French Summer Verbs

s’adresser à

speak to

analyser

to analyze

caractériser

to characterize

citer

to quote

comparer

to compare

comprendre

to understand

conclure

to conclude

critiquer

to criticize/critique

décrire

to describe

déduire

to deduce/infer

dire

to say/tell

éviter

to avoid

améliorer

to improve

baisser

to lower

augmenter

to increase

diminuer

to decrease

réduire

to reduce

résider/vivre

to live/to experience

éteindre

to turn off

allumer

to turn on

avoir hâte de

to be excited to…

détruire

to destroy

polluer

to pollute

exprimer

to express

illustrer

to illustrate

indiquer

to indicate

se produire

to produce

promouvoir

to promote

rédiger

to write/draft

se référer à

to refer to

résumer

to summarize

révéler

to reveal

souligner

to emphasize

suggérer

vouloir dire

vouloir dire

to mean

épouser

to marry

se marier

to get married

célébrer

to celebrate

déménager

to move

rendre (heureux)

to make (happy)

avoir lieu

to take place

louer

to rent

apprécier

to appreciate

rater/échouer à

to fail

enseigner

to teach

se demandre

to wonder

protéger

to protect

recycler

to recycle

gaspiller

to waste

manquer

to lack

traverser (les frontières)

to cross (the borders)

apprendre par cœur

to memorize

attendre

to wait for

améliorer

to improve

réduire

to reduce

diminuer

to diminish

baisser

to lower

augmenter

to increase

éteindre

to turn off

fermer

to close

se trouver/se situer

to be situated

brûler/se brûler/la brûlure

to burn/to get burnt/the burn

chercher

to look for

commencer à faire quelque chose

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

se mettre à + infinitif

to begin to

se servir de + nom

to use

s’intégrer

to integrate oneself

se pacser

to get common-law married

se reposer

to rest

accompagner

to accompany

aider

to help

consacrer

to consecrate

avoir besoin de

to need

ajouter

to add to

gagner

to win

épargner

to save

économiser

to save money

dépenser

to spend

s’amuser

to have fun

apprécier

to appreciate

apprendre

to learn

s’arrêter de

to stop

faire la cuisine/cuisiner

to cook

faire la vaisselle

to do the dishes

couper

to cut

se coucher/se mettre au lit

to go to bed

courir

to run

avoir hâte de…

to look forward to…

avoir honte de…

to be ashamed of…

avoir horreur de

to hate

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