verbs Flashcards
to go swimming, take a bath
se baigner
to use
se servir de
to introduce oneself
se présenter
to have a good time
s’amuser
to chat
bavarder
to go back, return
retourner
to notice
s’apercevoir
to renew
renouveler
to blow
souffler
to anticipate, get ahead of
devancer
to turn (over, around, etc.)
se retourner
to drown
se noyer
to own
posséder
to put on make-up
se maquiller
to find again (as in, something lost)
retrouver
to take care of (a task)
s’occuper de
to take care of (a person), care for
soigner de
to wonder
se demander
to please, be pleasing
plaire
to look like, resemble
ressembler à
to face
affronter
to manage, deal with, cope
se débrouiller
to rain
pleuvoir
to bet
parier
to seem
sembler
to carry
porter
to wake up
se réveiller
to remove, take away
enlever
to stick (on, to)
coller
to put away, tidy, organize
ranger
to welcome
accueillir
to sweat
transpirer
to fall asleep
s’endormir
to suspect
se douter (de, que)
to shine
briller
to appear
apparaître
to give up
renoncer
to be mistaken
se tromper
to advance
avancer
to walk, stroll, saunter
se balader
to burst, rupture, shatter
éclater
to circle
entourer
to burglarize, break in
cambrioler
to meet up with
se retrouver
to visit a place
visiter
to behave
se conduire, se comporter
to pity
plaindre
to express
exprimer
to distribute, portion out
répartir
to confess, admit
avouer
to hesitate
hésiter à
to fill
remplir
to roll, to go
rouler
to be interested in
s’intéresser à
to get/be worried
s’inquiéter
to show
montrer
to promote
promouvoir
to cry
pleurer
to suit, fit, be appropriate
convenir
to hurry
se dépêcher
to begin to
commencer à (+inf.)
to scold
gronder
to major in
se spécialiser en
to be quiet
se taire
to unfold, unroll, unwind; or, to tak…
dérouler
to feign
feindre
to twist, wring, bend
tordre
to jump
sauter
to tan
bronzer
to float
flotter
to collapse
s’écrouler
to be (located, situated)
se trouver
to happen
se passer; arriver
to complain
se plaindre
to try to
essayer de
to call back
rappeler
to hire
embaucher
to dissolve
se dissoudre
to grow tired or bored of
s’en lasser
to trigger, spark, cause, set off
déclencher
to bother, disturb
déranger
to advise, counsel
conseiller
to get lost
se perdre
to refuse to
refuser de
to join up with, catch up with
rejoindre
to get engaged
se fiancer
to pick up, gather
ramasser
to demand
exiger
to come back
revenir
to board
embarquer
to go away
s’en aller
to meet for the first time
to run into
rencontrer
to end
se terminer
to attend
assister à
to go to bed
se coucher
to attract, entice, lure
attirer
to take a shower
se doucher
to result in
aboutir
to take away (a person, animal, or vehicle)
emmener
to deserve
mériter
to kill
tuer
to rephrase
reformuler
to resign, quit
démissionner
to water
arroser
to catch sight of, to glimpse
apercevoir
to connect, join, attach
joindre
to cause to spoil, ruin, let go to waste
gâcher
to get undressed
se déshabiller
to relax
se détendre
to land (a plane)
atterrir
to prescribe
prescrire
to spell
épeler
to juggle
jongler
to disappoint
décevoir
to threaten
menacer
to guess
deviner
to get angry
se fâcher
to foresee, predict, anticipate
prévoir
to bring (an inanimate object)
apporter
to fold, roll up
replier
to get used to
s’habituer à
to expect
s’attendre à
to make aware of
sensibiliser à
to comb one’s hair
se peigner
to host
héberger
to take off (in a plane)
décoller
to go/return home
rentrer
to pick
cueillir
to get up
se lever
to repeat
répéter
stand (as in tolerate), bear, put up with
supporter
to make fun of
se moquer de
to get along with
bien s’entendre avec
to apologize
s’excuser
to realize
se rendre compte de
to sit down
s’asseoir
to hike
randonner
to borrow
emprunter
to lend
prêter
to increase
augmenter
to fear
craindre
to win (as in a competition)
remporter de
to lean
pencher
to rest
se reposer
to ring, resound
retentir
to feel (physically or emotionally)
se sentir
to envy
jalouser
to remember
se souvenir de
to recall, reminisce
se rappeler de
to check, verify, audit
vérifier
to pronounce
prononcer
to raise
lever
to crush
concasser
to climb
escalader
to underline
souligner
to joke (formally)
plaisanter
to get off, disembark
débarquer
to deceive, to be unfaithful to
tromper
to achieve, reach, obtain
parvenir; atteindre
to result in
aboutir à
to go up; to get on
monter
to argue, have an argument
se disputer
to greet
saluer
to get down, to go down
descendre
to move, stir (not so literally)
émouvoir
to obey
obéir
to accomplish
accomplir
to measure, to be a certain height
mesurer
to wish
souhaiter
to regret
regretter
to celebrate
fêter
to train
entraîner
to elect
élire
to achieve, secure
assurer
to bring together or closer; to reconcile
rapprocher
