Verbs, -IR

Question 1

abolir

Answer 1

to abolish, to end

Question 2

aboutir à

Où aboutit ce sentier?

Answer 2

to lead to, to go to

Where does this path lead?

Question 3

accomplir

Answer 3

to carry out, to achieve, to accomplish

Question 4

adoucir

Answer 4

to soften, to mellow or ease

Question 5

affaiblir

Answer 5

to weaken

Question 6

agir

bien agir

Answer 6

to act, to behave

to behave well

Question 7

Il s’agit de
De quoi s’agit-il?
Il s’agit de faire…
Il s’agit de faire attention.

Answer 7

It’s a matter of, it’s about
What is it about?
We must do…
We must be careful.

Question 8

agrandir

Ils ont agrandi leur jardin

Answer 8

to extend, to enlarge

They’ve extended their garden

Question 9

alunir

Answer 9

to land on the moon

Question 10

anéantir

Answer 10

to annihilate, to wipe out

Question 11

aplanir

Answer 11

to level, to smooth away

Question 12

aplatir

Answer 12

to flatten

Question 13

appauvrir

Answer 13

to impoverish

Question 14

applaudir

Answer 14

to applaud, to clap

Question 15

approfondir

Answer 15

to go further into, to deepen

Question 16

arrondir

arrondir ses fins de mois

Answer 16

to round, to round off

to supplement one’s pay

Question 17

assainir

Answer 17

to sanitize, to stabilize

Question 18

atterrir

Answer 18

to land

Question 19

avertir

Answer 19

to warn

Question 20

bâtir

Answer 20

to build

Question 21

blanchir

Answer 21

to whiten, to launder money

Question 22

bondir

Answer 22

to leap

Question 23

rebondir

Answer 23

to bounce, to recover

Question 24

chérir

Answer 24

cherish

Question 25

choisir

Answer 25

to choose

Question 26

compatir (à)

Answer 26

to sympathize (with)

Question 27

convertir

Answer 27

to convert

Question 28

définir

Answer 28

to define

Question 29

démolir

Answer 29

to demolish

Question 30

désobéir

Answer 30

to disobey

Question 31

divertir

Answer 31

to entertain, to amuse

Question 32

éblouir

Answer 32

to dazzle

Question 33

éclaircir

Answer 33

to clarify, to lighten

Question 34

élargir

Answer 34

to widen

Question 35

embellir

Answer 35

to make more attractive, to embellish

Question 36

engloutir

Answer 36

to devour, to engulf

Question 37

enrichir

Answer 37

to make rich, to enrich

Question 38

envahir

Answer 38

to invade

Question 39

épaissir

Answer 39

to thicken

Question 40

s'épanouir

Answer 40

to blossom

Question 41

établir

Answer 41

to draw up, set up, establish

Question 42

étourdir

Answer 42

to stun, to daze

Question 43

s'évanouir

Answer 43

to faint

Question 44

faiblir

Answer 44

to weaken, to dim

Question 45

finir | Le cours finit à onze heures.

Answer 45

to finish, to end | The lesson ends at 11 am.

Question 46

fleurir | Cette plante fleurit en automne.

Answer 46

to flower, to flourish | This plant flowers in fall.

Question 47

fournir

Answer 47

to supply

Question 48

fraîchir

Answer 48

to freshen, to cool off

Question 49

franchir | franchir la lagne jaune

Answer 49

to get over, to cross | to cross the yellow line

Question 50

frémir | laisser frémir

Answer 50

to quiver/shiver | to simmer

Question 51

garantir | garanti 2 ans

Answer 51

to guarantee | guaranteed for two years

Question 52

gémir

Answer 52

to moan

Question 53

grandir | Il a beaucoup grandi.

Answer 53

to grow | He's grown a lot.

Question 54

gravir

Answer 54

to climb

Question 55

grossir | Il a beaucoup grossi.

Answer 55

to get fat | He's put on a lot of weight.

Question 56

guérir | Il est maintenant complètement guéri.

Answer 56

to heal | He's now completely recovered.

Question 57

investir

Answer 57

to invest

Question 58

jaunir

Answer 58

to yellow

Question 59

maigrir | Elle a maigri de deux kilos en un mois.

Answer 59

``` to lose (weight) She's lost two kilos in a month. ```

Question 60

mincir

Answer 60

to get thin

Question 61

moisir | Le pain a moisi

Answer 61

to go moldy | The bread's gone moldy

Question 62

mûrir

Answer 62

to mature, to rippen

Question 63

noircir

Answer 63

to blacken, to make darker

Question 64

nourrir

Answer 64

to feed

Question 65

obéir

Answer 65

to obey

Question 66

obscurcir

Answer 66

to darken, to obscure

Question 67

pâlir

Answer 67

to get pale

Question 68

périr

Answer 68

to perish

Question 69

pourrir

Answer 69

to rot, to go bad

Question 70

punir | Il a été puni pour avoir menti.

Answer 70

to punish | He was punished for lying.

Question 71

saisir | saisir l'occasion de faire quelque chose

Answer 71

to seize, to grab | to seize the opportunity to do something

Question 72

salir

Answer 72

to dirty, to sully

Question 73

subir

Answer 73

to suffer, to undergo

Question 74

surgir

Answer 74

to spring, to appear suddenly

Question 75

trahir

Answer 75

to betray

Question 76

unir

Answer 76

to unite, to combine

Question 77

verdir

Answer 77

to turn green

Question 78

vernir

Answer 78

to varnish

Question 79

vieillir | Il a beaucoup vieilli depuis la dernière fois que je l'ai vu.

Answer 79

to get old, to age | He's aged a lot since I saw him last.

Question 80

vomir | Il a vomi toute la nuit.

Answer 80

to vomit, to be sick | He was vomiting all night.