Cambridge IGCSE French

être

to be

avoir

to have

aller

to go

faire

to do

donner

to give

mettre

to put

ouvrir; s'ouvrir

to open

montrer

to show

essayer de

to try to

déplacer

to move

excuser

to excuse

emporter

to take away

noter

to note, notice

reporter

to postpone, defer

chercher

to look, search for

se passer

to happen

avoir envie (de) ...

to want to

obliger

to oblige

sembler

to seem

croire

to believe

se renseigner

to find out, enquire

pouvoir

to be able to

avoir l'air

to seem

permettre

to allow

se souvenir

to remember

essayer

to try

s'annoncer

to be brewing

entrer

to enter

décider

to decide

savoir

to know (how to)

avoir assez

to have enough

inquiéter; s'inquiéter

to worry, be worried

plaire

to please

surprendre

to surprise

connaître

to know, be acquainted with

écouter

to listen

tirer

to pull

avoir de la chance

to be lucky

réaliser

to carry out

toucher

to affect

bouger

to move

marcher

to walk

trouver

to find

insister

to insist

arrêter ...

to stop

utiliser

to use

vider

to empty

cacher

to hide

encourager

to encourage

habiter

to live

s'arrêter

to stop, end

animer

to liven up, lead, organise

entendre

to hear

apporter

to bring

marcher

to work (function)

retrouver

to find, rediscover, get back

désirer

to desire, want

reconnaître

to recognise

porter

to wear, carry

rester

to stay

s'asseoir

to sit down

arriver

to arrive

allumer

to switch on

guider

to guide

décrire

to describe

contacter

to contact

entourer

to surround

contrôler

to control

accepter

to accept

envoyer

to send

poser

to put, lay down, ask (e.g. a question)

regarder

to watch, look at

remarquer

to point out, observe, notice

couvrir

to cover

rendre ...

to make (+ verb or noun)

venir

to come

recevoir

to receive

retourner

to return

gagner

to earn, win

voir

to see

surveiller

to watch, supervise

se dépêcher

to hurry

avoir peur

to be frightened, scared

payer

to pay

descendre

to descend, go down

offrir

to offer

dire

to say, tell

raconter

to tell, describe

monter

to climb

rater

to miss

garder

to keep

revenir

to come back

déranger

to disturb

prendre

to take

se voir

to see oneself, be seen

parler

to speak, talk

rentrer

to get home, get back, return

marquer

to mark

ennuyer

to bore

vouloir

to want