300 French verbs

abandonner

to abandon/to give up

abattre

to cut down/ to shoot

abîmer

to damage

accélérer

to accelerate

accepter

to accept

accompagner

to accompany

accoucher

to give birth

accrocher

to hang

acheter

to buy

agir

to act

aider

to help

aimer

to like, to love

ajouter

to add

aller

to go

allumer

to turn on

apercevoir

to see, to spot

apprendre

to learn

arrêter

to stop, arrest

arriver

to arrive

attendre

to wait

atterrir

to land; to touch down

attraper

to catch

avaler

to swallow

avoir

to have

bégayer

to stutter

blesser

to hurt, injure

bloquer

block

boire

to drink

bondir

to jump, bounce

boucher

to clog

bouder

to sulk

boullir

to boil

bouquiner

to read

briser

to break

bronzer

to sunbathe

cacher

to hide

cambrioler

to burglarize, break into

casser

to break

causer

cause

changer

change

chanter

to sing

chauffer

heat

chavirer

to capsize; overturn

chercher

to look for

chialer/pleurer

to cry(informal/formal)

chuchoter

to whisper

cicatriser

to heal

coiffer

to do hair

coincer

to stick

coller

to paste; to glue

combattre

to fight

comander

to order

comparer

to compare

comprendre

to understand

compter

to count

concrétiser

to realize

conduire

to drive

confier

to entrust, to leave with

confirmer

to confirm

guérir

to cure

confisquer

to confiscate

conjuguer

to conjugate

continuer

to continue

contrôler

to control

couper

to cut

courir

to run

créer

to create

crier

to shout

connaître

to know, to be familiar with

cuisiner

to cook

danser

to dance

décevoir

to disappoint

défaire

to unpack

demander

to ask

déménager

to move

démolir

to demolish

démotiver

to demotivate

déprimer

to be depressed

descendre

to go down; to get off

désintaller

to uninstall

désobéir

to disobey

dessiner

to draw

détester

to hate

détruire

to destroy

devenir

to become

dire

to say

disparaître

to disappear

disqualifier

to disqualify

donner

to give

dormir

to sleep

draguer

to flirt

écarter

to spread

échanger

to exchange

économiser

to save up (money)

écouter

to listen

écrire

to write

emballer

to pack

embrasser

to kiss

encourager

to encourage

ennuyer

to bother; to annoy