Leaving Cert Verbs

Flashcards for Leaving Cert Verbs

Rendre

To give back

Se rendre

To go

Se rendre visite

To visit

Avoir honte

To be ashamed

Entendre

To hear

Venir de + infinitif

To have just done something

Être en train de + infinitif

To be in the process of doing something

Conseiller

To advise

Se battre / lutter

To fight

Toucher

To affect

Attraper

To catch

Raconter

To tell

Tenir

To hold

Soutenir

To support

Assister à

To attend

Aider /secourir

To help

Attendre

To wait for

Grimper

To climb

Porter plainte

To complain

Bosser

To work

Appartenir à

To belong

Se sentir

To feel

Gratter

To scratch

Se taire

To be quiet

Faire semblant de

To pretend

Rater

To miss

Flaner

To stroll

Avoir raison

To be right

Avoir tort

To be wrong

Blaguer

To joke

Se soigner

To take care of

Sourire

To smile

Fuir

To flee

Prendre

To take

Apprendre

To learn

Augmenter / hausser

To increase

Supporter

To tolerate

Prévenir

To warn

Crier

To shout

Avoir besoin de

To need

Jeter

To throw

Vouloir

To want to

S'entrainer

To train

Chercher

To look for

Louer

To rent

Aménager

To put in / fix up/to move into

Bâtir

To build

Donner sur

To overlook

Meubler

To furnish

Débarrasser

To clear

Deviner

To guess

Cambrioler

To burgle

Vider

To empty

Souligner

To underline

Tuer

To kill

Laisser

To leave / let / allow

Peser

To weigh

Porter

To wear / carry

Monter

To go up

Se diverter

To enjoy

Faire mal à

To hurt

Se réveiller

To wake up

Griffer

To scratch

Plier

To fold

Rélever

To find

S'ennuyer

To bore oneself

Se loger

To stay

Rencontrer

To meet

Noyer

To drown

Brûler

To burn

Brancher

To plug in

Enseigner

To teach

Echouer

To fail

Rater

To miss / fail

Durer

To last

Redoubler

To repeat

Chahuter

To cause an uproar

Pleurer

To cry

Se facher

To be angry

Se ralentir

To slow down

Se débrouiller

To get by / manage

Mendier

To beg

Surmonter

To overcome

Se tromper

To make a mistake

Echapper

To escape

Trainer

To hang around

Se soucier

To worry

Ombrager

To shelter

Avoir lieu

To take place

Mener

To lead

Arriver

To happen

Vieillir

To age

Tirer

To pull

Endommager

To damage

Nuire à

To destroy

Renoncer

To give up

Faire peur à / Effrayer

To scare

Essuyer

To wipe

Frapper / casser

To break

Gener

To annoy / embarass