verbs Flashcards
abaisser
to lower
abasourdir
to daze; bewilder
abattre
to knock down
abolir
to abolish
absoudre
to absolve
abstenir (s’)
to abstain
acclamer
to cheer; acclaim
accompagner
to accompany
accorder
to admit
accourir
to hurry
accrocher
to hang (up)
accueillir
to welcome
accuser
to accuse; acknowledge
achever
to achieve
acquérir
to acquire
adjoindre
to appoint
admettre
to admit
admirer
to admire
adresser
to address
affaiblir
to weaken
agacer
to annoy
agir
to act
aménager
to fit
animer
to bring to life (a party)
annoncer
to announce
apercevoir
to see
apparaître
to appear
appartenir
to belong
apprendre par coeur
to memorize
approcher
to approach
approuver
to approve (of)
armer
to arm
arracher
to pull up/out
arraisonner
to hail
assaillir
to assail
assister
to attend
assurer
to assure
astreindre
to compel
attaquer
to attack
atteindre
to attain
attirer
to attract
attraper
to catch
augmenter
to increase
avancer
to advance
aventurer
to venture
avoir raison de
to be right
baisser
to lower
balancer
to sway
balayer
to sweep
bêler
to whine; bawl (like an animal)
bénir
to bless
blâmer
to blame
blanchir
to bleach
bouillir
to boil
broyer
to grind
céder
to give up
ceindre
to put on
célébrer
to celebrate
cesser
to cease
charger
to load
chasser
to hunt; chase
cheminer
to walk on
chérir
to cherish
chuchoter
to whisper
circoncire
to circumcise
circonscrire
to contain
circonvenir
to circumvent
clore
to close
coller
to stick
combattre
to combat
commettre
to commit
comparaître
to appear
compter
to count; intend
concevoir
to conceive
conclure
to conclude
concourir
to compete
confire
to preserve
confondre
to confuse
conquérir
to conquer
consentir
to consent
consommer
to consume
contenir
to contain; to fit
conter
to recount
contraindre
to compel
contredire
to contradict
contrevenir
to contravene
convenir
to convene
correspondre
to correspond
corrompre
to corrupt
cueillir
to gather
culpabiliser
to make one feel guilty
débattre
to debate
déchirer
to rip
déclore
to reopen
déconfire
to be beaten
découdre
to unpick
décourager
to discourage
dédire (se)
to retract
déduire
to deduce
défaillir
to faint
défaire
to undo
défendre
to defend
défricher
to lay groundwork
dégager
to free
déjeuner
to have lunch
demeurer
to live; stay
dénoncer
to denounce
départir
to accord
dépasser
to exceed
dépeindre
to depict
dépendre
to depend
déplaire
to displease
désobéir
to disobey
déteindre
to bleach
détourner
to divert
développer
to develop
dévêtir
to undress
deviner
to guess
différer
to differ
diminuer
to diminish
diriger
to direct
discourir
to discourse
disjoindre
to disconnect
dissoudre
to dissolve
divorcer
to divorce
doubler
to pass
échapper
to escape
échouer
to fail
éclore
to hatch
éconduire
to dismiss
écraser
to crush
égayer
to entertain
élire
to elect
éloigner
to move away
émoudre
to sharpen
emparer
to impare
empreindre
to imprint
enclore
to enclose
