Reverse Verbs Flashcards
1
Q
To have
A
Avoir
2
Q
To be
A
Être
3
Q
To do / to make
A
Faire
4
Q
To say
A
Dire
5
Q
To be able to
A
Pouvoir
6
Q
To go
A
Aller
7
Q
To see
A
Voir
8
Q
To know (knowledge)
A
Savoir
9
Q
To want
A
Vouloir
10
Q
To come
A
Venir
11
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To be necessary
A
Falloir
12
Q
To have to…
A
Devoir
13
Q
To believe
A
Croire
14
Q
To find
A
Trouver
15
Q
To give
A
Donner
16
Q
To take
A
Prendre
17
Q
To talk/speak
A
Parler
18
Q
To like
A
Aimer
19
Q
To pass (time/movement)
A
Passer
20
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To put
A
Mettre
21
Q
To hold
A
Tenir
22
Q
To hear
A
Entendre
23
Q
To seem
A
Sembler
24
Q
To leave (something)
A
Laisser
25
To stay (to remain)
Rester
26
To think
Penser
27
To watch
Regarder
28
To respond / To answer / To reply
Répondre
29
To give back / to make something a way
Rendre
30
To know (to be familiar with)
Connaître
31
To arrive
Arriver
32
To feel
Se sentir
33
To smell / to sense
Sentir
34
To wait
Attendre
35
To live
Vivre
36
To look for/ to fetch
Chercher
37
To understand/ to include
Comprendre
38
To wear / to carry
Porter
39
To become
Devenir
40
To enter
Entrer
41
To hold back (emotions) / to keep
Retenir
42
To write
Écrire
43
To call
Appeler
44
To fall
Tomber
45
To take back
Reprendre
46
To start
Commencer
47
To follow
Suivre
48
To show
Montrer
49
To leave
Partir
50
To die
Mourir
51
To open
Ouvrir
52
To read
Lire
53
To stop
Arrêter
54
To serve
Servir
55
To throw
Jeter
56
To receive
Recevoir
57
To ascend
Monter
58
To get up
Lever
59
To act / to carry out
Agir
60
To lose
Perdre
61
To listen
Écouter
62
To continue
Continuer
63
To smile
Sourire
64
To notice / to begin to see
Apercevoir
65
To guess
Supposer
66
Recognise
reconnaître
67
To add
Ajouter
68
To catch
Attraper
69
To play
Jouer
70
To walk
Marcher
71
To keep, to maintain
Garder
72
To brew
Brasser
73
To miss (longing)
Manquer à
74
To regain
Retrouver
75
To come down / to descend
Descendre
76
To recall
Rappeler
77
To exit / to leave (prolonged duration)
Quitter
78
To turn
Tourner
79
To finish
Finir
80
To shout / to yell
Crier
81
To run
Courir
82
To allow / to permit someone to do something
Permettre à qqn de fair qqchs
83
To offer
Offrir
84
To present
Présenter
85
To learn
Apprendre
86
To suffer
Souffrir
87
To exist
Exister
88
To send
Envoyer
89
To explain
Expliquer
90
To eat
Manger
91
To be worth
Valoir
92
To forget
Oublier
93
To return / to go home
Rentrer
94
To push / to grow (hair)
Pousser
95
To occupy / to be busy
Occuper
96
To count
Compter
97
To prevent
Empêcher
98
To please
Plaire
99
To work
Travailler
100
To exclaim
S'écrier
101
To have fun
S'amuser
102
To be called
S'appeler
103
To stop (oneself)
S'arrêter
104
To sit oneself down
S'asseoir
105
To take oneself swimming / to bathe
Se baigner
106
To fight
Se battre
107
To brush
Se brosser
108
To break one's...
Se casser
109
To do ones hair
Se coiffer
110
To go to bed
Se coucher
111
To hurry
Se dépêcher
112
To quarrel / argue
Se disputer
113
To fall asleep
S'endormir
114
To sleep
Dormir
115
To pose / to put down
Poser
116
To touch
Toucher
117
To choose
Choisir
118
To win / gain / earn
Gagner
119
To assure / to secure
Assurer
120
To try
Essayer
121
To take back / to recover
Reprendre
122
To lead
Mener
123
To risk
Risquer
124
To concern
Concerner
125
To create
Créer
126
To obtain
Obtenir
127
To propose / to suggest
Proposer
128
To bring (thing)
Apporter
129
To use
Utiliser
130
To attain / to achieve
Atteindre
131
To try (risky) / To tempt
Tenter
132
To import
Importer
133
To defend
Défendre
134
To raise / to stand up
Relever
135
To shoot / to pull / to draw / to print (to fuck)
Tirer
136
To invade
Envahir (2)
137
To surrender
Se rendre
138
To flee
Fuir (3)
139
To kill
Tuer
140
To wound (qqn)
Blesser
141
To pick up
Ramasser
142
To decant
Décanter
143
To spit (out wine)
Cracher
144
To swallow
Avaler
145
To board a vessel / To embark
Embarquer
146
To declare
Déclarer
147
To land
Atterrir (2)
148
To take off (plane)
Décoller
149
To cancel
Annuler
150
To travel
Voyager
151
To sunbathe
Se Bronzer
152
To swim
Nager
153
To flirt
Draguer
154
To seduce
Séduire
155
To kiss
S'embrasser
156
To cheat (relationship)
Tromper
157
To marry
Se marier
158
To seperate
Séparer
159
To dress oneself
S'habiller
160
To lunch
Déjeuner
161
To return (less permanent)
Retourner
162
To prepare
Préparer
163
To clean
Nettoyer
164
To relax
Se reposer
165
To ATTEND
Assister à
166
To calculate
Calculer
167
To type
Taper
168
To print
Imprimer
169
To enlarge
Agrandir (2)
170
To bleed
Saigner
171
To bruise
Contusionner
172
To give birth
Accoucher
173
To vomit
Vomir (2)
174
To treat (medical)
Soigner
175
To Eliminate
Éliminer
176
To bet
Miser
177
To raise (poker)
Relancer
178
To ignore / to not know
Ignorer
179
To install / put up
Installer
180
To arrange / tidy / put away
Ranger
181
to give up
Abandonner
182
To move forward / advance
Advancer
183
To annoy
Agacer
184
To lie (oneself) down
S'allonger
185
To switch on
Allumer
186
to improve
Améliorer
187
To bring (a person)
Amener
188
To announce
Annoncer
189
To supply
Approvisionner
190
To increase
Augmenter
191
To fuck
Baiser
192
To chat
Bavarder
193
To bomb
Bombardier
194
To work (slang)
Bosser
195
to move
Bouger
196
To break / to shatter (violent)
Briser
197
To chaperon / accompany
Chaperonner
198
To grab (slang)
Choper
199
To command / to order
Commander
200
To advise
Conseiller
201
To sink
Couler
202
To trigger
Déclencher
203
To describe
Décrire
204
Disobey
Désobéir
205
To move house
Déménager
206
To drift
Dériver
207
to shower (oneself)
se doucher
208
To crush
écraser
209
To take (someone)
Emmener
210
To take (some thing)
Emporter
211
To spell
Épeler
212
To exhaust
Épuiser
213
To switch/turn off
Éteindre
214
To avoid
Éviter
215
To get angry
Se Facher
216
To darken
Foncer
217
To supply / to furnish
Fournir
218
To stroll
Flâner
219
To knock / to hit
Frapper
220
To brake (like in a car)
Freiner
221
to flee
Fuir
222
to waste
Gaspiller
223
To Taste
Goûter
224
To heal
Guerir
225
To live / reside
Habiter
226
To impress
Impressionner
227
Intervene
Intervenir
228
To launch / throw
Lancer
229
To rent
Louer
230
To handle
Manier
231
to amass
Amasser
232
To threaten
Menacer
233
To lie (deceit)
Mentir
234
To make fun of
Se Moquer
235
To obey
Obéir
236
To get (oneself) lost
Se Perdre
237
To drill
Perser
238
To plan/ to forsee
Prévoir
239
To take a walk
Se Promener
240
to punish
Punir 2
241
To slow
Ralentir (2)
242
To shave
Se raser
243
To miss (a train /a target etc)
Rater
244
To refuel
Ravitailler
245
To recycle
Recycler
246
To reflect
Reflechir (2)
247
To settle / to set / to pay
Régler
248
To fill
Remplir
249
To pass (an exam) / To succeed
Réussir
250
To laugh / to joke
Rigoler
251
To jump
Sauter
252
To dry
Sécher
253
To take a break / to stay somewhere
Séjourner
254
To target
Cibler
255
To remember
Se Souvenir
256
To cough
Tousser
257
To pour/ To pay
Verser
258
To fly / To steal
Voler
259
To vomit
Vomir
260
To support
Soutenir
261
To hate
haïr (2)
262
To borrow
Emprunter
263
To complain
Se plaindre
264
To fear
Craindre
265
To imagine
Imaginer
266
To remark
Remarquer
267
To express
Exprimer
268
To wrestle
Lutter
269
To escape
Échapper
270
To represent / to show
Représenter
271
To constitute / to make up
Constituer
272
To be about / it is
S'agir de
273
To experience / to feel
éprouver
274
To possess / to have
Posséder
275
To unleash / to unchain
Déchaîner
276
To take place
Se dérouler
277
To trigger
Déclencher
278
To place
Placer
279
To be situated / to find itself
Se trouver
280
To fail
Échouer
281
To (make) a guess
Deviner
282
To long for / to aspirer
Aspirer à
283
To last
Durer
284
To long for / to aspire
Aspirer à
285
To stop
Stopper
286
To submit / to be put under control
Se soumettre
287
To get stuck (in the mud)
S'embourber
288
To brave / to endure
Braver
289
To dare to / To take on
Oser
290
To be buried
Être inhumer
291
To provoke
Provoquer
292
To extract
Extaire
293
To formally write something
Rediger
294
To swear
Jurer
295
To demand / to require
Exiger
296
To hide
Cacher
297
To vanish
Disparaître
298
To admire
Admirer
299
To suck
Sucer
300
To ring (doorbell / phone)
Sonner
301
To dream
Rêver
302
To Freeze
Congeler
303
To lend
Prêter
304
To download
Télécharger
305
To bother / to disturb
Déranger
306
To teach
Enseigner
307
To fabricate / produce / manufacture
Fabriquer
308
To protect
Protéger
309
To shut up / to be quiet
Taiser
310
To assemble / to put together
Assembler
311
To Elect
Elir
312
To free / to liberate
émanciper
313
To feed
Alimenter
314
To compromise
Compromettre
315
To oscillate
Osciller
316
To seem / to look like
Paraître
317
To begin
Débuter
318
To do/make again
Refaire
319
To wank
Se branler
320
To fly over
Survoler
321
To have access to something - to have disposal
Disposer de qqchs
322
To lead to qqchs
Entraîner à
323
To release / to liberate
Libérer
324
To publish
Publier
325
To house / accommodate
Loger
326
To damage
Endommager
327
to suffer
Subir [qqchs]
328
To drown
Noyer
329
To silence
Faire taire qqn
330
1) To succeed 2) to lead to
1) Aboutir 2) Aboutir à
331
To sweeten
Adoucir
332
To balance
Balancer
333
To upset
Bouleverser
334
To calm / sooth
Calmer
335
To heat
Chauffer
336
To mutualise, to work together, to share out
Mutualiser
337
to escalate / to intensify
Intensifier
338
To link / to bind
Lier
339
To delete / To get rid of / To withdraw
Supprimer
340
To be radicalised
Se radicaliser
341
To prolong / to extend
Prolonger
342
To bore
Ennuyer
343
To focus on
Se focaliser sur
344
To focus on
Se focaliser sur
345
To commit suicide
Se Suicider
346
To melt
Fondre
347
To submerge
Submerger
348
To develop / to elaborate
Développer
349
To vary
Varier
350
To expect
S'attendre à
351
To criticise
Critiquer
352
To reject
Rejeter
353
To demand (also To claim eg terrorist attack
Revendiquer
354
To De / Centralise
Décentraliser / Centraliser
355
To paralyse
Paralyser
356
To polarise
Polariser
357
To host / to welcome
Accueillir (3)
358
To blame on
Reprocher à qqn
359
To outweight
L'emporter sur
360
To be deprived of qqchs
Priver de
361
To qualify / to class something as
Qualifier
362
To initiate
Initier
363
To resolve
Résoudre
364
To demonstrate
Démontrer
365
To immigrate
Immigrer
366
To rescue / To save
Secourir
367
To mitigate
Atténuer
368
To grow / To increase
Croître
369
To degrow / To decrease
Décroître
370
To induce
Induire
371
To fall
Chuter
372
To seize / grasp
Saisir (2).
373
To spend (money)
Dépenser
374
To cover (a distance) / to travel
Parcourir
375
Predict
Prédire
376
To withdraw money
Retirer
377
To be/have shame(d)
Avoir honte de
378
to modify
Modifier
379
To align
Aligner
380
To encourage
Encourager
381
To loot
Piller
382
To pollute
Polluer
383
To promise
Promettre (de)
384
To persuade
Persuader (de)
385
To put an end to
Mettre fin à
386
To realise / to be aware
Se rendre compte
387
To dread
Redouter
388
To Inflate / Deflate
Gonfler / Dégonfler
389
To inform
Renseigner
390
To accomplish
Accomplir
391
To Embellish
Embellir
392
To attract
Attirer
393
To inflict
Infliger
394
To weaken
Affaiblir
395
To manipulate
Manipuler
396
To promote
Promouvoir
397
To allocate
Allouer
398
To confess
Confesser
399
To Guarantee
Garantir
400
To apply for / To postulate
Postuler
401
To bribe
Corrompre
402
To estimate
Estimer
403
To transcend
Transcender
404
To break up / to break relations
Rompre
405
To warn
Avertir (2.)
406
To deport
Expulser
407
To flock
Affluer
408
To enrich
Enrichir
409
To struggle
Peiner
410
To gather / to regroup (pronom also)
(se) regrouper
411
To access (something)
Accéder à
412
To associate
Associer
413
To ascertain / To Establish that
Constater
414
To block (physical and digital)
Bloquer
415
To meditate
Méditer
416
To register / to enroll / to join
S'inscrire à
417
To define
Définir
418
To break in / to gain entry
S'introduire
419
To plan
Planifier
420
To galvinise
Galviniser
421
To recruit
Recruter
422
To maintain (physical / mechanical sense)
entretenir
423
To appoint / to name
Nommer
424
To produce (film) / to achieve
Réaliser
425
To errase
Effacer
426
To draw
Dessiner
427
To contemplate/ to consider
Envisager
428
To use (not utiliser)
se servir de
429
To replace
Remplacer
430
To monitor / to watch
Surveiller
431
To unify / to unite
Unifier
432
To influence
Influencer
433
To detect / screen / test (medical sense)
Dépister
434
To assault (physical)
Agresser
435
To perpitrate / To carry out
Perpétrer
436
To alert, to warn
Alerter
437
To bloom / to flower
Fleurir
438
To push (button)
Appuyer sur
439
To indicate / To state
Indiquer
440
To reverse / to invert
Inverser
441
To unveil / to reveal
dévoiler
442
To collapse
S'effondrer
443
To perform / to carry out
Effectuer
444
To mobilise qqchs
Mobiliser
445
To aim (for)
Viser
446
To invest (in)
Investir dans (2.)
447
To stipulate
Stipuler
448
To yeild (to give up a position etc)
Céder
Note: je cède
449
To hack
Pirater
450
To stink / to reek of
Puer
451
To sort/ to separate (the recycling)
Trier
452
To park oneself (not the car)
Se garer
453
To intimidate
Intimider
454
To traumatise
Traumatiser
455
To cry
Pleurer
456
To fuck (not baiser)
Damer
457
To neglect
Négliger
458
To glue / to stick
Coller
459
To chew
Macher
460
To scare
Effaroucher
461
To scare
Effaroucher
462
To relieve / to ease
Soulager
463
To relieve / to ease
Soulager
464
Revive / resuscitate
Ressusciter
465
Revive / resuscitate
Ressusciter
466
To pack up / to wrap
Emballer