Verbs 1 Flashcards
Concevoir
Comprehend
Discerner
To get
Bavarder
to chat
Emprunter
to borrow
Enlever
to remove
Mériter
to deserve
Prêter
to lend
Announcer
to announce
Avancer
to advance
Balancer
to swing
Défoncer
to smash in
Déplacer
to move
Devancer
to get ahead of
Effacer
to erase
Façoner
to craft, manufacture
Grimacer
to grimace
Influencer
to influence
Lacer
to lace up, to tie
Percer
to pierce
Renoncer
to give up, to renounce
Corriger
correct
Dégager
release, free
Exiger
demand
Héberger
host
Négliger
neglect
Ranger
put away
Venger
avenge
Peser
to weigh
Semer
to sow
Céder
to yield
Célébrer
to celebrate
Déléguer
to delegate
Lécher
to lick
Posséder
to possess
Révéler
to reveal
Épeler
to spell
Ficeler
to tie
Emmener
to take along, to escort
Adoucir
To soften, to mellow
Agrandir
To enlarge
bâtir
to build
Éclaircir
to lighten, to clear
grossir
to put on weight
maigrir
to lose weight
minicir
to slim down
obéir
to obey
pâlir
to turn pale
rafraîchir
to refresh
réfléchir
to think, to reflect
remplir
to fill
rougir
to blush
saisir
to seize
viellir
to grow old
couvrir
to cover
cueillir
to pick
fuir
to flee
mentir
to lie
Détendre
to relax
Étendre
to spread out
Mordre
to bite
Prétendre
to claim
Rendre
to give back, to return
Répandre
to spread, to spill
répondre
to answer
tendre
to stretch, to hold out
tordre
to twist
entreprendre
to undertake
surprendre
to surprise, to discover
apercevoire
to see, to perceive
décevoir
to dissapoint
émouvoir
to move, to stir
prévoir
to forsee
promouvoir
to promote
valoir
to be worth
Prévenir
to warn, to inform
Survenir
to occur
Tenir
to hold, to keep, to run, to fit, to take, here (many meanings)
Tenir à or de
Attached, or looks like
Devoir
Has to, or must , but could also mean, owes something to someone, as well as supposed to. The difference between supposed to and must is in the intonation. It can also mean a probability. In the conditional tense (je devrais or j’aurais du), devoir takes on the meaning of warning and suggestion, as in should or should have.
peindre
to paint
teindre
to dye
ceindre
to encircle
Feindre
to feign
craindre
to fear
plaindre
to pity
se plaindre
to complain
Reposer, se reposer
to rest, to rest oneself, so rest can apply to anything, i.e. cooking etc, where se reposer is about oneself, I rest, he rests (il se reposer, he rests himself).
Se lever
to get up (one self)
