarquer

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75
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to relax (conjugate 1st per)
to take a break (from work)
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se détendre

je me détends

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76
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to decipher / to decrypt or encrypt / to unscramble

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déchiffrer

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77
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to deal with / to handle

x2

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traiter de

s’intéresser à

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78
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to gather / to bring together

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rassembler

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79
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to launch / to start

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lancer

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80
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to draw / to pull / to shoot

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tirer

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81
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to value / to prize / to savor

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priser

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82
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to raise / to lift / to stir up

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soulever

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83
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to have (in the sense of… to feature or provide)

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disposer de

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84
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to stay (as in… i.e. at a place)

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séjourner

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85
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to reveal / disclose / show

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révéler

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86
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to force / compel / impose

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obliger

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87
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to merge

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fusionner

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88
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to indulge (one’s self) in

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s’adonner à

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89
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to add

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ajouter

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90
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to encourage / to favour

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favoriser

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91
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to invest

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investir

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92
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to create

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créer

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93
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to resume / regain / recover / retake

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reprendre

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94
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to tie / knot / form / scheme

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nouer

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95
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to mention / note / remark

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mentionner

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96
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to cancel / to undo

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annuler

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97
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to include / to involve / to entail

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comporter

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98
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to offer / to propose

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proposer

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99
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to understand / to comprise / to include

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comprendre

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100
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to associate / to join / to relate (one thing to another)

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associer

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101
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to follow / to monitor

note the conjugation

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suivre

je suis / tu suis / il suit / nouns suivons / vous suivez / ils suivent

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102
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to go for walks (verb & phrase)

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se promener / faire des promenades

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103
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to surf (verb & phrase)

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surfer / faire du surf

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104
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to go for a swim (verb & phrase)

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se baigner / faire de la baignade

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105
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to play (games/sports) - (verb & phrase)

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jouer à / faire des jeux

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106
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to hunt / to go hunting (verb & phrase)

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chasser / aller à la chasse

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107
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to fish / to go fishing (verb & phrase)

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pêcher / aller à la pêche

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108
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to lounge around

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paresser

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109
Q

to download (from internet)

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télécharger

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110
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to find out (as in to get info, to inform oneself)

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se renseigner

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111
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to try / to attempt

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essayer

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112
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to recall

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se rappeler

113
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to tell (eg a story)

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raconter

114
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to attend (with prep)

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assister à

115
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to lend

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prêter

116
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to take advantage (of the opportunity)

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profiter (de l’occasion)

117
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to approach / draw near / come near

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approcher

118
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to wait / to expect

A

attendre

j'attends
tu attends
il attend
nous attendons
vous attendez
ils attendent
119
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to print

A

imprimer

120
Q

to delete

A

supprimer

121
Q

to attach

plus conjugation of present

A

joindre

je joins
tu joins
il joint
nous joignons
vous joignez
ils joignent
122
Q

to copy

A

copier

123
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to paste

A

coller

124
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to cut

A

couper

125
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to type

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taper

126
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to save (on a computer)

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sauvegarder

127
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to download

A

télécharger

128
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to classify / to rank / to rate

A

classer

129
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to design / to conceive

conjugate

A

concevoir

je conçois
tu conçois
il conçoit
nous concevons
vous concevez
ils conçoivent
130
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to receive

conjugate

A

recevoir

je reçois
tu reçois
il reçoit
nous recevons
vous recevez
ils reçoivent
131
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to perceive / to glimpse / to notice

conjugate

A

apercevoir

j'aperçois
tu aperçois
il aperçoit
nous apercevons
vous apercevez
ils aperçoivent
132
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to see

conjugate

A

voir

je vois
tu vois
il/elle voit
nous voyons
vous voyez
ils/elles voient
133
Q

to seem / to appear / to look like

conjugate

A

paraître

je parais
tu parais
il paraît
nous paraissons
vous paraissez
ils paraissent
134
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to access

A

accéder

135
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to remember

A

se souvenir

136
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to defend

A

défendre

137
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to lie

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mentir

138
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to recover, to get well

A

guérir

139
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to get old

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viellir

140
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to discover

A

découvrir

141
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to move (house / relocate

A

déménager

142
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to settle in / to settle down (in a place, having moved)

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s’installer

143
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to get bored

A

s’ennuyer

144
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to go to bed / to lie down

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se coucher

145
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to meet

A

se rencontrer

146
Q

to disappear

conjugate

A

disparaître

je disparais
tu disparais
il disparaît / ait
nous disparaissons
vous disparaissez
ils disparaissent
147
Q

to sweat (conj)

A

suer

je sue
tu sues
il sue
nous suons
vous suez
ils suent
148
Q

to damage

A

endommager

149
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to highlight / stress/ underline (conj)

A

souligner

je souligne
tu soulignes
il souligne
nous soulignons
vous soulignez
ils soulignent
150
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to replace / substitute

A

remplacer

151
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to require / demand

A

exiger

152
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to ship / send / dispatch

A

expédier

153
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to check / to verify

A

vérifier

154
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to solve / resolve (conj)

A

résoudre

je résous
tu résous
il résout
nous résolvons
vous résolvez
ils résolvent
155
Q

to reimburse

A

rembourser

156
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to lower / to reduce

A

baisser

157
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to put on sale / to sell off

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solder

158
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to exceed / to surpass

A

dépasser

159
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to bring back (conj)

A

ramener

je ramène
tu ramènes
il ramène
nous ramenons
vous ramenez
ils ramènent
160
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to live (conj)

A

vivre

je vis
tu vis
il vit
nous vivons
vous vivez
ils vivent
161
Q

to move

A

bouger

je bouge
tu bouges
il bouge
nous bougeons
vous bougez
ils bougent
162
Q

to suffer from

A

souffrir de

163
Q

to slide / to slip

A

glisser

164
Q

to limp

A

boiter

165
Q

to drop (something) / to allow to fall

A

se laisser tomber

166
Q

to give birth

A

accoucher

167
Q

to examine with a stethoscope

A

ausculter

168
Q

to prescribe

A

prescrire

169
Q

to unwind (as in relax)

A

décompresser

170
Q

to boil (conj)

A

bouillir

je bous
tu bous
il bout
nous bouillons
vous bouillez
ils bouillent
171
Q

to miss (tv program) / to fail (a test)

A

rater

172
Q

to be based on (something)

A

reposer sur

173
Q

to debate (about) - (conj)

A

débattre de

je débats
tu débats
il débat
nous débattons
vous débattez
ils débattent
174
Q

to improve / to enhance (conj)

A

améliorer

j'améliore
tu améliores
il améliore
nous améliorons
vous améliorez
ils améliorent
175
Q

to fight / to combat

A

lutter

176
Q

to relieve / alleviate (pain)

A

soulager

177
Q

to travel (literally: to get around)

A

se déplacer

178
Q

to devote oneself to

A

se consacrer à

179
Q

to benefit from (conj 1st pers)

A

bénéficier de

je bénéficie de

180
Q

to frame (metaphorically) / to define

A

encadrer

181
Q

to record (sound or document) / to register

A

enregistrer

182
Q

to meet up / to get together

A

se réunir

183
Q

to predict (conj)

A

prédire

je prédis
tu prédis
il prédit
nous prédisons
vous prédisez
ils prédisent
184
Q

to flee (conj)

A

fuir

je fuis
tu fuis
il fuit
nous fuyons
vous fuyez
ils fuient
185
Q

to make use (of it, of something, etc)

A

s’en servir

186
Q

to publish (conj)

A

publier

je publie
tu publies
il publie
nous publions
vous publiez
ils publient
187
Q

to sumarise / to sum up

A

résumer

188
Q

to laugh (colloq)

A

rigoler (= rire)

189
Q

to suspect

A

soupçonner

190
Q

to darken (conj)

A

foncer

je fonce
tu fonces
il fonce
nous fonçons
vous foncez
ils foncent
191
Q

to link together / to chain up

A

enchaîner

192
Q

to grunt

A

grogner

193
Q

to haunt

A

hanter

194
Q

to hit / to strike / to knock

A

frapper

195
Q

to ring / to sound

A

sonner

196
Q

to have fun (oneself) - (conj)

A

distraire

je distrais
tu distrais
il distrait
nous distrayons
vous distrayez
ils distraien
197
Q 
to hide (non reflexive)
to lurk (when reflexive)
A

cacher

se cacher

198
Q

to begin with (alternative to commence)

A

debuter par

199
Q

to spit / to spit out

A

cracher

200
Q

to hold

A

détenir

201
Q

to fence in / to enclose (conj)

A

clôturer

je clôture
tu clôtures
il clôture
nous clôturons
vous clôturez
ils clôturent
202
Q 
to disguise (non reflexive)
to dress up (reflexive)
A

déguiser

se déguiser

203
Q

to miss (colloquial way to say it - x2)

A

rater

louper

204
Q

to manage to / to succeed in

A

arriver à

205
Q

to adapt / to convert (a mechanism or car perhaps)

A

aménager

206
Q

to rain
it’s raining
it rained

A

· pleuvoir
· il pleut
· il a plu

207
Q

to remove (conj)

A

enlever

j'enlève
tu enlèves
il enlève
nous enlevons
vous enlevez
ils enlèvent
208
Q

to score (in a game)

A

marquer

209
Q

to check or control

A

contrôler

NB: vérifier is also to check/verify

210
Q

to shoot (on)

A

tirer sur

211
Q

to kill / to murder

A

tuer (regular conj)

212
Q

to get rid of

A

se débarrasser

213
Q

to play (for a musical instrument)

A

jouer de…

214
Q

to learn to

A

apprendre à…

215
Q

to consist in/of (two prepositions possible)

A

consister à / en

216
Q

to allow to do

A

permettre de faire

217
Q 
to testify (one preposition)
to bear witness to (other preposition)
A

témoigner que..

témoigner de…

218
Q

to tidy up / to put away / to tidy away

A

ranger

219
Q

to take away / to carry away

A

emporter

220
Q

to surround / to encircle / to encompass

A

entourer

221
Q

to take place

alternative to ‘avoir lieu’ which has the sense of ‘unwind itself

A

se dérouler

222
Q

to mingle / to blend

A

mêler

223
Q

to dilute / mix

A

délayer

224
Q

to spread

A

étaler

225
Q

to cut up

A

découper

226
Q

to peel

A

peler

227
Q

to grate / rasp

A

râper

228
Q

to lean on

A

se pencher sur

229
Q

to knead / to massage

A

malaxer

230
Q

to include (conj)

A

inclure

j'inclus
tu inclus
il inclut
nous incluons
vous incluez
ils incluent
231
Q

to protect oneself from…

to protect oneself against…

A

se protéger de

se protéger contre

232
Q

to dissolve (conj)

A

dissoudre

je dissous
tu dissous
il dissout
nous dissolvons
vous dissolvez
ils dissolvent
233
Q

to feel / to experience (conj)

A

ressentir

je ressens
tu ressens
il ressent
nous ressentons
vous ressentez
ils ressentent
234
Q

to mix

A

mélanger

235
Q

to flow / run

note: to run out / elapse / expire

A

couler

NB: écouler

236
Q

to prevent / to stop

A

empêcher

237
Q

to wish / to desire

A

souhaiter

238
Q

to sulk

A

bouder

239
Q

to lay (egg)

A

pendre

240
Q

to claim / demand (a right or justice)

A

revendiquer

241
Q

to attend (an event)- with preposition!

A

assister à

242
Q

to keep / to look after

A

garder

243
Q

to boast / to brag

A

se vanter

244
Q

to catch up with / to make up for

to make up lost time

A

rattraper (le temps perdu)

245
Q

to water

A

arroser

246
Q

to find your bearings / to locate yourself

A

se repérer

247
Q

close (alternative to fermer) (conj)

A

clore

je clos
tu clos
il clôt
nous closons
vous closez
ils closent
248
Q

to invade / overrun (conj)

A

envahir

j'envahis
tu envahis
il envahit
nous envahissons
vous envahissez
ils envahissent
249
Q

to empty / to drain

A

vider

250
Q

to lead / conduct / guide

A

mener

je mène
tu mènes
il mène
nous menons
vous menez
ils mènent
251
Q

to lead sb to sth

to lead sb to do

A

amener qn à qch
amener qn à faire
(NB: conj like mener)

252
Q

to take sb somewhere

A

emmener qn quelque part

NB: conj like mener

253
Q

to master / to control / to bring under control

A

maîtriser

254
Q 
to guarantee (alternative to garantir - for business)
to support / to uphold
A

cautionner

255
Q

to fall (down)

A

chuter

256
Q

to happen / to take place

A

se passer

257
Q 
to complain (to somebody about something)
(conj)
A

se plaindre (à qn de qch)

je me plains
tu te plains
il se plaint
nous nous plaignons
vous vous plaignez
ils se plaignent
258
Q

to bite (conj)

A

mordre

je mords
tu mords
il mord
nous mordons
vous mordez
ils mordent
259
Q

to turn off / switch off (eg. something electrical)

NB: to turn off a tap is fermer (close)

A

éteindre

j'éteins
tu éteins
il éteint
nous éteignons
vous éteignez
ils éteignent
260
Q 
to slam/band (a door)
to flap (curtain)
to chatter (teeth)
to snap (fingers)
(1 verb)
A

claquer

261
Q

to succeed / to pass (exam)
(conj)
NB: if followed by an infinitive use the preposition ‘à’

A

réussir (à)

je réussis
tu réussis
il réussit
nous réussissons
vous réussissez
ils réussissent
262
Q 
to break (x3)
NB: but maybe are not interchangeable in set phrases - one is conjugated overleaf
A

casser
briser
rompre

je romps
tu romps
il rompt
nous rompons
vous rompez
ils rompent
263
Q

to mature (people or fruit)

A

mûrir

je mûris
tu mûris
il mûrit
nous mûrissons
vous mûrissez
ils mûrissent
264
Q

to knit

A

tricoter

265
Q

to fail

A

échouer

266
Q

to concentrate (yourself)

A

se concentrer

267
Q 
to support (in terms of help)
to meet the needs
A

subvenir à

268
Q 
to sort (clothes/objects)
to sift
A

trier

note, ‘triage’ is a sorting

269
Q 
to house
to accomodate (to give accomodation)
A

loger

270
Q

to rob / to burglarise

A

cambrioler

(also ‘voler’ which can mean rob or steal - but it means to fly mainly.

271
Q

to aquire

A

acquérir

j'acquiers (j'ak-ee-air)
tu acquiers
il acquiert
nous acquérons
vous acquérez
ils acquièrent
272
Q

to commit (oneself) to

A

s’engager sur

273
Q

to sustain / to support

A

soutenir

274
Q

to waste / squander / throw away

A

gâcher

275
Q

to exclude / to leave out (conj)

A

exclure

j'exclus
tu exclus
il exclut
nous excluons
vous excluez
ils excluent
276
Q

to insert

A

insérer

277
Q

to undertake

A

entreprendre

278
Q

to try hard (to do)

A

s’efforcer (de faire)

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