The big list of French verbs

The big list

Avoir faim

To be hungry

Avoir soif

To be thirsty

Avoir chaud

To be hot

Avoir froid

To be cold

Avoir tort

To be wrong

Avoir raison

To be right

Avoir de la chance

To be lucky

Avoir sommeil

To be sleepy

Avoir peur

To be afraid

Avoir envie de

To feel like/want to

Avoir besoin de

To need

Avoir mal à

To have a pain in

Avoir l’air

To seem

Avoir lieu

To take place

Avoir du mal

To have difficulty in

Avoir honte

To be ashamed

Avoir confiance (en)

To trust (in)

Avoir de l’expérience

To have experience

Avoir de la patience

To have patience

Avoir de la compassion

To have compassion

Accepter

To accept

Accompagner

To accompany

Varier

To vary

adorer

to adore, love

aider

to help

apporter

to bring

apprécier

to appreciate (value, rate highly)

bavarder

to chat

cesser

to stop

chanter

to sing

chercher

to look for

laver

to wash

marcher

to walk

monter

to go up(stairs)

montrer

to show

organiser

to organise

oublier

to forget

parler

to speak

passer

to pass; spend (time)

penser

to think

porter

to carry

pratiquer

to practice

continuer

to continue

danser

to dance

décider

to decide

déjeuner

to have lunch

demander

to ask

dépenser

to spend

fermer

to close

dîner

to have dinner

donner

to give

écouter

to listen to

emporter

to take/carry away/carry off

préparer

to prepare

présenter

to present

prêter

to lend

raconter

to tell/tell about/relate

refuser

to reguse

regarder

to look at

remercier

to thank

rencontrer

to meet (by chance

entrer

to enter

aimer

to like/love

étudier

to study

hésiter

to hesitate

inviter

to invite

jouer

to play

laisser

to leave behind/let

retourner

to return/come/go back

retrouver

to meet (by appointment)

saluer

to greet

supporter

to bear/stand

téléphoner

to phone

travailler

to work

traverser

to cross

trouver

to find

rejoinder

to join

planifier

to plan

manquer

to miss

finir

to finish

choisir

to choose

partir

to leave

dormir

to sleep

ouvrir

to open

sentir

to smell

applaudir

to applaud

établir

to establish

réfléchir

to reflect

grandir

to grow

réussir

to succeed

agir

to act

punir

to punish

réunir

to gather

accomplir

to accomplish

avertir

to warn

définir

to define

rougir

to blush