French Verbs

apprendre par coeur

to memorize

attendre

to wait for

améliorer

to improve

réduire

to reduce

diminuer

to diminish

baisser

to turn down, lower

augmenter

to increase, raise

éteindre

to turn off

fermer

to close

allumer

to turn on

se trouver, se situer

to be located, situated (similar as "être" for a place)

ouvrir

to open

se reposer

to rest, to relax

accompagner

to accompany, go with

aider

to help

consacrer

to devote

avoir besoin de

to need

ajouter

to add to

gagner

to earn, to win

épargner

to save

économiser

to save money

dépensER

to spend (money)

s'amuser

to have fun

apprécier

to appreciate

apprendre

to learn

s'arrêter de

to stop (doing something)

brûler/se brûler, la brûlure

to burn /to get burnt / the burn

chercher

to look for

commencer à faire qc

to start to do something

comprendre

to understand

conduire

to drive

connaître

to know someone

savoir

to know (a fact)

conseiller / un conseil

to advise; advice

corriger

to correct; to edit

se coucher/se mettre au lit

to go to bed

couper

to cut

courir

to run

couvrir (p-c couvert)

to cover

crier

to shout

faire la cuisine/cuisiner

to cook

faire la vaisselle

to do the dishes

faire la lessive

to do the laundry

faire le ménage

to do the cleaning

faire les courses

to go grocery shopping

faire les magasins

to go shopping

poser un lapin (à quelqu'un)

to stand someone up

passer un coup de fil

to make a phone call

découvrir

to discover, to find out

demander

to ask

se dépêcher

to hurry

se demander

to ask oneself, to wonder

déranger

to bother, to disturb

s'embêter/s'ennuyer

to be/get bored

devoir

to have to, must

suivre

to follow; to take (a class)

dire

to say, to tell

durer

to last

échanger

to exchange, to swap

échouer à un examen, rater un ex-

to fail an exam

embrasser / s'embrasser

to kiss

enlever

to remove

enseigner quelque chose à

to teach something to someone

envoyer

to send

essayer

to try, to try on

expliquer qc à qn

to explain sth to sb

fonctionner/marcher

to function, to work

fumer

to smoke

garder la voiture

to park the car

s'habiller/se déshabiller

to get dressed/to get undressed

s'inquiéter (de), se faire du souci pour quelqu'un

to worry about (someone)

jeter

to throw

jeter un coup d'oeil

to glance at

lire

to read

louer

to rent

avoir mal

to have an ache

avoir envie de

to feel like

avoir peur de

to be afraid of

avoir soif/faim

to be thirsty/hungry

marcher

to walk to work / to function

se marier

to get married

épouser quelqu'un

to marry someone

mériter

to deserve

mettre

to put

permettre

to allow

promettre

to promise

nettoyer

to clean

balayer

to sweep

habiter

to live

vivre

to live

obtenir

to obtain

appartenir à

to belong to

oublier

to forget

faire payer qn

to charge someone

se faire couper les cheveux

to get a haircut

faire reparer (la voiture)

to have the car repaired

peindre

to paint

se plaindre de qn/qc

to complain about someone/something

perdre

to lose

peser le pour et le contre

to weigh the pros and cons