French verbs

Manger (mangé)

to eat

Nager (nagé)

to swim

Rire (ri)

to laugh to express joy or amusement

Dormir (dormi)

to sleep

coucher (couché)

to lie down or go to bed

Allumer (allumé)

to turn on or light up

éteindre (éteint)

to turn off or extinguish

gratter (gratté)

to scratch or scrape

jeter (jeté)

to throw or toss

saisir (saisi)

to seize or grasp or grab

ouvrir (ouvert)

to open

voir (vu)

to see or look at

ramener (ramené)

to bring back or return

partir (parti)

to leave or depart

crier (crié)

to shout or scream s

sourire (souri)

to smile

appartenir (appartenu)

to belong or be part of

décevoir (déçu)

to disappoint or let down or decieve

revenir (revenu)

to come back or return

nettoyer (nettoyé)

to clean or make something tidy.

manquer (manqué)

to miss

faire les vaiselle

to do the dishes

faire le lit

to make your bed

casser (cassé)

to break

faire un calin

to hug

s’embrasser (s’embrassé)

to hug or kiss or embrace

perdre (perdu)

to lose or waste

retenir (retenu)

to keep, hold, retain, remember, book

abandonner (abandonné)

to quit, to abandon, to leave , to give up

pousser (poussé)

to push, to drive, to grow, to come through

tirer (tiré)

to pull, to yank, to exert force on

garder (gardé)

to keep, to guard, to take care of

attendre (attendu)

to wait for, to await, to expect

enlèver (enlevé, without è)

to remove, to take off, to abduct, to snatch, to rub off

toucher ( touché)

to touch, to feel, to get to, to reach

laisser (laissé)

to leave, to let

s’étirer (étiré)

to stretch

mentir (menti)

to lie, to fib

tenir (tenu)

to hold, to grasp , to keep (hold on to)

espérer (espéré)

to hope

faire confiance à

to trust

signaler (signalé)

to report, to inform

tenter (tenté)

to attempt, to try, to tempt

rendre (rendu)

to return, to make

falloir (fallu)

to need to, to ought to, to have to

valoir (valu)

to (be) worth, to apply to, to deserve

rentrer (rentré)

to go home, to go into, to return

bebrancher au contre brancher (branché)

to unplug and to plug in (or turn off and on)

deboucher (debouché)

to open, to unblock, to uncork

baisser (baissé)

to lower, to go down, to dim

améliorer (amélioré)

to improve

siffler (sifflé)

to whistle, to hiss

bâiller (bâillé)

to yawn, to gape open

suivre (suivi)

to follow, to watch or keep track of

prêter (prêté)

to lend, to loan, to ascribe, if its ‘se préter á’ it could be ‘ lend itself to’ , there’s alot of ways of using preter to mean, pay attention, be the face of or voice of etc.

emprunter (emprunté)

to take, to borrow

déchiffrer par contre chiffrer (déchiffré, chiffré)

to decipher, to unscramble / to put a cost on, ton assess, to encode

effleurer(effleuré)

to brush, to graze, to scratch, to touch

supprimer (supprimé)

to delete, to abolish, to cancel, to remove (could mean unaliving oneself in some contexts)

déguiser (déguisé)

to disguise, to wear

surveiller (surveillé)

to watch , to follow, to monitor

croiser (croisé)

to cross, to fold, to pass/meet

croire (cru)

to think, to believe

poser (posé)

to install, to put down, to lay

embarrasser (embarrassé)

to trouble, to embarrass, to obstruct

reserver (reservé)

to save, to reserve, to book

coincer

to block/obstruct, to be stuck

séduire (séduit)

to charm, to seduce, to attract

profiter (profité)

to take advantage of, to make the most of

Apprécier (apprécié)

to enjoy, to appreciate, to like

éternuer (éternué)

to sneeze

tousser (toussé)

to cough

pleurer (pleuré)

to cry, to water

entendre (entendu)

to hear

hésiter (hésité)

to hesitate

Reconnâitre (reconnu)

To recognise, to accept , to admit

Rencontrer (rencontré)

To meet, to run into,

Recevoir (reçu)

To receive, to get, to collect/gather

Accueillir (accueilli)

To receive or welcome, to greet

Clinger des yeux (clingé)

To blink your eyes

Pécher (péché)

to sin, to fail/flunk, +par to be guilty of

pêcher(pêché)

to fish (like for poisson)

fouiller (fouillé )

to fish (like look for something comme chercher), to search, to rummage(through)

plonger (plongé)

to fish (like look for something comme chercher), to dive, to plunge (into)

se lever (se levé)

to get up, to rise , to stand

s’arreter (s’arrêté)

to stop, to give up, to end

se coucher (se couché)

to go to bed, to fall on its side

prévoir (prévu)

to predict, to plan, to not forget/make sure to…

se détendre (se détendu)

to relax, to untighten / loosen

se peigner (se peigné)

to comb ones hair

se prépare (se préparé)

to get ready

se reposer (se reposé)

to rest

s’aimer (s’aimé)

to like (love) each other/ oneself

s’embrasser

to kiss each other

se rencontrer (se recontré)

to meet

se disputer (se disputé)

to fight/querrel, to be played (comme une télé)

se quitter (se quitté)

to leave each other / seperate

s’amuser ( s’amusé)

to have fun/ play around/ mess around

s’appeler (s’appelé)

to be named, to call/speak

se débrouiller( se débrouillé)

to manage, to get along , to arrange