Key French Verbs Flashcards
Learn the meanings and pronunciations of the most common French verbs. (264 cards)
1
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to be
A
être
2
Q
to go
A
aller
3
Q
to have
A
avoir
4
Q
to like, to enjoy
A
aimer
5
Q
to learn
A
apprendre
6
Q
to arrive
A
arriver
7
Q
to drink
A
boire
8
Q
to move (something)
A
bouger qc
9
Q
to choose
A
choisir
10
Q
to begin, to start
A
commencer
11
Q
to understand
A
comprendre
12
Q
to meet
A
faire la connaissance de qn/ rencontrer
13
Q
to know (sm)
A
connaître (qn)
14
Q
to ask for
A
demander
15
Q
to have to, must
A
devoir
16
Q
to give
A
donner
17
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to listen (to)
A
écouter
18
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to write
A
écrire
19
Q
to finish
A
finir
20
Q
to read
A
lire
21
Q
to put
A
mettre
22
Q
to speak, to talk
A
parler
23
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to be able to
A
pouvoir
24
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to live
A
vivre
25
to see
voir
26
to want
vouloir
27
to buy
acheter
28
to sit down
s'asseoir
29
to cost
coûter
30
to believe that
croire que
31
to disappoint (sm), to let (sm) down
décevoir (qn)
32
to go down (the stairs)
descendre (les escaliers)
33
to draw
dessiner
34
to sleep
dormir
35
to kiss
embrasser
36
to hear
entendre
37
to try (to do)
essayer (de faire)
38
to avoid
éviter
39
to explain
expliquer
40
to keep (sth)
garder (qc)
41
to play (an instrument)
jouer (d'un instrument)
42
to lack, to be missing
manquer
43
to show
montrer
44
to forget
oublier
45
to open
ouvrir
46
to seem
sembler, paraître
47
to forgive
pardonner
48
to share
partager
49
to pay
payer
50
to think (about)
penser (à)
51
to lose
perdre
52
to allow
permettre
53
to weigh
peser
54
to ask (a question)
poser (un question)
55
to take
prendre
56
to watch
regarder
57
to get together, to meet
se rencontrer
58
to feel
se sentir
59
to work
travailler
60
to find
trouver
61
to come
venir
62
to send
envoyer
63
to accompany, to go with
accompagner
64
to act
agir
65
to help
aider
66
to belong to
appartenir à
67
to reach (a goal)
atteindre (son objectif)
68
to wait for (the bus)
attendre (le bus)
69
to heat
chauffer
70
to commit (a crime)
commettre (un crime)
71
to compare with
comparer avec
72
to count
compter
73
to convince
convaincre
74
to bake
cuire (au four)
75
to dance
danser
76
to discover
découvrir
77
to spend (money)
dépenser (de l'argent)
78
to become
devenir
79
to discuss, to argue
discuter de
80
to disappear
disparaître
81
to provide
fournirto h
82
it, to strike
frapper
83
to rub
frotter
84
to cure, to heal
guérir
85
to get dressed
s'habiller
86
to worry about
s'inquiéter de
87
to register, to sign up
s'inscrire
88
to throw
jeter
89
to tip
laisser un pourboire
90
to sue
lancer une poursuite
91
to wash
laver
92
to go up (the stairs)
monter (les escaliers)
93
to die
mourir
94
to wet
mouiller
95
to clean
nettoyer
96
to obey
obéir
97
to order, to place an order
ordonner
98
to dare (to do sth)
oser
99
to push
pousser
100
to get, to receive
recevoir
101
to start over
recommencer (à zéro)
102
to recognize
reconnaître
103
to reduce
réduire
104
to return /sth(, to give back
rendre
105
to bump into (sth)
rentrer dans (qc)
106
to spill (a glass)
renverser (un verre)
107
to stay
rester
108
to make a withdrawal
retirer de l'argent
109
to flip (over)
retourner
110
to succeed
réussir
111
to dream (about)
rêver (de)
112
to laugh
rire
113
ap (sth)
saisir
114
to know (a fact)
savoir (un fait)
115
to serve
servir
116
to sign
signer
117
to ring
sonner
118
to go out, to come out
partir, sortir
119
to blow
souffler
120
to support
soutenir
121
to follow
suivre
122
to survive
survivre
123
to pull
tirer
124
to turn (and face sm)
se tourner (vers qn)
125
to be worth
valoir
126
to sell
vendre
127
to fly
voler
128
to construct, to build
construire, bâtir
129
to conquer
conquérir
130
to fall asleep
s'endormir
131
to interrupt
interrompre
132
to burn
brûler
133
to hide
cacher
134
to celebrate
célébrer
135
to whisper
chuchoter
136
to blink (eyes)
cligner (des yeux)
137
to design
concevoir
138
to drive (a car)
conduire (une voiture)
139
to correct
corriger
140
to cut
couper
141
to run
courir
142
to grow
croître
143
to describe
décrire
144
to define
définir
145
to hate
détester
146
to dominate
dominer
147
to last
durer
148
to exchange
échanger
149
to run over (a pedestrian)
écraser (un pieton)
150
to widen
élargir
151
to elect
élire
152
to bore
ennuyer
153
to record (a sound)
enregistrer (un son)
154
to surround
entourer
155
to exploit
exploiter
156
to slide
glisser
157
to scratch
gratter
158
to climb (a tree)
grimper à (un arbre)
159
to inherit
hériter
160
to imitate
imiter
161
to import
importer
162
to invent, to make up
inventer
163
to lick
lécher
164
to tie
lier
165
to deliver
livrer
166
to lie
mentir
167
to deserve
mériter
168
to measure
mesurer
169
to bite
mordre
170
to bet
parier
171
to cry
pleurer
172
to rain
pleuvoir
173
to lend
prêter
174
to pray
prier
175
to stroll through
se promener dans
176
to promise
promettre
177
to prove
prouver
178
to publish
publier
179
to stink
puer
180
to punish
punir
181
to hang up
raccrocher
182
to pick up
ramasser
183
to cool
refroidir
184
to refuse
refuser
185
to replace
remplacer
186
to fill
remplir
187
to answer
répondre
188
to blame (sm for sth)
reprocher (qc à qn)
189
to resolve (a problem)
résoudre (un problème)
190
to look like
ressembler à
191
to underline
souligner
192
to type
taper
193
to translate
traduire
194
to cross
traverser
195
to fear
craindre
196
to destroy
détruire
197
to interfere
intervenir
198
to make better
améliorer
199
to bring
apporter, amener
200
to attract
attirer
201
to authorize
autoriser
202
to chat
bavarder
203
to injure (sm), to hurt feelings
blesser (qn)
204
to pet (a dog)
caresser (un chien)
205
to dial (a number)
composer (un numéro)
206
to contain
contenir
207
to rip, to tear (paper)
déchirer (du papier)
208
to guess
deviner
209
to fail
échouer
210
to break out
éclater
211
to prevent, to hinder
empêcher
212
to exclude from
exclure
213
to waste
gaspiller
214
to found (a company)
fonder (une entreprise)
215
to inflate
gonfler
216
to judge
juger
217
to swear
jurer
218
to rent ouit, to rent
louer
219
to chew
mâcher
220
to get skinny, to lose weight
maigrir
221
to pinch
pincer
222
to shave
se raser
223
to renew
renouveler
224
to dry
sécher
225
to shake (sth)
secouer (qc)
226
to betray
trahir
227
to applaud
applaudir
228
to include
inclure
229
to turn on
allumer
230
to swallow
avaler
231
to warn
avertir
232
to sweep
balayer
233
to sew
coudre
234
to cover
couvrir
235
to dig
creuser
236
to develop
développer
237
to estimate
estimer
238
to turn off
éteindre
239
to sneeze
éternuer
240
to comb
peigner
241
to paint
peindre
242
to compose, to draft
rédiger
243
to stir
remuer
244
to iron
repasser
245
to cough
tousser
246
to pour
verser
247
to grow old
vieillir
248
to convert
convertir
249
to debate
débattre
250
to establish
établir
251
to melt
faire fondre
252
to bark
aboyer
253
to acquire
acquérir
254
to shove
bousculer
255
ti shine
briller
256
to break
casser, briser
257
to defend
défendre
258
to distract
distraire
259
to brush your teeth
se brosser les dents
260
to sin
pécher
261
to fold (clothes)
plier (le linge)
262
to reign
régner
263
to disobey
désobéir
264
to enter
entrer
