Verbs/Expressions Flashcards
(137 cards)
1
Q
To spoil (food)
A
S’avarier, se gâter
2
Q
To spoil (smn or smth)
A
Gâcher
3
Q
To slow down
A
Ralentir
4
Q
To laugh, to laugh at
A
Rire, se rire de
5
Q
To swear
A
Jurer
6
Q
To shelter, to house, to accommodate
A
Abriter
7
Q
To grasp, take hold of, seize; to enter or input (computers)
A
Saisir
8
Q
To undermine
A
Saper
9
Q
To impose, overwhelm, oppress, burden
A
Accabler
10
Q
To deliver, to give up, to abandon
A
Livrer
11
Q
To steal, to thieve, to deprive; to shield, to protect
A
Dérober
12
Q
To hedge, equivocate, be evasive
To evade, shirk
A
Se dérober
Se dérober à
13
Q
To finish (also complete, kill, finish off)
A
Achever
14
Q
To pet
A
Caresser
15
Q
To call someone “tu”, to be on first name terms with someone
A
Tutoyer, se tutoyer
Requires object pronoun, or is reflexive for a group of people
16
Q
To lock
A
Verrouiller
17
Q
To distress, to worry
A
Angoisser
18
Q
To be distressed, to worry
A
S’angoisser
19
Q
To ram
A
Enfoncer (+object), frapper (+person)
20
Q
To cram, stuff
A
Fourrer
21
Q
To shove, push
A
Pousser
22
Q
To fall asleep
A
S’endormir
23
Q
To patrol
A
Patrouiller
24
Q
To have one’s sea legs
A
Avoir le pied marin
25
To may, may well, might as well
Avoir beau
26
To stay, remain, reside
Demeurer
27
To take, to lead
Emmener
28
Faire passer la pilule
Sweeten the pill
29
To try, to attempt; to tempt
Tenter qch/de faire; tenter (+person)
30
To give it a try
Tenter le coup
31
To try one's chance
Tenter sa chance
32
To tempt fate, court disaster
Tenter le diable
33
To crap, to shit
Chier
34
To giggle, laugh
Se marrer
35
To do, play at; put, put on, chuck on (familiar)
Foutre
36
To laugh at, make fun of; not give a shit/damn/fuck
Se foutre de
37
To put yourself, to get yourself
Se foutre
38
To fuck off
Aller se faire foutre
39
To not care, to not give a shit (about something)
S'en foutre
40
To put out, to kick out
Foutre (qqn) à la porte
41
To be sick (of something), to be fed up (with something)
En avoir marre (de qch)
42
Enough already
C'est marre
43
To exercise, to train
Entraîner
44
To train yourself
S'entraîner
45
To do something stupid
Faire une connerie
46
To clear, remove
Débarrasser
47
To get rid of, shrug off, take off
Se débarrasser
48
To be in conflict with
Être en conflit avec
49
To whisper
Chuchoter
50
To chuckle
Glousser
51
To catch, grab, come down with
Attraper
52
To be caught (illnesses, animals, etc)
S'attraper
53
To catch cold
Attraper froid
54
To get sunburnt
Attraper un coup de soleil
55
To sunburn
Prendre des coups de soleil
56
To give way, let go of, release, drop, let loose (smth) on (smn)
Lâcher
57
To relax, let your hair down, chill
Se lâcher
58
To catch, grab, come down with
Attraper
59
To be caught (illnesses, animals, etc)
S'attraper
60
To catch cold
Attraper froid
61
To get sunburnt
Attraper un coup de soleil
62
To tense, to contract; to irritate
Crisper
63
To be irritated
Se crisper
64
To get angry with someone
Se fâcher contre (qqn)
65
To update
Mettre (qch) à jour
66
To get up to date, get up to speed, catch up
Se mettre à jour
67
To expose, uncover, bring to light
Mettre au jour
68
To reveal, show, unveil, give (smth) away; to develop (film)
Révéler
69
To turn out, to reveal itself, to prove; to become known
Se révéler
70
To turn to be be (smth), to prove to be (smth)
S'avérer
71
To expose, uncover, bring to light
Mettre au jour
72
To reveal, show, unveil, give (smth) away; to develop (film)
Révéler
73
To turn out, to reveal itself, to prove; to become known
Se révéler
74
To turn to be be (smth), to prove to be (smth)
S'avérer
75
To inform (sb), to let (sb) know (smth), to inform (sb) of/about (smth), to keep (sb) updated
Informer (qqn) de (qch), informer (qqn) que (qch)
76
To inquire about
S'informer de/sur (qch)
77
I regret to inform you that, I'm sorry to inform you that
J'ai le regret de vous informer que...
78
To unearth, find
Dénicher
79
To flow, run, stream
Ruisseler
80
Get lost!
Dégage!
81
To save
faire gagner (money, time); économiser (save money); sauver (rescue); garder (keep, hold); sauvegarder (file)
82
To tattoo
Tatouer
83
To have a good time
S'enjailler
84
To cut, to notch
Entailler
85
To cut one's finger
S'entailler le doigt
86
To sink (boats)
Couler
87
To support, prop up, help, maintain
Soutenir
88
To support yourself; (of multiple people) to support one another; also to argue or maintain
Se soutenir
89
To melt or dissolve
Foudre
90
To melt into the crowd
Se fondre dans la masse
91
To melt into the background
Se fondre dans le décor
92
To blend into the landscape
Se fondre dans le paysage
93
To melt into, get lost in
Se fondre dans
94
To burst into tears
Se fondre en larmes
95
To melt something
Faire fondre (qch) (also can be just fondre)
96
To melt smn's heart
Faire fondre (qqn)
97
To found, create
Fonder
98
To slide, run (on a track)
Coulisser
99
To slip, slide, skid
Glisser
100
To insinuate yourself, slip, slide
Se glisser
101
To bark
Aboyer
102
To lick
Lécher
103
To suit, be suitable to, be convient for
Convenir à
104
To own up to, to admit to
Convenir de
105
To admit that, to acknowledge that, to agree that
Convenir que
106
To agree to do something
Convenir de faire
107
To be well suited
Se convenir
108
To set a date, fix a date
Convenir d'un rendez-vous, convenir d'une date
109
To agree
En convenir (also en être d'accord)
110
To shine, sparkle, glow, stand out
Briller
111
To be difficult for smn to do smth
Être pénible à qqn de faire qch
112
To take smn hostage
Prendre qqn en otage
113
To hold/take smn hostage
Retenir qqn en otage
114
To heal, cure
Guérir
115
To recover from, get over
Se guérir
116
To shout, bellow, wail, caterwaul
Gueuler
117
To be headed for disaster
Foncer (droit) dans le mur
118
To flatter
Flatter
119
To flatter yourself
Se flatter
120
To shock, offend, upset; to crash into
Choquer
121
To calm, pacify, appease
Apaiser
122
To stay awake, stay with smn
Veiller
123
To watch, take care of, keep watch over
Veiller sur
124
To ensure, make sure of, take care of (smth)
Veiller à
125
To happen, occur, come of
Advenir
126
To travel, cross, wander, skim, look over
Parcourir
127
To deny, refute
Nier
128
To shift, release, emit, displace, move, reject
Rejeter
129
To shift the blame onto
Rejeter la faute sur
130
To delight, please
Réjouir
131
To be glad, be delighted, rejoice
Se réjouir
132
To burgle, to break into
Cambrioler
133
To be famished
Avoir la dalle
134
To lie
Mentir
135
To deceive oneself
Se mentir
136
To serve
Servir
137
To gather, pick up
Cueillir
