Verbs A Flashcards
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Abaisser
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to lower
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Abandonner
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to abandon, give up, desert; (card game) to fold
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Abattre
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to fell, pull/cut/knock/bring down; to slaughter; to weaken, wear out
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Abîmer
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to damage, ruin; (familiar)
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Abolir
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to abolish
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Abonder
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to abound (with), be full of; to be in complete agreement
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Abonner
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to subscribe
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Aborder
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to approach, come/go up to, reach; to broach (a subject), take on (a task)
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Aboutir
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to succeed, end up in/at, lead to
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Aboyer
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to bark
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Abréger
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to abridge, shorten, cut short
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Abriter
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to shelter; to shade, screen
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Abrutir
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to exhaust, daze, deaden
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Absoudre
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to absolve
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Abstenir (s’)
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to refrain, abstain from
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Accélérer
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to accelerate, speed up
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Accentuer
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to stress, add stress; to accentuate; to increase, intensify
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Accepter
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to accept
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Acclamer
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to acclaim, cheer
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Accompagner
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to accompany, go with
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Accomplir
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to accomplish, achieve
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Accorder
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to grant, admit
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Accoster
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to accost; (boat) to come alongside, to berth
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Accoter
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to lean, rest (on / against)
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Accoucher
to be in labor, give birth, have a baby
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Accourir
to rush up; to hurry, hasten
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Accrocher
to hang (up), suspend; to hitch together; to catch, bump; to stick, jam, hit a snag
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Accroître
to increase, heighten, enhance
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Accueillir
to welcome
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Acculer
to drive, push, force, corner
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Accuser
to accuse, blame; to accentuate, emphasize; to show, register, look
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Acharner (s’)
to dog, hound, attack unrelentingly, make an extraordinary effort
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Acheter
to buy
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Achever
to finish, end, complete
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Acquérir
to acquire
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Activer
to speed up; to stoke; to activate; (inf) to hurry up, get moving
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Actualiser
to update; to review (salary); (finance) to forecast, discount; to actualize
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Adapter
to adapt; to be appropriate (to / for)
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Adjoindre
to appoint; to attach, add, append
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Admettre
to admit
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Administrer
to administer, govern, manage, run
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Admirer
to admire
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Adopter
to adopt; to pass (a law)
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Adorer
to adore
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Adosser
to stand, lean, back
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Adoucir
to smooth, soften, tone down, mellow, make milder
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Adresser
to address; to refer to (a doctor)
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Advenir
to happen that/to, to become of
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Aérer
to air, aerate; to lighten, make less dense
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Affadir
to make dull, uninteresting, tasteless
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Affaiblir
to weaken
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Affaler (s’)
to fall, slump, collapse; to slide down (rope)
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Affamer
to starve
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Affecter
to affect, move; to feign, pretend; to allocate; to appoint, post
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Afficher
to post, put up, display, exhibit
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Affiner
to refine, mature; to slim down
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Affirmer
to claim, assert
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Affliger
to afflict
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Affluer
to flow, flood in
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Affoler
to terrify, make panic; (literary) to drive wild
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Affréter
to charter
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Affronter
to confront, face, brave
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Affubler
to deck out in, attach
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Agacer
to annoy, irritate, pester
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Agenouiller (s’)
to kneel
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Aggraver
to aggravate, increase, make worse
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Agir
to act
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Agiter
to wave, flutter, shake; to bother, trouble; to discuss, debate
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Agrandir
to enlarge, increase, expand
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Agréger
to aggregate, incorporate
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Aguerrir
to harden (someone)
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Aider
to help
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Aimer
to like, to love
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Ajouter
to add
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Aligner
to line up, align, string together, bring into alignment; (familiar) to punish
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Alimenter
to feed
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Aller (to go)
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Allier
to ally, combine, unite
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Allonger
to lengthen, stretch
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Allouer
to allocate, allot
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Allumer
to light; to turn on (electricity)
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Alourdir
to weigh down, make heavy
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Alphabétiser
to teach how to read and write, make literate, eliminate illiteracy
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Altérer
to alter
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Amariner
to find one’s sea legs; to take over (enemy ship)
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Amarrer
to moor, dock, make fast
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Améliorer
to improve
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Aménager
to equip, plan, develop, adjust
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Amener
to bring
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Amorcer
to begin, initiate; to energize; to bait
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Amplifier
to amplify, enlarge, accentuate
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Amuser
to amuse, to entertain
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Analyser
to analyze
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Anéantir
to annihilate, destroy; to overwhelm, exhaust
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Animer
to animate, liven up; to present, host
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Annoncer
to announce
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Annuler
to cancel, annul, void
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Apaiser
to pacify, soothe, appease, calm
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Apercevoir
to glimpse, to perceive
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Aplatir
to flatten, smooth down / out
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Apparaître
to appear
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Appartenir
to belong
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Appeler
to call
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Applaudir
to applaud, clap, commend
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Appliquer
to apply; to administer, implement, use, enforce
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Apporter
to bring
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Apposer
to affix; (formal) to append (a signature)
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Apprécier
to appreciate
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Appréhender
to dread
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Apprendre
to learn
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Apprêter
to prepare, get ready (transitive)
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Apprivoiser
to tame
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Approcher
to approach, go/come near, to put/move nearer
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Approprier
to suit, adapt
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Approuver
to approve, ratify
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Approvisionner
to supply, stock; to put money into; to load (a rifle)
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Appuyer
to lean, press
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Argumenter
to argue
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Arnaquer (informal)
to swindle; to nab, arrest
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Arracher
to pull out/up, to tear off/out/down
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Arranger
to arrange
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Arrêter
to stop, to arrest
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Arriver
to arrive, to happen
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Arrondir
to round (off / out), make round; to swell, enlarge
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Arroser
to water, sprinkle, spray; (informal) to drink alcohol; to bribe
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Articuler
to articulate, to link
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Aspirer
to inhale; to aspire (to)
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Assaillir
to assail, bombard, attack
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Assaisonner
to season, add seasoning to; (figurative) to spice up
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Assembler
to assemble, gather, collect
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Asseoir (s’)
to sit down
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Assiéger
to besiege, lay siege to; to mob, assail
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Assister
to attend
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Associer
to share, partner; to associate, link, combine
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Assoupir
to make drowsy, dull, lull
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Assouplir
to soften; to relax (rules)
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Assourdir
to deafen; to muffle
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Assumer
to assume, take on, accept
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Assurer
to assure, ensure, insure
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Astreindre
to compel, force
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Attacher
to attach, tie up, fasten
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Attaquer
to attack, assault; to take on, tackle, launch into; to challenge, contest
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Atteindre
to reach, to arrive at
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Attendre
to wait for
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Atterrir
to land
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Attirer
to attract, lure, entice, appeal to; to cause, bring about
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Attraper
to catch, pick up, get; to be tricked, had; (informal) to tell off
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Augmenter
to increase, raise, heighten
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Autoriser
to authorize, grant permission; to make possible
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Avaler
to swallow
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Avancer
to advance
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Avérer (s’)
to turn out, prove to be
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Avertir
to warn
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Avoir
to have
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Avouer
to confess, admit
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Axer
to center on, focus
