400 Most Used Verbs Flashcards
(380 cards)
1
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Shake, disturb, trouble, agitate
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Agiter (4)
2
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Go with, accompany, escort, guide
A
Accompagner (4)
3
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Go, be off to, lead
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Aller (3)
4
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Hang, hook up, grip, get along
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Accrocher (4)
5
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Assure, maintain, affirm, can confirm
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Affirmer (4)
6
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Add, put another
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Ajouter (2)
7
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Light, turn on, excite, arouse
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Allumer (4)
8
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Grant, accord, agree to, tune, make agree
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Accorder (5)
9
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Bring, take, carry, cause
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Amener (4)
10
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Accept, say yes to, abide, admit
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Accepter (4)
11
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Buy, bribe
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Acheter (2)
12
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Love, like, enjoy
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Aimer (3)
13
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Help, support
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Aider (2)
14
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Admit, confess, accept, tolerate
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Admettre (4)
15
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Act, do something, take action, affect
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Agir (4)
16
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Accuse, blame, point to, register
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Accuser (4)
17
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Send, address, express
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Adresser (3)
18
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Finish, complete, kill
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Achever (3)
19
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Fulfill, complete, carry out, execute
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Accomplir (4)
20
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Cut down, knock down, fell, slaughter, kill
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Abattre (5)
21
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Announce, make public, be a sign
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Annoncer (3)
22
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Press, push, lean
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Appuyer (3)
23
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Belong to
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Appartenir (1)
24
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Call, name, phone
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Appeler (3)
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Wait, expect
Attendre (2)
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Fasten, tie, attach, zip, stick
Attacher (5)
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Reach, get to, attain, affect
Atteindre (4)
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Insure, assure, guarantee
Assurer (3)
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Appear, come into being, come up
Apparaître (3)
30
Bring, bear, provide
Apporter (3)
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Arrive, get to, reach, happen, occur
Arriver (5)
32
Help, witness, see
Assister (3)
33
Approach, come closer
Approcher (2)
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Arm, equip, prepare
Armer (3)
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Snatch, tear, extract from
Arracher (3)
36
Attract, lure, tempt, appeal
Attirer (4)
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Stop, interrupt
Arrêter (2)
38
Learn, hear about, find out about
Apprendre (3)
39
Animate, host, move, bring to life
Animer (4)
40
Entertain, amuse
Amuser (2)
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Break, rip out, overcome, hurt, demote
Casser (5)
42
Admit
Avouer (1)
43
Burn, be on fire, burn down, set fire to
Brûler (4)
44
Cause, be the cause of, chat, talk
Causer (4)
45
Stop, cease, quit
Cesser (3)
46
Have, own, possess
Avoir (3)
47
Move, go forward, progress
Avancer (3)
48
Drink, drink alcohol
Boire (2)
49
Change, transform, replace, turn into
Changer (4)
50
Hunt, shoot, chase, go after
Chasser (4)
51
Calm, ease, relieve, calm down
Calmer (4)
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Search, look for
Chercher (2)
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Fondle, stroke, barely touch, carress
Caresser (4)
54
Collapse, give away, give in, let have
Céder (4)
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Sing, make a sound, perform
Chanter (3)
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Break, smash, shatter
Briser (3)
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Shine, sparkle, twinkle, excel
Briller (4)
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Beat, hit, defeat
Battre (3)
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Hide, conceal, mask
Cacher (3)
60
Load, charge, load up, overload
Charger (4)
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Know
Connaître (1)
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Contain, include, have in it
Contenir (3)
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Sleep, spend the night
Coucher (2)
64
Close, conclude, end, finalize
Conclure (4)
65
Understand, get, have a grasp of
Comprendre (3)
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Please, make happy
Contenter (2)
67
Sentence, condemn, disapprove, seal off
Condmaner (4)
68
Consult, read, visit, see
Consulter (4)
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Be suitable for, suit, be right for, admit
Convenir (4)
70
Continue, go on, carry on, keep up
Continuer (4)
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Grant, agree to
Consentir (2)
72
Tell in confidence, reveal, entrust to
Confier (3)
73
Get mixed up, confuse, foil, confound
Confondre (4)
74
Count, add up
Compter (2)
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Begin, start
Commencer (2)
76
Compose, arrange, form, dial, compromise
Composer (5)
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Choose, decide, appoint
Choisir (3)
78
Drive, steer, lead, guide
Conduire (4)
79
Consider, think, judge, regard
Considérer (4)
80
Construct, build, develop, erect
Construire (4)
81
Draw, outline
Dessiner (2)
82
Disappear, die out
Disparaître (2)
83
Guess, work out, figure out
Deviner (3)
84
Have to, must, need to
Devoir (3)
85
Destroy, wipe out, wreck, spoil
Détruire (4)
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Arrange, place, induce, have available
Disposer (4)
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Say, tell
Dire (2)
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Detach, tear off, free, undo
Détacher (3)
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Direct, steer, guide, head, manage
Diriger (5)
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Sleep, be asleep
Dormir (2)
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Discuss, talk about, debate, talk to
Discuter (4)
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Drop off, leave, deposit, depose, file
Déposer (5)
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Overtake, pass, exceed, overstep, be taller
Dépasser (5)
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Become
Devenir (1)
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Designate, name, show, indicate
Désigner (4)
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Give, hand, donate
Donner (3)
97
Distinguish, make out, tell the difference
Distinguer (3)
98
Dominate, overlook, prevail, subjugate
Dominer (4)
99
Desire, crave, want, like
Désirer (4)
100
Go down, descend, drop, kill
Descendre (4)
101
Wipe, dry
Essuyer (2)
102
Move away, spread, take away, rule out
Écarter (4)
103
Take away, take, blow away, carry away
Emporter (4)
104
Lock up, imprison, keep in, be stuck inside
Enfermer (4)
105
Surround, encircle, circle, border, frame
Entourer (5)
106
Push, sink, knock down, break down
Enfoncer (4)
107
Prevent, avoid, put a stop to
Empècher (3)
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Burst, smash, explode, blow up
Éclater (4)
109
Kiss, embrace, adhere to, take up
Embrasser (4)
110
Spread, spread out, knock down
Étaler (3)
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Suffocate, deaden, hush up, stifle
Étouffer (4)
112
Maintain, keep going, look after, keep
Entretenir (4)
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Raise, life, erect, breed, bring up
Élever (5)
114
Last, continue, carry on
Durer (3)
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Try out, test
Essayer (2)
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Wrap, cover, envelop
Envelopper (3)
117
Train an animal, raise, erect
Dresser (3)
118
To be
Être (1)
119
Hear
Entendre (1)
120
Stretch, hang, spread, roll out
Étendre (4)
121
Surprise, astonish, amaze
Étonner (3)
122
Extinguish, put out, turn off
Éteindre (3)
123
Enter, go into
Entre (2)
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Light, illuminate, light up
Éclairer (3)
125
Escape, escape from, avoid
Échapper (3)
126
Get to sleep, lull to sleep, send off to sleep
Endormir (3)
127
Take, lead, drive, carry
Emmener (4)
128
Use, employ
Employer (2)
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Feel, experience, test
Éprouver (3)
130
Doubt, be skeptical about
Douter (2)
131
Erase, delete, clean, wipe
Effacer (4)
132
Hope, hope for, hope to do, hope that
Espérer (4)
133
Send, knock, refer
Envoyer (3)
134
Establish, set up, create
Établir (3)
135
Train, exercise, coach, lead to
Entrainer (4)
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Write, spell
Écrire (2)
137
Hire, commit, engage
Engager (2)
138
Avoid, avoid doing, spare from doing
Éviter (3)
139
Study, review, examine
Étudier (3)
140
Take away, separate, keep away, postpone
Éloigner (4)
141
Examine, investigate, look into, study
Examiner (4)
142
Exhibit, show, display, expose, put at risk
Exposer (5)
143
Demand, require, need, necessitate
Exiger (4)
144
Express, show, reveal
Exprimer (3)
145
Fix, attach, set, stare at
Fixer (4)
146
Ignore, not know, be ignorant of
Ignorer (3)
147
Import
Importer (1)
148
Cross, pass, jump over, overcome
Franchir (4)
149
Show, indicate, point out, reveal
Indiquer (4)
150
Have to, must, need to
Falloir (3)
151
Finish, end, conclude
Finir (3)
152
Ask, question, examine, interrogate
Interroger (4)
153
Live, occupy, obsess
Habiter (3)
154
Interrupt, cut off, stop, suspend
Interrompre (4)
155
Found, create, base on
Fonder (3)
156
Appear, figure, feature
Figurer (3)
157
Tire, weary, wear out, struggle
Fatiguer (4)
158
Explain, account for, analyze
Expliquer (3)
159
Demand, decree, impose, order, tax
Imposer (5)
160
Imagine, suppose, invent, think of
Imaginer (4)
161
Inspire, inhale, breathe in, by inspired by
Inspirer (4)
162
Install, put in, place, arrange, put in place
Installer (5)
163
Shape, give form to, train, constitute
Former (4)
164
Worry, trouble, bother, concern
Inquiéter (4)
165
Flee, run away, leak, avoid
Fuir (4)
166
Slip, slide, skid, glide
Glisser (4)
167
Dress, buy clothes for, suit, adorn
Habiller (4)
168
Hit, strike, knock on
Frapper (3)
169
Hate
Haïr (1)
170
Hesitate
Hésiter (1)
171
Keep, save, look after, guard
Garder (4)
172
Do, make
Faire (2)
173
Exist, live, be alive
Exister (3)
174
Force, force to do, make do, break open
Forcer (4)
175
Grow, grow up, increase, get bigger/taller
Grandir (4)
176
Execute, perform, play, accomplish
Exécuter (4)
177
Smoke, steam, give off fumes, murder
Fumer (4)
178
Win, earn, make, gain
Gagner (4)
179
Close, shut, switch off, shut down
Fermer (4)
180
Interest, motivate, get interested in
Intéresser (3)
181
Maintain, keep, hold
Maintenir (3)
182
Fight, struggle, combat, wrestle
Lutter (4)
183
Eat
Manger (1)
184
Hang, dangle
Pendre (2)
185
Judge, rule on, decide, evaluate, consider
Juger (5)
186
Raise, put up
Lever (2)
187
Mark, note, brand, label, stamp
Marquer (5)
188
Invite, pay, tempt
Inviter (3)
189
Think, believe, consider
Penser (3)
190
Read
Lire (1)
191
Travel, wander, browse, scan
Parcourir (4)
192
Throw, pitch
Jeter (2)
193
Name, call, designate, nominate
Nommer (4)
194
Smooth, straighten, stroke, smooth out
Lisser (4)
195
Forget, leave
Oublier (2)
196
Lie, tell lies, be misleading
Mentir (3)
197
Mix, blend, combine, involve, implicate
Mêler (5)
198
Show, point out, indicate
Montrer (3)
199
Talk, talk about
Parler (2)
200
Miss, not be, be lacking, be absent
Manquer (4)
201
Die
Mourir (1)
202
Walk, work, function
Marcher (3)
203
Lose, be deprived of
Perdre (2)
204
Dare, have the audacity to
Oser (2)
205
Deserve, merit, earn, be worthy of
Mériter (4)
206
Feed, nourish, provide for
Nourrir (3)
207
Leave
Partir (1)
208
Be born, emerge, arise
Naître (3)
209
Reach, get to, attain, arrive, manage to do
Parvenir (5)
210
Observe, notice, see, remark
Observer (4)
211
Invent, discover, make up, come up with
Inventer (4)
212
Obey, conform to, respond
Obéir (3)
213
Occupy, fill, take up
Occuper (3)
214
Offer, make a gift, present
Offrir (3)
215
Pass, transmit
Passer (2)
216
Share, divide
Partager (2)
217
Penetrate, enter, get into, infilitrate
Pénétrer (4)
218
Bind, tie, tie together
Lier (3)
219
Lean, tilt, incline, prefer
Pencher (4)
220
Pay
Payer (1)
221
Put, place
Mettre (2)
222
Deliver, hand over, abandon to
Livrer (3)
223
Threaten, menace, intimidate
Menacer (3)
224
Force to do, make do
Obliger (2)
225
Open, unlock, turn on
Ouvrir (3)
226
Get, obtain
Obtenir (2)
227
Play, act, work
Jouer (3)
228
Lead, direct, run, carry out, drive, take
Mener (5)
229
Join, combine, add, reach
Joindre (4)
230
Marry, match, blend
Marier (3)
231
Squeeze, press, put pressure on, speed up
Presser (5)
232
Prove, show, demonstrate, manifest
Prouver (4)
233
Present, show, display
Présenter (3)
234
Bring back, return, take back
Rapporter (3)
235
Prepare, get ready, make, cook
Préparer (4)
236
Precede, arrive before, get in ahead of
Précéder (3)
237
Foresee, forecast, predict
Prévoir (3)
238
Pronounce
Prononcer (1)
239
Pray
Prier (1)
240
Warn, prevent, inform of, forestall, alert
Prévenir (5)
241
Put, place
Placer (2)
242
Prefer
Préférer (1)
243
Put, place, set down
Poser (3)
244
Receive, get, gather
Recevoir (3)
245
Protect, guard
Protéger (2)
246
Produce, make, generate
Produire (3)
247
Propose, offer, suggest
Proposer (3)
248
Please, like, appeal to, entice
Plaire (4)
249
Weigh, be heavy, carry, be worth, influence
Peser (5)
250
Demand, claim, require, expect, want more
Réclaimer (5)
251
Take back, bring back, bring
Ramener (3)
252
Reduce, decrease, lessen
Réduire (3)
253
Start again, do again, take up again
Recommencer (3)
254
Cry, cry out, cry over
Pleurer (3)
255
Tell, relate, say, report
Raconter (4)
256
Gather, pick, collect, pick up, gather up
Ramasser (5)
257
Take advantage of, make the most of, thrive
Profiter (3)
258
Refuse, turn down, deny, forbid
Refuser (4)
259
Reassure
Rassurer (1)
260
Collect, gather, receive, register, get
Recueillir (5)
261
Call back, return a call, remind
Rappeler (3)
262
Watch, look at
Regarder (2)
263
Think about, reflect, consider
Réfléchir (3)
264
Lend, loan
Préter (2)
265
Take, pick up, grasp
Prendre (3)
266
Promise, swear to do
Promettre (2)
267
Push, grow, drive, force
Pousser (4)
268
Walk, take for a walk
Promener (2)
269
Speed up, bring forward, precipitate
Précipiter (3)
270
Leave, quit, abandon
Quitter (3)
271
Pursue, follow, chase, continue, haunt
Poursuivre (5)
272
Recognize, admit, accept
Reconnaître (3)
273
Go backwards, withdraw, diminish, retreat
Reculer (4)
274
Claim, affirm, maintain, say, assert
Prétendre (5)
275
Have, possess, own, hold
Posséder (4)
276
Can, be able to
Pouvoir (2)
277
Carry, take, bring, wear
Porter (4)
278
Dive, plunge, swoop, get busted
Plonger (4)
279
Regret, miss
Regretter (2)
280
Pity, sympathize with, feel sorry for
Plaindre (3)
281
Look like, ressemble
Ressembler (2)
282
Take again, take back
Reprendre (2)
283
Give up on, renounce, give up
Renoncer (3)
284
Repeat, say again, show again
Répéter (3)
285
Notice, note, see, relabel, remark
Remarquer (5)
286
Meet, join, reach, get to
Rejoindre (4)
287
Spill, hit, knock over, tilt, invert
Renverser (5)
288
Represent, present again, embody
Représenter (3)
289
Put back, put in again, refill, add
Remettre (4)
290
Release, emit, displace, reject, shift
Rejeter (5)
291
Remove, pull off, take off
Retirer (3)
292
Resist, fight against, withstand, oppose
Résister (4)
293
Breathe, inhale, display
Réserver (3)
294
Reject, repel, grow back, postpone
Repousser (4)
295
Give back, return, render
Rendre (3)
296
Go back up, go back, pull up, reassemble
Remontre (4)
297
Go back, return, go in, bring in
Rentrer (4)
298
Fall again, subside, die away
Retomber (3)
299
Solve, resolve
Résoudre (2)
300
Replace, come after, succeed
Remplacer (3)
301
Meet, run into, have a meeting
Rencontrer (3)
302
Stay, remain, be left
Rester (3)
303
Thank, dismiss, fire
Remercier (3)
304
Spread, give out, leak, publicize
Répandre (4)
305
Fill, fill in, fill out, fill up, be full of
Remplir (5)
306
Pick up, lift up, raise, life
Relever (4)
307
Answer, respond
Répondre (2)
308
Put down, put back, reiterate, rest
Reposer (4)
309
Serve, be used for
Servir (2)
310
Come back, return
Revenir (2)
311
Mean, signify
Signifier (2)
312
Laugh
Rire (1)
313
Sign, approve, ratify
Signer (3)
314
Roll, go, drive, wrap, roll up
Rouler (5)
315
See again, review, go over again
Revoir (3)
316
Ring, sound, strike, knock out, call for
Sonner (5)
317
Terminate, break up, destroy
Rompre (3)
318
Jump, flicker, miss, skip
Sauter (4)
319
Know, be aware, be familiar with
Savoir (3)
320
Smell, feel
Sentir (2)
321
Dream, dream about, wish for, dream of
Rêver (4)
322
Blow, breathe out, exhale, pant, gasp
Souffler (5)
323
Succeed, do well, manage to do
Réussir (3)
324
Greet, give your regards, pay tribute to
Saluer (3)
325
Hope, wish, hope for, wish for
Souhaiter (4)
326
Return, turn over, send back, go back
Retourner (4)
327
Seem, appear, look
Sembler (3)
328
Grasp, grab, seize
Saisir (3)
329
Reveal, show, develop, give away
Révéler (4)
330
Dream, think of, consider doing
Songer (3)
331
Risk, run the risk, venture, be likely to do
Risquer (4)
332
Find again, rediscover, meet, get back to
Retrouver (4)
333
Go out, be released, exit
Sortir (3)
334
Save, protect
Sauver (2)
335
Suffer, be in pain
Souffrir (2)
336
Gather, join, get together
Réunir (3)
337
Wake up
Réveiller (1)
338
Satisfy, appease, fulfill, meet
Satisfaire (4)
339
Cost, be worth, be priced at, deserve, cause
Valoir (5)
340
Trace, draw, indicate
Tracer (3)
341
Stay awake, keep watch over, ensure
Veiller (3)
342
Defeat, beat, overcome, conquer
Vaincre (4)
343
Try, attempt, tempt, encourage
Tenter (4)
344
Support, hold, help, maintain
Soutenir (4)
345
Smile, smile at, smile on
Sourire (3)
346
Live, exist, reside
Vivre (3)
347
Stretch, extend, hand, hold out
Tendre (4)
348
Pour, shed, deposit, allocate, fall into
Verser (5)
349
Follow, come after, accompany, obey
Suivre (4)
350
Dress, clothe, put on, provide dress for
Vêtir (4)
351
Drag, lie around, hang around, dawdle
Traîner (4)
352
Pull, draw, drag, shoot, pick
Tirer (5)
353
Wear out
User (1)
354
Cross, cross over, penetrate, experience
Traverser (4)
355
Turn, go around, operate, function
Tourner (4)
356
Be enough, suffice
Suffire (2)
357
Keep a close watch on, survey, supervise
Surveiller (3)
358
Mislead, cheat, deceive
Tromper (3)
359
Touch, feel, reach
Toucher (3)
360
Find, get, spot
Trouver (3)
361
Travel, go, travel around
Voyager (3)
362
See
Voir (1)
363
Treat, negotiate, process, insult
Traiter (4)
364
Steal, fly, take, snatch
Voler (4)
365
Kill, exhaust
Tuer (2)
366
Keep quiet, keep quiet about
Taire (2)
367
Sell, peddle, betray, sell out
Vendre (4)
368
Work, practice, shape, improve
Travailler (4)
369
Fall, tumble, fall down
Tomber (3)
370
Finish, end, conclude, come to the end of
Terminer (4)
371
Support, accept, tolerate
Supporter (3)
372
Disrupt, disturb, trouble, upset, cloud
Troubler (5)
373
Keep, hold, restrain
Tenir (3)
374
Want, desire, expect
Vouloir (3)
375
Lift, life up, raise, whip up
Soulever (4)
376
Suppose, assume, imagine, believe, mean
Supposer (5)
377
Shiver, shudder, tremble, quake
Trembler (4)
378
Submit, subject, subdue, defeat
Soumettre (4)
379
Be subjected to, endure, deal with, go through
Subir (4)
380
Come, come from, result from
Venir (3)
