Verbs Flashcards
Utiliser
To use
Épeler
To spell
écrire
To write
Décrire
to describe
Faire la fête
to party
Adorer
to adore
Aimer
to love, to like
Détester
to detest
Gonfler
To inflate
fuire
To flee, to leak
envahir
To invade
réussir
To succeed
chasser
To hunt, to chase
ajouter
To add
secourir
To save
découvrir
To discover, to uncover
Finir
To finish
Grandir
To grow
Maigrir
To get thinner
Ralentir
To slow down
Agir
To act
Avertir
To warn
Bâtir
To build
Choisir
To choose
Établir
To establish
Étourdir
To stun, deafen, make dizzy
Guérir
To heal, recover, cure
Obéir
To obey
Punir
To punish
Réfléchir
To reflect
Remplir
To fill
boire
To drink
manger
To eat
Mettre
To put
draguer
To pick up, chat up
Supprimer
To remove, to delete
Apparaître
To appear
paraître
to seem
Disparaître
Disappear
chercher
to look for, to get
essayer
to try
Prêter / emprunter
To lend/to borrow
Venir de (rentrer)
To have just (come back)
Laisser
To leave, to let
Garer
To park
Pousser
To push
Bavarder
To chat, to gossip
Décoller
To take off
Atterir
To land
Dépêcher
To hurry
Fournir
To provide
Frapper
To knock, to hit, to strike
Rencontrer
To meet
Décevoir
Disappoint
Apercevoir
To see in the distance
S’engager
To be engaged, to get taken on
S’adapter
To adapt oneself
S’inscrire
To inscribe,subscribe oneself
S’intégrer à
To integrate oneself into
Payer
To pay
Régler
To settle (a bill)
couvrir
To cover
Courir
To run
Encaisser
To cash
Cesser de
To stop
Mener
To lead
critiquer
to criticise
séduire
to charm, to seduce
nuire
to harm
se reposer
to rest
isoler
to insulate
héberger
to accomodate, to house
attirer
to draw, to attract
tirer
to shoot/ to pull
améliorer
to improve
échanger
to exchange
partager
to share
gagner du temps
to save time
perdre du temps
to lose/waste time
couler
to sink, to flow
troubler/perturber
to disrupt
grimper
to climb/to scramble
larguer
to drop (a bomb)
télécharger
to download
brancher sur
to plug in
manquer
to lack, to miss
souhaiter
to wish
parvenir
to reach, to attain
s’écouler
to elapse
s’affaiblir
to grow weak
précipiter
to rush
crier
to shout
cogner
to bang
se rendre
to go (syn. of aller)
entreprendre
to undertake
rassembler
to gather
se rendre compte de/qui
to realise that
s’adapter à
to adapt to
venir de
to have just (done something)
être en train de
to be in the process of
être sur le point de
just about to
perdre
to lose
Arrêter de
To stop
Compter
To intend to
Mélanger
To mix
Prévenir
To warn
Afficher
To display
Compter
To intend to
Montrer
To show
Embusquer
To ambush
Aller chercher
To go and get, to pick up
(s’)évader / (s’)échapper
To evade (to escape)
Nettoyer
To clean
Revendiquer
To claim
Parvenir à faire qqch
To manage to do sth/ to succeed in doing sth
Cacher
To hide
Se réfugier
To take refuge
Encercler/entourer
To surround
Encercler/entourer
To surround
Faire confiance à
To trust someone
Se retrouver
To end up
Dissuader
To deter
Démarrer
To start (a car)
Survoler
To over fly
Ranger
To arrange, to order
Régler
To settle, to sort out
Résoudre
To resolve
Prêter
To lent
S’apprêter
To prepare oneself
Dissuader
To deter
Démarrer
To start (a car)
Survoler
To over fly
Ranger
To arrange, to order
Régler
To settle, to sort out
Résoudre
To resolve
Prêter
To lent
S’apprêter
To prepare oneself
Fouiller
To search, to rummage
Faire + inf
To get something done
Se faire +inf
Je me fais couper mes cheveux
Je me fais disputer
To get something done to you
I’m having my hair cut
I’m being told off
Avoir tendance à
To tend to
S’amuser à
To amuse oneself with
Tenir à
To intend to
Risquer de
To risk
Commencer à
To start
Assurer
Ensure, insure, assure
Mêler
To mix
Se rendre compte
To realise
Valoir
To be worth
Faire des dégâts
To damage
Diriger contre
To aim at
Rendre visite à qqn
Aller voir qqn
To visit/go and see s.o.
Se plaire
To please
Rappeler
To recall, to remind
Avoir tort =/ avoir raison
To be wrong / to be right
Emmener
To take (s.o.)
Amener
To bring (s.o.)
Remplacer
To replace
Emprunter qqch à qqn
To borrow sth from s.o.
Ramasser
To pick up (something from the floor)
Aborder un problème
To tackle a problem
Éclater
To burst, to explode
être censé + inf
to be supposed to be + inf
