Verbs Flashcards

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Rôder

A

To prowl; to roam

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2
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Parvenir

A

To reach somewhere after considerable effort

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3
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Errer

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To wander or rove

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4
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Éprouver

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To experience; to test; to undergo

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5
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Tressaillir

A

To start (be startled); to quiver; to tremble

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6
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Ôter

A

To remove

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7
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Tracasser

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To bother (colloquial)

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8
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Emmagasiner

A

To stock

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9
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Rompre

A

To break

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10
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Noircir

A

To blacken

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11
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Grogner

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To grunt; to growl; to snarl

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12
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Bégayer

A

To stammer

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13
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Rouer

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To roll up

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14
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Échantillonner

A

To sample

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15
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Soupçonner

A

To suspect; to doubt

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16
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Écouler

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To flow slowly and regularly

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17
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Astreindre

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To oblige; to make; to compel; to constrain

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18
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Balbutier

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To stammer; to babble; to be in its infancy (figurative)

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19
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Bénir

A

To bless

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20
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Capitonner

A

To upholster; to pad a wall

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21
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Clouer

A

To nail

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22
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Clocher

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To ring a bell; to wobble

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23
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Cueillir

A

To gather; to pick; to pluck; to garner

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24
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Ébouriffer

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To ruffle; to tousle; to dishevel; to astound; to stun

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Éffleurer
To brush; to graze; to scratch; to cross one’s mind
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Élancer
To cause throbbing pain
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S’élancer
To set forth; to rush forward; to embark upon; to soar up
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Embaumer
To embalm; to fill with the smell of balm
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Escrimer
To fence; to toil; to strive
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Étreindre
To embrace; to hug; to clasp; to clinch; to choke (emotions)
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S’extasier
To go into ecstasies; to go into raptures
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Friper
To crease; to crumple; to wrinkle
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Gravir
To climb
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Harceler
To harass; to pester; to harry
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Hérisser
To bristle; to bother
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Interpeller
To call out; to hail; to stop or question (police); to remind
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Luire
To shine; to glisten; to gleam
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Mêler
To mix; to combine; to involve; to implicate
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Minauder
To simper
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Ouïr
To hear
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Semer
To sow; to scatter; to sprinkle
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Tâter
To feel; to palpitate
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Vêtir
To dress
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Enfreindre
To breach
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Restreindre
To restrict
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Contraindre
To compel
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Accourir
To hurry
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Secouer
To shake
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Saisir
To grasp, to seize
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Ensorceler
To bewitch, enchant
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Pocharder
Get drunk
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Maculer
To stain cf immaculate
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Gâter
To spoil; rot; worsen
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Vautrer
To wallow
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Celer
Keep secret, literary
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Ciseler
To chisel; To work meticulously
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Marteler
To hammer
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Peler
To peel a fruit
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Receler
To conceal
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Démanteler
To demolish walls, fortifications; Deconstruct methodically; Destroy, disorganise, figurative
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Breveter
To patent
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Cliqueter
To click To rattle
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Déchiqueter
To shred
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Épousseter
To dust
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Feuilleter
To leaf; To browse; (Through a book, a pamphlet...)
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Voleter
To flutter