Expressions with Essential Verbs Flashcards

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to make a purchase

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faire un achat

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A purchase

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un achat

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an online purchase

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un achat en ligne

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an electronic purchase

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un achat électronique

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to buy something from someone

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acheter qqch à qqn

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to buy for cash

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acheter comptant

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to buy on credit

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acheter à crédit

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buyer, purchaser

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acheteur, acheteuse

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purchasable

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achetable

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love (n)

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l’amour (m)

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love song

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une chanson d’amour

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to like somebody

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aimer bien qqn

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to enjoy doing something

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aimer à faire qqch

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to prefer, to like better

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aimer mieux

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to love each other

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s’entr’aimer

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kindness

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l’amabilité

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friendly, amiable, pleasant

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aimable

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lover

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un(e) amant(e)

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in love (with)

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amoureux, amoureuse (de)

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to fall in love

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tomber amoureux/ amoureuse

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Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life. -Confucius

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Choissisez un travail que vous aimez et vous n’aurez pas à travailler un seul jour de votre vie.

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to go hunting

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aller à la chasse

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to go fishing

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aller à la pêche

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to go to meet someone

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aller à la rencontre de qqn

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to walk, to go on foot
aller à pied
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to be becoming, to fit, to suit someone
aller à qqn example: Cette robe te va bien. (This dress suits you.)
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to get to the bottom of things
aller au fond des choses
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to vote
aller aux urnes
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to match something
aller avec quelque chose example: Cette chemise va avec cette jupe. (This shirt goes with this skirt.)
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to go get (something)
aller chercher (qqch)
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to go hand in hand with..
aller de pair avec
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to go without saying, to be obvious
aller de soi
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to ride in a car
aller en voiture
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to go without saying
aller sans dire
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to go straight ahead
aller tout droit
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a round-trip ticket
un billet aller-retour
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a one-way ticket
un billet aller simple
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Is everything ok?
Ça va?
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to learn by heart, to memorize
apprendre par cœur
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to teach somebody to do something
apprendre à qqn à faire qqch
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to inform someone of something; to teach someone something
apprendre qqch à qqn
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to learn to do something
apprendre à faire qqch
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apprenticeship, learning
un apprentissage
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apprentice
un(e) apprenti(e)
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wait, waiting (n)
l'attente (f)
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waiting room
une salle d'attente
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to make someone wait for something; to keep someone waiting for something
faire attendre qqch à qqn
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meanwhile, in the meantime
en attendant
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to expect
s'attendre à
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unexpected
inattendu(e)
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verbs conjugated like attendre: | détendre
to relax, loosen
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verbs conjugated like attendre: | se détendre
to relax (o.s.)
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verbs conjugated like attendre: | distendre
to stretch
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verbs conjugated like attendre: | entendre
to hear
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verbs conjugated like attendre: | étendre
to spread
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verbs conjugated like attendre: | to claim
prétendre
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verbs conjugated like attendre: | to retighten
retendre
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verbs conjugated like attendre: | to tighten, offer
tendre
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What's the matter with you?
Qu'est-ce que vous avez?
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What's the matter/ What's wrong?
Qu'est-ce qu'il y a?
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to be ... years old
avoir ... ans
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how old are you?
Quel âge as-tu/ avez-vous?
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to have to, to be obliged to
avoir à + inf. example: Tu n'as que me téléphoner. (You only have to call me).
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to need, to have need of
avoir besoin de
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to look well, to look good (persons)
avoir bonne mine
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to have the day off, to have a holiday
avoir congé
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to be lucky
avoir de la chance
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to have the materials, means, enough
avoir de quoi + inf. example: As-tu de quoi manger? (Do you have something/enough to eat)
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to feel ike, to have a desire to
avoir envie de
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to seem, to appear, to look
avoir l'air + adj. example: Vous avez l'air malade. (you look sick.)
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Who risks little, has little. ("Nothing ventured, nothing gained")
Qui ne risque rien, n'a rien.
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to appear + inf
avoir l'air de example: tu as l'air d'être malade
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to be accustomed to, to be in the habit of
avoir l'habitude de + inf. example: J'ai l'habitude de faire mes devoirs avant le dîner. (I usually do my homework before dinner.)
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to take place
avoir lieu example: Le match aura lieu demain. (The match will take place tomorrow.)
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to feel sick
avoir mal
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to have a pain or ache in....
avoir mal à... example: J'ai mal à la tête.
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to look ill, not to look well
avoir mauvaise mine
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to get the getter of someone
avoir qqn example: Je t'ai eu! (I got you!)
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to be fed up, bored, sick of, tired of something
en avoir marre example: J'en ai marre.
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..... ago
il y a + (length of time) Il y a dix minutes que j'attends l'autobus.
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You're welcome
Il n'y a pas de quoi.
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to have only to
n'avoir qu'à example: Tu n'as qu'à me téléphoner. (You don't have to do anything but call me.)
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to have news, to hear from someone
avoir des nouvelles
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to be entitled to
avoir droit à
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to have tact
avoir du savoir-faire
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to have good manners, etiquette
avoir du savoir-vivre
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to be in a hurry
avoir hâte
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to be anxious to do something, to look forward to doing something
avoir hâte de faire qqch
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to be (feel) ashamed
avoir honte
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to be under the impression
avoir l'impression
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to intend + inf
avoir l'intention de
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to have the opportunity to + inf
avoir l'occasion de + inf
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to have the opportunity to do something
avoir l'occasion de faire qqch
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to have the kindness + inf
avoir la bonté de + inf
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to have the floor
avoir la parole
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to be heartbroken
avoir le cœur gros
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to be entitled (to have the right) to do something
avoir le droit de faire qqch
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to have the time to + inf
avoir le temps de + inf
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to feel nauseous
avoir mal au cœur
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to have difficulty in + present participle
avoir peine à + inf
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to be afraid of
avoir peur de
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to be right (person)
avoir raison
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to have a date (appointment) with someone
avoir rendez-vous avec qqn
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to be thirsty
avoir soif
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to be hungry
avoir faim
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to be cold
avoir froid
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to be hot
avoir chaud
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to be sleepy
avoir sommeil
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to have one's way
avoir son mot à dire
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to tend to do something
avoir tendance à faire qqch
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to be wrong (person)
avoir tort
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to have to do with something
avoir trait à qqch
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to be starving
avoir une faim de loup
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there is/ are....
il y a....
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there was/ were...
il y avait...
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there will be...
il y aura...
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there would be...
il y aurait..
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there is reason to believe
il y a lieu de croire que
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to drink to someone's health
boire à la santé de qqn
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to drink right out of the bottle
boire à la bouteille
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to drink to one's heart's content
boire à sa soif
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to drink too much (alcohol)
boire comme un trou
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drinker
buveur, buveuse
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a bar
une buvette
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to have a drink
boire un cou
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a drink
une boisson
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a carbonated drink
une boisson gazeuse
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a beverage
un breuvage
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A song
une chanson
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love song
une chanson d'amour
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If you are in the mood for it...
Si ça vous chante...
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Nonsense!
Chansons!
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I'm not in the mood.
Ça ne me chante pas.
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blackmail
le chantage
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to blackmail someone
faire chanter qqn
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singer
un chanteur, une chanteuse
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at the crack of dawn
Au chant du coq
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a choice
un choix
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to make a good choice
faire un bon choix
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to make a bad choice
faire un mauvais choix
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optional
au choix
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Verbs conjugated like choisir: | adoucir
to reduce, soften, melloe
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Verbs conjugated like choisir: | grossir
to gain weight
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Verbs conjugated like choisir: | radoucir
to soften
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Verbs conjugated like choisir: | réussir
to succeed
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Hurry up! The movie starts at noon!
Dépêche-toi! Le film commence à midi!
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to begin to + inf
commencer à + inf
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the beginning
le commencement
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in the beginning
au commencement
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from beginning to end
du commencement à la fin
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to begin with
pour commencer
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to begin by
commencer par
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Verbs conjugated like commencer: | to announce
annoncer
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Verbs conjugated like commencer: | to balance
balancer
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Verbs conjugated like commencer: | to compete
concurrencer
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Verbs conjugated like commencer: | to finance
financer
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Verbs conjugated like commencer: | to throw
lancer
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Verbs conjugated like commencer: | to pronounce
prononcer
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knowledge
la connaissance
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As far as I know
à ma connaissance
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expert
connaisseur, connaisseuse
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to know each other, to know
se connaître
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to get acquainted
faire connaissance
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to be knowledgable in
avoir des connaissances en
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a runner
un courreur, une courreuse
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to spread a rumor
faire courir un bruit
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courir une course
to run a race
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to roam all over the world
courir le monde
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to turn to someone for help
recourir à qqn
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to resort to something
recourir à qqch
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these days, nowadays
par le temps qui court
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to do the shopping
faire les courses
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mail, messenger, courier
le courrier
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e-mail
le courriel, le courrier électronique
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That's common/ dull.
Çela/ ça court les rues.
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Verbs conjugated like courir: | to come running
accourir
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Verbs conjugated like courir: | concourir
to compete
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Verbs conjugated like courir: | to discourse; to talk at length
discourir
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Verbs conjugated like courir: | to incur
encourir
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Verbs conjugated like courir: | to go through, travel through, to cover (distance), to skim (reading)
parcourir
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Verbs conjugated like courir: | to help
secourir
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the curfew
le couvre-feu
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a bedspread
un couvre-lit
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a blanket
une couverture
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to cover o.s., to put on a hat
se couvrir
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verbs conjugated like couvrir: | discover, disclose, uncover
découvrir
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verbs conjugated like couvrir: | to open halfway
entrouvrir
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verbs conjugated like couvrir: | to open
ouvrir
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the sky is overcast.
Le ciel est couvert aujourd'hui.
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mix up, confuse, scramble (eggs)
brouiller
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fog, mist
le brouillard
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disentangle
débrouiller
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to tangle, complicate
embrouiller
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resourceful
débrouillard
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resourcefulness
la débrouillardise
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the duty
le devoir
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homework
les devoirs
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to do one's homework
faire ses devoirs
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how much do I owe you?
combien je te dois?
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This large amount of money is due Monday.
Cette large somme d'argent est due lundi.
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you owe me one hundred euros.
Vous me devez cent euros.
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I had to wait two hours!
J'ai dû attendre deux heures!
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Before what time must I leave (check-out of) the room?
Avant quelle heure dois-je quitter la chambre?
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Who would've thought...?
Qui l'aurait dit...?
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What does this word mean?
Que veut dire ce mot?
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That goes without saying.
Cela va sans dire.
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to tell the truth
à vrai dire
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that is, that is to say
c'est-à-dire
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to speak well of
dire du bien de
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to speak ill of
dire du mal de
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to mean
vouloir dire
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verbs conjugated like dire: | contredire
contradict
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verbs conjugated like dire: | se dédire
to retract, go back on one's word
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verbs conjugated like dire: | interdire
to forbid
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verbs conjugated like dire: | to curse
maudire
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verbs conjugated like dire: | to speak badly of
médire de
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verbs conjugated like dire: | to predict
prédire
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verbs conjugated like dire: | to repeat, to say again
rédire
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To face
donner sur example: La salle à manger donner sur le jardin.
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It is better to give than to receive
Il y a plus de bonheur à donner qu'à recevoir.
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to make an appointment (a date) with someone
donner rendez-vous à qqn
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to give someone something to drink
donner à boire à qqn
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to give someone something to eat
donner à manger `a qqn
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verbs conjugated like donner: | to abandon
abandonner
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verbs conjugated like donner: | to order, to prescribe
ordonner
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verbs conjugated like donner: | to pardon, to forgive
pardonner
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verbs conjugated like donner: | to hike
randonner
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verbs conjugated like donner: | to grumble
rognonner
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verbs conjugated like donner: | to purr
ronronnner
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to sleep through the night
dormir toute la nuit
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parler en dormant
to talk in one's sleep
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dormitory
le dortoir
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to sleep outdoors
dormir à la belle étoile
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to sleep like a log
dormir comme une bûche
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to feel like sleeping
avoir envie de dormir
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If you eat too much, you won't sleep well (Proverb)
Bon dîneur; mauvais dormeur
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verbs conjugated like dormir: | to put to sleep
endormir
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verbs conjugated like dormir: | to fall asleep
s'endormir