Verbs Flashcards

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Rôder

A

To prowl; to roam

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2
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Parvenir

A

To reach somewhere after considerable effort

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3
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Errer

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To wander or rove

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4
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Éprouver

A

To experience; to test; to undergo

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5
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Tressaillir

A

To start (be startled); to quiver; to tremble

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6
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Ôter

A

To remove

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7
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Tracasser

A

To bother (colloquial)

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Emmagasiner

A

To stock

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9
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Rompre

A

To break

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10
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Noircir

A

To blacken

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Grogner

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To grunt; to growl; to snarl

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12
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Bégayer

A

To stammer

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13
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Rouer

A

To roll up

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14
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Échantillonner

A

To sample

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15
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Soupçonner

A

To suspect; to doubt

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16
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Écouler

A

To flow slowly and regularly

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17
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Astreindre

A

To oblige; to make; to compel; to constrain

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18
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Balbutier

A

To stammer; to babble; to be in its infancy (figurative)

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19
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Bénir

A

To bless

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20
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Capitonner

A

To upholster; to pad a wall

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21
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Clouer

A

To nail

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22
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Clocher

A

To ring a bell; to wobble

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23
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Cueillir

A

To gather; to pick; to pluck; to garner

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Ébouriffer

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To ruffle; to tousle; to dishevel; to astound; to stun

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25
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Éffleurer

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To brush; to graze; to scratch; to cross one’s mind

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26
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Élancer

A

To cause throbbing pain

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27
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S’élancer

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To set forth; to rush forward; to embark upon; to soar up

28
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Embaumer

A

To embalm; to fill with the smell of balm

29
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Escrimer

A

To fence; to toil; to strive

30
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Étreindre

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To embrace; to hug; to clasp; to clinch; to choke (emotions)

31
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S’extasier

A

To go into ecstasies; to go into raptures

32
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Friper

A

To crease; to crumple; to wrinkle

33
Q

Gravir

A

To climb

34
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Harceler

A

To harass; to pester; to harry

35
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Hérisser

A

To bristle; to bother

36
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Interpeller

A

To call out; to hail; to stop or question (police); to remind

37
Q

Luire

A

To shine; to glisten; to gleam

38
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Mêler

A

To mix; to combine; to involve; to implicate

39
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Minauder

A

To simper

40
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Ouïr

A

To hear

41
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Semer

A

To sow; to scatter; to sprinkle

42
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Tâter

A

To feel; to palpitate

43
Q

Vêtir

A

To dress

44
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Enfreindre

A

To breach

45
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Restreindre

A

To restrict

46
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Contraindre

A

To compel

47
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Accourir

A

To hurry

48
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Secouer

A

To shake

49
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Saisir

A

To grasp, to seize

50
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Ensorceler

A

To bewitch, enchant

51
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Pocharder

A

Get drunk

52
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Maculer

A

To stain cf immaculate

53
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Gâter

A

To spoil; rot; worsen

54
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Vautrer

A

To wallow

55
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Celer

A

Keep secret, literary

56
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Ciseler

A

To chisel;

To work meticulously

57
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Marteler

A

To hammer

58
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Peler

A

To peel a fruit

59
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Receler

A

To conceal

60
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Démanteler

A

To demolish walls, fortifications;

Deconstruct methodically;

Destroy, disorganise, figurative

61
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Breveter

A

To patent

62
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Cliqueter

A

To click

To rattle

63
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Déchiqueter

A

To shred

64
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Épousseter

A

To dust

65
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Feuilleter

A

To leaf;

To browse;

(Through a book, a pamphlet…)

66
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Voleter

A

To flutter