colette pt 1

abonner, s'

to subscribe, to

abonner à, s'

to subscribe to

accabler

to overwhelm

achever

to complete

adoucir

to soften

affiner

to refine

agripper

to grab, to seize, to clutch. urgent forceful

altérer

to alter

argenter

to silver

assaillir

to assault

bercer, se

to rock, to cradle, to sway, usually used with babies

ref: to lull oneself, a self soothing action

bleuter

to turn blue

bouillir

to boil

broder

to embroider

cerner

to surround

chanceler

to stagger, to waver - losing balance, shifting emotionally

chantonner

to hum with words

cheminer

to walk

choir

to fall

cirer

to wax, to polish- like what you do to shoes, floors, etc

claquer

to slam

clore

to close

conquérir

to conquer

coucher

to sleep

coudre

to sew

courroucer

to wrath, to anger, to provoke anger

craquer

to crack

something cracking, snapping, or breaking suddenly. a sharp or loud sound is implied

also losing control mentally or emotionally, like cracking under pression at work

creuser

to dig

crisser

to screech

cueiller

to pick

dédaigner

to disdain

démêler

to unravel

détremper

to soak

dompter

to tame

dresser, se

to set up, to train, to prepare, to raise something

ref: to stand up, to rise up against something, to tower over

écarter, s'

to move away

échauder

to scald

éclore

to hatch

égarer, s’

to misplace, to lose, to lead someone astray figuratively

ref: to get oneself lost

embaumer

to embalm

émouvoir, s’

to move, to touch, to stir - related to emotions

ref: to be moved, to become emotional

emperler

to pearl, to cover with pearls, to embellsh with pearls

emplir

to fill, less common, or literary

enfler

to swell in a natural way, like in inflammation, injury, an acculumation of air or liquid

not gonfler, which suggests to external factors, like blowing air into something like a balloon, tire, etc

enjouer

to play

élancer, s'

to throw, to hurl, to send something moving suddenly and forcefully in a particular direction

ref: to embrace, rush forward, to dash ahead

enrouler, s'

to roll, to wind, to wrap

reflexive: to roll up, to wrap oneself, to coil oneself

entrevoir

to glimpse

envirer

to intoxicate, to make someone drunk, or overwhelm them in a figurative sense

envoler, s'

to fly away,

épier

to spy

épingler

to pin

étinceler

to sparkle

étirer, s'

to stretch,

évanouir

to faint

feindre

to pretend

fêler

to crack

fendre, se

to split, to cut open, to split/break something into 2,

reflexive: force someone’s self to do something, to spend money unwillingly, to lunge in fencing

feuilleter

to browse

fondre

to melt

fouler

to trample

fourmiller

to swarm

fredonner

to hum with no lyrics, just the melody

frémir

to shudder, to physically tremble out of fear, excitement, awe, etc, or just simply a light vibration of something. more internal and less intense than frissonner

frissonner

to shiver

frustrer

to frustrate

gaufrer

to emboss

gercer, se

to chap

ref: to get chapped

gicler

to squirt

givrer

to frost

gonfler

to swell, unaturally

grésiller

to sizzle

gronder

to scold, to growl, to rumble

haler

to haul

hanter

to haunt

happer

to grab, to seize, to snatch - with SPEED, implies that what is being grabbed is difficult to catch. usually references to animals

not commonly used

immobiliser

to immobilize

incliner, s'

tilt, lean, or bend in a particlar direction

ref: to bow, to bend forward, often as a gesture of respect, or submission

lisser

to smooth

longer

to go along, follow the edge of, or move parallel to something, to avoid a thought, to barely make contact

luire

to glow

meurtrir

to bruise

mirer, se

to gaze, to look at attentively, to admire - implies focus, admiration

ref: to look at oneself, to gaze at oneself oneself, usually in a mirror

miroiter

to shimmer, to gleam, to reflect light, to glitter

what’s most important is that it’s reflecting light

can also be used to describe a mirage, or something that seems attractice but isn’t real, like an illusion

mordre

to bite

mousser

to foam

musquer

to musk, to sniff, to smell

to hit, to strike, to punch

to walk, to march slowly

pailleter

to glitter

pâlir

to turn pale

pécher

to sin

pelucher

to fluff

pencer

to ponder, to refelct deeply, to meditate on something

pencher

to lean

pénétrer

to penetrate

plaindre

to pity, to sympathize with

ref: to complain, to whin

plomber

to plumb

policer

to police

prolonger, se

to extend time, to make long, to extend space

ref: to last longer, to extend itself

quêter

to beg

rafraîchir

to refresh