Theme 3 (F): Communication and the world around us. The environment and where people live. VERBS

(aux) élu

elected | (have, has) elected

(aux) vécu

lived | (have, has) lived

aider (… à + infinitive)

(to) help (someone + verb) | helping (someone + verb)

allumer

(to) turn on | turning on

améliorer

(to) improve | improving

attaquer

(to) attack | attacking

augmenter; s'augmenter

(to) increase, raise | increasing, raising; to grow, expand | growing, expanding

bénéficier de + noun

(to) get, receive, benefit from + noun | getting, receiving, benefitting from + noun

brûler

(to) burn, be on fire | burning, being on fire

causer

(to) cause | causing

comparer

(to) compare | comparing

conduire

(to) drive | driving

construire

(to) build, construct | building, constructing

contribuer

(to) contribute | contributing

décrire

(to) describe | describing

défendre

(to) defend, stand up for, forbid | defending, standing up for, forbidding

détruire

(to) destroy | destroying

développer

(to) develop | developing

diminuer

(to) lower, decrease | lowering, decreasing

disparaître

(to) disappear | disappearing

donner

(to) give | giving

élire

(to) elect | electing

exister

(to) exist | existing

fabriquer

(to) manufacture, produce, make | manufacturing, producing, making

gérer

(to) manage, handle, deal with | managing, handling, dealing with

habiter

(to) live (somewhere) | living (somewhere)

inquiéter; s'inquiéter (de + noun)

(to) bother, disturb | bothering, disturbing; (to) be worried (about + noun) | being worried (about + noun)

jeter

(to) throw | throwing

lutter

(to) fight, struggle | fighting, struggling

manifester

(to) protest, demonstrate | protesting, demonstrating

menacer (de + infinitive)

(to) threaten (+ verb) | threatening (+ verb)

nettoyer

(to) clean | cleaning

organiser; s'organiser

(to) organise | organising; (to) get organised | getting organised

participer à + noun

(to) take part in + noun, participate in + noun | taking part in + noun, participating in + noun

polluer

(to) pollute │ polluting

préserver

(to) preserve, protect | preserving, protecting

prévenir

(to) let know, warn | letting know, warning

protéger

(to) protect | protecting

rechercher

(to) look for, collect | looking for, collecting

recycler

(to) recycle | recycling

réduire

(to) reduce | reducing

refuser (de + infinitive)

(to) refuse (+ verb) | refusing (+ verb)

remplacer (par + noun)

(to) replace (with + noun) | replacing (with + noun)

respecter

(to) respect | respecting

risquer (de + infinitive)

(to) risk (+ verb) | risking (+ verb)

sauver; se sauver

(to) rescue, save | rescuing, saving; (to) escape, get away|escaping, getting away

situer; se situer

(to) place, put, situate | placing, putting, situating; (to) be situated, take place | being situated, taking place

souffrir

(to) suffer | suffering

surprendre

(to) surprise | surprising

tourner

(to) turn, go round | turning, going round

transformer (en + noun)

(to) transform (into + noun) | transforming (into + noun)

travailler

(to) work | working

traverser

(to) cross | crossing

trouver; se trouver

(to) find | finding; (to) be situated|being situated

tuer

(to) kill | killing

utiliser

(to) use | using

vendre

(to) sell | selling

vis | vis !

(I) live | (I) am living | (I) have been living | (you (sing informal)) live | (you (sing informal)) are living | (you (sing informal)) have been living | live! (sing informal)

visiter

(to) visit | visiting

vit

(she, he, it, one) lives | (she, he, it, one) is living | (she, he, it, one) has been living | (we (informal, impersonal)) live | (we (informal, impersonal)) are living | (we (informal, impersonal)) have been living

vivre

(to) live | living

voter

(to) vote | voting