Verbs Flashcards
joindre
to join
montrer
to show
répondre à
to reply / respond / answer
frapper
to knock
penser (à)
to think (about)
faire signe
to wave
payer
to pay
changer
to change
connaître
to (get to) know (someone/something)
vérifier
to check/verify
cacher
to hide
arroser
to water (a plant)
conduire
to drive
se noyer
to drown
s’asseoir
to sit down
accomplir
to accomplish
se rendre à
to go to
rendre visite à
to visit (someone)
conseiller à….de (infinitive)
to advise/recommend (someone) to….
acheter
to buy
casser
to break
tousser
to cough
se sentir
to feel
soigner
to treat
(se) blesser
to injure/(get injured)
opérer
to perform surgery
guérir
to heal/cure
ausculter
to examine (medical)
préférer
to prefer
commander
to order
chercher
to look for
porter
to wear
se passer
to happen
passer (avoir)
to spend time
passer (être)
to pass/drop by
avoir besoin de
to need
avoir envie de
to want
parler (de)
to speak (about)
manger
to eat
faire les courses
to go grocery shopping
continuer
to continue
marcher
to walk
tourner
to turn
traverser
to go across/through
attirer
to attract
manquer
to fail/ miss/ lack
se balader
to go for a stroll
se promener
to go for a walk
accueillir
to welcome
demander
to ask (for something)
demander à
to ask (someone)
obéir à
to obey
ressembler à
to look like
téléphoner à
to call/telephone
écouter
to listen
regarder
to watch
appeler
to call
décevoir
to dissapoint
recevoir
to receive
voir
to see
se tromper
to make a mistake
tromper
to cheat
célébrer
to celebrate
fêter
to celebrate
donner
to give
offrir
to give/offer
ouvrir
to open
fermer
to close
souffler
to blow
proposer
to offer/suggest/propose
organiser
to organize
inviter
to invite
se déguiser
to dress up/ disguise yourself
décorer
to decorate
apporter
to bring (something)
appuyer
to press (a key/button)
souhaiter
to wish
envoyer
to send
nettoyer
to clean
se lever
to get up
se laver
to wash up
vouloir
to want
savoir
to know
devoir
to have to
venir
to come
mourir
to die
pouvoir
to be able to
finir
to finish
vendre
to sell
boire
to drink
prendre
to take
chanter
to sing
danser
to dance
travailler
to work
rencontrer
to meet (for the first time)
retrouver
to meet up with someone
rire
to laugh
raconter
to tell about/ recount
apprendre
to learn
partir
to leave
étudier
to study
peindre
to paint
perdre
to lose
chasser
to hunt
se baigner
to swim/bathe
pêcher
to fish
supporter
to support
bronzer
to tan
marquer
to score (a goal/point)
gagner
to win
s’entraîner
to train
jouer
to play
participer à
to participate in
assister à
to attend (a game/concert/match)
lire
to read
nager
to swim
bricoler
to tinker/ to do odd jobs
jardiner
to garden
dessiner
to draw
sculpter
to sculpt
faire le ménage
to do housework/ to clean up
essayer
to try
essuyer
to dry/wipe down
ranger
to tidy up
s’ennuyer
to get bored
vider
to empty
passer l’aspirateur
to vacuum
salir
to dirty
sécher
to dry
louer
to rent
partager
to share
balayer
to sweep
faire la lessive
to do the laundry
sortir (être)
to go out
sortir (avoir)
to take something out
mettre
to put
réussir
to pass (an exam)/ to succeed
réussir à
to manage to do something
rompre
to break up
interrompre
to interrupt
se séparer
to break up/ get separated
entendre
to hear
s’entendre
to get along
épouser
to marry (someone)
se marier
to get married
s’inscrire
to register
suivre
to follow (someone)/ to take a class
descendre
to go down
entrer
to enter
tomber
to fall
naître
to be born
monter
to climb/ to go up
rester
to stay
retourner
to return/ to go back
courir
to run
comprendre
to understand
pardonner à
to forgive
résister à
to resist (someone)
attendre
to wait
abonner à
to subscribe to something
enquêter
to investigate
interviewer
to interview [media]
affirmer
to assert
censurer
to censor
déclarer
to state
faire confiance à
to trust
interroger
to question
se tenir au courant (de)
to keep up to date (with)/stay informed
bavarder
to chat
discuter de
to discuss about
allumer
to turn on
éteindre
to turn off (a light, etc.) /extinguish/ put out (a fire)
éviter (de faire)
to avoid (doing)
fonctionner
to function
oublier
to forget
poster
to post
protéger
to protect
recharger
to charge [a battery]
réparer
to repair/fix
sauvegarder
to save/back up [computing]
se (dé)connecter
to log in (out)/to get (dis)connected
sonner
to ring
télécharger
to download (upload)
transférer
to transfer
aller/venir chercher
to (go/come) pick up [someone]
annuler
to cancel
atterrir
to land
décoller
to take off
déposer
to drop off (someone)
embarquer
to board
être en retard
to be late
faire la queue
to stand in line
rater
to miss [transportation]
retarder
to delay
voler
to fly/to steal
composter un billet
to validate a ticket
se souvenir de
to remember
devenir
to become
revenir
to come back
reprendre
to take back/again
surprendre
to surprise
faire du tourisme
to go sightseeing
faire le tour du pays
to tour the country
parcourir
to travel/cross
se changer les idées
to change one’s mind
séjourner
to stay/sojourn
prendre un bain de soleil
to sunbathe
ramasser des coquillages (m)
to pick up seashells
réserver
to book/reserve
arrêter
to arrest
augmenter
to rise/raise/increase
avoir le droit de
to have the right to
baisser
to lower/decrease
commettre un crime
to commit a crime
lutter
to struggle
projeter
to project/to plan
rejeter
to reject
renvoyer
to send back
s’adapter à
to adapt oneself to
tuer
to kill/murder
voter
to vote
progresser
to improve/make progress
distribuer
to distribute
maigrir
to lose weight/ get thinner
agir
to act
améliorer
to improve
consommer
to consume
contaminer
to contaminate
développer
to develop
épuiser
to exhaust
préserver
to preserve/ to protect
recycler
to recycle
trier
to sort out
neiger
to snow
pleuvoir
to rain
cuire
to cook [heat]
introduire
to introduce
construire
to build/construct
nuire (à)
to harm
réduire
to reduce
traduire
to translate
séduire
to seduce
taire
to be quiet
plaire
to please
disparaître
to disappear
coûter
to cost
dépenser
to spend [money]
épargner
to save money/to put money aside
gaspiller
to waste
hériter
to inherit
investir
to invest
percevoir
to receive, collect [money]/to perceive
rembourser
to reimburse/to pay back
apercevoir
to catch sight of
concevoir
to conceive
s’apercevoir
to realize
abriter
to shelter/house
