OF22: pronominal and non-pronominal verb meanings

Question 1

s’absenter

Answer 1

(to) be absent

Question 2

s’absenter

Answer 2

(to) be absent

Question 3

inscrire
s’inscrire à
s’inscrire sur

Answer 3

(to) write
(to) sign up / enrol / join / register

Question 4

rendre à

se rendre

Answer 4

(to) return to / take to / give back to

(to) go to / to yield or surrender

Question 5

tromper

se tromper

Answer 5

(to) mislead / deceive / cheat

(to) make a mistake / be mistaken

Question 7

occuper

s’occuper

s’occuper de

Answer 7

(to) occupy

(to) occupy oneself

(to) take care of / deal with

Question 8

ennuyer

s’ennuyer

s’ennuyer de

Answer 8

(to) annoy / bother / bore

(to) be bored / get bored

(to) miss [someone]

Question 9

faire

se faire à

Answer 9

(to) do / make

(to) get used to / grow accustomed to

Question 10

entendre

s’entendre

Answer 10

(to) hear

(to) get along with

Question 11

agir

s’agir de (note: can only be conjugated only with the impersonal il)

Answer 11

(to) act

(to) be about

Question 12

apercevoir

s’apercevoir

Answer 12

(to) catch sight of / glimpse

(to) notice / realize

Question 13

mettre

se mettre à

Answer 13

(to) put

(to) begin / start

Question 14

preparer

se préparer

se préparer à

Answer 14

(to) prepare / get ready

(to) prepare oneself

(to) be prepared for / be ready for

Question 15

consulter

se consulter

Answer 15

consult

consult each other / confer
(note: this is used when referring to a reciprocal action)

Question 16

voir

se voir

Answer 16

(to) see

(to) see yourself / see each other

Question 17

fier (adj.)

se fier à

Answer 17

proud (adjective)

(to) trust in, rely on, have confidence in / judge by

Question 24

trouver

se trouver

Answer 24

(to) find

(to) be located, be situated / find oneself

Question 25

passer

se passer

Answer 25

(to) pass

(to) happen

Question 26

appeler

s’appeler

Answer 26

(to) call

(to) be named

Question 27

attendre

s’attendre

Answer 27

(to) wait

(to) expect

Question 28

demander

se demander

Answer 28

(to) ask

(to) wonder

Question 29

servir

se servir

se servir de

Answer 29

(to) serve

(to) serve oneself

(to) use