Verbs Flashcards

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Cogner

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Hitting

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Se Cogner

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Bumping into

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Apercevoir

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To notice

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Abîmer

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To Damage

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Contourner

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To turn around something eg a detour

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Se retourner

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To turn oneself around

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Appuyer

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To press

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S’appuyer

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To lean

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Déchirer

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To tear (as in a piece of paper

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Ébrécher

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To chip (as in pottery)

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Briser

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To shatter

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Fendre

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To split

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Cabosser

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To dent

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Écraser

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To crush

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Trébucher

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To trip over

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Renverser

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Over turn /to topple

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Verser

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To pour

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Se coincer

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To get oneself stuck (somewhere not something)

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Dégager

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To free

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Lever

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To raise

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Se lève

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To get up

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Enlever

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To remove / to kidnap

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Relever

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To raise up/ to lift up

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Se relever

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To get back up

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Prélever

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To withdraw

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Convenir

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To suit

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Cueillir

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To pick / to collect ( fruits and flowers)

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Tuer

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To kill

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Parier

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To get

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Traduir

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To translate

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Effacer

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To erase

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Atteindre / Accéder

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To reach

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Atterir

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To land

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34
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Décoller

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To take off

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Coller

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To glue something

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Recoller

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To stitch back / to reattach with glue

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Empêcher

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To prevent

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Traiter

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To treat

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39
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Se raser

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To shave oneself

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40
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Mourir

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To die

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41
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Guérir

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To heal

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42
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Soigner

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To heal

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Rendre

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To return / to give back

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Se rendre compte

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To realise

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Commetre

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To commit a crime

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Goûter

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To taste

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Dégoûter

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To disgust ( eg adj dégoûtant)

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Tenir à

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To care about

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Dépêcher

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To hurry / to rush

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Se dépêcher

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To hurry oneself

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Mentir

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To lie

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S’occuper de

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To care of/ to worry about / to bother with

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Agir

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To action

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Dépasser

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To overshoot / to overtake (when driving)

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Appartenir

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To belong to

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Couler

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To flow (as in river) / to sink (as in boat)

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Réussir

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To succeed / to achieve (eg noun réussite a success)

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Craindre

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To fear

59
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Avoir torte

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To be wrong

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Avoir raison

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To be right

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Arriver à + verb

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To manage to / to be able to + verb

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Parvenir

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To manage / to be able to / to achieve + verb

63
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Plaisanter

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To kid / to joke

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Se prendre pour

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To pretend to be

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Se taire

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To zip it / to shush.

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Abriter

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To shelter

67
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Poursuivre

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To chase

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Fouiller

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To inspect

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Regarder

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To look / to watch

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Détendre

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To loosen

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Être détendu

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To be relaxed

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Revendiquer

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To claim / to boast

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Postuler

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To apply eg to a job

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Entraîner

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To train
Also to drive / to lead towards

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S’indigner

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To be outraged

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Attendre

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To wait

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Attendre à

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To expect

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Décevoir

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To disappoint / to deceive

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S’adonner à

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To indulge oneself in

80
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Creuser

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To dig

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Forer

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To drill

82
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Entretenir

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To maintain

83
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Accroître

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To increase

84
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Se consacrer

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To dedicate oneself to something

85
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Passer quelque chose / quelqu’un

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To pass something / someone

86
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Passer (par, devant…) + location

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To pass by / in front of etc

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Passer + time / duration

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To have / to spend + time / duration

Je passe un très bon moment.

Nous avons passé une semaine

88
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Se passer

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To happen / to take place / to go

89
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Se passer de

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To do without

Eg je vais me passer de pain pendant semaine
Je peux très bien me passer de toi

90
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Parcourir

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To browse /to roam / to travel

91
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Briser

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To break

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S’enfuir / fuguer

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To run away

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Tenter

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To attempt

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Approfondir

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To deepen ( eg one’s knowledge)

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Remuer

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To stir / to wag as in a dogs tail.

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S’étonner de

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To be surprised about

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Se moquer de

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To make fun of

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Ennuyer

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To be

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Susciter

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To suck / to draw out

100
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Sillonner

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To Criss cross

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Reculer devant

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To shy away from

102
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Se revoir

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To meet again, to catch up

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s’épanouir

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To flourish

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Me demander

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To wonder (to ask oneself)