Verbes Flashcards
(509 cards)
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S’effondrer
A
To collapse
2
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Siroter
A
To sip
3
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Jaillir
A
To spring (to mind)
4
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Bondir
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To leap/jump
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Gribouiller
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To scribble
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Pourchasser
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To chase
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Synthétiser
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To summarise
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Éclairer
A
To brighten
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Égayer
A
To amuse
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Remarquer
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To notice
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Apercevoir
A
To glimpse
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Entreprendre
A
To undertake
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Présager
A
To predict
14
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Flairer
A
To smell smth, to sniff
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Trembler
A
To tremble
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Se trémousser
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To wiggle
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Intervenir
A
To intervene
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Espionner
A
To spy
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Repêcher
A
To fish smth out
20
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Ronfler
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To snore
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Fredonner
A
To hum
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Fouiner
A
To snoop
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Fouiller
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To rummage
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Commérer
A
To gossip
25
Ronronner
To purr
26
Freiner
To brake
27
Parier (que/sur)
To bet (that/on)
28
Échouer
To fail
29
Éternuer
To sneeze
30
Tousser
To cough
31
S'éterniser
To drag on/go on and on
32
S'effondrer
To collapse
33
Étreindre (Soutenu)
To hug 1 formal
34
Soupirer
To sigh
35
Faire du tourisme
To sightsee
36
Fixer
To stare
37
Chuter
To fall, tumble
38
Déguerpir
To run off/flee
39
Boucler
To curl
40
Lisser
To straighten
41
S'emmêler
To tangle
42
Prier
To pray
43
Tituber
To toddle
44
Intervenir
To interfere
45
Vomir
To throw up
46
Repousser
To grow back
47
Dessaouler
To sober up
48
Se dépêcher
To hurry up
49
Coller
To glue
50
Colliger
To gather
51
Couler
To flow
52
Luire
To glow
53
Rougir
To blush
54
Tricher
To cheat
55
Arnaquer
To scam 1
56
Glisser
To slide
57
Gâter
To spoil (a child)
58
Enrouiller
To rust
59
Emballer
To wrap (a present)
60
Étrangler
To strangle
61
Frire
To fry
62
Frustrer
To frustrate
63
Faire bouillir
To boil
64
Bien se couvrir
To wrap up warm
65
Fermer à clé
To lock up
66
Attraper
To catch
67
Se déguiser
To dress up (in costume)
68
Glousser
To giggle
69
Se balancer
To sway/swing
70
Foirer
To screw smth up (inf)
71
Vénérer
To worship
72
Plier
To bend
73
Tresser
To braid
74
Se trimbaler
To schlep
75
Se faire des amis
To make friends
76
Se décider
To make up your mind
77
Vaincre
To overcome
78
Faire une farce (à qqn)
To prank someone
79
Injurier
To insult
80
Sprinter
To sprint
81
Suer
To sweat
82
Jurer
To swear
83
Gifler
To slap
84
Décevoir
To disappoint
85
Se méfier de
To be suspicious of
86
Joindre les deux bouts
To make ends meet
87
Teindre
To dye
88
Diminuer
To dwindle
89
Jodler
To yodel
90
Gagner sa vie
Make a living
91
Réciter
To recite
92
Estimer
To reckon
93
Échanger qqch contre qqch
To exchange something for something
94
Saboter
To sabotage
95
Avoir du sens
To make sense
96
Désapprouver
To disapprove
97
Parachever
To complete to perfection
98
Vaser
To be chucking it down
99
Hésiter
To hesitate
100
Se coucher
To set (sun)
101
Verrouiller
To lock
102
Gémir
To moan, whine
103
Repérer
To spot something
104
Emprunter qch
To borrow
105
Déambuler
To stroll
106
Coincer
To wedge, obstruct
107
To stand up
Se lever
108
To be standing
Se tenir/être debout
109
Mal prononcer
To mispronounce
110
Désoler
To sadden/upset
111
Saliver
To salivate
112
S'étirer
To stretch
113
Avachir
To slump/sloach
114
Prôner
To advocate
115
Percer
To drill/to burst
116
Bercer
To soothe, lull
117
Devancer
To get ahead of/to pre-empt
118
Saigner
To bleed
119
Se faufiler
To weave in and out
120
Zigzaguer
To zigzag
121
Mouiller
To dampen, make wet
122
Traîner
To lug/drag something
123
Se soûler
To get drunk
124
Ramasser
To pick/to gather
125
Avaler
To swallow
126
Imprimer inf
To remember/memorise
127
Débattre
To debate
128
Murmurer
To whisper
129
Recueillir
To gather/collect
130
Assumer qqch
To take responsibility for qqch
131
Entraîner
To lead to (no à!)
132
Mener à
To lead to
133
Rétrécir
To shrink
134
Surmonter
To overcome
135
Se comporter
To behave
136
Conserver
To retain
137
Retenir
To retain
138
Pousser
To poke
139
Épuiser
To exhaust
140
Compromettre
To compromise (put in danger)
141
Trouver un compromis
To compromise (agree)
142
Assembler
To assemble, convene
143
Râler
To grumble, complain
144
Naufrager
To sink, capsize
145
Galérer (avec)
To struggle
146
Reprendre
To resume (doing something)
147
Abîmer
To damage, ruin
148
Confectionner
To create, make
149
S'allonger
To lie down
150
Pleurnicher
To whinge
151
Insinuer
To insinuate
152
Interpeller
To shout out to someone
153
Augurer
To bode
154
Rêvasser
To daydream
155
Prétendre
To claim that
156
Entamer
To start 2
157
Avoir failli [inf]
Almost did something
158
En avoir assez de
To have had enough 1
159
Détromper
To prove someone/something wrong
160
Ébahir
To astonish
161
Clouer
To nail something down
162
Haïr
To hate
163
Poignarder
To stab
164
Tirer
To stab
165
Obnubiler
To obsess
166
Avérer
Turn out to be
167
Dérailler
To derail or to malfunction
168
Gâcher
To spoil, to ruin
169
Gaspiller
To waste
170
Piétiner qqch
To trample on something
171
Guêtter
To watch out for somebody/something
172
Racler
To scrape/scrub
173
Assoupir
To numb, to calm
174
S'assoupir
To doze off
175
Dégringoler
To tumble down, to plummet
176
Falsifier
To tamper with something
177
Résulter de
To ensue from
178
Dénigrer
To disparage
179
Se réjouir de
To gloat over
180
Délaisser
To abandon, neglect
181
Cadenasser
To lock
182
Décortiquer
To peel, to dissect
183
Papoter
To chat, talk, gossip
184
Reculer
To go back, reverse
185
Dédommager
To compensate
186
Égosiller
To shout at the top of your voice
187
Tremper
To soak, to marinate
188
Apprivoiser
To win over or to tame
189
Tétaniser
To stun (figuratively)
190
Tétaniser
To stun (figuratively)
191
Engendrer
To conceive, create, produce
192
Enduire qqch de qqch
To coat something with something
193
Faire sauter
To blow smth up
194
Confondre qqch (avec qqch)
To mix something up
195
Démarrer
To start 1
196
Scintiller
To sparkle
197
Recharger
To charge (a phone)
198
Cerner
To surround, encircle
199
Vouer qqch à qqn
To dedicate something to someone
200
Prioriser
To prioritise
201
Débrouiller
To untangle
202
Se débrouiller
To do without something
203
Galérer
To have a hard time
204
Présenter/faire ses excuses
To apologise
205
Tenir à
To stick to, to cling to smth
206
Tenir à
To be important to someone, to mean a lot
207
Désolidariser
To divide (to break solidarity)
208
Éclabousser
To splash 1
209
Rabaisser
To pull something down or to belittle
210
Rallonger
To extend, lengthen
211
S'effriter
To crumble something
212
Énumérer
To list, itemise
213
Basculer
To topple (over)
214
Soulager
To ease, relieve
215
Bégayer
To stutter
216
Somnoler
To sleep lightly, to nap
217
Rouer
To beat someone up
218
Secouer
To shake something
219
Calciner
To char, burn
220
Saisir
To grab 1
221
Agripper
To grab 2
222
Interroger
To give someone the third degree
223
Pimenter
To spice things up
224
Voler en éclats
To shatter
225
Se fracasser
To shatter
226
Entrer dans les détails
To elaborate
227
Exacerber
To exacerbate
228
S’accrocher à
To cling to
229
Se cramponner à
To cling to
230
Galérer
To struggle
231
Emparer
To seize, capture
232
Se visser
To screw
233
Se pencher
To bend down/to lean on something/to study something
234
Se noyer
To drown
235
Riposter
To retort
236
Rétorquer
To retort
237
Éparpiller
To disperse, divide, scatter
238
Scier
To saw
239
Se diriger vers
To head to
240
Broyer
To grind, crush
241
Écraser
To flatten, crush, stub out, run over
242
Départager
To decide between, to select the winner
243
Froisser
To crease, crumple or to offend someone
244
Quémander
To beg
245
Esquiver
To evade, elude, avoid, dodge
246
Pincer
To pinch
247
Érafler
To scratch, scuff
248
Rayer
To cross out 1
249
Nuire
To harm, damage
250
Rendre perplexe
To perplex
251
Dérouter
To throw someone, confuse
252
(Faire) rouler
To roll
253
Juger
To decide, to consider
254
Éteindre
To blow something out/ extinguish
255
Passer
To fade
256
Déteindre
To fade
257
Abandonner
To give up
258
Renoncer à
To give something up
259
Traverser
To go through something
260
Hanter
To haunt
261
Marmonner
To mumble 1
262
Se fendre
To crack
263
Étaler
To smudge make up
264
Redouter
To fear
265
Visionner
To view, watch
266
Dévisager
To stare at
267
Caler
To wedge something in place
268
Capoter (boat, eg)
To flip, turn over
269
Projeter
To throw or to project something onto someone
270
Larguer
To release or unfasten
271
Louper
To miss (the bus)
272
Presser
To squeeze, to push
273
Serrer
To squeeze, grip, pinch
274
Nouer
To tie, knot
275
Réprimer
To hold something back/suppress (a yawn)
276
Badigeonner
To paint, to smear
277
Entraver
To hinder, hamper
278
Gicler
To squirt, splash 2
279
Se débarrasser de qqch
To fob something off, get rid of something
280
Trimbaler
To carry something around (schlep)
281
Assombrir
To darken
282
Rejeter
To release, throw something back
283
Refuser
To decline, refuse, forbid
284
Se dandiner
To waddle, prance about
285
Se consacrer à
To devote yourself to something
286
Léguer
To leave something to somebody
287
S'engager
To commit to doing something
288
Ironiser
To be ironic about, say something ironically
289
Infliger
To inflict, impose
290
Dédaigner
To scorn
291
Pulluler
To proliferate, teem with
292
Faire une révérence
To bow
293
Lancer
To toss
294
Effleurer
To skim, glide over
295
Lire en diagonale
To skim read
296
Monter le son
To turn up the volume
297
Chiffonner
To crumple, scrunch something
298
Digresser
To digress
299
Déchirer
To rip something
300
Appartenir à
To belong to
301
Partir en fumée
To go up in smoke
302
Aiguiser
To sharpen (a knife)
303
Frapper
To afflict
304
S'épuiser
To run out of steam
305
Trembloter
To quiver, tremble, jiggle
306
Effleurer
To brush, graze or to skim over something
307
Zézayer
To lisp
308
Vieillir
To age
309
Bipper
To beep
310
Couiner
To squeak (animal)
311
Grincer
To creak
312
Sevrer de qqch
To wean off something
313
Resquiller
To push in (a queue)
314
Apparaître
To come into existence
315
Finasser
To beat around the bush
316
Amadouer
To coax
317
Cogiter
To muse, ponder
318
Crisper
To tense
(Inf) To get on someone's nerves
319
Allécher
To seduce, entice
320
Aérer
To ventilate (an area)
321
Jalonner
To punctuate (a time period)
322
Amadouer
To coax
323
Proférer
To proclaim
324
Embellir
To embellish, make more beautiful
325
Ressortir
To stand out, be noticeable
326
Déjouer
To thwart, foil, evade
327
Illustrer
To exemplify
328
Flemmarder
To laze around
329
Affiner
To refine, polish
330
Dériver
To divert or to derive from
331
Alourdir
To weigh something down or to slow something down
332
Alléger
To lighten, to reduce, to relieve
333
Effriter
To crumble, to erode, to weaken
334
S'accroupir
To squat or to crouch
335
Barboter
To splash around 3
336
Berner
To fool, to scam 4
337
Festoyer
To feast, celebrate
338
Daigner faire qqch
To deign to do something
339
Apprêter
To get [somebody] ready or to prepare or to be about to do something
340
Parrainer
To sponser/finance someone or something
341
Octroyer
To give, to grant
342
Déraper
To slip, slide, to drift off course
343
S'interroger sur qch
To wonder about something, to be curious about something
344
Retoquer
To reject, to refuse
345
Empiéter
To encroach/infringe on
346
Renchérir
To one-up, to have the last word, to outbid
347
Broncher
To react or to shy away from something
348
Brusquer
To push someone around
349
Abréger
To shorten, abbreviate, to make [time] go quickly
350
Rembobiner
To rewind
351
Résilier
To cancel, terminate
352
Avérer
To prove to be something, to turn out to be something
353
Asperger
To spritz, spray
354
Essorer
To wring, to spin-dry
355
Tisser
To weave, to spin wool/a web
356
Dorer
To bronze, to tan, to brown (when frying food)
357
Noircir
To darken/blaken
358
Refouler
To push someone/something back
To suppress/to control
359
Munir qqn de qqch
To equip someone with something
360
Obtempérer
To yield, to obey
361
Se muer
To evolve, develop or for a voice to break
362
Beugler
To moo, to bellow
363
Échauffer
To heat something up, to excite
364
Feinter
To fake, to ruse
365
Veiller à qqch
To take care of something, to watch over something
366
Veiller à faire qqch
To make sure you do something
367
Offusquer
To offend
368
S'enflammer
To get passionate about
369
Plafonner
To cap something or to reach its maximum height
370
Décrocher
To take something down, to unhook
371
Enfoncer
To sink
372
Buter contre qqch
To trip over something, to stub your toe against
373
Buter sur qqch
To have trouble with something
374
Remuer
To stir a drink or to swing legs
375
Allier
To ally or to combine
376
Cantonner
To restrict or limit something
377
Assister à
To attend or to witness something
378
Soutirer qch à qqn
To squeeze something out of someone (information, money, etc)
379
Sentir
To smell 1
380
Rafler
To clean out or clear out
381
Escompter que
To count on something, to expect something
382
Épargner
To spare, to save, to go easy on
383
Barrer
To cross out 2
384
Estomper
To diminish, to fade something
385
Amorcer
To start 3
386
Osciller
To wobble
387
Édulcorer
To sweeten or to sugarcoat
388
Embaumer
To perfume something
389
Roder
To develop, to establish
390
Rendre compte de
To realise
391
Rendre compte de
To realise
392
Enquêter
To investigate
393
Différencier
To differentiate
394
Se rendre
To surrender 1
395
Capituler
To surrender 2
396
Recourber
To curve something
397
Subjuguer
To captivate, to enthral
398
Apaiser
To calm down
399
Diligenter
To get a task done quickly
400
Métamorphoser
To make a radical change, to completely transform
401
Boucler
To wrap up (finish)
402
Connaître d'avance
To foreknow
403
Patauger
To wade
404
Bredouiller
To mumble 2 or to stammer
405
Cabotiner
To overact, to be desperate for attention
406
Tiraillé(e) entre
To be torn between
407
Avoir à
To have to do
408
Recroqueviller
To shrivel, to wither
409
Mater
To subdue or, more casually, to check someone out/to look
410
Endiguer
To retrain something/someone
411
Épingler
To pin
412
Déteindre sur
To rub off onto someone or to bleed onto something
413
Frotter
To rub
414
S'efforcer de faire
To strive to do something 1
415
S'évertuer à faire
To strive to do something
416
Rudoyer
To treat someone rudely, to mistreat
417
Surenchérir sur
To outdo someone
418
Arrancher
To tear something off
419
Revendiquer
To demand or to claim responsibility for something
420
Se creuser
To grow hollow or wider
421
Assouvir
To satisfy
422
Épater
To amaze
423
Birfurquer
To change direction
424
Estomper
To blur, to dim
425
Atténuer
To mitigate, to tone something down or to reduce/alleviate
426
Craquer
To split open or to give in
427
Refuser
To refuse, to withhold
428
Articuler
To articulate
429
Se volatiliser
To vanish into thin air, to disappear
430
Déterrer
To discover, to unearth, to exhume
431
Remplir
To fulfill
432
Ficeler
To tie up or to finish up
433
Aborder
To reach or to approach
434
Préconiser
To advise, to recommend
435
S'affronter
To fight or to come face to face
436
Ébouriffer
To ruffle
437
Approvisionner
To supply, to stock
438
Entretenir
To maintain something or to keep going
439
Adosser
To lean your back against
440
Se désister
To withdraw or to stand down
441
Étayer
To support (metaphorically and literal)
442
Vaseliner
To apply vaseline or figuratively: to butter someone up
443
Plumer
To pluck, or figurative: to fleece someone, rip someone off
444
Soumettre qqn à qqch
To subject someone to something
445
Dompter
To train or to tame an animal
446
Déroger à qch
To infringe, to break the rules
447
S'immiscer dans qqch
To meddle in something, to get involved
448
Affubler qqn de qqch
To dress someone in something, to deck someone out in something
449
Frétiller
To wriggle, to quiver
450
Saluer qqn de la main
To wave at someone
451
Emmagasiner
To accumulate
452
Se dresser
To stand or to rise up against
453
Dresser
To set something up or to raise
454
Déconcerter
To disconcert
455
Touiller
To toss (a salad)
456
Bâtir
To build, to construct
457
Cogner
To bang, to knock, to hit, to thump
458
Désorienter
To mystify
459
Se retourner
To turn around or to toss and turn
460
Tempêter contre
To rant about something (negative)
461
Axer
To centre, to base or to line something up
462
Féconder
To fetilise
463
Dénaturer
To distort or to impair or to alter
464
Gambader
To frolic
465
Embrayer sur
To embark on something
466
Démonter
To take something apart, to dismantle
467
Égoutter
To dry, to drain, to strain
468
Rabattre
To fold something again, to fold something down
469
Allaiter
To suckle, to breastfeed
470
Se blottir
To nestle, to snuggle up
471
Épanouir
To make someone happy
472
S'épanouir
To open up, to blossom
473
Avoisiner
To be close to something, to border on something
474
Emmitoufler
To swaddle
475
S'emmitoufler
To wrap up warmly
476
Sous-entendre
To imply or to hint
477
Fluidifier
To improve the flow of something or to decongest
478
Chipoter
To haggle over, to quibble over
479
Chevaucher
To overlap, to straddle
480
Postillonner
To splutter
481
Parsemer
To sprinkle, to season
482
Démentir
To deny, to refute, to contradict
483
Effarer
To alarm, to frighten
484
Ravaler
To hold back or to restore or to reduce
485
Titiller
To arouse, to excite, to tickle
486
Particulariser
To personalise
487
Bafouiller
To stammer or to mumble
488
Museler
To muzzle or to gag
489
Détricoter
To unravel (wool or figurative)
490
Survenir
To arise, to occur
491
Tronçonner
To saw or to cut (figurative too- cut a program)
492
Remporter
To win or to bring something back
493
S'interposer
To step in, to intervene
494
S'étaler
To show off or to be spread out
495
Barbouiller
To smudge, to smear
496
Gronder
To rumble or to tell off
497
Sabler
To cover in sand or grit
498
Poncer
To sand
499
Effaroucher
To frighten, to alarm
500
Cotiser à
To pay contributions to something, to contribute
501
S'enterrer
To hide away, to isolate yourself
502
Narguer
To taunt or to scoff at something (no à/de)
503
S'extasier
To go into ecstasy
504
S'apparenter
To resemble or to ally yourself with
505
Racheter
To purchase or to make amends or to liberate
506
Rétropédaler
To back-pedal
507
Flâner
To laze, to idle or to stroll
508
Pallier
To overcome, to mitigate or to cover something up
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Adouber
To knight, to dub
