TEF Useful Verbs

Souligner qqchose

Emphasize sth (underline sth)

Dénoncer quelqu'un, quelque chose

Strongly criticize

Entraîner de

to lead to, to cause

limiter

to limit, restrict

exiger

to demand, require

constater qc

to observe / note

favoriser

to favour, promote, encourage

imposer

to impose, force

parvenir à

to manage to / succeed in

se heurter à

to encounter, to come up against

remédier à

to remedy / address

soutenir

to support

reprocher à quelqu’un de…

to blame / criticize someone for

viser à

to aim to

rappeler

to remind / reiterate

privilégier

to favor / prefer

accentuer

to increase / worsen

renoncer à

to give up / abandon

défendre

to defend / advocate for

s’opposer à

to oppose

mettre en avant

to highlight / emphasize

aboutir à

to result in / lead to

adopter

to adopt / officially introduce

illustrer

to illustrate / show through an example

considérer (remember considérer X comme Y)

to consider / regard as

juger (pattern : juger + noun + adjective)

to consider / judge

provoquer (≈ entraîner)

to cause / trigger

conduire à

to lead to (entraîner / provoquer / conduire à ≈ cause / lead to)

évoquer

mention / bring up

admettre

admit / acknowledge

nier

deny

préconiser

 recommend / advocate

mettre en garde contre

warn against

mettre en cause

to blame / call into question

s’avérer

to turn out to be / prove to be

mettre en évidence

highlight / reveal clearly

nuancer

qualify / make an argument less absolute