verbs Flashcards
to send, to address
Adresser
to help, to aid
Aider
to catch, to grab
Attraper
to look (for), to search (for)
Chercher
to order, to commission (example: a job), to (be in) command (of) (example: military)
Commander
to compare (to or with)
Comparer (à / avec)
to continue, to carry on (with), to keep on with
Continuer
to cross, to cut across, to intersect, to pass (example: meet a car)
Croiser
to ask, to enquire, to demand, to need, to require
Demander
to spend, to use (example: energy), to consume
Dépenser
to prepare, to draw up, to set, to train (example: animal), to erect, to put up, to raise
Dresser
to try (on or out), to test (drive), to taste
Essayer
to excuse, to make excuses for, to apologise for
Excuser
to close, to shut
Fermer
to set (up) (example: date), to arrange (example: appointment), to attach, to fix (example: gaze)
Fixer
to whip, to flog, to beat (example: eggs), to whisk
Fouetter
to scratch (out), to scrape (off)
Gratter
to throw (away / down / out), to fling, to hurl
Jeter
to shop
Magasiner
to show, to display, to point out
Montrer
to clean, to wash out (example: bottle)
Nettoyer
to occupy, to take up / fill (example: time), to have (example: job), to hold (example: 1stplace)
Occuper
to pass, to give, to go / run past, to go by, to be on (example: movie)
Passer
to pay (for), to settle (example: debt), to discharge
Payer
to pump (up / out)
Pomper
to wear (example: clothing), to carry, to bear (example: weight), to take, to bring
Porter
to mail, to post, to station (example: military)
Poster
to push (along), to shove, to urge on, to grow (example: flower), to sprout
Pousser
to end, to finish (off), to complete, to conclude, to settle
Terminer
to carry (away), to transport, to freight
Transporter
to check, to verify (example: 1stdeclaration), to inspect, to examine, to confirm, to overhaul (example: mechanism), to audit (example: accounts)
Vérifier
to speak to, to address, to enquire at, to go and speak to, to be aimed at (example: publicity)
S’adresser
to meet (example: persons), to cross (example: roads), to intersect
Se croiser
to wonder, to ask oneself
Se demander
to make / head for (a place), to make one’s way towards (a place), to go up to (a person)
Se diriger (vers)
to apologise
S’excuser
to keep oneself busy / occupied
S’occuper
to take care of, to look after, to deal with,
S’occuper de
to prepare oneself, to get ready
Se préparer
to hurry, to speed up
Se presser
to end (with / in)
Se terminer (par)
to take hold, to grab, to seize, to grasp (example: meaning), to get
Saisir
to wait (for), to awaite
Attendre
to run, to race, to flow (example: blood), to rush (example: water)
Courir
must, to have to, to owe
Devoir
to be equivalent or equal (to)
Équivaloir
to be necessary, required, needed, must, to have to
Falloir
to put (on / up), to lay (example: carpet)
Mettre
to please, to be liked, to be popular
Plaire à
can, to be able (to), to be allowed (to)
Pouvoir
to reduce, to lower, to bring down, to cut
Réduire
to follow, to run after, to attend (example: course)
Suivre
to sell, to market, to betray (example: person), to give away (example: secret)
Vendre
to go (to put / position oneself) (example: behind a tree), to get (oneself) (example: in line)
Se mettre
to get / be lost, to disappear, to go bad (example: food)
Se perdre
