Verb List (c)

Question 1

cacher

Present Part: cachant

Past Part: avoir caché

Imp: cache / cachons / cachez

Answer 1

to hide

un cache / une cachette - hiding place

vin cacheté - vintage wine

un cachet - seal, mark

Question 2

se cacher

Present Part: se cachant

Past Part: être caché(e)(s)

Imp: cache-toi / cachons-nous / cachez-vous

Answer 2

to hide oneself

se cacher de qqn - to hide from someone

Question 3

casser

Present Part: cassant

Past Part: avoir cassé

Imp: casse / cassons / cassez

Answer 3

to break

une casse - breakage, damage

un casse-croûte - snack casser la croûte - to have a snack

un cassement de tête - puzzle, worry concasser - to crush (ie: stones, cereal etc)

Question 4

se casser

Present Part: se cassant

Past Part: être cassé(e)(s)

Imp: casse-toi / cassons-nous / cassez-vous

Answer 4

to break (a part of one’s body)

mon père s’est cassé le bras!

se casser la tête - to rack one’s brains

casser la tête à qqn - to annoy someone

Question 5

causer

Present Part: causant

Past Part: avoir causé

Imp: cause / causons / causez

Answer 5

to cause, to chat

causant(e) / causeur / causeuse - talkative

causatif, causative - causative

causer de la pluie et du beau temps - to chat about the weather

une cause célèbre - a famous trial une causerie - chat, informal talk

Question 6

céder

Present Part: cédant

Past Part: avoir cédé

Imp: cède / cédons / cédez

Answer 6

to yield, to cede

céder à - to give up, give in, yield to

accéder à - to accede to, to comply with

Question 7

cesser

Present Part: cessant

Past Part: avoir cessé

Imp: cesse / cessons / cessez

Answer 7

to cease

une cesse - cease, ceasing

cesser de se voir - to stop seeing each other

• • Robert, cesse de parler, s’il te plait! Tu es trop bavard dans cette classe.*
• • Oui Monsieur. Je cesse de parler. Je me tais.*

Question 8

changer

Present Part: changeant

Past Part: avoir changé

Imp: change / changeons / changez

Answer 8

to change

changer d’avis - to change one’s mind

échanger - to exchange

plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose! - the more it changes, the more it remains the same!

Question 9

chanter

Present Part: chantant

Past Part: avoir chanté

Imp: chante / chantons / chantez

Answer 9

to sing

une chanson - a song

chansons! - nonsense / fiddlesticks

c’est un autre chanson - that’s another story

si ça vous chante … - if your’e in the mood for it chanson de geste - epic poem

enchanter - to enchant

chanteur / chanteuse - singer

un chant - carol, chant, singing

Question 10

charger

Present Part: chargeant

Past Part: avoir chargé

Imp: charge / chargeons / chargez

Answer 10

to charge, to burden, to load

une charge - a load, burden

chargé d’impôts - heavily taxed

je m’en charge - I’ll take care of it

un chargé d’affaires - envoy

Question 11

chasser

Present Part: chassant

Past Part: avoir chassé

Imp: chase / chassons / chassez

Answer 11

to hunt, to pursue, to chase, to drive out

Question 12

chercher

Present Part: cherchant

Past Part: avoir cherché

Imp: cherche / cherchons / cherchez

Answer 12

to look for, to search for, to seek

se chercher - to look for one another

chercheur - seeker, investigator

aller chercher - to go and get

chercher à - to attempt to / try to

rechercher - to investigate, to seek, to look for again envoyer chercher - to send for

Question 13

chérir

Present Part: chérissant

Past Part: avoir chéri

Imp: chéris / chérissons / chérissez

Answer 13

to cherish

cher / chère - dear, expensive

ça coûte cher - that’s expensive

chéri / chérie - dear, darling

acheter cher - to buy at a high price

vendre cher - to sell at a high price

Question 14

choisir

Present Part: choisissant

Past Part: avoir choisis

Imp: choisis / choisissons / choisissez

Answer 14

to choose, to elect, to pick

un choix - choice

faire choix de - to make choice of

l’embarras du choix - too much to choose from

Question 15

chuchoter

Present Part: chuchotant

Past Part: avoir chuchoté

Imp: chuchote / chuchotons / chuchotez

Answer 15

to whisper

un chuchoteur, une chuchoteuse - whisperer chuchoter à l’oreille de qqn - to whisper in someone ear

Question 16

combattre

Present Part: combattant

Past Part: avoir combattu

Imp: combate / combattons / combattez

Answer 16

to combat, to fight

un combat - fight, struggle

combatif, combative - fiesty, pugnacious

Question 17

commander

Present Part: commandant

Past Part: avoir commandé

Imp: commande / commandons / commandez

Answer 17

to command, to order

un commandant - commanding officer

une commande - an order

commander à qqn de faire qqch - to order someone to do something

décommander un rendez-vous - to cancel a meeting / date / appointment

recommander - to advise

Question 18

commencer

Present Part: commençant

Past Part: avoir commencé

Imp: commence / commençons / commencez

Answer 18

to begin, to start, to commence

commencer à + inf - to being

+ inf pour commencer - to begin with

commencer par - to begin by

au commencement - in the beginning

du commencement à la fin - from beginning to end recommencer à - to begin again + inf

Question 19

commetre

Present Part: commettant

Past Part: avoir commis

Imp: commets / commettons / commettez

Answer 19

to commit

commettre un péché - to commit a sin

être commis à - to be committed to

se commettre - to commit oneself

Question 20

comparer

Present Part: comparant

Past Part: avoir comparé

Imp: compare / comparons / comparez

Answer 20

to compare

comparer à - to compare to (when some equality exists between the two compared)

comparer avec - to compare with (when one is considered to be of a higher order than the rest)

sans comparaison - without comparison

une comparaison - comparison

comparativement - comparatively

en comparaison de - in comparison with

comparatif, comparative - comparative

comparable à - comparable to

Question 21

comprendre

Present Part: comprenant

Past Part: avoir compris

Imp: comprends / comprenons / comprenez

Answer 21

to understand

faire comprendre à qqn que … - to make it clear to someone that …

y compris - included

Question 22

compter

Present Part: comptant

Past Part: avoir compté

Imp: compte / comptons / comptez

Answer 22

to count, to intend, to expect to

compter sur - to rely on

la comptabilité - bookkeeping

comptable - accountable

payer comptage - to pay by cash

compter faire qqch - to expect to do something

le comptoir - counter (in a store)

escompter - to discount

sans compter - to say nothing of

Question 23

concevoir

Present Part: concevant

Past Part: avoir conçu

Imp: conçois / concevons / concevez

Answer 23

to conceive

concevoir des idées - to form ideas

concevable - conceivable

je ne peux même pas concevoir … - I just cannot imagine..

Question 24

conclure

Present Part: concluant

Past Part: avoir conclu

Imp: conclus / concluons / concluez

Answer 24

to conclude

la conclusion - the conclusion

exclure - to exclude

inclure - include, enclose

jusqu’ à la page 100 incluse - up to and including page 100

Question 25

**conduire** ## Footnote Present Part: conduisant Past Part: avoir conduit Imp: conduite / conduisons / conduisez

Answer 25

**to lead, to drive, to conduct, to mange** ## Footnote un conducteur / conductrice - driver la conduite - conduct / behaviour induire - to induce conduire une voiture - to drive a car se conduire - to conduct oneself

Question 26

**connaître** ## Footnote Present Part: connaissant Past Part: avoir connu Imp: connais / connaissons / connaissez

Answer 26

**to know, to be acquainted with, to make the acquaintance of** ## Footnote la connaissance - knowledge, understanding, acquaintance connaisseur / connaisseuse - expert se connaître - to know each other, to know oneself faire connaissance - to get acquainted

Question 27

**conquérir** ## Footnote Present Part: conquérant Past Part: avoir conquis Imp: conquiers / conquérons / conquérez

Answer 27

**to conquer** ## Footnote conquérir l'affection de qqn - to win someone's affection la conquête - conquest avoir un air conquérant - to seem pretentious

Question 28

**conseiller** ## Footnote Present Part: conseillant Past Part: avoir conseillé Imp: conseille / conseillons / conseillez

Answer 28

**to advise, to counsel, to recommend** ## Footnote conseiller qqch à qqn - to recommend something to someone un conseiller / un conseilleur - counsellor une conseillère / une conseilleuse - counsellor un conseil - counsel, advice déconseiller - to advise / warn against

Question 29

**consentir** ## Footnote Present Part: consentant Past Part: avoir consenti Imp: consens / consentons / consentez

Answer 29

**to consent, to agree** ## Footnote consentir à faire qqch - to agree to do something consentir à qqch - to agree to something le consentement - consent, approval

Question 30

**construire** ## Footnote Present Part: construisant Past Part: avoir construit Imp: construis / construisons / construisez

Answer 30

**to construct, to build** ## Footnote un constructeur - a manufacturer, builder, constructor un construction - construction, building reconstruire - to reconstruct

Question 31

**contenir** ## Footnote Present Part: contenant Past Part: avoir contenu Imp: contiens / contenons / contenez

Answer 31

**to contain** ## Footnote contenir ses émotions - to contain one's emotions être content - to be content, satisfied un contenant - container le contenu - contents avoir l'air content - to seem pleased

Question 32

**conter** ## Footnote Present Part: contant Past Part: avoir conté Imp: conte / contons / contez

Answer 32

**to relate, to narrate** ## Footnote un conte - a story, tale un conte de fées - fairy tale

Question 33

**continuer** ## Footnote Present Part: continuant Past Part: avoir continué Imp: continue / continuons / continuez

Answer 33

**to continue** ## Footnote la continuation - continuation continuel(le) - continual continuellement - continually continuer à + inf - to continue + inf continuer de + inf - to continue (persist) in

Question 34

**contrainder** ## Footnote Present Part: contraignant Past Part: avoir contraint Imp: contraine / contraignons / contraignez

Answer 34

**to constrain, to compel, to restrain** ## Footnote se contraindre à faire qqch - to restrain oneself from doing something contraint(e) - constrained, forced la constraint - constraint

Question 35

**contredire** ## Footnote Present Part: contradisant Past Part: avoir contredit Imp: contredis / contredisons / contredisez

Answer 35

**to contradict** ## Footnote se contredire - to contradict oneself un contredit - contradiction sans contredit - unquestionably une contradiction - contradiction contradictoire - contradictory en contradiction avec - inconsistent with

Question 36

**convaincre** ## Footnote Present Part: convainquant Past Part: avoir convaincu Imp: convaincs / convainquons / convainquez

Answer 36

**to convince** ## Footnote se laisser convaincre - to allow oneself to be persuaded convaincant(e) - convincing

Question 37

**convenir** ## Footnote Present Part: convenant Past Part: être convenu Imp: conviens / convenons / convenez

Answer 37

**to suit, to be suitable, to be appropriate, to agree, to acknowledge** ## Footnote convenir à - to please, to suit (when conjugated with avoir) convenir de qqch - to agree on something (ils sont convenus d'aller au cinéma) j'en conviens - I agree to it convenir de faire qqch - to agree to do something nous sommes convenus de venir chez vous à 8hr du soir

Question 38

**corriger** ## Footnote Present Part: corrigeant Past Part: avoir corrigé Imp: corrige / corrigeons / corrigez

Answer 38

**to correct** ## Footnote une correction - correction corriger qqn de - to correct someone se corriger de - to correct oneself incorrigible - incorrigible

Question 39

**corrompre** ## Footnote Present Part: corrompant Past Part: avoir corrompu Imp: corromps / corrompons / corrompez

Answer 39

**to corrupt** ## Footnote corrompre qqch / qqn - to corrupt something / someone corruptible - corruptible la corruption - corruption

Question 40

**coucher** ## Footnote Present Part: couchant Past Part: avoir couché Imp: couche / couchons / couchez

Answer 40

**to put to bed, to lay, to flatten** ## Footnote c'est l'heure de coucher - it's time for bed coucher à l'hôtel - to sleep in a hotel recoucher - to put back to bed au coucher de soleil - at sunset découcher - to sleep somewhere other than one's own bed

Question 41

**se coucher** ## Footnote Present Part: se couchant Past Part: être couché Imp: couche-toi / couchons-nous / couchez-vous

Answer 41

**to go to bed, to lie down**

Question 42

**coudre** ## Footnote Present Part: cousant Past Part: avoir cousu Imp: couds / cousons / cousez

Answer 42

**to sew, to stitch** ## Footnote une machine à coudre - sewing machine la haute couture - high fashion

Question 43

**couper** ## Footnote Present Part: coupant Past Part: avoir coupé Imp: coupe / coupons / coupez

Answer 43

**to cut, to switch off** ## Footnote un coupon - coupon un coupure - cut, gash, crack découper - to cut out entrecouper - to interrupt je vais le couper en deux

Question 44

**courir** ## Footnote Present Part: courant Past Part: avoir couru Imp: cours / courons / courez

Answer 44

**to run, to race** ## Footnote le courrier - messenger, courrier courir une course - to run a race par le temps qui court - these days parcourir - to go through, to travel through, to cover (distance)

Question 45

**coûter** ## Footnote Present Part: coûtant Past Part: avoir couté Imp: (N/A)

Answer 45

**to cost (3rd person impersonal verb only)** ## Footnote il coûte / ils coûtent / il a coûté / ils ont coûté coûteusement - expensively coûte que coûte - at any cost coûter cher / peu - to be expensive / inexpensive

Question 46

**couvrir** ## Footnote Present Part: couvrant Past Part: avoir couvert Imp: couvre / couvrons / couvrez

Answer 46

**to cover** ## Footnote un couvert - place setting une couverture - blanket se couvrir - to cover oneself, to put on one's hat

Question 47

**craindre** ## Footnote Present Part: craignant Past Part: avoir craint Imp: crains / craignons / craignez

Answer 47

**to fear, to be afraid** ## Footnote une crainte - fear, dread craintif, craintive - fearful craintivement - fearfully sans crainte - fearless

Question 48

**créer** ## Footnote Present Part: créant Past Part: avoir créé Imp: crée / créons / créez

Answer 48

**to create** ## Footnote une créature - creature la créativité - creativity recréer - to recreate / create again

Question 49

**crier** ## Footnote Present Part: criant Past Part: avoir crié Imp: crie / crions / criez

Answer 49

**to shout, to cry out** ## Footnote un cri - a shout crier à tue-tête - to shout one's head off pousser un cri - to utter a cry

Question 50

**croire** ## Footnote Present Part: croyant Past Part: avoir cru Imp: crois / croyons / croyez

Answer 50

**to believe** ## Footnote se croire - to think oneself croyable - believable incroyable - unbelievable croire à qqch / qqn - to believe in something / someone

Question 51

**croître** ## Footnote Present Part: croissant Past Part: avoir crû Imp: croîs / croissons / croissez

Answer 51

**to grow, to increase** ## Footnote un croissant - crescent shape, and pastry la croissance - growth

Question 52

**cueillir** ## Footnote Present Part: cueillant Past Part: avoir cueilli Imp: cueille / cueillons / cueillez

Answer 52

**to gather, to pick** ## Footnote un cueilleur, une cueilleuse - gatherer, picker je vois que tu cueilles des fleurs

Question 53

**cuire** ## Footnote Present Part: cuisant Past Part: avoir cuit Imp: cuis / cuisons / cuisez

Answer 53

**to cook** ## Footnote la cuisine - kitchen cuisinier, cuisinière - cook une cuisinière - kitchen range trop cuit - overdone