Verbs 3 Flashcards by Dougy C

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compter

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to be made up of, composed

se composer de

Il se compose de quatre choses

consister en [qch] / à faire [qch]

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to throw out, fire someone

virer

Tu es viré !

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to think, reflect

réfléchir

réfléchir à qch - J’y réfléchis
penser à qqn (can use tonique penser à lui)

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to let go of, release, give

lâcher

lache moi !

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to start up, get going (eg. a vehicle)

démarrer

Démarrez le moteur !

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1) to laugh, joke
2) to laugh, giggle

rigoler
rire

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to hang up (physical - clothes, phone)
- reflexive: get hung up on something

to hang/dangle

raccrocher
se raccrocher
pendre

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to fear

craindre

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to say

dire

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to annoy
ref: get annoyed

énerver
s’énerver

Il m’énerve / Il énerve moi

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1) to damage, harm
2) to break, crack, shatter

endommager
casser

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to pester, harass

embêter

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to irritate, tease

agacer

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to lie down, stretch oneself out

to lay something down

s’allonger
allonger

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to discover

découvrir

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to pour, leak, run, sink

couler

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to hit

heurter

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to find something lost, meet (planned),
ref: meet together

retrouver

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to meet, run into (chance)

rencontrer
se rencontrer

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to get together, meet, gather up

Meet up for a drink

réunir

Se Réunir autour d’un verre

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to join up with, to join

rejoindre

En 2016 j’ai rejoint l’armée de l’air.

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to move, shift

bouger

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to take off (aero)

décoller

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to kiss

embrasser

to heat

chauffer

to supply

fournir

to verify, check, test

vérifier

to flee

fuir je fuyais j'ai fui

to order, put in order

ordonner

to suppress, control

réprimer (Supprimer - remove/delete!)

to try, attempt some action, to tempt

tenter essayer de faire + infinitive Je vais essayer de le faire venir I will try get him to come.

to be taller, to exceed He surpassed his hopes

dépasser Il a dépassé ses espérances

to treat, care for, look after

soigner

to note, observe

constater (not subj)

to cough

tousser

to sneeze

éternuer

to twist (oneself)

se tordre

to squeeze, grip, tighten

serrer

to walk yourself to walk (a dog)

se promener promener

to park

garer

to hide (oneself)

(se) cacher

to chase/hunt down/pursue (most aggressive) To chase (less aggressive) To follow (least aggressive)

Pourchasser Poursuivre Suivre (follow)

to validate, punch, compost

composter

to tear I tore up the letter in anger

déchirer J'ai déchiré la lettre en colère

to start a fire (vandal)

mettre le feu

to light a fire

allumer un feu

to treat yourself (A disease) to be treated

se soigner

to get injured

se blesser se faire mal Je me suis fait mal au pied en courant.

to break (oneself)

se casser

to swing/rock oneself

se balancer

to put back

remettre

to let go / fire (formal)

licencier

to resign If he doesn't get this promotion, he will resign

démissionner Si il n’obtient pas cette promotion, il démissionnera.

to hire, appoint

embaucher

to reach, attain, achieve

atteindre

to specialise oneself in

se spécialiser en Il se spécialise en ingénierie électrique

to begin, commence

débuter / commencer

to appear, to seem

apparaître / sembler

to appear/go before

comparaître L’inculpé comparaît devant le juge

to plead, claim

plaider

to recognise, admit to

reconnaître

to kill

tuer

to touch, move, affect

toucher

to thank I thank you for being here today

remercier [qqn] pour [qch] remercier [qqn] d'avoir faire [qch] Je vous remercie d'être venus ici aujourd'hui

to deliver

livrer

to wish to hope

souhaiter qch / à qqn de faire qch espérer /faire qch

to borrow

emprunter

to try to find out

chercher à savoir Je cherche à savoir combien ça coute.

to admit, reveal, confess

avouer Le prisonnier a avoué son crime

to carry out (a task) Go on work placement / training course

effectuer Effectuer un stage J’effectuerai un stage en français

to collect, see, look for

rechercher

to warn, inform

prévenir [qqn] de [qch] Je te suis prévenu de ça ! Je l'en suis prévenu.

to escape, flee

fuir

to desert

déserter

to testify, give evidence

témoigner

had enough of

en avoir assez J'en ai assez !

to exchange, talk about

échanger

to expect/await

s'attendre à

to stay, spend time, remain

séjourner

to favour

privilégier

to develop, grow, cultivate

développer

to build

construire

to blink

ciller

to tow

remorquer

to drift

dériver

to handle things/manage to squabble, fall out to scramble

se débrouiller se brouiller brouiller

to feel

se sentir / se trouver

to miss (a train/bus)

rater

to cancel/undo

annuler

to divide/split

éclater

to stick (phys)/adhere/(agree with) / join

adhérer (à) Voudrais-vous adhérer au programme ?

to faint

s'évanouir Elle avait eu une frayeur et soudain elle s’est évanouie

to knock down/demolish (collapse)

(s')effronder

to consider/contemplate

envisager considérer

to watch over

surveiller

to direct/guide/steer

diriger

to fill

remplir

to blow/exhale

souffler

Verbs 3 Flashcards

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