Verbs B Flashcards

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Bachoter

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to cram, swot (for a test)

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Badiner

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to jest, joke, treat lightly (usually used in negative)

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Bagarrer

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to argue, fight

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Baigner

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to bathe, wash, soak

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Bâiller

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to yawn; to gape (open), be ajar

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Bailler (archaic)

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to give

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Baiser (familiar)

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to understand; to screw over; (slang) to have sex (screw, f***)

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Baisser

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to lower, pull / turn / let down

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Balader (informal)

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to take for a walk / stroll / drive

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Balancer

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to swing, rock; (informal) to shout, to throw away

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Balayer

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to sweep

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Balbutier

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to stammer, to babble

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Baliser

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to mark / map out, signpost, define; to tag, mark up; (fam) to be nervous

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Banaliser

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to trivialize; to make commonplace, make seem ordinary

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Bannir

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to banish, dismiss, exclude, prohibit

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Barrer

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to bar, block, barricade, close off; to cross out; to steer

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Basculer

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to fall / tip over, to change dramatically

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Batailler

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to battle, fight

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Bâtir

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to build

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Battre

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to beat, to defeat

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Bavarder

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to chat, prattle, gossip

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Baver

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to drool, dribble, drip, leak

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Béer (literary)

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to be wide open; to gape, stand gaping

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Bégayer

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to stammer, stutter

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Bénéficier

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to benefit, gain, enjoy, get, have

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Bénir

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to bless

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Bercer

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to rock, cradle, lull, soothe

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Berner

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to fool, hoax

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Beurrer

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to butter

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Bicher (informal)

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to feel happy

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Bichonner

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to pamper, lavish care on

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Bidonner (informal)

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to fake

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Biler (se) (informal)

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to worry oneself sick, get worked up

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Blaguer (informal)

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to be joking, kidding; to tease, make fun of

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Blâmer

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to blame; to reprimand, rebuke

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Blanchir

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to bleach, whiten

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Blesser

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to hurt, injure

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Bleuir

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to turn blue

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Bloquer

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to stop, lock, tighten

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Blottir (se)

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to curl / huddle / snuggle up

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Bluffer (informal)

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to bluff, fool; to impress

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Boire

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to drink

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Boiter

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to limp, wobble; to be unsound, shaky

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Bondir

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to jump, leap up, bounce

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Border

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to hem, edge, trim; to line, run alongside; to tuck in (bed)

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Borner

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to limit, restrict; mark off / out

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Bosser (informal)

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to work, study, slog, swot

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Boucher

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to cork, put the cork in; to plug, fill up; to block, choke, clog

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Bouchonner

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(traffic) to be congested; (horse) to rub down

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Boucler

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to buckle, fasten; to complete; to curl; (inf) to lock up

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Bouger

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to move

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Bouillir

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to boil, be boiling

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Bouleverser

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to shock, greatly distress; to disrupt

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Bouquiner (informal)

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to read, to have one’s nose in a book

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Bourrer

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to fill, cram full, stuff

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Bousculer

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to jostle, bump into; to hurry, rush; to shake up, enliven

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Boutonner

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to button (up)

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Brancher

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to plug in, connect; (informal) to interest

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Branler

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to be shaky, unsteady, rickety, loose; (vulgar slang) to do, to be up to something

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Braquer

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to point, aim, gaze; to steer; to antagonize, make s.o. dig their heels in; (familiar) to hold up, pull a gun on

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Brasser

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to mix, stir, knead, shuffle; to brew (beer)

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Braver

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to stand up to, defy, brave

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Bricoler

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to do odd jobs, tinker

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Brider

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to bridle, restrain, curb, keep in check; to clamp, bind, lash together

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Briller

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to shine, sparkle, glitter

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Briser

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to break, smash, ruin

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Bronzer

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to tan, get a tan

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Brosser

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to brush

69
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Brouter

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to graze on

70
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Broyer

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to grind

71
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Bruiner

A

to drizzle

72
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Brûler

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to burn

73
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Brunir

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to tan, darken

74
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Bûcher

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to fell, cut down; (informal) to study, cram, swot (up on)

75
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Buriner

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to engrave, chisel

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Buter

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to stumble, trip; to bump into; to score a goal; to prop up; to antagonize; (familiar) to kill, bump off