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1
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to target

A

cibler

nb: see also ‘viser’=to target / to aim

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to specify (something)

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préciser (quelque chose)

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to bring to mind / to evoke

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évoquer

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to move / to shift

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bouger

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to ruin / to spoil / to damage

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abîmer

s’abîmer = to perish

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to undergo

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subir

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to keep an eye on / to monitor

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surveiller

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to bite (conj)

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mordre (mordu pp)

je mords
tu mords
il mord
nous mordons
vous mordez
ils mordent
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to tear (rip)

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déchirer

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to attract

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attirer

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to number

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numéroter

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to conceive / to design (conj)

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concevoir (conçu pp)

je conçois
tu conçois
il conçoit
nous concevons
vous concevez
ils conçoivent
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to wolf down / to guzzle down / to devour

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engloutir

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to spread / to diffuse / to give off

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répandre

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to expect (that) / to anticipate (that)
eg.  I expect he'll be late.
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s’attendre à (ce que)

eg. Je m’attends à ce qu’il soit en retard.

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to be interested in (somthing) / to take an interest in (something)

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s’intéresser à (qqch).

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17
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to be carried out
to be made
(passive verb - impersonal)

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s’effectuer

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to hook up / to connect (to)

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brancher (sur)

see also ‘se brancher’ = to plug in

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to plug in (to)

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se brancher (sur)
(see also 'brancher' = to hook up)
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to join (something to something) - conj
NB: two options which still need clarifying
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joindre / rejoindre (rejoindre could mean to agree)

je joins
tu joins
il joint
nous joignons
vous joignez
ils joignent
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to mistrust / to be wary (of)…

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se méfier (de)… (see also prendre garde=to beware)

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to beware (of)

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prendre guarde (de)… (see also se méfier de… to be wary of)

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to trust (verb/phrase)

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faire confiance à…

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to rely on

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se fier à…

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to disappear (conj)

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disparaître

je disparais
tu disparais
il disparaît / ait
nous disparaissons
vous disparaissez
ils disparaissent
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to display (eg. in a shop)

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afficher

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27
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to pinpoint / to locate / to find

not trouver

A

repérer

see also se repérer = to find one’s bearings

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to get ready for… (verb & prep)

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s’apprêter à…

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29
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to attempt / to try / to temp

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tenter

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30
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to take advantage of / to profit from

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profiter de

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to profit from / to benefit from

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bénéficier de

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to make use of (not utiliser)

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se servir de…

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33
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to settle for / to content oneself with…

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se contenter de…

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34
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to manage / to cope

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se débrouiller

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35
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to do up / convert (eg house)

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aménager

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36
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to blame

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blâmer

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37
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to give up / to yield

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céder

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to note / determine / ascertain

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constater

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39
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to empty / to drain

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vider

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40
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to reign / to rule / to govern

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régner

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to soften / to relax / to loosen

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assouplir

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42
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to toil / to labor / to endeavour (to)

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peiner à

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43
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to tackle

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plaquer

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44
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to sack / to fire

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licencier

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45
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to threaten

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menacer

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46
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to delay / postpone / put off

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tarder

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47
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to happen / to occur / to erupt (alternative verb)

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survenir

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48
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to skim over (a document)

to fly over

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survoler (un document)

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49
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to manage / to handle

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gérer

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50
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to priorities / to favour

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privilégier

51
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to break free from

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s’affranchir de…

52
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to remain / to stay in / to stay behind

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demeurer

53
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to provide / to to obtain / to get

A

procurer

54
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to reconcile / to balance

A

concilier

55
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to achieve / to reach

A

parvenir

56
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to trigger off / to set off / to activate

A

déclencher

57
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to waste / to spoil

A

gaspiller (waste)

gâcher (to waste/spoil)

58
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to abandon / to desert / to neglect

A

délaisser

59
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to escape from / to elude (prep)

A

échapper à

60
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to appear / to seem / to publish

A

paraître

pp=paru (published)

61
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to succeed / to pass

A

réussir

62
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être - present subjunctive

A

je sois, tu sois, il soit, nous soyons, vous soyez, ils soient

63
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faire - present subjunctive

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je fasse, tu fasses, il fasse, nous fassions, vous fassiez, ils fassent

64
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aller - present subjunctive

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j’aille, tu ailles, il aille, nous allions, vous alliez, ils aillent

65
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avoir - present subjunctive

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j’aie, tu aies, il ait, nous ayons, vous ayez, ils aient

66
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pouvoir - present subjunctive

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je puisse, tu puisses, il puisse, nous puissions, vous puissiez, ils puissent

67
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vouloir - present subjunctive

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je veuille, tu veuilles, il veuille, nous voulions, vous vouliez, ils veuillent

68
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devoir - present subjunctive

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je doive, tu doives, il doive, nous devions, vous deviez, ils doivent

69
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savoir - present subjunctive

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je sache, tu saches, il sache, nous sachions, vous sachiez, ils sachent

70
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valoir - present subjunctive

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je vaille, tu vailles, il vaille, nous valions, vous valiez, ils vaillent

71
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to strenghthen / to reinforce / to underpin / to support

A

renforcer

72
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to set up / to initiate / to establish

not ‘commencer’ or ‘établir’

A

instaurer

73
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to join (as a member)

A

adhérer à

74
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to shorten / to curtail / to abridge (something)

A

raccourcir qqch.

75
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to seduce / to allure

A

séduire

76
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to weave / spin / to plait

A

tisser

77
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to index / to itemise

A

répertorier

78
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to convince / to persuade (conj + pp)

A

convaincre (pp = convaincu)

je convaincs
tu convaincs
il convainc
nous convainquons
vous convainquez
ils convainquent
79
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to unblock / to open up
(NB1 - to emerge from / to come out from…)
(NB2 - to lead up to)

A

déboucher
NB1 - follow with preposition ‘de’
NB2 - follow with preposition ‘sur’

80
Q

to bother / to trouble

A

gêner

see ironic uses in ‘phrases’

81
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to require (conj)

A 
je requiers
tu requiers
il requiert
nous requérons
vous requérez
ils requièrent

pp=requis

82
Q

to aim / to target

A

viser (see also ‘viser à’ = to pursue

83
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to persue (not poursuivre)

A

viser à / poursuivre

84
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to continue / to pursue (not ‘continuer’)

A

poursuivre

85
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rejuvenate

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rajeunir (regular)

86
Q

to get / to obtain / to procure

A

se procurer

87
Q

to canvass

A

démarcher

88
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to spread out / to lay out / to display

nb: to sprawl (reflexive)

A

étaler

nb: s’étaler = to sprawl

89
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to join (a company)

A

intégrer (not reflexive and takes a direct object)

90
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to glean (from)

A

glaner (no preposition)

91
Q

to land (job) / to unhook

A

décrocher

92
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to end up in / at
to arrive at / in
to succeed
to lead to
NB: followed sometimes by various prepositions
A

aboutir (+à = to lead to)
aboutir (+sur = to lead to)
aboutir (+dans = to end up in)

93
Q

to network

A

réseauter

94
Q

to collect / to gather (conj)

note: reflexive sense also

A

recueillir
NB: se recueillir = to meditate

je recueille
tu recueilles
il recueille
nous recueillons
vous recueillez
ils recueillent
95
Q

to strike up / to start / to cut into (cake/time)

A

entamer

96
Q

to solicit / to request / to beg

note: spelling

A

solliciter

97
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to resign / to quit (my job)

A

démissionner (de mon poste)

98
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to register with (website) / to register / to enroll

x3 prepositions

A

s’inscrire sur (web)

s’inscrire dans

99
Q

to subsidise

A

subventionner

100
Q

to kill one another

A

s’entre-tuer

101
Q

to survive

A

survivre

102
Q

to hire / to employ

A

embaucher

103
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to ransack / rummage / probe / to search

A

fouiller

104
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to prolong / to extend / linger

A

prolonger

NB: the ‘g’ is soft

105
Q

to testify / to witness / to attest

A

témoigner

sometimes followed by ‘de’

106
Q

to time (as in a race)

A

chronométrer

107
Q

to numb / to desensitise

A

engourdir

108
Q

to get drunk

A

s’enivrer

nb: to intoxicate = enivrer

109
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to devote oneself to / to indulge in…

A

s’adonner à

nb: adonner = to devote

110
Q

to swarm / to spread (to other parts) / to expand (to other areas)

A

essaimer

111
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to rally (i.e. support)

A

rallier

112
Q

to surpass / to exceed / to

A

dépasser

113
Q

to elapse / to take place

A

se dérouler

nb: dérouler = unroll / unwind

114
Q

to light / to enlighten / to shine

A

éclairer

115
Q

to light / to enlighten / to shine

not illuminer

A

éclairer

116
Q

to test / to pilot

A

tester

117
Q

to promote (an idea, not a person) + conj

A

promouvoir

je promeus
tu promeus
il promeut
nous promouvons
vous promouvez
ils promeuvent
118
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to increase / to expand (conj + pp)

A

accroître

119
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to increase / to expand (conj + pp)

A

accroître (pp = accru)

j'accrois
tu accrois
il accroît / oit
nous accroissons
vous accroissez
ils accroissent
120
Q

to rob / to burglarise

A

cambrioler

121
Q

to press (into the surface) / sink (into the surface) / drive (into the surface) / to ram (open a door) / to bury (your head)

A

enfoncer

122
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to remove / to take away / to kidnap / to abduct

A

enlever

123
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to claw / to scratch

A

griffer

124
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to stretch / to extend / to prolong

A

étirer

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