French Verbs (by frequency).txt

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to be

être
to have

avoir
to please

plaire
can

may
to do

make
to enter

entrer
to leave

go
to have to; to owe

devoir
to see

voir
to shine

glow
to unite

combine
to say

tell
to preside

présider
to put (in

up
to go

aller
to walk; to function

work
to force

forcer
to stay

remain
to take

pick
to know

savoir
to be necessary

falloir
to pass

passer
to permit

permettre
to run

courir
to come

venir
to want

vouloir
to put

place
to give

donner
to almost do; to lack

need
to count; to intend

compter
to become

devenir
to live; to live through

experience
to find

trouver
to help; to give aid to

aider
to group

pool
to measure

mesurer
to leave

go out
to deliver

livrer
to ask

demander
to act

agir
to wear; to carry

porter
to risk

to be possible
to control

contrôler
to train; to develop; to form

former
to melt

fondre
to feel; to smell

sentir
to understand

comprendre
to dawn

to peep
to look for

seek
to arm; to equip

armer
to know; to be acquainted

familiar with
to give back

return
to hold

keep
to seem

appear
to squeeze

presser
to talk

speak
to chat; to cause

causer
to hang

pendre
to leave

let
to doubt

douter
to represent

depict; to perform
to die

mourir
to show

montrer
to follow

suivre
to struggle

wrestle
to explain

expliquer
to create

créer
to produce

produire
to maintain

maintenir
to threaten

menacer
to play

jouer
to exchange

échanger
to assure

ensure
to believe

croire
to debate

débattre
to impose

imposer
to exist

exister
to continue

continuer
to begin

start
to come back

revenir
to write

spell
to practice

pratiquer
to introduce

present
to hear

entendre
to last

durer
to analyze

analyser
to think

penser
to cease

stop
to wait for

attendre
to treat

traiter
to lose

perdre
to file

classify; to grade
to stay; to live (in/at)

demeurer
to import

to matter
to limit

limiter
to serve; to be useful

servir
to accept

take
to try

attempt
to arrange; to dispose s.o. to; to have

disposer
to criticize

critiquer
to appraise

assess; to esteem
to suggest

propose
to look for

chercher
to recognize

reconnaître
to offer

offrir
to appear

apparaître
to seem

look; to show
to open

ouvrir
to refuse

refuser
to attain

reach
to change

changer
to read

lire
to call

appeler
to obtain

obtenir
to fight

combat
to find (again); to remember; to regain

retrouver
to sign

signer
to add

ajouter
to discourse

discourir
to reduce

réduire
to drive

lead
to call back; to recall

remember
to settle

sort out; to regulate
to declare

announce
to keep

garder
to answer

répondre
to miss

manquer
to announce

annoncer
to load

charger
to raise

put up
to consider

considérer
to decide

décider
to work

travailler
to oppose; to compare

opposer
to pay

payer
to put (down

in); to install; to ask
to throw

launch
to direct

diriger
to meet

rencontrer
to provoke

provoquer
to use

make use of
to aim

viser
to share

partager
to contribute

contribuer
to arrive

arriver
to judge

juger
to drink

boire
to receive

recevoir
to support

soutenir
to mark

indicate
to win; to earn

gagner
to lower

wind down
to develop

développer
to vote

voter
to organize

organiser
to express

exprimer
to influence

influencer
to elect

élire
to forget

oublier
to participate

participer
to spend

dépenser
to pass

overtake; to double
to foresee

anticipate
to pull

tirer
to increase

raise; to rise
to carry along

drag; to lead; to cause
to bind

engager
to occupy

keep busy
to avoid

éviter
to pursue

poursuivre
to finish

finir
to denounce

dénoncer
to prevent

empêcher
to benefit

bénéficier
to dream; to dream of

rêver
to deprive

priver
to fall

drop; to fail
to establish

établir
to choose

choisir
to underline

stress
to furnish

provide
to right

stand up (again); to raise
to succeed

achieve
to suffice

suffire
to found

fonder
to retake

take again; to recapture
to write down

make a note of; to notice
to publish

publier
to reveal

révéler
to disappear

disparaître
to pass

overhang
to favour

favoriser
to quote

cite
to represent

appear
to turn

tourner
to attack

attaquer
to reserve

réserver
to lead

mener
to wish

souhaiter
to bring

apporter
to put back (on)

remettre
to exclude

exclure
to reach

achieve
to demand

exiger
to multiply

multiplier
to transform

transformer
to ask for; to claim

demand; to complain
to belong (to)

appartenir
to notice

record
to acquire

acquérir
to devote

dedicate; to establish
to forbid

interdire
to defend; to forbid

défendre
to specify

clarify
to be worth

valoir
to admit

grant
to achieve

fulfill; to realize
to conclude

conclure
to date (from)

be outdated
to climb

go up
to build

construct
to be quiet

se taire
to sell; to betray

vendre
to affect; to touch

toucher
to escape

échapper
to define

définir
to depend (on)

dépendre
to translate

traduire
to be born

naître
to exercise (control)

exert
to stop; to arrest

arrêter
to advance

avancer
to show

indicate
to knock

hit
to close

fermer
to interrogate

interroger
to guarantee

garantir
to run again

recourir
to discover

découvrir
to testify; to show

display
to protect

protéger
to dominate

dominer
to increase

accroître
to adopt

adopter
to succeed

end up
to be unaware of

to not know
to submit

soumettre
to leave; to move from

out of
to set up

get settled
to support

back; to lean on
to fall

tomber
to admit

admettre
to possess

posséder
to prepare

préparer
to learn

apprendre
to hope

espérer
to strain

to strive to(ward)
to harm

nuire
to reunite

réunir
to celebrate

célébrer
to compromise

compromettre
to approach

move nearer
to claim

prétendre
to push

pousser
to apply

appliquer
to undergo; to be under the influence of

subir
to condemn

condamner
to contain

contenir
to justify

justifier
to prefer

préférer
to merit

be worth
to weigh

peser
to buy

acheter
to signify

mean
to attend

assister
to make the most of; to be profitable

profiter
to boil

bouillir
to accuse

accuser
to reign

régner
to intervene

intervenir
to cover

couvrir
to accord

assign
to stretch

spread out
to order

commander
to conserve

conserver
to fear

craindre
to marry

marier
to visit

visiter
to desert

abandon
to imply; to implicate

involve
to kill

tuer
to worry

inquiéter
to travel

voyager
to try

endeavour
to tell

recount
to imagine

imaginer
to hesitate

hésiter
to encourage

encourager
to empty

drain
to fix

fasten; to set (a date)
to interest

intéresser
to accompany

accompagner
to look at

watch
to stay up

be awake; to watch over
to look after

support
to remember

se souvenir
to consist

consister
to feed

nourish
to spare; to save

épargner
to divide

diviser
to describe

décrire
to write down

inscrire
to modify

modifier
to respect

respecter
to suit

be suitable
to notice; to remark

remarquer
to grow

increase
to oblige

obliger
to live; to live in

habiter
to like

love
to replace

remplacer
to astonish

étonner
to live

survive
to resolve

résoudre
to address

adresser
to beat

battre
to take

carry away
to rest

reposer
to seize

saisir
to use

employ
to attract

attirer
to proceed; to behave; to carry out

procéder
to diminish

diminuer
to correspond

correspondre
to loan

prêter
to welcome

accueillir
to manage

gérer
to hide

cacher
to study

étudier
to suffer

endure
to perceive

percevoir
to facilitate

faciliter
to cut

couper
to resist

résister
to determine

déterminer
to destroy

détruire
to try

essayer
to reject

rejeter
to inspire

inspirer
to aggravate

aggraver
to promise

promettre
to throw

hurl
to send

envoyer
to cost

coûter
to put to bed

coucher
to force

compel
to name

nommer
to operate

opérer
to improve

améliorer
to link

bind
to give up

cede; to dispose of
to dare

oser
to negotiate

négocier
to result

résulter
to carry out

make happen
to indicate

indiquer
to stress

be insistent
to observe

observer
to meet

rejoin
to convince

convaincre
to qualify

qualifier
to suppose

assume
to raise; to increase

hausser
to summarize

résumer
to accelerate

accélérer
to satisfy

satisfaire
to conceive

concevoir
to hold

be in possession of
to authorize

autoriser
to be equivalent to

équivaloir
to illustrate

illustrer
to preserve

préserver
to hunt

chase
to indicate

point out; to name
to listen to

écouter
to burst

explode; to break out; to shine
to renounce

renoncer
to complete

compléter
to cross

traverser
to consist of

comprise
to undertake

entreprendre
to associate

associer
to demonstrate

prove
to handle carefully

go easy on; to bring about
to confide

confier
to prove

prouver
to advise

recommend
to satisfy

please
to gather

assemble; to collect
to post

exhibit
to succeed

follow
to save

rescue
to free

dégager
to affect

affecter
to separate

séparer
to encourage

prompt
to stand up

raise; to write (a list)
to draw

plot
to take

bring
to remove

take off/out
to invite

inviter
to cover

travel
to reflect

refléter
to lift

raise
to commit

commettre
to criticize

blame; to rebuke
to suggest

suggérer
to reach

attain; to accede to
to come/stem from

to be due to
to feed

alimenter
to pronounce

prononcer
to distinguish

distinguer
to resemble

ressembler
to flee

avoid
to select

form; to write
to break

smash; to ruin; to tire out
to work

exploit; to farm; to run
to hit

strike; to offend
to retain

retenir
to ruin

ruiner
to accomplish

accomplir
to progress; to rise

increase
to go back up

rise again
to manufacture

fabricate
to delete; to suppress

supprimer
to accentuate

accentuer
to surprise

surprendre
to break

break off; to end
to return

retourner
to sway

swing
to pour

verser
to opt

choose
to achieve

achever
to display

exhibit
to invent

inventer
to adapt

adapter
to conquer

capture
to repeat

répéter
to attribute

attribuer
to undo

dismantle
to unwind

unroll
to widen

stretch
to introduce

introduire
to teach

enseigner
to call

telephone
to approach

reach
to include

inclure
to hold

contain; to lock again
to tie up

fasten
to weaken

affaiblir
to bring again/back

rapporter
to re-establish

restore
to mix

mingle
to take back

ramener
to appear suddenly; to arise

crop up
to censure

censurer
to enrich

enrichir
to deny

nier
to pride oneself on; to take advantage of

se prévaloir
to cross

get over
to fail

échouer
to wear out

user
to identify

identifier
to evaluate

évaluer
to grow

magnify
to lift

raise; to arouse
to dismiss

fire; to return
to appreciate

apprécier
to guide

guider
to build

bâtir
to characterize

caractériser
to return (home)

rentrer
to fill in; to fulfill

make up
to mistake

méprendre
to concentrate

concentrer
to warn

prevent
to fill

remplir
to light

shine; to clarify
to govern

gouverner
to fly; to steal

voler
to blow

puff
to discuss

discuter
to move apart

spread open
to hollow

dig; to go into thoroughly
to end

terminate
to communicate

communiquer
to enjoy

jouir
to preoccupy

préoccuper
to smile

sourire
to procure

procurer
to surround; to rally around

entourer
to collect

recueillir
to invade

envahir
to enter

penetrate
to harvest; to collect

gather
to regret

regretter
to compete

concourir
to substitute

substituer
to reflect

think
to catch sight of; to foresee

apercevoir
to compare

comparer
to vow

avouer
to help

rescue
to distress

angoisser
to seat

to sit down
to fish

pêcher
to draw

design
to float

flutter
to protest

protester
to move

shift; to displace; to transfer
to move deeply

distress; to disrupt
to approve of

approuver
to carry out

execute
to prolong

extend
to circulate

circuler
to inform

informer
to ravage

devastate
to dread

fear
to bring close/together; to compare

rapprocher
to support

endure
to pull/knock down

abattre
to jam

block
to dive

plonger
to deceive

trick
to prosper

prospérer
to precede

précéder
to test; to feel

experience
to stimulate

stimuler
to seize

grab
to bar

block
to break

crack
to cultivate

cultiver
to mix

mélanger
to confuse

confondre
to record

register
to grasp

squeeze
to orient; to position

orienter
to borrow

emprunter
to dream

muse on
to close

end
to plant; to put in/up

planter
to take again/back

remporter
to inhale; to suck

aspirer
to accumulate

accumuler
to burn

brûler
to divert

détourner
to absorb

absorber
to frame; to train

encadrer
to examine

examiner
to isolate; to insulate

isoler
to interpret

interpréter
to consent

consentir
to sacrifice

sacrifier
to move back/away

recede; to decline
to comment

commenter
to disappoint

décevoir
to bargain

haggle
to eat

manger
to trap

piéger
to move away

éloigner
to go down

descend
to lead

impel
to envy

envier
to pity

feel sorry for
to marry; to espouse

adopt an idea
to prepare for

dress; to fend off
to erase

effacer
to adhere

adhérer
to shout

scream
to feel

ressentir
to precipitate

précipiter
to pull up/out

arracher
to clear

rid (s.o.) of
to cork

plug
to neglect

négliger
to sing

chanter
to shelter

abriter
to park; to shelter

garer
to restrict

limit
to laugh

rire
to sketch

outline
to join

joindre
to equal

be equal to
to knock over

overturn; to overcome
to appoint

adjoindre
to spread

spill
to reassure

rassurer
to join

link
to verify

vérifier
to reproduce

reproduire
to go to

frequent
to spin (out)

extend; to shadow
to signal

signaler
to vary

varier
to greet

salute; to take one's leave
to transmit

transmettre
to officiate

officier
to photograph

photographier
to shake

secouer
to dance

danser
to take refuge

réfugier
to limp

wobble
to obey

obéir
to wave

flutter; to trouble; to debate
to distribute

distribuer
to bother

gêner
to shut/lock in

imprison
to desire

want
to forge

form
to warn

avertir
to delay

take a long time
to loosen; to release

let go of
to prepare s.o./s.t.

get s.o./s.t. ready
to amplify

amplifier
to persist

persister
to inform

give information to
to arrange

organize; to prescribe
to lodge

loger
to jump

sauter
to tilt

slope
to thrust/stick/drive in; to break open

enfoncer
to shake; to weaken

compromise
to betray

trahir
to combine

combiner
to transfer

transférer
to pilot

fly; to run
to put down; to deposit

déposer
to write

draft
to pull

drag
to rebuild

reconstruire
to rip

tear
to consult

consulter
(inf) to be urgent

urger
to move

bouger
to dispute

disputer
to recount

relate
to re-cover

conceal
to project

projeter
to repel

repulse; reject
to correct

corriger
to convert

convertir
to wake (up)

awaken
to see again

revoir
to crown

award
to exhaust

tire out
to seduce

séduire
to suffocate

smother
to overflow

stick out
to sleep

dormir
to unthread; to march

parade; to unwind
to remove

take
to modernize

moderniser
to redo

remake
to unify

unifier
to challenge

défier
to hang

suspend
to flow

run
to refer

référer
to resign oneself

se résigner
to moderate

modérer
to veil

voiler
to mention

mentionner
to delight

gladden
to conjugate

conjuguer
to discourage

décourager
to tolerate

put up with
to reply

répliquer
to haunt

hanter
to manipulate

manipuler
to hurt

offend
to collaborate

collaborer
to ring

sonner
to watch

supervise
to abolish

abolir
to slide

slip
to conquer

defeat; to overcome
to fold; cross

pass
to swear

vow
to occur

take place
to suspect

soupçonner
to congratulate

féliciter
to shine

sparkle
to praise

vanter
to emigrate

émigrer
to sweep

balayer
to spread

strew
to delay

make late; to set back
to fume

rager
to fold

bend
to recommend

recommander
to develop/increase the value of; to value

valoriser
to dissolve

dissoudre
to persuade

persuader
to interrupt

interrompre
to dictate

dicter
to complicate

compliquer
to inherit

get
to treat

look after
to slow down

slacken
to weave

tisser
to inflict

infliger
to preach

prêcher
to bury

inter
to contradict

contredire
to coordinate

coordonner
to unload

unburden; to release
to express

state
to pay

beg
to excuse

excuser
to hasten

hâter
to climb

grimper
to put on

don; to adorn
to bump into; to hurry; to liven up

bousculer
to reward

récompenser
to file (nails)

limer
to restart

set off again
to cry

pleurer
to arrange; to put away; to tidy

ranger
to rent

louer
to sow

spread
to grant

bestow
to shave (someone else)

raser
to divorce

divorcer
to tie

knot
to concede

concéder
to use

prepare
to despair

drive to despair
to depend on

fier
to shock

appal; to shake up
to unload; to land; to fire

débarquer
to frighten

effrayer
to copy

copier
to cooperate

coopérer
to cook

cuisiner
to bet

wager
to differ

différer
to do two things simultaneously

cumuler
to renew

repeat; to revitalize
to encircle

surround
to set free; to rid; to issue

deliver
to extinguish

snuff out
to hang (up)

accrocher
to catch

recapture; to recover
to testify

vouch
to refrain

abstain from
to calculate

calculer
to corrupt

corrompre
to roll; to drive

rouler
to punish

punir
to insult

insulter
to fashion

shape
to forward

dispatch
to sign a contract; to take out insurance

souscrire
to administer

administrer
to immigrate

immigrer
to overwhelm

overcome; to condemn
to perish

périr
to scorn

despise
to dissipate

dissiper
to straighten; to set right

redresser
to inflate

swell
to snow

neiger
to dissuade

dissuader
to sin

pécher
to lower

pull down
to arrange

organize; to sort out
to freeze; to suspend

geler
to mistrust

distrust; to be careful about
to honour; to be a credit to

honorer
to gush

burst forth
to imitate

imiter
to miss; to fail

rater
to gain weight

become fat
to fatigue

tire
to wash

laver
to have a premonition

pressentir
to scream

shriek
to scatter

disperse
to run away

s'enfuir
to insist

be obstinate
to incorporate

incorporer
to neutralize

neutraliser
to pick up

gather
to peruse; to skin

strip
to exaggerate

exagérer
to print

imprimer
to predict

prédire
to glimpse

catch sight of
to light

allumer
to gobble

wolf down; to engulf
to mislead

induire
to walk

promener
to envelop

envelopper
to lie

mentir
to applaud

clap
to accustom s.o.

get s.o. used to
to chill

freeze
to pierce

percer
to be unaware of

méconnaître
to annihilate; to overwhelm

wear out
to sell; to fence

pass
to paint

peindre
to fit

aménager
to bend

bow
to wander

roam
to follow

ensue
to anticipate

anticiper
to look at oneself

se mirer
to forgive

pardon
to dry

sécher
to arouse

awaken
to glue

stick
to repent

se repentir
to weigh down

make heavy
to leave

be absent
to guess

deviner
to hurry up

se dépêcher
to dispatch to

dépêcher
to baptize

baptiser
to untangle

sort out; to teach s.o. the basics
to omit

omettre
to fall again; to come down

collapse
to swallow

avaler
to disturb

déranger
to take along

emmener
to handle; to use

manier
to damage

ruin
to dig deeply

fouiller
to thunder

tonner
to reason

argue
to bustle around

s'empresser
to leaf through

feuilleter
to brush

brosser
to buckle

fasten; to settle
to repair

réparer
to incur

encourir
to bomb

bombarder
to smoke

fumer
to devour

dévorer
to reconcile

réconcilier
to humiliate

humilier
to lengthen

extend
to line

rule; to scratch (out/off)
to bleach

whiten
to breathe; to inhale; to exude

respirer
to rot

spoil
to select

sélectionner
to burst

puncture; to wear out
to amuse

amuser
to tilt; to tend towards

be inclined to
to furnish

meubler
to kiss

embrace
to admire

admirer
to strap

girth
to initiate

initier
to displease

déplaire
to instruct

instruire
to hate

haïr
to stay

sojourn
to feign

feindre
to filter

screen
to happen

advenir
to watch; to threaten

guetter
to close (again)

refermer
to meditate

méditer
to navigate

naviguer
to reopen

rouvrir
to abuse

abuser
to clutter

hinder
to shorten

raccourcir
to mock

make fun of
to centralize

centraliser
to deduce

déduire
to gnaw at

ronger
to sting

bite; to give a shot
to mill

grind
to untie

undo; to remove
to flatter

flatter
to flood

inonder
to live again

relive; to be revived
to scrape

scratch
to irritate

irriter
to be in labour

to give birth
to alternate

alterner
to clean

nettoyer
to take flight

envoler
to be defective

have something wrong (informal)
to cure

heal
to re-elect

réélire
to hate

detest
to blow someone's nose; (inf) to put s.o. in his place

moucher
to stain

spot
to put/send to sleep

endormir
to perpetrate

perpétrer
to enlarge

make bigger
to steal; to hide

conceal
to drown

noyer
to reread

relire
to test

tester
to murmur

murmurer
to give

award
to bar

block
to grow old

vieillir
to bathe (someone else)

baigner
to grind

crush
to decrease

décroître
to make late

attarder
to thank

remercier
to avenge

venger
to faint

pass out
to rain

pleuvoir
to console

soothe
to provide

fit
to depress

déprimer
to embark

load; (fam) to steal
to row (boat); (inf) to work hard

ramer
to soften

assouplir
to do s.t. ahead of s.o.

devancer
to remove

take away
to move

twitch
to clarify

clarifier
to have late dinner

souper
to demolish

démolir
to line

stretch along
to edge

trim
to perfect

perfectionner
to unite

conjoindre
to contain

confine
to abort

avorter
to dress (someone else)

habiller
to resonate

reverberate
to sway

wobble
to simplify

simplifier
to waste

gaspiller
to check off

tick; to notch
to delight

ravir
to have lunch

déjeuner
to grumble

moan
to alter

distort
to increase

intensify
to caress

caresser
to spit

cracher
to credit

créditer
to take down

undo; to pick up (phone)
to darken

obscure
to cut

carve
to renew

extend; to see out
to bless

bénir
to repeal

abroger
to jump up

bounce
to beg for

mendier
to cook

bake
to modulate

inflect
to prescribe; to stipulate

prescrire
to soil

sully
to spurt (out)

jaillir
to say again

repeat
to bite

mordre
to creak

crack
to have dinner; to dine out

dîner
to recite

réciter
to annoy

agacer
to taste

goûter
to wipe

essuyer
to arouse

excite; to intensify
to intimidate

intimider
to distract; to amuse

entertain
to decorate

adorn
to deliberate

délibérer
to enumerate

énumérer
to adore

adorer
to appear (in court)

comparaître
to burn

blaze
to heat

chauffer
to lighten

brighten; to thin
to enjoin/charge someone to do something

enjoindre
to trick

cheat
to bleed

saigner
to border; to go along

longer
to do

give
to hurry; to run up

accourir
to harass

harceler
to show through

transparaître
to sigh

soupirer
to oppress

opprimer
to distress

sadden
to afflict

affliger
to bang

ring out; to snap
to beg

implore
to offend

offenser
to bear fruit

be productive
to catch

pick up
to chew

mâcher
to rectify

rectifier
to clothe

dress
to disguise

déguiser
to depict

dépeindre
to hang up; to solicit; to waylay

raccrocher
to blame

blâmer
to light up

illuminate
to park

stationner
to validate

authenticate
to digest

digérer
to invalidate

invalider
to rub

scrape
to dedicate

dédier
to curl

friser
to type; to knock; to beat

slap
to water

arroser
to pacify

pacifier
to iron; to pass again

repasser
to moan

groan
to dye

teindre
to inspect

inspecter
to do someone's hair

coiffer
to infect

infecter
to lament

se lamenter
to scold

gronder
to fight

argue
to move (house)

déménager
to wedge

jam; to catch s.o. out
to mislead

mislay
to bore

ennuyer
to chat

bavarder
to refine

perfect
to grate

creak
to joke

jest
to swim

nager
to cheer

acclaim
to vomit

vomir
to polish

polir
to insinuate

insinuer
to subscribe

abonner
to shudder

quiver
to starve

affamer
to shake

be shaky
to gather

collect
to shower (someone/something else)

doucher
to fly over; to skim through/over

survoler
to charge at/into; to darken; (inf) to rush

foncer
to tan

bronzer
to ban

prohibit
to assail

attack
to narrate

narrer
to depreciate; to belittle

déprécier
to specify

spécifier
to reduce/undermine the value of

dévaloriser
to comb

peigner
to waste

spoil; to temper
to fascinate

captivate
to gather

pick
to half-open

entrouvrir
to plow

dig
to implore

implorer
to fill

stuff
to unpick

to take out (stitches)
to provide for

subvenir
to spoil

gâter
to skid

slip
to cherish

chérir
to wring

twist
to stuff

fill
to be full

have volume; (fam) to gobble
to fortify

strengthen
to update

actualize
to soil

defile
to hatch

éclore
to release

slacken
to cradle

rock
to flirt; to date

flirter
to manhandle

be rough
to split

cleave
to put shoes on; to fit

chausser
to deign

condescend
to sew

coudre
to damage

endommager
to pour some more; to pay back

reverser
to cool

refroidir
to endow s.o. with

douer
to absolve

absoudre
to infringe

to break
to gild; to sweeten (figurative)

dorer
to embrace; to clutch

étreindre
to spy on

espionner
to reap

mow; to flatten
to contravene

contrevenir
to spice

épicer
to tense; to get on s.o.'s nerves

crisper
to braid

plait; to twist
to repudiate

répudier
to photocopy

photocopier
to equip; to fill

stock; to garnish
to joke

tease
to mistreat

maltraiter
to stun

deafen
to undress (someone else)

déshabiller
to make angry

fâcher
to stink

puer
to fast

jeûner
to enclose

enclore
to certify

certifier
to disgust

dégoûter
to irritate

annoy; to overexcite
to whisper

chuchoter
to quake

tremble
to cough

tousser
to simulate

simuler
to reheat; to warm up

réchauffer
to disseminate

disséminer
to daze

bewilder
to appoint

commission
to falsify

falsifier
to faint

weaken
to whistle

siffler
to nail

tack; to pin down
to anoint

oindre
to dribble

leak; (fam) to have a hard time
to exceed

surpass
to bite into

crunch; to squander
to reappear

reparaître
to imprint

empreindre
to spy on; to watch closely

épier
to transcribe

transcrire
to blacken

noircir
to peel

peler
to bark

aboyer
(fam) to twig

get it
to agree

agréer
to pinch; to grip

pincer
to pant

haleter
to notify

notifier
to make milder

smoother; to soften
to sadden

attrister
to blush

turn red
(inf) to botch; throw together

bâcler
to whip

lash
to skate

patiner
to risk

hazard; to gamble
to taste

sample
to shorten

abridge
to make (someone else) up

put make-up on someone
to stroll; to lounge around

flâner
to repaint

repeindre
to electrify

électrifier
to spank

fesser
to accustom (someone to something)

accoutumer
to twinkle

flash
to fry

frire
to kidnap

kidnapper
to disobey

désobéir
to snore

hum
to bleach; to leach

déteindre
to perch; (fam) to live

hang out
to wet

water (down)
to become pale

fade
to circumcise

circoncire
to alphabetize

alphabétiser
to use 'tu

' address someone as 'tu'
to kneel

s'agenouiller
to compel

force
to sob

sangloter
to lick

lécher
to pedal; (inf) to hurry

pédaler
to indicate

denote
to stammer

stutter
to knock

toquer
to protrude

saillir
to be idle

unemployed
to inquire

s'enquérir
to groan

whine
to mystify

mystifier
to make blasé

indifferent; to bore
to sharpen

grind
to dismiss

éconduire
to cool

chill
to turn green

verdir
to freeze; to deep-freeze

congeler
to tame

subdue
to circumvent

get around
to put on make up; to dress up

farder
to hail

grêler
to lay (an egg)

to produce
to malign

médire
to personify

personnifier
to shudder

twitch
to perfume

scent
to turn yellow

jaunir
to shear

mow
to ski

skier
to shut away

cloister
to shiver

grelotter
to entertain

égayer
to drizzle

bruiner
(informal) to make drunk; to tire

soûler
to rewrite

récrire
to chew

masticate; to putty
to turn blue

bleuir
to don

put on
to preserve

conserve
to make one's mouth water

tempt
to suck

sucer
to crumple; to bother

chiffonner
to coat

enduire
to upset

anger
to blink

cligner
to snoop

fouiner
to shine

glisten
to disconnect

separate
to lose weight

become thin
to aerate

aérer
to sneeze

éternuer
to worry

bother
to garden

jardiner
to honk

toot the horn
to harvest

reap
to tease

taquiner
to sew back on/up

recoudre
to tickle

chatouiller
to move (to)

emménager
to hiccup

hoqueter
to perforate

perforer
to compliment

congratulate
to sleep some more

redormir
to ration

rationner
to summon

quérir
to chatter; to gossip

jaser
to stripe

zébrer
to unpack; to let out

déballer
to mend

repair
to infer

inférer
to lie down

gésir
to take precautions; to overcome

obvier
to undress

dévêtir
to elide

élider
to make up stories

fabuler
to go back on one's word

se dédire
to pale

blêmir
to debar

forclore
to reprimand

reprimander
to charter

noliser
to reopen

resume
to take back/again

remmener
to wear out (familiar)

rétamer
to spell

épeler
to impress

impressioner
to lisp

zézayer
to regrind

remoudre
to occlude

occlure
to muss (one's hair)

to take one's hat off
to dye again

reteindre
to pick (a lock)

to crochet
to be beaten

déconfire
to juice

épreindre
to rent

lease
to acculturate

help adapt to
to put back to sleep

rendormir
to darken

tan
to (guarantee with a) warrant

warranter
to chap

crack
to hoot

screech
to use 'vous

' address someone as 'vous'
to hang about (colloquial)

zoner

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French Verbs (by frequency).txt

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French Verbs (by frequency)

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