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   Les
  verbes du deuxième groupe ont comme modèle le verbe finir.  | 
 
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   Ces
  verbes ont   | 
 
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   ·       un participe passé qui se termine en ‑i,  | 
 
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   ·       un participe présent en ‑issant
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   ·       et une 1re personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent
  en ‑issons.  | 
 
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   indicatif
  présent  | 
  
   participe
  présent  | 
  
   participe
  passé  | 
 
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   finis  | 
  
   finissant  | 
  
   fini  | 
 
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   finis  | 
  
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   finit  | 
  
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   finissons  | 
  
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   finissez  | 
  
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   finissent  | 
  
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   LISTE DES VERBES DU 2e GROUPE  | 
 
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   abasourdir
    | 
  
   to
  dumbfound, stun, bewilder  | 
 
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   abâtardir
    | 
  
   to
  deteriorate, debase  | 
 
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   abâtardir,
  s’   | 
  
   to
  degenerate  | 
 
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   abêtir   | 
  
   to make stupid  | 
 
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   abêtir,
  s’   | 
  
   to
  become stupid  | 
 
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   abolir   | 
  
   to
  abolish  | 
 
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   aboutir   | 
  
   to end
  up, succeed  | 
 
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   abrutir,
  s’   | 
  
   to
  degrade o.s.  | 
 
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   accomplir
    | 
  
   to
  accomplish, carry out  | 
 
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   accroupir,
  s’   | 
  
   to squat  | 
 
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   adoucir   | 
  
   to
  sweeten, soften  | 
 
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   adoucir,
  s’   | 
  
   to get
  milder [weather]  | 
 
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   affadir   | 
  
   to make
  tasteless, insipid  | 
 
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   affadir,
  s’   | 
  
   to
  become tasteless, insipid  | 
 
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   affaiblir
    | 
  
   to
  weaken, reduce  | 
 
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   affaiblir,
  s’   | 
  
   to become weak, lose strength  | 
 
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   affermir
    | 
  
   to
  strengthen, consolidate  | 
 
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   affermir,
  s’   | 
  
   to
  become stronger  | 
 
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   affranchir
    | 
  
   to stamp (letter), emancipate, set free (slave)  | 
 
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   affranchir
  de, s’   | 
  
   to break
  free from  | 
 
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   agir   | 
  
   to act  | 
 
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   agir de,
  s’   | 
  
   to be
  about  | 
 
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   agrandir
    | 
  
   to make
  larger  | 
 
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   agrandir,
  s’   | 
  
   to grow
  larger  | 
 
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   aguerrir
    | 
  
   to
  harden to hardship  | 
 
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   aguerrir,
  s’   | 
  
   to
  become hardened  | 
 
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   ahurir   | 
  
   to
  bewilder, flabbergast  | 
 
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   aigrir   | 
  
   to
  embitter, sour  | 
 
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   aigrir,
  s’   | 
  
   to turn sour, become embittered  | 
 
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   alourdir
    | 
  
   to make
  heavy  | 
 
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   alourdir,
  s’   | 
  
   to grow heavy, stupid, dull  | 
 
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   alunir   | 
  
   to land on the moon  | 
 
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   amaigrir
    | 
  
   to make thin, impoverish (soil)  | 
 
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   amaigrir,
  s’   | 
  
   to grow
  thin  | 
 
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   amerrir   | 
  
   to alight (on the sea)  | 
 
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   ameublir
    | 
  
   to loosen, break up (soil)  | 
 
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   amincir   | 
  
   to thin down, make thinner  | 
 
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   amincir,
  s’   | 
  
   to slim down  | 
 
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   amoindrir
    | 
  
   to
  reduce, diminish  | 
 
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   amoindrir,
  s’   | 
  
   to
  diminish, grow less  | 
 
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   amollir   | 
  
   to
  soften  | 
 
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   amollir,
  s’   | 
  
   to
  become soft  | 
 
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   amortir   | 
  
   to deaden (sound), amortize, depreciate  | 
 
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   amortir,
  s’   | 
  
   to
  become deadened  | 
 
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   anéantir
    | 
  
   to reduce
  to nothing  | 
 
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   anéantir,
  s’   | 
  
   to vanish, come to nothing  | 
 
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   anoblir   | 
  
   to
  ennoble  | 
 
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   aplanir   | 
  
   to smooth (surface), plane (wood)  | 
 
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   aplanir,
  s’   | 
  
   to
  become smoother, easier  | 
 
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   aplatir   | 
  
   to
  flatten  | 
 
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   aplatir,
  s’   | 
  
   to lie down flat, become flatter  | 
 
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   appauvrir
    | 
  
   to
  impoverish  | 
 
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   appauvrir,
  s’   | 
  
   to grow
  poor  | 
 
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   appesantir
    | 
  
   to make
  heavy  | 
 
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   appesantir,
  s’   | 
  
   to
  become heavy  | 
 
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   applaudir
    | 
  
   to
  applaud  | 
 
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   applaudir,
  s’   | 
  
   to
  congratulate o.s.  | 
 
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   approfondir
    | 
  
   to deepen,
  study thoroughly  | 
 
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   approfondir,
  s’   | 
  
   to grow
  deeper  | 
 
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   arrondir
    | 
  
   to round
  off  | 
 
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   arrondir,
  s’   | 
  
   to
  become round  | 
 
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   assagir   | 
  
   to calm
  down, sober  | 
 
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   assagir,
  s’   | 
  
   to become wiser, sober down  | 
 
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   assaillir
    | 
  
   to
  assault, attack  | 
 
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   assainir
    | 
  
   to
  cleanse, make healthier  | 
 
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   assainir,
  s’   | 
  
   to
  improve, become sounder  | 
 
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   asservir
    | 
  
   to enslave, reduce to slavery  | 
 
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   asservir
  à, s’   | 
  
   to submit to, subject o.s. to  | 
 
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   assombrir
    | 
  
   to
  darken  | 
 
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   assombrir,
  s’   | 
  
   to cloud over, become dark  | 
 
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   assortir
    | 
  
   to match (colours), stock (shop)  | 
 
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   assoupir
    | 
  
   to dull (pain), lull (passion), make drowsy (sb)  | 
 
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   assoupir,
  s’   | 
  
   to doze
  off  | 
 
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   assouplir
    | 
  
   to make
  supple, soften  | 
 
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   assouplir,
  s’   | 
  
   to
  become supple  | 
 
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   assourdir
    | 
  
   to
  deafen, tone down  | 
 
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   assourdir,
  s’   | 
  
   to die away, grow fainter  | 
 
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   assouvir
    | 
  
   to quench (thirst), appease (passion)  | 
 
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   assouvir,
  s’   | 
  
   to become sated, glut o.s.  | 
 
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   assujettir
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   to subdue, fasten, curb (passions)  | 
 
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   assujettir
  à, s’   | 
  
   to subject o.s. to, submit to  | 
 
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   attendrir
    | 
  
   to make tender (meat), soften (vegetables)  | 
 
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   attendrir,
  s’   | 
  
   to be moved, become tender [meat]  | 
 
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   atterrir
    | 
  
   to land,
  touch ground  | 
 
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   attiédir
    | 
  
   to cool down, make lukewarm  | 
 
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   attiédir,
  s’   | 
  
   to cool off, become less enthusiast  | 
 
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   avachir,
  s’   | 
  
   to loose one’s energy, become sloppy  | 
 
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   avertir   | 
  
   to warn,
  notify  | 
 
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   aveulir   | 
  
   to make
  indifferent  | 
 
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   aveulir,
  s’   | 
  
   to
  become indifferent  | 
 
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   avilir   | 
  
   to
  degrade, render vile  | 
 
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   avilir,
  s’   | 
  
   to demean o.s., lose value  | 
 
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   bannir
  de   | 
  
   to bannish from, expel from  | 
 
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   barrir   | 
  
   to
  trumpet [elephant]  | 
 
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   bâtir   | 
  
   to
  build, construct  | 
 
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   bénir   | 
  
   to bless  | 
 
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   blanchir
    | 
  
   to turn white [hair], whitewash (wall)  | 
 
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   blanchir,
  se   | 
  
   to clear
  one’s name  | 
 
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   blêmir   | 
  
   to turn pale, grow dim  | 
 
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   blettir   | 
  
   (rare) to become over-ripe
  [fruit]  | 
 
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   bleuir   | 
  
   to turn
  blue  | 
 
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   blondir   | 
  
   to turn golden [wheat], go fairer [hair]  | 
 
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   blottir,
  se   | 
  
   to curl up, snuggle up  | 
 
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   bondir   | 
  
   to
  bounce, leap, spring  | 
 
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   bouffir   | 
  
   to
  become bloated, swollen  | 
 
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   brandir   | 
  
   to brandish (arm), wave about (object)  | 
 
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   brunir   | 
  
   to tan,
  become dark  | 
 
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   brunir,
  se   | 
  
   to go
  darker  | 
 
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   candir,
  se   | 
  
   (rare) to crystallize [sugar]  | 
 
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   chancir   | 
  
   (rare) to go mouldy  | 
 
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   chancir,
  se   | 
  
   (rare) to go mouldy  | 
 
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   chérir   | 
  
   to
  cherish  | 
 
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   choisir   | 
  
   to
  choose, select  | 
 
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   clapir   | 
  
   to
  squeal [rabbit]  | 
 
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   compatir
  à   | 
  
   to sympathize with, be indulgent towards  | 
 
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   convertir
    | 
  
   to
  convert, win over  | 
 
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   convertir
  à, se   | 
  
   to become converted, turn to  | 
 
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   crépir   | 
  
   (rare) to grain (leather),
  roughcast (wall)  | 
 
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   croupir   | 
  
   to lie (in filth), stagnate [water]  | 
 
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   débâtir   | 
  
   to pull
  down  | 
 
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   décatir   | 
  
   (rare) to take the gloss off
  (cloth)  | 
 
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   décatir,
  se   | 
  
   (rare) to age, lose one’s
  freshness  | 
 
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   décrépir
    | 
  
   (rare) to strip plaster  | 
 
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   décrépir,
  se   | 
  
   to fall into
  disrepair  | 
 
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   définir   | 
  
   to
  define  | 
 
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   défleurir
    | 
  
   to loose
  blossom [tree]  | 
 
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   défraîchir
    | 
  
   to take away the freshness  | 
 
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   défraîchir,
  se   | 
  
   to lose
  one’s freshness  | 
 
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   dégarnir
    | 
  
   to empty (bank account, store window)  | 
 
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   dégarnir,
  se   | 
  
   to lose its leaves, one’s hair  | 
 
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   dégauchir
    | 
  
   to
  rough-plane (board)  | 
 
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   déglutir
    | 
  
   (rare) to swallow  | 
 
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   dégourdir
    | 
  
   to remove stiffness from (limb), revive  | 
 
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   dégourdir,
  se   | 
  
   to warm up, stretch one’s limbs, grow more alert  | 
 
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   dégrossir
    | 
  
   to rough down (timber), trim  | 
 
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   dégrossir,
  se   | 
  
   to
  acquire polish  | 
 
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   déguerpir
    | 
  
   to move out secretly [tenant], bolt  | 
 
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   démolir   | 
  
   to demolish (house), knock down (argument)  | 
 
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   démunir
  de   | 
  
   to
  deprive from  | 
 
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   démunir
  de, se   | 
  
   to part with, give up (sth)  | 
 
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   dénantir
  de, se   | 
  
   to give up, to part with (securities)  | 
 
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   dépérir   | 
  
   to waste away [person], decline [health], wither [tree]  | 
 
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   dépolir   | 
  
   to dull (surface), to grind (glass)  | 
 
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   dépolir,
  se   | 
  
   to
  become dull  | 
 
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   déraidir
    | 
  
   to
  unstiffen  | 
 
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   déraidir,
  se   | 
  
   to lose its stiffness [limb], become less tense  | 
 
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   désassortir
    | 
  
   to break
  up (collection)  | 
 
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   désemplir,
  se   | 
  
   to empty
  [room]  | 
 
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   désemplir,
  ne pas se   | 
  
   to be always full [store]  | 
 
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   désenlaidir
    | 
  
   to make
  less ugly  | 
 
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   désépaissir
    | 
  
   to thin down (hair, sauce)  | 
 
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   désinvestir
    | 
  
   to
  reduce one’s investments  | 
 
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   désobéir
  à   | 
  
   to
  disobey, be disobedient  | 
 
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   dessaisir
  de   | 
  
   to
  dispossess of  | 
 
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   dessaisir
  de, se   | 
  
   to
  relinquish, part with  | 
 
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   dessertir
    | 
  
   to unset
  (precious stone)  | 
 
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   désunir   | 
  
   to disunite, divide (people), separate (boards)  | 
 
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   désunir,
  se   | 
  
   to become disunited, to come apart  | 
 
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   dévernir
    | 
  
   to
  remove varnish  | 
 
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   divertir
    | 
  
   to
  amuse, entertain  | 
 
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   divertir,
  se   | 
  
   to amuse
  o.s.  | 
 
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   doucir   | 
  
   (rare) to polish (metal, glass)  | 
 
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   durcir   | 
  
   to
  harden  | 
 
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   durcir,
  se   | 
  
   to
  harden, grow hard  | 
 
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   ébahir   | 
  
   to
  astound, flabbergast  | 
 
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   ébahir
  de, s’   | 
  
   to gape at, stand dumbfounded at  | 
 
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   éblouir   | 
  
   to
  dazzle  | 
 
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   éclaircir
    | 
  
   to clear up (mystery), thin (forest)  | 
 
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   éclaircir,
  s’   | 
  
   to clear up [weather], become clearer [situation], become thinner
  [hair]  | 
 
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   écrouir   | 
  
   (tech). to hammer-harden (metal)  | 
 
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   élargir   | 
  
   to widen (road), set free (prisoner)  | 
 
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   élargir,
  s’   | 
  
   to widen
  out, extend  | 
 
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   embellir
    | 
  
   to embellish, make more beautiful  | 
 
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   embellir,
  s’   | 
  
   to
  become more beautiful  | 
 
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   emboutir
    | 
  
   to stamp, press (metal), run into (car)  | 
 
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   emboutir,
  s’   | 
  
   to
  collide [cars]  | 
 
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   embrunir
    | 
  
   (rare) to make brown, darken  | 
 
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   embrunir,
  s’   | 
  
   (rare) to darken  | 
 
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   emplir   | 
  
   to fill
  up  | 
 
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   emplir
  de, s’   | 
  
   to fill
  up with  | 
 
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   empuantir
    | 
  
   to fill with stink, with bad odour  | 
 
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   enchérir
    | 
  
   to go up in price, make a higher bid  | 
 
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   endolorir
    | 
  
   to make painful, sore (limb)  | 
 
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   endolorir,
  s’   | 
  
   to
  become painful  | 
 
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   endurcir
  à   | 
  
   to
  toughen, harden to  | 
 
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   endurcir,
  s’   | 
  
   to
  harden, become tough  | 
 
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   enfouir   | 
  
   to bury  | 
 
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   enfouir,
  s’   | 
  
   to bury
  o.s.  | 
 
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   engloutir
    | 
  
   to run through (fortune), gobble up (food)  | 
 
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   engloutir,
  s’   | 
  
   to sink [boat], be engulfed  | 
 
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   engourdir
    | 
  
   to benumb (mind, limb) [cold, heat]  | 
 
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   engourdir,
  s’   | 
  
   to grow
  numb [limb]  | 
 
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   enhardir
    | 
  
   to make
  bolder  | 
 
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   enhardir,
  s’   | 
  
   to
  become bolder  | 
 
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   enlaidir
    | 
  
   to make
  ugly  | 
 
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   enlaidir,
  s’   | 
  
   to grow
  ugly  | 
 
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   ennoblir
    | 
  
   to ennoble (sb), improve the quality (product)  | 
 
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   enorgueillir
    | 
  
   to make
  proud  | 
 
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   enorgueillir
  de, s’   | 
  
   to pride o.s. on  | 
 
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   enrichir
    | 
  
   to
  enrich, make wealthy  | 
 
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   enrichir,
  s’   | 
  
   to grow rich, make money  | 
 
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   ensevelir
    | 
  
   to shroud (corpse), bury, entomb  | 
 
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   ensevelir,
  s’   | 
  
   to
  disappear (under ruins)  | 
 
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   envahir   | 
  
   to
  invade  | 
 
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   épaissir
    | 
  
   to thicken (sauce), get thicker  | 
 
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   épaissir,
  s’   | 
  
   to become thick [smoke], thicken [hair, fog], grow fat  | 
 
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   épanouir
    | 
  
   (lit.) to open out [flower]  | 
 
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   épanouir,
  s’   | 
  
   to open out [flower], light up [face], blossom out [beauty]  | 
 
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   estourbir
    | 
  
   (lit.) to stun [by a blow], to
  stupefy  | 
 
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   établir   | 
  
   to establish (business), set up (record), prove (fact)  | 
 
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   établir,
  s’   | 
  
   to establish o.s. (in a place), become established [custom]  | 
 
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   étourdir
    | 
  
   to stun,
  make dizzy  | 
 
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   étourdir,
  s’   | 
  
   to drown one’s sorrows, try to forget  | 
 
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   évanouir,
  s’   | 
  
   to faint  | 
 
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   faiblir   | 
  
   to weaken, lose power [engine], abate [wind]  | 
 
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   farcir
  de   | 
  
   to stuff with (poultry), cram with (ideas, quotations)  | 
 
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   farcir
  la mémoire de, se   | 
  
   to cram one’s memory with  | 
 
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   finir   | 
  
   to
  finish, end  | 
 
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   fléchir   | 
  
   to bend (knee), sag [knees], weaken [currency]  | 
 
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   flétrir   | 
  
   to wither up [flower], slur [reputation]  | 
 
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   flétrir,
  se   | 
  
   to
  wither [flower]  | 
 
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   fleurir   | 
  
   to
  blossom [plant] (imparfait  
  fleurissait); thrive, flourish (imparfait   florissait)  | 
 
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   forcir   | 
  
   to grow stronger [wind], to grow strong [child]  | 
 
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   fouir   | 
  
   to dig
  ground [animal]  | 
 
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   fourbir   | 
  
   to furbish (arm), polish up (metal object)  | 
 
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   fournir   | 
  
   to supply, provide, follow suit (when playing cards)  | 
 
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   fournir
  de, se   | 
  
   to provide o.s. with  | 
 
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   fraîchir
    | 
  
   to
  become cooler [weather]  | 
 
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   franchir
    | 
  
   to jump over (ditch), get over (difficulty), break (sound barrier)  | 
 
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   frémir
  de   | 
  
   to quiver with, shiver with  | 
 
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   garantir
    | 
  
   to
  guarantee, secure (debt)  | 
 
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   garnir
  de   | 
  
   to stock with (shop), trim with (lace)  | 
 
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   garnir,
  se   | 
  
   to fill
  up [room]  | 
 
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   gauchir   | 
  
   to warp (board), twist out of shape  | 
 
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   gauchir,
  se   | 
  
   to warp [board], twist out of shape  | 
 
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   gémir   | 
  
   to moan,
  groan  | 
 
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   glapir   | 
  
   to bark [fox], yap, yelp [young dog]  | 
 
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   glatir   | 
  
   to
  scream [eagle]  | 
 
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   grandir   | 
  
   to grow tall [child], increase [power, discontent], magnify
  [microscope]  | 
 
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   grandir,
  se   | 
  
   to make o.s. taller, more important  | 
 
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   gravir   | 
  
   to go up (hill), climb (social ladder)  | 
 
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   grossir   | 
  
   to grow bigger, enlarge, magnify (object)  | 
 
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   guérir
  de   | 
  
   to heal, to cure, to get over from (fever)  | 
 
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   guérir,
  se   | 
  
   to get
  better  | 
 
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   guérir
  de, se   | 
  
   to
  recover from  | 
 
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   hennir   | 
  
   to neigh
  [horse], whinny  | 
 
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   honnir   | 
  
   to
  disgrace, dishonour  | 
 
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   impartir
    | 
  
   to grant
  (right, favour)  | 
 
| 
   infléchir
    | 
  
   to bend (ray,
  policy)  | 
 
| 
   infléchir,
  s’   | 
  
   to bend [ray], cave in [structure]  | 
 
| 
   intervertir
    | 
  
   to invert, reverse the order  | 
 
| 
   investir
    | 
  
   to invest (money), besiege (place)  | 
 
| 
   investir
  de   | 
  
   to
  invest with (mission)  | 
 
| 
   jaillir
  de   | 
  
   to
  spring from  | 
 
| 
   jaunir   | 
  
   to turn
  yellow, fade  | 
 
| 
   jouir de
    | 
  
   to enjoy
  (life)  | 
 
| 
   languir   | 
  
   to languish, become weak, be slack [business]  | 
 
| 
   lotir   | 
  
   to
  divide into lots  | 
 
| 
   maigrir   | 
  
   to lose
  weight  | 
 
| 
   maudire   | 
  
   to curse
  (participe passé   maudit)  | 
 
| 
   meurtrir
    | 
  
   to bruise (flesh, fruit), wound (morally sb)  | 
 
| 
   mincir   | 
  
   to get
  thinner  | 
 
| 
   moisir   | 
  
   to
  mildew, go mouldy  | 
 
| 
   moitir   | 
  
   (tech.) to make wet (paper)  | 
 
| 
   mollir   | 
  
   to slacken [rope], lose strength [legs]  | 
 
| 
   mugir   | 
  
   to bellow [bull], low [cow], roar [wind]  | 
 
| 
   munir de
    | 
  
   to provide with, equip with  | 
 
| 
   munir
  de, se   | 
  
   to provide o.s. with  | 
 
| 
   mûrir   | 
  
   to ripen [fruit], mature, give careful consideration to (question)  | 
 
| 
   nantir
  de   | 
  
   to
  provide with  | 
 
| 
   nantir,
  se   | 
  
   to
  secure o.s.  | 
 
| 
   noircir   | 
  
   to
  blacken  | 
 
| 
   noircir,
  se   | 
  
   to turn dark, grow dark  | 
 
| 
   nordir   | 
  
   (mar.) to turn north [wind]  | 
 
| 
   nourrir   | 
  
   to feed,
  cherish (hope)  | 
 
| 
   nourrir
  de, se   | 
  
   to eat,
  live on  | 
 
| 
   obéir à   | 
  
   to obey  | 
 
| 
   obscurcir
    | 
  
   to
  darken, obscure  | 
 
| 
   obscurcir,
  s’   | 
  
   to become obscure, cloud over [sky]  | 
 
| 
   ourdir   | 
  
   to hatch (plot), weave (intrigue)  | 
 
| 
   pâlir   | 
  
   to become pale, fade [colour]  | 
 
| 
   pâtir   | 
  
   to
  suffer  | 
 
| 
   pâtir de
    | 
  
   to
  suffer from (injustice)  | 
 
| 
   périr   | 
  
   to
  perish, die (unnaturally)  | 
 
| 
   pervertir
    | 
  
   to pervert,
  corrupt  | 
 
| 
   pervertir,
  se   | 
  
   to
  become perverted  | 
 
| 
   pétrir   | 
  
   to knead
  (dough, bread)  | 
 
| 
   polir   | 
  
   to polish (metal), refine (mind, manners)  | 
 
| 
   polir,
  se   | 
  
   to buff
  (nails)  | 
 
| 
   pourrir   | 
  
   to rot, decay, go bad  | 
 
| 
   préétablir
    | 
  
   to
  pre-establish  | 
 
| 
   prémunir
  contre, se   | 
  
   to guard
  against  | 
 
| 
   prémunir
  de, se   | 
  
   to provide o.s. with  | 
 
| 
   punir   | 
  
   to
  punish  | 
 
| 
   rabougrir,
  se   | 
  
   to
  become stunted [plant]  | 
 
| 
   raccourcir
    | 
  
   to shorten, reduce the length of  | 
 
| 
   raccourcir,
  se   | 
  
   to
  become shorter  | 
 
| 
   racornir
    | 
  
   to make as hard as horn [leather], harden  | 
 
| 
   racornir,
  se   | 
  
   to become as hard as horn  | 
 
| 
   radoucir
    | 
  
   to soften (tone), make milder (weather) [wind]  | 
 
| 
   radoucir,
  se   | 
  
   to calm down, become milder [weather]  | 
 
| 
   raffermir
    | 
  
   to strengthen (authority), steady (prices), fortify (courage)  | 
 
| 
   raffermir,
  se   | 
  
   to harden [muscle], improve [health], steady [prices]  | 
 
| 
   rafraîchir
    | 
  
   to cool down (drink, room), refresh (memory), freshen up (colour)  | 
 
| 
   rafraîchir,
  se   | 
  
   to become cooler [weather], to refresh o.s., to have sth to drink  | 
 
| 
   ragaillardir
    | 
  
   to cheer up (depressed or tired person)  | 
 
| 
   ragaillardir,
  se   | 
  
   to cheer o.s. up  | 
 
| 
   raidir   | 
  
   to
  stiffen (cable)  | 
 
| 
   raidir,
  se   | 
  
   to brace o.s., become stiff [cable]  | 
 
| 
   rajeunir
    | 
  
   to make sb look or feel younger, rejuvenate  | 
 
| 
   rajeunir,
  se   | 
  
   to make o.s. younger or look younger  | 
 
| 
   ralentir
    | 
  
   to slow down (pace), slacken (efforts)  | 
 
| 
   ralentir,
  se   | 
  
   to slow down [production], slow up, become slow  | 
 
| 
   ramollir
    | 
  
   to soften (butter, wax, sb)  | 
 
| 
   ramollir,
  se   | 
  
   to
  become soft  | 
 
| 
   rancir   | 
  
   to become rancid [oil, butter, fat]  | 
 
| 
   rancir,
  se   | 
  
   to
  become old [ideas]  | 
 
| 
   ravilir   | 
  
   to
  degrade, vilify  | 
 
| 
   ravir   | 
  
   to delight (sb), give great pleasure  | 
 
| 
   ravir
  qch à qn   | 
  
   to rob sb of sth  | 
 
| 
   réagir à
    | 
  
   to react
  to  | 
 
| 
   réassortir
    | 
  
   to restock (shop), to replace (glasses)  | 
 
| 
   réassortir,
  se   | 
  
   to stock
  up again  | 
 
| 
   rebâtir   | 
  
   to
  rebuild  | 
 
| 
   reblanchir
    | 
  
   to
  whiten again  | 
 
| 
   rebondir
    | 
  
   to bounce [ball], to rebound [from depression, disappointment]  | 
 
| 
   reconvertir
    | 
  
   to
  reconvert  | 
 
| 
   reconvertir,
  se   | 
  
   to take up a new activity  | 
 
| 
   recrépir
    | 
  
   to
  roughcast again (wall)  | 
 
| 
   redémolir
    | 
  
   to
  redemolish  | 
 
| 
   réfléchir
    | 
  
   to
  reflect (light)  | 
 
| 
   réfléchir
  à   | 
  
   to think
  about  | 
 
| 
   réfléchir,
  se   | 
  
   to be reflected [light], reverberate [sound]  | 
 
| 
   refleurir
    | 
  
   to flower again, blossom again, flourish anew  | 
 
| 
   refroidir
    | 
  
   to cool
  down (enthusiasm)  | 
 
| 
   refroidir,
  se   | 
  
   to turn cold [weather], to cool down [room]  | 
 
| 
   regarnir
    | 
  
   to restock (shelves), refill (purse)  | 
 
| 
   régir   | 
  
   to govern, require (subjunctive, indicative)  | 
 
| 
   regrossir
    | 
  
   to gain
  weight again  | 
 
| 
   réinvestir
    | 
  
   to
  reinvest  | 
 
| 
   rejaillir
    | 
  
   to splash back [water, mud]  | 
 
| 
   rejaillir
  sur   | 
  
   to fall back on [shame, disgrace]  | 
 
| 
   réjouir   | 
  
   to
  delight  | 
 
| 
   réjouir
  de, se   | 
  
   to be glad of, be delighted to  | 
 
| 
   rélargir
    | 
  
   to widen
  further  | 
 
| 
   rembrunir,
  se   | 
  
   (rare) to cloud over [sky], darken,
  become sad [face]  | 
 
| 
   remplir   | 
  
   to fill
  (glass, questionnaire)  | 
 
| 
   remplir
  de   | 
  
   to fill
  with  | 
 
| 
   remplir,
  se   | 
  
   to fill
  [room]  | 
 
| 
   renchérir
    | 
  
   to increase in price [goods]  | 
 
| 
   renchérir
  sur   | 
  
   to outbid, to outdo (sb)  | 
 
| 
   répartir
    | 
  
   to distribute (heath, weight), spread (risk, payments), divide up
  (work)  | 
 
| 
   répartir,
  se   | 
  
   to divide (in two groups), divide up among each other (work)  | 
 
| 
   répartir
  en, se   | 
  
   to be divided up into  | 
 
| 
   repolir   | 
  
   to
  repolish  | 
 
| 
   resalir   | 
  
   to dirty
  again  | 
 
| 
   resplendir
    | 
  
   to shine
  [metal]  | 
 
| 
   resplendir
  de   | 
  
   to glow
  with (health)  | 
 
| 
   ressaisir
    | 
  
   to
  recapture (fugitive)  | 
 
| 
   ressaisir,
  se   | 
  
   to regain one’s self-control  | 
 
| 
   ressortir
  à   | 
  
   to purtain to, be under the jurisdiction of (court, country)  | 
 
| 
   res(s)urgir
    | 
  
   to re-emerge, rise again  | 
 
| 
   rétablir
    | 
  
   to restore (order), recover (health), re-establish (contact)  | 
 
| 
   rétablir,
  se   | 
  
   to recover, get well again  | 
 
| 
   retentir
    | 
  
   to ring [doorbell, trumpet, words]  | 
 
| 
   rétrécir
    | 
  
   to make smaller or shorter (skirt, pants), narrow (street), shrink
  (garment)  | 
 
| 
   rétrécir,
  se   | 
  
   to
  become narrower [street]  | 
 
| 
   rétroagir
    | 
  
   to have a retroactive effect, act on the past  | 
 
| 
   réunir   | 
  
   to join together (things), gather (information), convene (assembly)  | 
 
| 
   réunir,
  se   | 
  
   to meet,
  gather together  | 
 
| 
   réussir
  à   | 
  
   to
  succeed to  | 
 
| 
   rosir   | 
  
   to
  blush, become pink  | 
 
| 
   rôtir   | 
  
   to roast (meat), toast (bread)  | 
 
| 
   rôtir au
  soleil, se   | 
  
   to bask in the sun  | 
 
| 
   rougir   | 
  
   to turn red, blush, flush (from fever, embarrassment, emotion)  | 
 
| 
   rouir   | 
  
   (tech.) to steep, soak in liquid
  (flax)  | 
 
| 
   roussir   | 
  
   to russet or brown (meat, linen)  | 
 
| 
   rugir   | 
  
   to roar [lion], howl [wind]  | 
 
| 
   saillir   | 
  
   to cover (mare) [horse] (defective verb used only in infinitive and 3rd
  persons]  | 
 
| 
   saisir   | 
  
   to seize, grab, refer (a matter to a court)  | 
 
| 
   saisir
  de, se   | 
  
   to seize
  upon  | 
 
| 
   salir   | 
  
   to dirty (linen), tarnish (reputation)  | 
 
| 
   salir,
  se   | 
  
   to get
  dirty  | 
 
| 
   sertir   | 
  
   to set
  (precious stone)  | 
 
| 
   sévir   | 
  
   to be rampant [poverty], be severe [cold], rage [war]  | 
 
| 
   sévir
  contre   | 
  
   to deal
  severely with  | 
 
| 
   subir   | 
  
   to undergo (operation, trial), suffer (defeat), come under (influence),
  sustain (losses), experience (a rise)  | 
 
| 
   subvertir
    | 
  
   didact. to subvert, undermine (public order)  | 
 
| 
   surenchérir
    | 
  
   to overbid, bid higher, rise higher in price  | 
 
| 
   surgir   | 
  
   to appear suddenly [rock in sea], arise [difficulties], loom  | 
 
| 
   surir   | 
  
   to turn
  sour  | 
 
| 
   tapir,
  se   | 
  
   to crouch, stoop with the limbs pulled close to the body  | 
 
| 
   tarir
  d’éloges sur qn, ne pas   | 
  
   not to be able to stop praising sb  | 
 
| 
   tarir   | 
  
   to dry up [spring, tears], run dry [imagination]  | 
 
| 
   tarir,
  se   | 
  
   to run dry, dry up [source, imagination]  | 
 
| 
   ternir   | 
  
   to lose luster [silver], tarnish [reputation]  | 
 
| 
   ternir,
  se   | 
  
   to lose
  luster [silver]  | 
 
| 
   tiédir   | 
  
   to become lukewarm [water], cool off [friendship], cool down  | 
 
| 
   trahir   | 
  
   to betray, give away (secret), misrepresent (thought)  | 
 
| 
   trahir,
  se   | 
  
   to give o.s. away  | 
 
| 
   transir   | 
  
   (lit.) to chill to the bone
  [cold], benumb, paralyze [fright]  | 
 
| 
   travestir
    | 
  
   to
  disguise, misrepresent (thought)  | 
 
| 
   travestir,
  se   | 
  
   to dress as sb of the opposite sex  | 
 
| 
   unir   | 
  
   to unite  | 
 
| 
   unir, s’
    | 
  
   to
  unite, marry  | 
 
| 
   vagir   | 
  
   to wail, cry [new-born baby]  | 
 
| 
   verdir   | 
  
   to turn
  green  | 
 
| 
   vernir   | 
  
   to varnish [wood, nails], glaze (piece of pottery)  | 
 
| 
   vieillir
    | 
  
   to age  | 
 
| 
   vieillir,
  se   | 
  
   to make o.s. older or look older  | 
 
| 
   vomir   | 
  
   to
  vomit, throw up  | 
 
| 
   vrombir   | 
  
   to buzz [flies], hum [aircraft], throb [engine]  |