French Verbs

réussir

to pass, to succeed

naviguer

to sail

trier

to sort

emballer

to wrap

se taire

to be quiet; to shut up

décrocher

to pick up the phone

raccrocher

to hang up the phone

appuyer

to press, to push

assister

to attend

apercevoir

to catch sight of

aller à

to fit, suit

se rappeler

to remember

se preparer

to prepare, to get ready

se garer

to park

se sentir

to feel

s'en aller

to go away

tâcher

to strive

souffler

to blow

grignoter

to snack, nibble

griffonner

to scribble

souhaiter

to wish, to hope

faire tomber

to drop

défaire

to undo, to unpack

décoller

to take off (plane)

mefier

to distrust

dépanner

to troubleshoot

renverser

to knock over

se réunir

to gather, assemble

applaudir

to applaud

discuter

to discuss

s'endormir

to fall asleep

éternuer

to sneeze

épuiser

to exhaust

empêcher

to prevent

diriger

to lead/to be in charge of

rendre

to hand in (homework)

saigner

to bleed

enlever

to remove

éviter

to avoid

appartenir

to belong to

tenir

to hold

accrocher avec

to get hooked on

s'integrer

to integrate

se lancer dans

to jump into

apprivoiser

to tame

bosser

to work

rendre visite à

to visit someone

décrocher un travail

to get a job

cocher

to check off

dégager

to clear, identify

abonder

to be plentiful

chasser

to hunt

receler

to contain

régner

to reign

louer

to rent

élargir

to widen, expand

ralentir

to slow down

agrandir

to enlarge

appauvrir

to impoverish

enrichir

to enrich

remplacer

to replace

bâtir

to build

lancer

to throw, launch

loger

to stay, lodge

rédiger

to draft, write

paraître

to appear, to seem

bouleverser

to upset, distress

s'occuper de

to take care of (something)

prendre soin de

to take care of (someone)

déchirer

to tear

coudre

to sew

abîmer

to damage

se serrer la main

to shake hands

filer

to run (I've got to go!)

se déplacer

to get around

éteindre

to turn off

arroser

to water the plants

coincer

to be stuck

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effacer

to erase

grelotter

to shiver

bouillir

to boil

faire cuire

to bake, to cook

convaincre

to convince

faire fonctionner

to operate (machinery)

faire fondre

to melt

faire frire

to fry

penser à

to think about someone/something

penser de

to think about (have an opinion on)

rappeler

to remind

se tromper de

to be mistaken about

tromper

to cheat on

tricher

to trick, cheat

craindre

to fear, be afraid of

resoudre

to solve, to resolve

garder

to keep

allumer

to light, to turn on

apporter

to bring (something)

emporter

to take away, to carry away

être en train de

to be in the process of