Verbs 02 Flashcards
(124 cards)
1
Q
to target
A
cibler
nb: see also ‘viser’=to target / to aim
2
Q
to specify (something)
A
préciser (quelque chose)
3
Q
to bring to mind / to evoke
A
évoquer
4
Q
to move / to shift
A
bouger
5
Q
to ruin / to spoil / to damage
A
abîmer
s’abîmer = to perish
6
Q
to undergo
A
subir
7
Q
to keep an eye on / to monitor
A
surveiller
8
Q
to bite (conj)
A
mordre (mordu pp)
je mords tu mords il mord nous mordons vous mordez ils mordent
9
Q
to tear (rip)
A
déchirer
10
Q
to attract
A
attirer
11
Q
to number
A
numéroter
12
Q
to conceive / to design (conj)
A
concevoir (conçu pp)
je conçois tu conçois il conçoit nous concevons vous concevez ils conçoivent
13
Q
to wolf down / to guzzle down / to devour
A
engloutir
14
Q
to spread / to diffuse / to give off
A
répandre
15
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to expect (that) / to anticipate (that) eg. I expect he'll be late.
A
s’attendre à (ce que)
eg. Je m’attends à ce qu’il soit en retard.
16
Q
to be interested in (somthing) / to take an interest in (something)
A
s’intéresser à (qqch).
17
Q
to be carried out
to be made
(passive verb - impersonal)
A
s’effectuer
18
Q
to hook up / to connect (to)
A
brancher (sur)
see also ‘se brancher’ = to plug in
19
Q
to plug in (to)
A
se brancher (sur) (see also 'brancher' = to hook up)
20
Q
to join (something to something) - conj NB: two options which still need clarifying
A
joindre / rejoindre (rejoindre could mean to agree)
je joins tu joins il joint nous joignons vous joignez ils joignent
21
Q
to mistrust / to be wary (of)…
A
se méfier (de)… (see also prendre garde=to beware)
22
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to beware (of)
A
prendre guarde (de)… (see also se méfier de… to be wary of)
23
Q
to trust (verb/phrase)
A
faire confiance à…
24
Q
to rely on
A
se fier à…
25
to disappear (conj)
disparaître
```
je disparais
tu disparais
il disparaît / ait
nous disparaissons
vous disparaissez
ils disparaissent
```
26
to display (eg. in a shop)
afficher
27
to pinpoint / to locate / to find
| not trouver
repérer
| see also se repérer = to find one's bearings
28
to get ready for... (verb & prep)
s'apprêter à...
29
to attempt / to try / to temp
tenter
30
to take advantage of / to profit from
profiter de
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to profit from / to benefit from
bénéficier de
32
to make use of (not utiliser)
se servir de...
33
to settle for / to content oneself with...
se contenter de...
34
to manage / to cope
se débrouiller
35
to do up / convert (eg house)
aménager
36
to blame
blâmer
37
to give up / to yield
céder
38
to note / determine / ascertain
constater
39
to empty / to drain
vider
40
to reign / to rule / to govern
régner
41
to soften / to relax / to loosen
assouplir
42
to toil / to labor / to endeavour (to)
peiner à
43
to tackle
plaquer
44
to sack / to fire
licencier
45
to threaten
menacer
46
to delay / postpone / put off
tarder
47
to happen / to occur / to erupt (alternative verb)
survenir
48
to skim over (a document)
| to fly over
survoler (un document)
49
to manage / to handle
gérer
50
to priorities / to favour
privilégier
51
to break free from
s'affranchir de...
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to remain / to stay in / to stay behind
demeurer
53
to provide / to to obtain / to get
procurer
54
to reconcile / to balance
concilier
55
to achieve / to reach
parvenir
56
to trigger off / to set off / to activate
déclencher
57
to waste / to spoil
gaspiller (waste)
| gâcher (to waste/spoil)
58
to abandon / to desert / to neglect
délaisser
59
to escape from / to elude (prep)
échapper à
60
to appear / to seem / to publish
paraître
pp=paru (published)
61
to succeed / to pass
réussir
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être - present subjunctive
je sois, tu sois, il soit, nous soyons, vous soyez, ils soient
63
faire - present subjunctive
je fasse, tu fasses, il fasse, nous fassions, vous fassiez, ils fassent
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aller - present subjunctive
j’aille, tu ailles, il aille, nous allions, vous alliez, ils aillent
65
avoir - present subjunctive
j’aie, tu aies, il ait, nous ayons, vous ayez, ils aient
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pouvoir - present subjunctive
je puisse, tu puisses, il puisse, nous puissions, vous puissiez, ils puissent
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vouloir - present subjunctive
je veuille, tu veuilles, il veuille, nous voulions, vous vouliez, ils veuillent
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devoir - present subjunctive
je doive, tu doives, il doive, nous devions, vous deviez, ils doivent
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savoir - present subjunctive
je sache, tu saches, il sache, nous sachions, vous sachiez, ils sachent
70
valoir - present subjunctive
je vaille, tu vailles, il vaille, nous valions, vous valiez, ils vaillent
71
to strenghthen / to reinforce / to underpin / to support
renforcer
72
to set up / to initiate / to establish
| not 'commencer' or 'établir'
instaurer
73
to join (as a member)
adhérer à
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to shorten / to curtail / to abridge (something)
raccourcir qqch.
75
to seduce / to allure
séduire
76
to weave / spin / to plait
tisser
77
to index / to itemise
répertorier
78
to convince / to persuade (conj + pp)
convaincre (pp = convaincu)
```
je convaincs
tu convaincs
il convainc
nous convainquons
vous convainquez
ils convainquent
```
79
to unblock / to open up
(NB1 - to emerge from / to come out from...)
(NB2 - to lead up to)
déboucher
NB1 - follow with preposition 'de'
NB2 - follow with preposition 'sur'
80
to bother / to trouble
gêner
| see ironic uses in 'phrases'
81
to require (conj)
```
je requiers
tu requiers
il requiert
nous requérons
vous requérez
ils requièrent
```
pp=requis
82
to aim / to target
viser (see also 'viser à' = to pursue
83
to persue (not poursuivre)
viser à / poursuivre
84
to continue / to pursue (not 'continuer')
poursuivre
85
rejuvenate
rajeunir (regular)
86
to get / to obtain / to procure
se procurer
87
to canvass
démarcher
88
to spread out / to lay out / to display
nb: to sprawl (reflexive)
étaler
nb: s'étaler = to sprawl
89
to join (a company)
intégrer (not reflexive and takes a direct object)
90
to glean (from)
glaner (no preposition)
91
to land (job) / to unhook
décrocher
92
```
to end up in / at
to arrive at / in
to succeed
to lead to
NB: followed sometimes by various prepositions
```
aboutir (+à = to lead to)
aboutir (+sur = to lead to)
aboutir (+dans = to end up in)
93
to network
réseauter
94
to collect / to gather (conj)
| note: reflexive sense also
recueillir
NB: se recueillir = to meditate
```
je recueille
tu recueilles
il recueille
nous recueillons
vous recueillez
ils recueillent
```
95
to strike up / to start / to cut into (cake/time)
entamer
96
to solicit / to request / to beg
| note: spelling
solliciter
97
to resign / to quit (my job)
démissionner (de mon poste)
98
to register with (website) / to register / to enroll
| x3 prepositions
s'inscrire sur (web)
| s'inscrire dans
99
to subsidise
subventionner
100
to kill one another
s'entre-tuer
101
to survive
survivre
102
to hire / to employ
embaucher
103
to ransack / rummage / probe / to search
fouiller
104
to prolong / to extend / linger
prolonger
| NB: the 'g' is soft
105
to testify / to witness / to attest
témoigner
| sometimes followed by 'de'
106
to time (as in a race)
chronométrer
107
to numb / to desensitise
engourdir
108
to get drunk
s'enivrer
nb: to intoxicate = enivrer
109
to devote oneself to / to indulge in...
s'adonner à
| nb: adonner = to devote
110
to swarm / to spread (to other parts) / to expand (to other areas)
essaimer
111
to rally (i.e. support)
rallier
112
to surpass / to exceed / to
dépasser
113
to elapse / to take place
se dérouler
nb: dérouler = unroll / unwind
114
to light / to enlighten / to shine
éclairer
115
to light / to enlighten / to shine
| not illuminer
éclairer
116
to test / to pilot
tester
117
to promote (an idea, not a person) + conj
promouvoir
```
je promeus
tu promeus
il promeut
nous promouvons
vous promouvez
ils promeuvent
```
118
to increase / to expand (conj + pp)
accroître
119
to increase / to expand (conj + pp)
accroître (pp = accru)
```
j'accrois
tu accrois
il accroît / oit
nous accroissons
vous accroissez
ils accroissent
```
120
to rob / to burglarise
cambrioler
121
to press (into the surface) / sink (into the surface) / drive (into the surface) / to ram (open a door) / to bury (your head)
enfoncer
122
to remove / to take away / to kidnap / to abduct
enlever
123
to claw / to scratch
griffer
124
to stretch / to extend / to prolong
étirer
