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Cacher

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to hide

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Calciner

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to burn to a cinder

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Calculer

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to calculate, work out

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Caler

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to wedge, chock; to prop up; (motor) to stall; (informal) to be full, to have eaten enough

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Calfeutrer

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to draft-proof; to fill, stop up

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Calmer

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to calm, pacify, subdue, quiet down; to soothe, ease; to appease, quench

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Calquer

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to trace, copy exactly; to translate literally

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Cancaner

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to gossip; (duck) to quack

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Cantonner

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to quarter, billet, station; to confine

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Carburer (familiar)

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to use as fuel, live on; to work quickly

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Cartonner

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to bind (hardcover book); (informal) to smash into; to do brilliantly

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Casser

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to break

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Causer

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to cause, bring about; (informal) to talk, chat, gossip

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Céder

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to give up, dispose of

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Ceindre

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to encircle, tie around; to don, put on

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Célébrer

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to celebrate

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Certifier

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to certify

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Cesser

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to cease

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Chahuter

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to create an uproar, to mess around

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Chanceler

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to totter, wobble

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Changer

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to change

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Chanter

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to sing

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Charger

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to charge

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Charrier

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to cart, carry (along); (informal) to tease, kid; (familiar) to go too far, overstep

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Chasser

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to hunt, chase

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Châtier (formal)

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to chastise, punish; to polish, refine

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Chatouiller (informal)

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to tickle

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Chauffer

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to warm (up), heat (up); (inf) to prepare, cram, train; to annoy; (fam) to flirt, hit on

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Chausser

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to put shoes on

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Chavirer

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to capsize; to fall over, overturn

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Chercher

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to look for

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Chérir (literary)

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to cherish, treasure, hold dear

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Chiffonner

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to crumple, crease; (inf) to bother, worry

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Choisir

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to choose

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Chômer

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to be idle, inactive; to be unemployed

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Choper (informal)

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to steal, pinch, nick; to catch

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Choquer

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to shock, offend

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Chuchoter

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to whisper, murmur

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Chuter

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to fall, to fail

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Cibler

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to target

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Circonscrire

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to confine, contain (an outbreak); to define, delimit

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Circonvenir

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to circumvent, get around, avoid

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Circuler

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to circulate, move, go

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Cirer

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to wax, polish; (inf) to kiss up to

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Ciseler

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to chisel, carve

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Citer

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to cite, quote; (law) to summon

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Claquer

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to bang; to flap (flag); to crack (whip); to snap, break; (inf) to be great; (fam) to die

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Classer

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to classify, file, grade; to close (a dossier)

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Classifier

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to classify

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Cliquer

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to click

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Clocher (informal)

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to be cockeyed, defective, to have something go wrong

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Clore

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to close, end, conclude

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Cocher

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to check/tick (a box, an item in a list); to notch

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Cogner

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to knock (into), bang, hammer, pound; (fam) to beat up

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Coiffer

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to do s.o.’s hair; to put a hat on s.o.; to top, cover (a mountain); to head up, be responsible for; (informal) to nose s.o. out, win by a hair

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Coincer

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to wedge, jam, get stuck; (informal) to nab

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Collectionner

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to collect (as a hobby)

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Coller

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to glue, paste, stick; to press; (inf) to put, shove, dump; to give

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Colorier

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to color (in)

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Coltiner

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to carry, lug around

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Combattre

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to fight, to combat

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Combiner

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to combine; to devise, think up

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Commander

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to order

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Commencer

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to begin, to start

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Commettre

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to commit (a crime), make (a mistake); (formal) to appoint, nominate

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Communiquer

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to communicate, transmit

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Comparaître

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to appear in court

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Comparer

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to compare

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Compatir

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to sympathize, share in someone’s grief

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Compléter

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to complete

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Comporter

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to consist of, be made up of, comprise; to have, include; to involve, entail

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Composer

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to compose, arrange, put together; to dial

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Composter

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to date stamp, punch (a ticket); to compost

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Comprendre

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to understand, to include

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Compromettre

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to compromise

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Compter

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to count, to charge for, to reckon

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Concéder

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to concede

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Concentrer (se)

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to concentrate

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Concerner

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to concern, be of concern to, affect

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Concevoir

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to imagine, conceive (of), design; to see, view, consider; to understand

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Conclure

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to conclude

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Concourir

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to compete

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Condamner

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to condemn, sentence

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Conduire

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to drive (transitive)

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Confier

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to confide, entrust

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Confiner

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to confine, put into confinement

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Confire

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to preserve, pickle, candy; to slow-cook

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Confirmer

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to confirm

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Confluer

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to join, flow together; (literary) to converge

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Confondre

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to confuse

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Conformer

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to model on, match

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Confronter

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to confront; to compare (text)

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Congédier

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to dismiss

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Conjuguer

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to conjugate; to combine

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Connaître

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to know, to be familiar with

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Connecter

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to connect, log in, log on

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Conquérir

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to conquer

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Consacrer

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to devote, dedicate, consecrate

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Conseiller

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to advise, recommend

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Consentir

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to consent, agree (to); to grant

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Conserver

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to keep, maintain, retain; to can, preserve

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Considérer

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to consider

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Consister

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to consist (of / in)

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Consolider

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to consolidate; to strengthen, reinforce; to guarantee, fund

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Consommer

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to consume, to consummate

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Constater

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to notice, note

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Constituer

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to constitute, compose, make up; to set up, form

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Construire

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to build, to construct

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Consulter

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to consult

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Consumer

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to consume, devour; to burn; (literary) to expend, squander

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Contacter

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to contact

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Contaminer

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to contaminate, infect; to corrupt

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Contenir

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to contain

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Contenter

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to satisfy, please

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Contester

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to contest, challenge

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Continuer

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to continue

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Contraindre

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to force, compel

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Contredire

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to contradict, refute

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Contrevenir

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to contrevene

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Contribuer

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to contribute

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Contrôler

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to control, inspect

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Convaincre

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to convince

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Convenir

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to suit, be suitable

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Converser

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to converse

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Convertir

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to convert

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Convoiter

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to covet, lust for

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Convoquer

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to convene, convoke; to summon, invite

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Copier

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to copy, make a copy

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Correspondre

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to correspond

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Corriger

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to correct

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Corrompre

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to corrupt, bribe; to contaminate

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Corseter

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to constrain, constrict

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Coter

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to quote; to put odds on; to grade; to classify

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Côtoyer

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to be next to, rub shoulders with; to run alongside; to border/verge on

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Coucher (se)

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to go to bed

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Coudoyer

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to rub shoulders with, come into contact with

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Coudre

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to sew

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Couler

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to run, flow; to sink, go under; to pour

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Couper

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to cut

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Courir

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to run

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Coûter

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to cost

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Couvrir

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to cover

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Cracher

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to spit; to splutter, crackle

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Craindre

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to fear

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Crapoter (informal)

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to puff, smoke without inhaling

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Craquer

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to creak, squeak; to crack, crackle, crunch; to be falling apart, collapse; (inf) to be fed up, go crazy

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Créer

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to create

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Crêper

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to backcomb; to crimp

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Creuser

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to dig, hollow out

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Crever

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to burst, puncture; (inf) to wear out; (fam) to be starving, to kill

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Crier

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to scream

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Crisper

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to tense, clench, flex; to shrivel; (informal) to annoy

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Critiquer

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to criticize; to examine, assess

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Crocheter

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to crochet, to pick (a lock)

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Croire (to believe)

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Verb Tables

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Croiser

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to cross, to fold

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Croître

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to grow, increase

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Croquer

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to crunch, bite into; to sketch, outline; (informal) to squander

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Cueillir

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to pick, to gather

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Cuire

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to cook

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Cuisiner

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to cook

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Cuiter (se) (familiar)

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to get plastered, sloshed

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Cultiver

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to cultivate, grow

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Curer

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to clean / clear out