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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 |
|
abâtardir
|
to
deteriorate, debase |
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abâtardir,
s’ |
to
degenerate |
|
abêtir |
to make stupid |
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abêtir,
s’ |
to
become stupid |
|
abolir |
to
abolish |
|
aboutir |
to end
up, succeed |
|
abrutir,
s’ |
to
degrade o.s. |
|
accomplir
|
to
accomplish, carry out |
|
accroupir,
s’ |
to squat |
|
adoucir |
to
sweeten, soften |
|
adoucir,
s’ |
to get
milder [weather] |
|
affadir |
to make
tasteless, insipid |
|
affadir,
s’ |
to
become tasteless, insipid |
|
affaiblir
|
to
weaken, reduce |
|
affaiblir,
s’ |
to become weak, lose strength |
|
affermir
|
to
strengthen, consolidate |
|
affermir,
s’ |
to
become stronger |
|
affranchir
|
to stamp (letter), emancipate, set free (slave) |
|
affranchir
de, s’ |
to break
free from |
|
agir |
to act |
|
agir de,
s’ |
to be
about |
|
agrandir
|
to make
larger |
|
agrandir,
s’ |
to grow
larger |
|
aguerrir
|
to
harden to hardship |
|
aguerrir,
s’ |
to
become hardened |
|
ahurir |
to
bewilder, flabbergast |
|
aigrir |
to
embitter, sour |
|
aigrir,
s’ |
to turn sour, become embittered |
|
alourdir
|
to make
heavy |
|
alourdir,
s’ |
to grow heavy, stupid, dull |
|
alunir |
to land on the moon |
|
amaigrir
|
to make thin, impoverish (soil) |
|
amaigrir,
s’ |
to grow
thin |
|
amerrir |
to alight (on the sea) |
|
ameublir
|
to loosen, break up (soil) |
|
amincir |
to thin down, make thinner |
|
amincir,
s’ |
to slim down |
|
amoindrir
|
to
reduce, diminish |
|
amoindrir,
s’ |
to
diminish, grow less |
|
amollir |
to
soften |
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amollir,
s’ |
to
become soft |
|
amortir |
to deaden (sound), amortize, depreciate |
|
amortir,
s’ |
to
become deadened |
|
anéantir
|
to reduce
to nothing |
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anéantir,
s’ |
to vanish, come to nothing |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
applaudir
|
to
applaud |
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applaudir,
s’ |
to
congratulate o.s. |
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approfondir
|
to deepen,
study thoroughly |
|
approfondir,
s’ |
to grow
deeper |
|
arrondir
|
to round
off |
|
arrondir,
s’ |
to
become round |
|
assagir |
to calm
down, sober |
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assagir,
s’ |
to become wiser, sober down |
|
assaillir
|
to
assault, attack |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
assouvir
|
to quench (thirst), appease (passion) |
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assouvir,
s’ |
to become sated, glut o.s. |
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assujettir
|
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 |
|
avertir |
to warn,
notify |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
choisir |
to
choose, select |
|
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 |
|
emplir |
to fill
up |
|
emplir
de, s’ |
to fill
up with |
|
empuantir
|
to fill with stink, with bad odour |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
enhardir,
s’ |
to
become bolder |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
ensevelir
|
to shroud (corpse), bury, entomb |
|
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 |
|
épanouir
|
(lit.) to open out [flower] |
|
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] |
|
étourdir
|
to stun,
make dizzy |
|
étourdir,
s’ |
to drown one’s sorrows, try to forget |
|
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 |
|
finir |
to
finish, end |
|
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) |
|
forcir |
to grow stronger [wind], to grow strong [child] |
|
fouir |
to dig
ground [animal] |
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fourbir |
to furbish (arm), polish up (metal object) |
|
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] |
|
gauchir |
to warp (board), twist out of shape |
|
gauchir,
se |
to warp [board], twist out of shape |
|
gémir |
to moan,
groan |
|
glapir |
to bark [fox], yap, yelp [young dog] |
|
glatir |
to
scream [eagle] |
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grandir |
to grow tall [child], increase [power, discontent], magnify
[microscope] |
|
grandir,
se |
to make o.s. taller, more important |
|
gravir |
to go up (hill), climb (social ladder) |
|
grossir |
to grow bigger, enlarge, magnify (object) |
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guérir
de |
to heal, to cure, to get over from (fever) |
|
guérir,
se |
to get
better |
|
guérir
de, se |
to
recover from |
|
hennir |
to neigh
[horse], whinny |
|
honnir |
to
disgrace, dishonour |
|
impartir
|
to grant
(right, favour) |
|
infléchir
|
to bend (ray,
policy) |
|
infléchir,
s’ |
to bend [ray], cave in [structure] |
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intervertir
|
to invert, reverse the order |
|
investir
|
to invest (money), besiege (place) |
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investir
de |
to
invest with (mission) |
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jaillir
de |
to
spring from |
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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] |