Verbes importants Flashcards
(124 cards)
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parvenir a
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to reach / to achieve / to get through
e.g.en vue de parvenir a un accord
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prevaloir
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to prevail
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fournir
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to supply/ provide
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lancer
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to launch
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susciter
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to stimulate / to cause
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appuyer
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to support
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concevoir
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to develop / create/conceive
e.g.il est essentiel qu’on concoive un plan
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emmener
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to take (a person or thing to another place)
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se depecher
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to rush/ hurry
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soutenir
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to support
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promouvoir
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to promote
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promettre
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to promise
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ressentir
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to feel (deeply)
vs. sentir = feel/smell
se sentir + adj TOUJOURS e.g. il se sent triste/malade/heureux
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faire preuve
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to demonstrate
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recompenser
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reward
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acquerir
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to acquire
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echouer
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to fail
il a echoue l’examen
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estimer
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to estimate / to count (yourself lucky)
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s’entendre
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to understand each other/ to agree/ to get along
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empecher
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to prevent something in that moment (e.g. ca m’empêchait de devenir suisse)
versus prevenir= to prevent something far in advance eg. l’epuissement
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decouler de
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to derive from
(e.g.les defis decoule de la diminution du budget)
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convenir
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- to confirm or agree
- to suit or to fit => il me convient
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instaurer
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to establish/introduce/implement
(e.g.instaurer une norme, une pratique)
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reprendre
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to resume
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constater
to notice or realize something
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vivre
to live / to experience
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se comporter
to behave
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demeurer
to remain/continue/stay
e.g. il doit demeurer en equilibre
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licencier
to fire/ terminate an employee
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diriger/ se diriger
to lead / to draw up
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atteindre
to reach/ to succeed
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attendre
to wait, to expect
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s'attendre
to expect
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s'interesser a
to care about
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s'engager
to be committed to / to commit
(e.g.s'engager a son equipe)
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surveiller
monitor
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lutter
to fight
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baisser
to drop / decrease (e.g. il a baisse la productivite)
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s'etonner
to wonder (comme se demander)
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s'apercevoir
to notice
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s'aggraver
to aggravate / worsen
*verbe pronominal
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acquitter
to pay/ settle/acquit/ clear
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s'acquitter
to fulfill or pursue(des obligations)
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répartir
to spread/ distribute / divide
(e.g. le patron a reparti les taches)
+ verbe s'etendre
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rassurer
reassure
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exiger
to require
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exercer
to exercise/apply e.g. son autorite, son droit
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facher
to anger/ upset
(bouleverser, s'enerver)
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prevoir
to foresee/ to plan for
e.g. n'avait prevu
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mener
to lead/ conduct/ carry out/ undertake
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se soucier de
to care about/ to worry about
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subventionner
to subsidize
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se fier a
to rely on (aussi compter sur)
e.g. je me fie a mon gestionnaire
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se mettre
to start
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detenir
to possess/ hold (a quality, a skill, etc.)
syn posseder
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ressortir
/faire ressortir
to stress/ to emphasize
faire ressortir = to bring to light
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doter
to endow (or to allow)
dotation = endowment
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alleger
to reduce / to alleviate
e.g.on allege le probleme, le mal a dos, la charge fiscale, etc.
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completer
to complement
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distraire
to distract
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entreprendre
to undertake
(synonym de lancer)
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appartenir
to belong
(sentiment d'appartenance = belonging)
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elargir
to expand, broaden
(synonym d'ameliorer dans quelques contextes)
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s'interesser V interesser
to care about / to be interested
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disparaitre
to dissapear
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attirer
to attract
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accomplir
accomplir les resultats
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realiser
to carry out or to do / to achieve or to realize
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reconnaitre
recognize / acknowledge / appreciate
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nuire
to harm
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compromettre
to compromise
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valoriser
to appreciate
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s'entraider
to help one another
e.g. nous nous entraidons
on s'entraide
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concilier
reconcile / find a balance
e.g. concilier le travail et la famille
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se remettre en question
to self-analyze/ examine/ reflect
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approfondir
to deepen, to further
(e.g. ils voudraient approfondir les competences, leur partenariat)
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repenser
to revise (e.g. repenser vos activities, vos taches)
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reagir
to react
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se derouler
to unfold / play out
(decouler = to unwind qqch.)
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aborder
to address/ approach/ tackle/ discuss
(e.g. aborder un autre sujet)
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se soigner
to cure / heal
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s'occuper
to take care of/to care for
e.g. le patron s'occupe des employes
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faire evoluer
to evolve/ to develop / to push forward
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distribuer
to distribute
e.g. les taches, les jours de vacances
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meriter
to deserve
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restreindre
to restrict / limit
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plafonner
to cap / to peak
e.g. on doit plafonner le budget
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necessiter
to require / necessitate
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depasser
to exceed/ surpass/ push (e.g. depasse les limites)
adj: il est depasse = overwhelmed
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autoriser
to allow / to enable
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surmonter
overcome / surmount (e.g. des contraintes)
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achever
to complete, conclude, finalize
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se mettre d'accord sur
to agree on
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impliquer
to involve
e.g. mon poste impliquait le leadership
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empirer
to get worse/ worsen
(syn: aggraver/ s'aggraver)
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affecter
to assign someone to something; like a transfer
(e.g. il m'a affecte au consulat au mexique)
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combler
to fill/ fulfill (e.g. un manque d'information, manque de ressource)
synonym: pallier
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ralentir
to slow down
(e.g. the economy)
VS. stimuler
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passer
se passer
passer = to pass qqch.
se passer = to happen (qu'est ce qui se passe)
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se mefier
to distrust
e.g. il faut se mefier des fraudeurs
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entraver
to impede/ hinder
e.g. le critique entrave des personnes d'apprendre une nouvelle langue
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redefinir
repurpose
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attenuer
to mitigate/ diminish
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grimper
to climb
colloquially: to increase
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sauter
to jump
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reporter
to postpone
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rapporter
to report
to bring back/return
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attribuer
to assign/delegate the tasks
synonym: deleguer
to allocate or attribute
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lier
to bind / to relate to
eg. les problemes lient aux malentendus
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deviner
to guess
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prevenir
to prevent (something far in advance)
AND to warn or inform
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contenir
to contain / to hold
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croitre
to grow (comme croissance = growth)
synonym grandir, accroitre (mais croitre = intransitif e.g. un arbre croit)
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accroitre
to increase qqch.
(syn: augmenter, croitre)
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tromper
se tromper
tromper: to mislead or deceive / to cheat on someone
se tromper: to make an error
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perturber
to disrupt, to disturb
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s'etablir
to settle in
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enqueter
to investigate
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effrayer
to scare/ frighten
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stagner
to stagnate
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accumuler
to collect, to accumulate
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stocker
to store
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emprunter
to borrow
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preter
to lend
