Verbs 02 Flashcards
to target
cibler
nb: see also ‘viser’=to target / to aim
to specify (something)
préciser (quelque chose)
to bring to mind / to evoke
évoquer
to move / to shift
bouger
to ruin / to spoil / to damage
abîmer
s’abîmer = to perish
to undergo
subir
to keep an eye on / to monitor
surveiller
to bite (conj)
mordre (mordu pp)
je mords tu mords il mord nous mordons vous mordez ils mordent
to tear (rip)
déchirer
to attract
attirer
to number
numéroter
to conceive / to design (conj)
concevoir (conçu pp)
je conçois tu conçois il conçoit nous concevons vous concevez ils conçoivent
to wolf down / to guzzle down / to devour
engloutir
to spread / to diffuse / to give off
répandre
to expect (that) / to anticipate (that) eg. I expect he'll be late.
s’attendre à (ce que)
eg. Je m’attends à ce qu’il soit en retard.
to be interested in (somthing) / to take an interest in (something)
s’intéresser à (qqch).
to be carried out
to be made
(passive verb - impersonal)
s’effectuer
to hook up / to connect (to)
brancher (sur)
see also ‘se brancher’ = to plug in
to plug in (to)
se brancher (sur) (see also 'brancher' = to hook up)
to join (something to something) - conj NB: two options which still need clarifying
joindre / rejoindre (rejoindre could mean to agree)
je joins tu joins il joint nous joignons vous joignez ils joignent
to mistrust / to be wary (of)…
se méfier (de)… (see also prendre garde=to beware)
to beware (of)
prendre guarde (de)… (see also se méfier de… to be wary of)
to trust (verb/phrase)
faire confiance à…
to rely on
se fier à…
to disappear (conj)
disparaître
je disparais tu disparais il disparaît / ait nous disparaissons vous disparaissez ils disparaissent
to display (eg. in a shop)
afficher
to pinpoint / to locate / to find
not trouver
repérer
see also se repérer = to find one’s bearings
to get ready for… (verb & prep)
s’apprêter à…
to attempt / to try / to temp
tenter
to take advantage of / to profit from
profiter de
to profit from / to benefit from
bénéficier de
to make use of (not utiliser)
se servir de…
to settle for / to content oneself with…
se contenter de…
to manage / to cope
se débrouiller
to do up / convert (eg house)
aménager
to blame
blâmer
to give up / to yield
céder
to note / determine / ascertain
constater
to empty / to drain
vider
to reign / to rule / to govern
régner
to soften / to relax / to loosen
assouplir
to toil / to labor / to endeavour (to)
peiner à
to tackle
plaquer
to sack / to fire
licencier
to threaten
menacer
to delay / postpone / put off
tarder
to happen / to occur / to erupt (alternative verb)
survenir
to skim over (a document)
to fly over
survoler (un document)
to manage / to handle
gérer
to priorities / to favour
privilégier
to break free from
s’affranchir de…
to remain / to stay in / to stay behind
demeurer
to provide / to to obtain / to get
procurer
to reconcile / to balance
concilier
to achieve / to reach
parvenir
to trigger off / to set off / to activate
déclencher
to waste / to spoil
gaspiller (waste)
gâcher (to waste/spoil)
to abandon / to desert / to neglect
délaisser
to escape from / to elude (prep)
échapper à
to appear / to seem / to publish
paraître
pp=paru (published)
to succeed / to pass
réussir
être - present subjunctive
je sois, tu sois, il soit, nous soyons, vous soyez, ils soient
faire - present subjunctive
je fasse, tu fasses, il fasse, nous fassions, vous fassiez, ils fassent
aller - present subjunctive
j’aille, tu ailles, il aille, nous allions, vous alliez, ils aillent
avoir - present subjunctive
j’aie, tu aies, il ait, nous ayons, vous ayez, ils aient
pouvoir - present subjunctive
je puisse, tu puisses, il puisse, nous puissions, vous puissiez, ils puissent
vouloir - present subjunctive
je veuille, tu veuilles, il veuille, nous voulions, vous vouliez, ils veuillent
devoir - present subjunctive
je doive, tu doives, il doive, nous devions, vous deviez, ils doivent
savoir - present subjunctive
je sache, tu saches, il sache, nous sachions, vous sachiez, ils sachent
valoir - present subjunctive
je vaille, tu vailles, il vaille, nous valions, vous valiez, ils vaillent
to strenghthen / to reinforce / to underpin / to support
renforcer
to set up / to initiate / to establish
not ‘commencer’ or ‘établir’
instaurer
to join (as a member)
adhérer à
to shorten / to curtail / to abridge (something)
raccourcir qqch.
to seduce / to allure
séduire
to weave / spin / to plait
tisser
to index / to itemise
répertorier
to convince / to persuade (conj + pp)
convaincre (pp = convaincu)
je convaincs tu convaincs il convainc nous convainquons vous convainquez ils convainquent
to unblock / to open up
(NB1 - to emerge from / to come out from…)
(NB2 - to lead up to)
déboucher
NB1 - follow with preposition ‘de’
NB2 - follow with preposition ‘sur’
to bother / to trouble
gêner
see ironic uses in ‘phrases’
to require (conj)
je requiers tu requiers il requiert nous requérons vous requérez ils requièrent
pp=requis
to aim / to target
viser (see also ‘viser à’ = to pursue
to persue (not poursuivre)
viser à / poursuivre
to continue / to pursue (not ‘continuer’)
poursuivre
rejuvenate
rajeunir (regular)
to get / to obtain / to procure
se procurer
to canvass
démarcher
to spread out / to lay out / to display
nb: to sprawl (reflexive)
étaler
nb: s’étaler = to sprawl
to join (a company)
intégrer (not reflexive and takes a direct object)
to glean (from)
glaner (no preposition)
to land (job) / to unhook
décrocher
to end up in / at to arrive at / in to succeed to lead to NB: followed sometimes by various prepositions
aboutir (+à = to lead to)
aboutir (+sur = to lead to)
aboutir (+dans = to end up in)
to network
réseauter
to collect / to gather (conj)
note: reflexive sense also
recueillir
NB: se recueillir = to meditate
je recueille tu recueilles il recueille nous recueillons vous recueillez ils recueillent
to strike up / to start / to cut into (cake/time)
entamer
to solicit / to request / to beg
note: spelling
solliciter
to resign / to quit (my job)
démissionner (de mon poste)
to register with (website) / to register / to enroll
x3 prepositions
s’inscrire sur (web)
s’inscrire dans
to subsidise
subventionner
to kill one another
s’entre-tuer
to survive
survivre
to hire / to employ
embaucher
to ransack / rummage / probe / to search
fouiller
to prolong / to extend / linger
prolonger
NB: the ‘g’ is soft
to testify / to witness / to attest
témoigner
sometimes followed by ‘de’
to time (as in a race)
chronométrer
to numb / to desensitise
engourdir
to get drunk
s’enivrer
nb: to intoxicate = enivrer
to devote oneself to / to indulge in…
s’adonner à
nb: adonner = to devote
to swarm / to spread (to other parts) / to expand (to other areas)
essaimer
to rally (i.e. support)
rallier
to surpass / to exceed / to
dépasser
to elapse / to take place
se dérouler
nb: dérouler = unroll / unwind
to light / to enlighten / to shine
éclairer
to light / to enlighten / to shine
not illuminer
éclairer
to test / to pilot
tester
to promote (an idea, not a person) + conj
promouvoir
je promeus tu promeus il promeut nous promouvons vous promouvez ils promeuvent
to increase / to expand (conj + pp)
accroître
to increase / to expand (conj + pp)
accroître (pp = accru)
j'accrois tu accrois il accroît / oit nous accroissons vous accroissez ils accroissent
to rob / to burglarise
cambrioler
to press (into the surface) / sink (into the surface) / drive (into the surface) / to ram (open a door) / to bury (your head)
enfoncer
to remove / to take away / to kidnap / to abduct
enlever
to claw / to scratch
griffer
to stretch / to extend / to prolong
étirer
