Verbs E Flashcards
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Ébaucher
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to sketch, draft
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Éblouir
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to dazzle
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Ébranler
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to shake (literally and figuratively)
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Ébrécher
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to chip, nick, notch
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Écarteler
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to tear apart
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Écarter
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to move apart/away
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Échanger
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to exchange
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Échapper
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to escape
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Échouer
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to fail, end up
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Éclairer
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to light, brighten (up)
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Éclater
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to burst, explode
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Éclipser
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to eclipse, overshadow, outshine
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Éclore
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to hatch
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Écœurer
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to sicken, discourage
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Éconduire
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to dismiss, reject, turn away
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Économiser
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to save (on), conserve
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Écoper
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to bail out (boat)
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Écouler (s’)
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to flow, leak, seep
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Écourter
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to shorten, cut short, cut down
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Écouter
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to listen to
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Écraser
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to crush, mash, pound, grind
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Écrier (s’)
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to exclaim
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Écrire
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to write
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Écrouler (s’)
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to fall (down), collapse, crumble
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Édifier
to build, construct, erect
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Effacer
to erase
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Effectuer
to carry out, effect
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Effondrer (s’)
to collapse, fall down
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Efforcer (s’)
to try hard, strive, endeavor
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Effrayer
to frighten
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Égaler
to equal
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Égaliser
to equalize, make equal, level out
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Égayer
to cheer up
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Élaborer
to elaborate, work out (a system), draw up (a document)
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Élaguer
to prune (literally and figuratively)
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Élargir
to widen, broaden
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Élever
to raise, bring up, rear
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Éliminer
to eliminate, discard, rule out
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Élire
to elect
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Éloigner
to move/take something away, remove
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Emballer
to wrap, pack
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Embarquer
to embark, load
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Embarrasser
to embarass, hinder, clutter
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Embaucher
to hire
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Embêter
to bother, annoy
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Emboîter
to fit together, fit into
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Embrasser
to kiss, embrace
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Embrayer
to engage the clutch
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Embrouiller
to tangle up, confuse, muddle, mix up
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Émerger
to emerge
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Émerveiller
to fill with wonder, cause to marvel at
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Emménager
to move in
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Emmener
to take away
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Emmerder (inf)
to bother, bug
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Émouvoir
to move, stir
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Emparer (s’)
to seize, grab
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Empêcher
to prevent
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Empiler
to pile, stack (up)
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Empirer
to worsen, get worse, deteriorate
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Employer
to use, to employ
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Emporter
to take
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Empreindre
to imprint
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Empresser (s’)
to bustle around, fuss about
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Emprisonner
to imprison
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Emprunter
to borrow
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Encadrer
to frame, surround
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Encastrer
to embed, recess, build in
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Encenser
to heap, shower praise upon
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Enchanter
to enchant, delight
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Enchérir
to bid higher
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Enclencher
to engage, get under way, set in motion
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Encourager
to encourage
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Endommager
to damage
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Endormir
to put/send to sleep
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Endosser
to put on (clothing)
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Enduire
to coat, smear, cover (a surface)
77
Endurer
to endure, bear
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Énerver
to irritate, annoy
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Enfiler
to thread, string
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Enflammer
to set on fire
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Enfler
to fill, inflate
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Enfoncer
to drive into, penetrate
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Enfreindre (formal)
to infringe, to break
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Enfuir (s’)
to run away, to flee
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Engager
to commit
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Engendrer
to cause, generate
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Engloutir
to engulf, swallow
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Engourdir
to numb, dull, deaden
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Engrener
to engage, set in motion, get involved
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Enjoindre (formal)
to enjoin, charge (s.o. to do s.t.)
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Enlever
to remove
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Ennuyer
to bore, to bother
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Enrayer
to curb, check, jam
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Enregistrer
to record, save
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Enrhumer (s’)
to catch a cold
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Enrichir
to enrich, make rich
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Enseigner
to teach
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Ensoleiller
to fill with sunlight
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Entacher
to soil, taint, blemish
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Entamer
to start, broach, cut, dip into
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Entarter
to pie, throw a pie at
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Entendre
to hear, to understand
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Enterrer
to bury, inter
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Enthousiasmer
to fill with enthusiasm, get s.o. excited about
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Entoiler
to mount on canvas
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Entourer
to surround
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Entraîner
to pull, drag, lead
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Entreprendre
to begin
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Entrer
to enter
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Entretenir
to maintain, look after, support
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Entrouvrir
to half
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Envahir
to invade
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Envier
to envy, be envious of
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Envisager
to consider, envisage
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Envoyer
to send
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Épanouir
(literary) to open, spread out (plant)
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Épater (informal)
to amaze, impress
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Épeler
to spell
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Épicer
to spice, add spice to
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Éplucher
to peel, to go over carefully
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Épouser
to marry
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Époustoufler (informal)
to stagger, flabbergast
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Épreindre (old
fashioned)
124
Éprouver
to feel, to experience, to test
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Épuiser
to exhaust, tire out, wear out
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Équiper
to equip, provide, fit out
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Ériger
to erect
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Errer
to wander, rove, roam
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Escalader
to climb, scale
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Escamoter
to evade, dodge, skip, get around
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Espérer
to hope
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Esquiver
to dodge, elude, evade
133
Essayer
to try
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Essuyer
to wipe
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Estimer
to estimate, esteem
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Estomaquer (informal)
to flabbergast, stagger
137
Estomper
to blur, dim, soften
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Établir
to establish
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Étaler
to spread (out)
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Étatiser
to nationalize, put under state control, take into public ownership
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Éteindre
to turn off, to extinguish
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Étendre
to spread, stretch, roll out
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Éterniser
to drag out
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Éternuer
to sneeze
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Étirer
to stretch
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Étoffer
to enrich, fill out, flesh out, extend
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Étonner
to surprise, amaze, astonish
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Étouffer
to suffocate, muffle
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Étourdir
to stun, daze, deafen
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Être (to be)
Verb Tables
151
Étreindre (formal)
to embrace, hug
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Étrenner
to try (for the first time), to break in
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Étudier
to study
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Évader (s’)
to escape, get away
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Évanouir (s’)
to faint
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Éveiller
to awaken, to arouse (one’s curiosity), to stimulate
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Éviter
to avoid
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Évoluer
to evolve, develop
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Évoquer
to evoke, call to mind
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Exagérer
to exaggerate
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Exalter
to excite, fire up
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Examiner
to examine
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Exaucer
to grant, fulfill
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Exceller
to excel
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Exciter
to rouse, whet, stimulate, thrill
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Exclamer (s’)
to exclaim
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Exclure
to exclude, suspend, expel
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Excursionner
to go on an excursion / trip
169
Excuser
to excuse, forgive
170
Exécuter
to execute, carry out, perform
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Exemplifier
to exemplify
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Exercer
to exercise, practice, exert
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Exiger
to demand
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Exiler
to exile, banish
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Exister
to exist
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Expliquer
to explain
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Exploiter
to exploit
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Explorer
to explore, investigate, examine
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Exploser
to explode, blow up
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Exprimer
to express
