|
|
|
bercer |
berce, berces,
berce, berçons,
bercez, bercent |
|
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bercerai, berceras,
bercera, bercerons, bercerez, berceront |
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berçais,
berçais,
berçait,
bercions, berciez, berçaient |
|
acquiescer à |
to acquiesce to (request), to approve, to assent to (proposal) |
|
agacer |
to irritate, to get on sb’s nerves, to tease, to excite, to lead on |
|
agencer |
to put together (elements), to hamonize (colors), to arrange (room) |
|
amorcer |
to start (works), to begin (negotiations), to bait (trap, hook), to
prime (pump), to initiate (reforms) |
|
annoncer |
to
announce (news, marriage) |
|
annoncer, s’ |
to be on its way [winter] |
|
autofinancer, s’ |
to be
self-financing |
|
avancer |
to advance (date, explanation), to gain [watch], to move forward
(head), to put forward (opinion), to lend (money), to make progress |
|
avancer, s’ |
to come
forward |
|
balancer |
to balance (account), to swing (leg, baby), to toss out (old things),
to hesitate [heart] |
|
balancer, se |
to swing (on a swing), to swing (arm) |
|
balancer de, se |
not to
care about |
|
bercer |
to rock (baby), to cradle (a child in the arms) |
|
bercer, se |
to rock (in a rocking chair) |
|
bercer d’illusions,
se |
to delude o.s., to harbor illusions |
|
coincer |
to pinch (robber), to corner (candidate), to embarrass sb |
|
coincer, se |
to get stuck, to jam |
|
commencer |
to begin
(work) |
|
commencer à |
to begin
to |
|
commencer par |
to begin
with sth |
|
commercer avec |
to trade
with |
|
concurrencer |
to
compete with |
|
contrebalancer |
to counterbalance (weight), to offset (inconveniences) |
|
contrebalancer,
s’en |
not to give a darn abou it |
|
décoincer |
to unjam (drawer), to remove the wedge from sth |
|
décontenancer |
to disconcert, to upset the composure of sb, to discountenance |
|
dédicacer |
to sign (book), to autograph (picture) |
|
défoncer |
to smash open (door), to stave in (fence) |
|
défoncer, se |
to work like a dog |
|
déglacer |
to remove the ice from (surface), to melt the ice on (road), to remove
the glaze from (paper) |
|
délacer |
to undo the laces of (shoes), to unlace (corset) |
|
délacer, se |
to come undone [shoes], to come unlaced [corset] |
|
dénoncer |
to denounce (treaty), to repudiate (treaty), to expose (abuses) |
|
dénoncer à |
to give away to (police) |
|
dépecer |
to cut up (animal), to carve up (territory) |
|
déplacer |
to move (object), to displace (water), to shift the emphasis of
(problem) |
|
déplacer, se |
to walk, to move, to travel, to displace [a joint] |
|
désamorcer |
to defuse (bomb, crisis), to drain (pump), to remove the primer from
(mine, gun), to nip in the bud (plot) |
|
devancer |
to get ahead of (runner, rival), to be ahead of, to arrive ahead of,
to anticipate (question) |
|
distancer |
to outdistance (runner), to outrun (pursuer), to leave behind |
|
divorcer |
to
divorce |
|
divorcer d’avec qn |
to
divorce sb |
|
effacer |
to erase (mark, word), to clean (blackboard), delete (word), to efface
(memory) |
|
effacer, s’ |
to fade [color], to wear away [inscription], to hide, keep in the
background |
|
efforcer de, s’ |
to try
hard to |
|
émincer |
to cut into thin slices (meat, onion) |
|
enfoncer |
to hammer in (nail), to drive in (stake), to stick in (pin), to thrust
into (knife), to pull down (hat), to break open (door) |
|
enfoncer, s’ |
to give
way [ground] |
|
enfoncer dans, s’ |
to sink into (snow, armchair) |
|
enlacer |
to hug,
to embrace |
|
enlacer, s’ |
to hug each other [lovers], to be intertwined [branches], to be
entwined [lianas] |
|
énoncer |
to express (idea), to state (condition) |
|
énoncer, s’ |
to be
expressed [idea] |
|
ensemencer |
to sow (field), to stock with young fish (lake) |
|
entrelacer |
to
interlace, to intertwine |
|
entrelacer, s’ |
to become intertwined, to become interlaced |
|
épicer |
to spice (food), to add spice to (story) |
|
espacer |
to space out (objects, visits, lines) |
|
espacer, s’ |
to become less frequent [visits] |
|
évincer de |
to oust from (opponent), to supplant, to take the place of |
|
évincer
|
to evict
(tenant) |
|
exaucer |
to grant (wish), to fulfil (prayer), to answer sb’s prayer |
|
exercer |
to exercise (judgment, power, right), to tax (patience), to exert
(pressure), to practise (profession), to fulfil (function) |
|
exercer, s’ |
to
practise [athlete, musician] |
|
fiancer avec, à, se
|
to get
engaged to |
|
financer |
to
finance (company) |
|
foncer dans |
to
charge into (crowd) |
|
foncer sur |
to charge at (enemy, pedestrian) |
|
forcer |
to force open (lock), to strain (voice), to command (respect) |
|
forcer qn à faire
qqch |
to force sb to do sth |
|
forcer, se |
to make
an effort |
|
forcer à faire
qqch, se |
to force o.s. to do sth |
|
froncer |
to gather (skirt), froncer les sourcils to frown one’s brows |
|
glacer |
to ice (cake), to glaze (paper), to freeze with a look (sb) |
|
grimacer |
to make faces,
grimacer de douleur, de dégoût to grimace from pain, from disgust |
|
grincer |
to creak [floor], to grate [metal] |
|
grincer des dents |
to gnash, grind one’s teeth |
|
immiscer dans, s’ |
to interfere in (sb’s private life) |
|
influencer |
to influence (person, decision, choice) |
|
lacer |
to tie, do up (shoes), to lace (corset) |
|
lancer |
to throw (ball, bomb), to start (new fashion), to launch (product,
missile), to start up (business), to retort |
|
lancer à l’assaut,
se |
to launch
an assault |
|
lancer dans, se |
to embark on (discussion, expenses, politics, business) |
|
manigancer |
to scheme, to contrive, to plan in a deceitful way |
|
matricer |
to stamp
out (metal) |
|
menacer qn de |
to threaten sb with (death, gun), to menace (nation) |
|
nuancer |
to qualify (opinion, statement), to shade (painting) |
|
ordonnancer |
to authorize a public expenditure |
|
percer |
to drill a hole in, to build (tunnel), to pierce (ear), to make a name
for o.s., to penetrate (mystery), to uncover (plot), percer ses dents to cut
one’s teeth |
|
pincer |
to pinch, to catch (robber) |
|
pincer, se |
to nip (one’s finger), to purse (one’s lips), to hold (one’s nose) |
|
placer |
to place (sb), to find a job for (sb), to seat (guest), to get in
(word), to place (money), to invest (money), to land (punch) |
|
placer, se |
to take up a position, to find a job, to stand |
|
poncer |
to sand (wood), to sandpaper |
|
préfacer |
to preface
(book) |
|
prononcer |
to pronounce (word, name), to deliver (speech, verdict), to utter
(word) |
|
prononcer, se |
to reach a decision, to reach a verdict, to pronounce o.s. |
|
rapiécer |
to patch (clothe, tire), to repair (shoes) |
|
réamorcer |
to begin
again (negotiations) |
|
recommencer |
to start over again (work, life), to commit again (error), to resume
(work, discussions) |
|
recommencer à faire
|
to start to do again |
|
réensemencer |
to sow again (field), to stock again with young fish (lake) |
|
relancer |
to throw back again (ball), to restart (motor), to revitalize
(economy), to revive (project, idea), to boost (industry) |
|
remplacer |
to replace (old thing, faulty part), to relieve (sentry), to
substitute for (injured player) |
|
renfoncer |
to pull down further (hat), to indent (line), to knock further in
(nail), to push further in (knob) |
|
renforcer |
to reinforce (beam, wall, fears), to back up (assertion), to
strengthen (team, army) |
|
renforcer, se |
to
become stronger |
|
renoncer à |
to renounce (title), to give up (habit, right) |
|
renoncer à faire |
to abandon the idea of doing |
|
renoncer à toute
prétention |
to
abandon any claim |
|
repercer |
to drill a hole again, to pierce again (ear) |
|
replacer |
to put back in its place, to find a new job for (employee) |
|
replacer, se |
to find a new job |
|
ressourcer, se |
to find new knowledge or psychological strength |
|
retracer |
to draw again (erased line), to retrace (story), to relate (events) |
|
rincer |
to rinse
(glass, plate) |
|
rinser, se |
to rinse
(one’s mouth) |
|
rinser l’œil, se |
to get
an eyeful |
|
romancer |
to romanticize (history, biography), to embellish (tale), to make into
a fiction (event) |
|
saucer |
to dip in the sauce (bread), saucer son assiette avec du pain, to wipe
the sauce off a plate with bread |
|
semoncer |
to reprimand, to scold at length |
|
sucer |
to suck
(sweet, pipe) |
|
sucer, se |
to suck
(one’s thumb) |
|
tracer |
to draw (line), to open up (road), to mark out (trail) |
|
tracer le chemin à
qn |
to show sb the way |
|
transpercer |
to pierce (with blade), to transfix (with sword), to go through (with
bullet) |
|
verglacer |
il
verglace = it’s icy |
|
violacer |
to make
purple |
|
violacer, se |
to turn
purple |
|
manger |
mange, manges,
mange, mangeons,
mangez, mangent |
|
|
mangerai, mangeras,
mangera, mangerons, mangerez, mangeront |
|
|
mangeais,
mangeais,
mangeait,
mangions, mangiez, mangeaient |
|
abréger |
to abbreviate (word), to shorten (word, life), to cut short
(suffering) |
|
abroger |
to abrogate (law, clause, rule), to repeal, to abolish |
|
adjuger |
to award (at an auction), to give (reward) |
|
adjuger, s’ |
to take for o.s. [the best of sth] |
|
affliger qn |
to make sb sad, to grieve sb, to afflict sb |
|
affliger de qch, s’
|
to be grieved about sth, to grieve at sth, to grieve over sth |
|
agréger |
to
aggregate (particles) |
|
agréger qn à un
groupe |
to incorporate sb into a group |
|
agréger à un
groupe, s’ |
to incorporate o.s. into a group |
|
alléger |
to make lighter (luggage), to lighten (weight, school syllabus), to
alleviate (pain) |
|
allonger |
to lengthen (dress, vowel), to make longer (dress), to stretch out
(arm), to grow longer [days], to prolong (conversation), to crane (neck) |
|
allonger, s’ |
to lie down (on the grass), to drag on [visit, speech], to get longer
[days] |
|
aménager |
to fit out (room, park), to supply with what is necessary, to plan
(schedule), to develop (territory) |
|
aménager qch en |
to fit out sth as sth else, to convert sth into sth else |
|
arranger |
to arrange (flowers, room), to straighten up (necktie), to settle
(disagreement), to fix (car), to fix in advance (wrestling match) |
|
arranger, s’ |
to tidy up (one’s hair) |
|
arranger avec qn,
s’ |
to sort it out with sb |
|
arranger pour, s’ |
to see to it that |
|
arroger, s’ |
to claim falsely (title), to assume without right (powers) |
|
asperger |
to spray (surface, person), to splash (pedestrian) |
|
asperger d’eau, s’ |
to splash o.s. with water (face, arms) |
|
assiéger |
to besiege (city), to mob (store) |
|
avantager |
to favor often at the expense of sb else (a daughter) |
|
bouger |
to move, to move (head, object) |
|
bouger, se |
to move |
|
changer |
to change
(meaning, child) |
|
changer de |
to
change (shirt, car, train, gear, position, sides, hands), changer de place
avec qn to change place with sb |
|
changer en |
to change into (sth else) |
|
changer, se |
to
change (one’s clothes) |
|
charger |
to load (gun, battery), to charge (enemy) |
|
charger qn de |
to load sb with (parcels), to burden sb with (taxes), to charge sb
with (crime) |
|
charger qn de faire
|
to give sb the responsibility of doing |
|
charger de, se |
to take care of (task, children) |
|
charger de faire,
se |
to
undertake to do |
|
colliger |
to collect and compare (short stories, reports) |
|
converger |
to converge [roads, lines], to lead towards (same solution) |
|
corriger |
to correct (error, vision), to punish (child), to read (proofs), to
remedy (abuses), to mark (exam) |
|
corriger de, se |
to rid o.s. of (habit) |
|
décharger |
to unload (luggage, firearm), to unburden (conscience), to relieve of
(responsibility) |
|
décourager |
to discourage (sb), to deter (wrongdoers) |
|
décourager, se |
to
become discourage |
|
décharger de, se |
to pass off (one’s responsibilities) |
|
dédommager qn d’une
perte |
to compensate sb for a loss |
|
dédommager, se |
to repay
o.s. |
|
dégager |
to disclaim (any responsibility), to free (injured person), to clear
(place), to clear downfield (ball), to give off [smoke, smell, heat], to draw
(conclusions) |
|
dégager qn de |
to free sb from (obligation, promise, wreckage) |
|
dégager, se |
to clear up [sky], to come off [gas, odor] |
|
dégager de, se |
to free o.s. from (obligation, prejudices) |
|
dégorger |
to clear out (sink), to soak (meat), to overfow [gutter, stram] |
|
dégorger dans, se |
to flow
into (river) |
|
déloger |
to dislodge (enemy), to drive out, to throw out (tenant), to start
(hare) |
|
démanger |
to itch [leg, arm], la langue me démange I’m dying to speak |
|
déménager |
to move (to change one’s place of residence), to move (furniture) |
|
déneiger |
to clear the snow from (road) |
|
départager deux
opinions |
to choose between two opinions |
|
départager les
votes |
to give the casting vote (deciding vote cast by the presiding officer
when the voting on both sides is equal) |
|
déranger |
to disturb (sb, mind), to bother (sb), to upset (stomach, project) |
|
déranger, se |
to trouble o.s., to go out of one’s way, to get out of order
[machine], to become deranged [mind] |
|
déroger à |
to depart from (rules, custom), to go against (established order) |
|
désagréger |
to break
up, disintegrate |
|
désagréger, se |
to disintegrate [rock], to break up |
|
désavantager |
to affect unfavourably (sb, troops) |
|
désengager |
to
disengage (pulley) |
|
désengager qn de |
to free sb from (obligation) |
|
désengager de, se |
to free o.s. from (obligation) |
|
désengorger |
to
unblock (pipe) |
|
dévisager |
to stare at (sb), to look hard at (sb) |
|
diriger |
to lead (country), to manage (business, team), to direct (traffic), to
steer (car, horse), to run (one’s affairs), to guide (student, policy), to
conduct (orchestra) |
|
diriger sur |
to aim at (firearm), to turn on (one’s attention), to shine on (light) |
|
diriger vers, se |
to head for (door), to specialize in (accounting) |
|
diverger de |
to
differ (opinion) |
|
diverger |
to diverge [paths, lines], to go in different directions |
|
échanger |
to exchange (blows, gifts, glances, words), to swap (stamps, hockey
cards) |
|
échanger une chose
contre une autre |
to exchange one thing for another |
|
égorger |
to cut the throat of (sb), to fleece (customers) |
|
égorger, s’ |
to slit each other’s throats |
|
émarger |
to initial in the margin (document) |
|
émarger à un budget
|
to receive a certain sum out of a budget |
|
emménager |
to move
in |
|
emménager dans |
to move
into (apartment) |
|
encager |
to cage (bird), to cage up (sb) |
|
encourager |
to
encourage |
|
encourager qn à
faire qqch |
to encourage sb to do sth |
|
endommager |
to
damage (car, crops) |
|
engager |
to hire (employee), to give (one’s word), to insert (key in lock), to
enter into (negotiations), to start up (conversation), to bind (sb), to
institute (proceedings) |
|
engager, s’ |
to commit o.s., to begin [battle], to get under way [discussion] |
|
engager dans, s’ |
to enter into (discussion), to become involved in (business) |
|
engorger |
to glut (market), to block (pipe), to engorge (blood vessel) |
|
engorger, s’ |
to
become clogged [pipe] |
|
engranger |
to get in (hay, corn), to garner, to store up |
|
ennuager, s’ |
to cloud
over [sky] |
|
enrager de faire |
to be furious to do |
|
enrager, faire |
to
irritate sb |
|
entre-égorger (s’) |
to cut each other’s throats, to cut one another’s throats |
|
envisager |
to view (future), to envisage (situation), to form an image of in the
mind |
|
envisager de faire |
to be thinking of doing |
|
éponger |
to sponge (liquid), to absorb (debt) |
|
éponger, s’ |
to mop (one’s forehead, face) |
|
ériger |
to erect
(building, statue) |
|
ériger en, s’ |
to set o.s. as (master) |
|
exiger |
to demand (downpayment, silence), to require (repairs) |
|
expurger |
to expurgate (book), to remove passages considered obscene,
objectionable |
|
figer |
to
congeal [gelatine, oil] |
|
figer, se |
to congeal [sauce, oil], to freeze [blood, smile] |
|
forger |
to forge (bonds), to coin (word), to make up (story, excuse) |
|
forger, se |
to make up (excuse), to build up (illusions) |
|
fustiger |
to denounce (opponents), to criticize strongly |
|
gager |
to guarantee (loan), to bet (archaic or regional) |
|
gager que |
to wager that, to bet that |
|
gruger |
to dupe (sb), to gnaw at (bone, dry bread, cheese), to wear away bit
by bit |
|
héberger |
to lodge (sb), to give shelter to (victims), to accommodate (tourists) |
|
ignifuger |
to
fireproof (building) |
|
immerger |
to immerse (object), to lay under water (cable), to immerse (baptize
by dipping under water) |
|
immerger, s’ |
to submerge [submarine], to dive |
|
infliger à qn |
to inflict on sb (penalty, fine, torture), to impose on sb (fine,
presence) |
|
insurger contre, s’
|
to rebel against (government, any autority) |
|
interroger |
to test orally (pupil), to interrogate (witness), to poll (sb) |
|
interoger sur qch,
s’ |
to question o.s. about sth |
|
jauger |
to gauge (public opinion), to measure the capacity of (tank), to
measure the tonnage of (ship), to have a capacity of [ship] |
|
jauger qn |
to gauge
sb’s capacity |
|
juger |
to judge (people), to try (accused), to arbitrate (dispute) |
|
juger, se |
to judge
o.s. |
|
limoger |
to
dismiss (public servant) |
|
loger |
to accommodate (tourists), to lodge |
|
loger dans, se |
to lodge o.s. in [bullet] |
|
longer |
to border (railway line), to keep close to (walls) |
|
louanger qn |
to
flatter sb |
|
manger |
to eat (solid food, soup), to swallow (one’s words) |
|
manger froid, se |
to be
eaten cold |
|
mélanger |
to mix (papers, ideas, cake) |
|
mélanger, se |
to mix [oil and water] |
|
mitiger |
to mitigate (effects, punishment, sentence), to make less severe |
|
nager |
to swim (in water), nager dans l’opulence to be rolling in money |
|
négliger |
to neglect (friends), to disregard (warning), to take no care of
(health) |
|
négliger de faire |
to
neglect to do |
|
négliger, se |
to look after one’s appearance |
|
neiger |
to snow, to be snowing |
|
obliger qn à faire
qch |
to force, require, oblige sb to do sth |
|
ombrager |
to shade
(garden) |
|
outrager |
to offend gravely (sb), to outrage (morals) |
|
pacager |
to pasture (cattle), to graze (cattle), to graze [cattle], to feed on
grass |
|
partager |
to share (idea, opinion, heritage, happiness), to divide up (cake) |
|
partager, se |
to share (power, work, booty) |
|
patauger |
to flounder (in mud), to splash about (in water), to become entangled
(in a speech) |
|
piéger |
to trap (animal, person), to booby-trap (door) |
|
piger |
to get it (to understand), to catch (cold) |
|
piger |
(au Québec) to pick (card, name in a
hat), to help o.s. from dishes (at the table) |
|
plonger dans |
to dive
into (water) |
|
plonger dans, se |
to bury o.s. in (meditation, studies, reading) |
|
plonger qn dans |
to throw sb into (difficult position) |
|
plonger sa main, un
couteau dans qch |
to plunge one’s hand, a knife into sth |
|
plonger sur |
to dive onto (prey, target) |
|
présager |
to bode (nothing good), to be a sign of, to be an omen of, to foresee
(the worse) |
|
prolonger |
to prolong (life, visit), to extend (street) |
|
prolonger, se |
to
persist [effect] |
|
propager |
to
spread (news, idea) |
|
propager, se |
to spread [idea, news, sickness, fire], to be propagated [wave,
light], to propagate [species] |
|
proroger |
to prorogue (session of parliament), to extend (time limit), to put
back (deadline) |
|
protéger |
to protect (person, plant, tradition), to shelter (from cold, wind,
sun), to patronize (artist) |
|
protéger de, se |
to guard
against sth |
|
purger |
to purge (person, party, bad elements), to serve (sentence), to flush
out (radiator), to bleed (brakes) |
|
purger, se |
to purge, to take a purgative |
|
rager |
to fume |
|
rallonger |
to lengthen (skirt), to make longer (text), to get longer [days], to
extend (holiday, table) |
|
ranger |
to put away (papers, clothes), to tidy up (drawer), to arrange (room,
words in alphabetical order), to park (car) |
|
ranger du côté de
qn, se |
to side
with sb |
|
ranger, se |
to park [driver], to step aside [pedestrian], to pull over [car], se
ranger par deux to line up in twos |
|
ravager |
to devastate (country, crops), to ravage, to make havoc of (vineyards) |
|
réaménager |
to fit out again (room, park), to plan again (schedule), to develop
again (territory) |
|
réarranger |
to rearrange (hair, room, interview) |
|
rechanger |
to change again (shirt, car, train, gear, position, sides) |
|
recharger |
to recharge (gun, battery), to charge again (enemy) |
|
recorriger |
to mark again (exam), to punish again (child), to read again (proofs) |
|
rédiger |
to write (article, prescription, will), to compose (speech), to draw
up (contract), to compile (dictionary) |
|
réengager |
to hire again (employee), to insert again (key in lock), to enter
again into (negotiations), to start up again (conversation), to institute
again (proceedings) |
|
regorger de |
to abound in (courage, fish, wealth), to have an abundance of |
|
reloger |
to
rehouse (disaster victims) |
|
remanger |
to eat again, to have again (chicken, pork) |
|
reneiger |
to snow
again |
|
rengager |
to hire again (employee), to insert again (key in lock), to enter
again into (negotiations), to start up again (conversation), to institute
again (proceedings) |
|
repartager |
to divide up again (work, booty, tasks) |
|
replonger |
to dive again [diver], to plunge again [submarine, goalkeeper] |
|
replonger qch dans |
to dip again (a spoon into a bowl), to plunge again (a country into
war) |
|
replonger dans, se |
to go back to (one’s reading, meditation) |
|
ronger |
to gnaw (bone, heart), to gnaw at (bone, heart), to eat away, se ronger de chagrin to be tormented with grief, se ronger les
ongles to bite one’s nails |
|
saccager |
to turn upside down (room), to ransack (house), to sack (city,
country) |
|
siéger |
to sit (in Parliament), to be in session [court, legislature] |
|
singer |
to ape (friend), to imitate clumsily |
|
songer à |
to think deeply about (sb or sth), to muse over |
|
songer à faire qch |
to think about doing sth |
|
soulager |
to relieve (pain, poverty), to ease (conscience), to make feel better
(sb) |
|
soulager, se |
to ease one’s conscience, to relieve o.s., to relieve nature (bowels
or bladder) |
|
submerger |
to flood (valley), to submerge (field), submerger qn de travail to
inundate sb with work |
|
subroger |
to subrogate, substitute one person for another |
|
surcharger |
to overload (car, memory, electric circuit), to overcharge (electric
circuit), surcharger qn de travail, d’impôts to overburden sb with work, with
taxes |
|
surnager |
to float on the surface [oil on water], to linger on [memory, feeling] |
|
surprotéger |
to
overprotect (child) |
|
transiger |
to
compromise |
|
transiger avec |
to come to terms with, to come to an agreement with |
|
urger |
to be
urgent |
|
vendanger |
to harvest (grapes), to press (grapes) |
|
venger |
to
avenge (insult) |
|
venger, se |
to avenge o.s., to have one’s revenge, se venger d’une insulte to
take vengeance for an insult |
|
vidanger |
to empty (tank, septic tank), to drain (oilpan) |
|
voltiger |
to flit about [butterfly, bat, insect, light thing], to flutter about |
|
voyager |
to
travel |
|
mener |
mène, mènes,
mène,
menons, menez, mènent |
|
|
mènerai,
mèneras,
mènera,
mènerons,
mènerez,
mèneront |
|
|
menais, menais,
menait, menions, meniez, menaient |
|
-ecer |
|
|
clamecer |
(rare) to kick the bucket (die) |
|
dépecer |
to cut up (animal), to dismember [lion], to carve up, dismember
(territory) |
|
-emer |
|
|
parsemer de |
to sprinkle with, strew with |
|
ressemer |
to
resow, sow again |
|
ressemer, se |
to
(re)seed itself |
|
semer |
to sow (seeds, discord), to lose (pursuers) |
|
sursemer |
to sow
over |
|
-ener |
|
|
amener |
to bring
along (sb) |
|
amener, s’ |
to come
along |
|
assener un coup à
qn |
to deal sb a blow |
|
démener, se |
to struggle violently, exert o.s. |
|
désengrener |
to
disengage (dented wheel) |
|
désengrener, se |
to
disengage [dented wheel] |
|
égrener |
to shell, pod (peas), to shell (corn) |
|
égrener, s’ |
to drop off the stalk [wheat] |
|
emmener |
to take along (sb), to take with you (suitcase) |
|
engrener |
to
engage (dented wheel) |
|
engrener dans, s’ |
to mesh with, gear into [dented wheel] |
|
gangrener, se |
to
gangrene [limb] |
|
grener |
to granulate (salt, sugar), to seed [plant] |
|
halener |
(lit.) to blow [wind], to scent [dog] (hunted animal) |
|
malmener |
to handle roughly (sb), to give a rough time to (opponent) |
|
mener |
to lead (men), to chair (discussion), to run (country), to lead (sports)
[team], mener les choses rondement to
manage things efficiently |
|
promener |
to walk (dog), to show round a town (friends) |
|
promener, se |
to walk, to wander [fingers] |
|
ramener |
to bring back (children, bread) |
|
ramener qn en
voiture |
to drive
sb back |
|
ramener à, se |
to come down to [problem], to reduce to [fraction] |
|
remmener qn à pied |
to walk
sb back |
|
remmener qn chez
lui |
to take sb back home |
|
remmener qn en
voiture |
to drive
sb back |
|
rengrener |
to engage again (dented wheel) |
|
rengrener, se |
to engage again, mesh again [dented wheel] |
|
surmener |
to
overwork (sb, animal) |
|
surmener, se |
to
overwork |
|
-eper |
|
|
receper |
to cut a vine stock near the ground |
|
-eser |
|
|
empeser |
to
starch |
|
peser |
to weigh (object, sb), to weigh up (pros and cons), to hang over
[accusation], peser dans la balance to
carry weight |
|
peser, se |
to weigh
o.s. |
|
soupeser |
to weigh in one’s hand(s), feel the weight of (suitcase), to weight up
(arguments) |
|
-ever |
|
|
achever |
to finish, end (meal), to finish off (opponent) |
|
achever, s’ |
to come to an end, draw to a close [life, day, program] |
|
crever |
to burst (balloon), to puncture (tire), crever d’envie de faire qch to
be dying to do sth, crever l’écran to
have tremendous presence on the screen [actor] |
|
dégrever |
to reduce the tax(es) on (products), to grant tax relief to
(taxpayer), to reduce the tax burden on (industry), to disencumber (building) |
|
élever |
to bring up, raise (children), to breed, rear (cattle), to put up
(wall), raise (objections, prices, voice) |
|
élever, s’ |
to rise
[temperature, mountain] |
|
élever à, s’ |
to rise
to [losses] |
|
enlever |
to remove (cover, price tag), to take off (clothes), to kidnap (child) |
|
enlever, s’ |
to come out, come off [stain], to peel off, come off [paint],
s’enlever comme des petits pains chauds to
be selling like hot cakes |
|
grever |
to burden (economy), to put a strain on (budget) |
|
lever |
to lift (object), to raise (head, hand, arm, one’s glass), to remove
(obstacle), to close (session, meeting), to levy (taxes), to come up [wheat,
plant], lever le voile sur to reveal the truth about |
|
lever, se |
to get
up |
|
parachever |
to perfect, put the finishing touch to |
|
prélever |
to take (sample, blood), to deduct (amount) |
|
relever |
to help back up (sb), to stand up again (piece of furniture), to add
seasoning to (sauce), to relieve (sentry) |
|
relever de |
to be the product of (imagination) |
|
relever qn de ses
fonctions |
to relieve sb of his or her duties |
|
relever, se |
to get back on one’s feet |
|
soulever |
to lift up (curtain), to stir up (public opinion), to arouse (anger),
to raise (problem) |
|
soulever, se |
to lift o.s. up, to rise up [rebels], to swell up [sea] |
|
surélever |
to add a floor to (house) |
|
-evrer |
|
|
sevrer |
to
wean (infant, young animal) |
|
sevrer qn de qch |
to
deprive sb of sth |
|
espérer |
espère,
espères,
espère,
espérons, espérez, espèrent |
|
|
espérerai,
espéreras, espérera, espérerons, espérerez, espéreront |
|
|
espérais,
espérais, espérait, espérions, espériez, espéraient |
|
|
|
|
protéger |
protège,
protèges,
protège,
protégeons, protégez, protègent |
|
|
protégerai,
protégeras, protégera, protégerons, protégerez, protégeront |
|
|
protégeais,
protégeais, protégeait, protégions, protégiez, protégeaient |
|
-ébrer |
|
|
célébrer |
to
celebrate (anniversary), to hold (ceremony) |
|
concélébrer |
to celebrate together
(mass) |
|
-écer |
|
|
rapiécer |
to patch (clothes) |
|
-écher |
|
|
allécher |
to tempt, make one’s mouth water |
|
assécher |
to dry, to drain (land) |
|
assécher, s’ |
to dry |
|
dessécher |
to dry out, parch (leaves, skin) |
|
dessécher, se |
to dry out, to become parched [leaves, skin, lips] |
|
ébrécher |
to chip, nick (plate, knife) |
|
flécher |
to arrow, mark with arrows (course) |
|
lécher |
to lick |
|
lécher, se |
to lick
(one’s fingers) |
|
pécher |
to sin,
err |
|
pourlécher les
babines, se |
to lick
one’s lips |
|
sécher |
to dry
(one’s tears) |
|
sécher, se |
to dry
o.s. |
|
-écrer |
|
|
exécrer |
to
execrate, abhor, loathe |
|
-éder |
|
|
accéder à |
to attain (independence), to accede to (throne), to grant (request) |
|
céder |
to yield [branch], to give up (turn), to give way [ice], to sell
(property) |
|
céder à |
to yield to (temptation, anger) |
|
concéder |
to concede (point), to grant (right) |
|
coposséder |
to own
jointly |
|
décéder |
to
decease, die |
|
déposséder de |
to dispossess of (land), to deprive of (goods) |
|
excéder |
to exceed, to be greater than, to overstep (power) |
|
intercéder en faveur
de |
to intercede on behalf of |
|
obséder |
to obsess (remorse, boredom), to haunt (memory) |
|
posséder |
to possess, to own (house), to hold (diploma), to know inside out
(language), to have (experience) |
|
posséder, ne plus
se |
to lose self-control |
|
précéder |
to precede, to come before |
|
procéder |
to
proceed |
|
procéder au vote |
to take
a vote |
|
procéder de |
to come
from |
|
recéder |
to give back, to sell back |
|
rétrocéder |
to retrocede (territory), to cede back, give back |
|
succéder à |
to succeed (king), to come after |
|
succéder, se |
to succeed one another, to follow one another |
|
-éger |
|
|
abréger |
to shorten (text), to abbreviate (word), to cut short (suffering) |
|
alléger |
to lighten (weight), to make lighter (luggage), to relieve (pain) |
|
assiéger |
to besiege (city), to mob (store) |
|
désagréger, se |
to
desintegrate [rock] |
|
piéger |
to trap (animal), to booby-trap (door, vehicle) |
|
protéger |
to protect (plants, property, person) |
|
siéger |
to sit, to be in session [court, legislature] |
|
surprotéger |
to
overprotect (child) |
|
-égler |
|
|
dérégler |
to put out of order (machine), to upset (stomach), to unsettle (mind) |
|
dérégler, se |
to go wrong [machine, mechanism], to become upset [stomach], to become
unsettled [mind] |
|
régler |
to settle (conflict, problem), to pay up (debt, bill), to adjust
(machine), to tune (motor) |
|
-égner |
|
|
imprégner de |
to impregnate with (odor, liquid), to imbue (mind) |
|
imprégner de, s’ |
to become impregnated with (liquid, odor) |
|
régner |
to reign (on the throne), to prevail (silence, peace) |
|
régner sur |
to rule
over |
|
-égrer |
|
|
désintégrer |
to split up, break up (group, rock), to split (atom) |
|
désintégrer, se |
to split up [group], to self-destruct [rocket], to disintegrate [rock] |
|
intégrer |
to
integrate (ideas, person) |
|
intégrer, s’ |
to
become integrated [person] |
|
intégrer dans, s’ |
to fit
into (room) |
|
réintégrer qn dans
ses fonctions |
to reinstate sb in one’s job |
|
réintégrer le
domicile conjugal |
to return to the marital home |
|
-éguer |
|
|
alléguer |
to allege, to put forward (excuse) |
|
déléguer |
to
delegate (powers, person) |
|
léguer |
to bequeath (in one’s will), to pass on (tradition) |
|
reléguer au second
plan |
to relegate to a position of secondary importance |