Verbs Flashcards

1
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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

A

To wander or rove

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4
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Éprouver

A

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
Q

Ôter

A

To remove

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7
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Tracasser

A

To bother (colloquial)

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8
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Emmagasiner

A

To stock

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9
Q

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

A

To grunt; to growl; to snarl

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12
Q

Bégayer

A

To stammer

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13
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Rouer

A

To roll up

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14
Q

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

A

To flow slowly and regularly

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17
Q

Astreindre

A

To oblige; to make; to compel; to constrain

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18
Q

Balbutier

A

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

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19
Q

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
Q

Clouer

A

To nail

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22
Q

Clocher

A

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

A

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

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25
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Éffleurer

A

To brush; to graze; to scratch; to cross one’s mind

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26
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Élancer

A

To cause throbbing pain

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27
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S’élancer

A

To set forth; to rush forward; to embark upon; to soar up

28
Q

Embaumer

A

To embalm; to fill with the smell of balm

29
Q

Escrimer

A

To fence; to toil; to strive

30
Q

Étreindre

A

To embrace; to hug; to clasp; to clinch; to choke (emotions)

31
Q

S’extasier

A

To go into ecstasies; to go into raptures

32
Q

Friper

A

To crease; to crumple; to wrinkle

33
Q

Gravir

A

To climb

34
Q

Harceler

A

To harass; to pester; to harry

35
Q

Hérisser

A

To bristle; to bother

36
Q

Interpeller

A

To call out; to hail; to stop or question (police); to remind

37
Q

Luire

A

To shine; to glisten; to gleam

38
Q

Mêler

A

To mix; to combine; to involve; to implicate

39
Q

Minauder

A

To simper

40
Q

Ouïr

A

To hear

41
Q

Semer

A

To sow; to scatter; to sprinkle

42
Q

Tâter

A

To feel; to palpitate

43
Q

Vêtir

A

To dress

44
Q

Enfreindre

A

To breach

45
Q

Restreindre

A

To restrict

46
Q

Contraindre

A

To compel

47
Q

Accourir

A

To hurry

48
Q

Secouer

A

To shake

49
Q

Saisir

A

To grasp, to seize

50
Q

Ensorceler

A

To bewitch, enchant

51
Q

Pocharder

A

Get drunk

52
Q

Maculer

A

To stain cf immaculate

53
Q

Gâter

A

To spoil; rot; worsen

54
Q

Vautrer

A

To wallow

55
Q

Celer

A

Keep secret, literary

56
Q

Ciseler

A

To chisel;

To work meticulously

57
Q

Marteler

A

To hammer

58
Q

Peler

A

To peel a fruit

59
Q

Receler

A

To conceal

60
Q

Démanteler

A

To demolish walls, fortifications;

Deconstruct methodically;

Destroy, disorganise, figurative

61
Q

Breveter

A

To patent

62
Q

Cliqueter

A

To click

To rattle

63
Q

Déchiqueter

A

To shred

64
Q

Épousseter

A

To dust

65
Q

Feuilleter

A

To leaf;

To browse;

(Through a book, a pamphlet…)

66
Q

Voleter

A

To flutter