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EngFre Verbs-3rd Grp
English-French Verbs in the 3rd Group /Irregular
| English | French |
|---|---|
| to knock down, to shoot, to slaughter, to break down | abattre |
| to fall down, to collapse | s'abattre |
| to admit / let in, to tolerate, to accept / acknowledge | admettre |
| to happen | advenir |
| to go | aller |
| to go away, to leave | s'en aller |
| to appear | apparaître |
| to belong to, to be a member of | appartenir |
| to learn, to hear of | apprendre |
| to wait for, to expect | attendre |
| to expect something for oneself | s'attendre |
| to have | avoir |
| to beat, to thresh, to bang | battre |
| to fight somebody, to fight over something | se battre |
| to fight | combattre |
| to fight each other | se combattre |
| to commit | commettre |
| to appear before [a government official] | comparaître |
| to understand | comprendre |
| to understand eo, to be comprehensible | se comprendre |
| to conclude, to sign | conclure |
| to end with something | se conclure |
| to drive, to lead | conduire |
| to behave | se conduire |
| to confuse, to mix up | confondre |
| to know, to experience | connaître |
| to know each other, to know oneself | se connaître |
| to agree, to consent | consentir |
| to build | constuire |
| to forge, to counterfeit, to mimic | contrefaire |
| to cover, to drown out | couvrir |
| to wrap up, to cover oneself, to cloud over | se couvrir |
| to debate, to discuss | débattre |
| to struggle | se débattre |
| to discover, to find, to reveal, to uncover | découvrir |
| to uncover oneself, to undress | se découvrir |
| to take down, to dismantle, to undo | défaire |
| to come undone, to get messed up | se défaire |
| to wrench, to dislocate, to dismiss | démettre |
| to wrench something on os, to resign | se démettre |
| to displease, to upset | déplaire |
| to not like it somewhere | se déplaire |
| to go down, to get down, to come down, to descend | descendre |
| to destroy | détruire |
| to cancel eo out | se détruire |
| to become | devenir |
| to have to [as a requirement], to owe | devoir |
| to have a duty to, to owe it os to | se devoir |
| to say, to tell | dire |
| to tell oneself, to tell each other | se dire |
| to disappear, to vanish | disparaître |
| to sleep, to lie dormant, to be asleep | dormir |
| to write | écrire |
| to be spelt | s' écrire |
| to elect | élire |
| to give out, to emit, to transmit, to issue, to express, to put forward | émettre |
| to undertake a study or a career | entreprendre |
| to put someone to sleep, to put someone under | endormir |
| to fall asleep, to go to sleep, to die down | s'endormir |
| to maintain, to support, to keep alive | entretenir |
| to keep oneself in shape | s'entretenir |
| to make out, to catch a glimpse of | entrevoir |
| to half-open, to leave ajar | entrouvrir |
| to be | être |
| to expel, to exclude, to leave out, to ignore | exclure |
| to be mutually exclusive | s'exclure |
| to do, to make | faire |
| to do to oneself | se faire |
| to be necessary [impersonal only] | falloir |
| to introduce, to insert | introduire |
| to gain entry, to get into st | s'introduire |
| to read | lire |
| to be read | se lire |
| to hold in place, to secure, to support, to maintain | maintenir |
| to persist | se maintenir |
| to lie | mentir |
| to put, to wear (to put on) | mettre |
| to put os somewhere, to become (weather), to start or take up | se mettre |
| to bite, to bite into | mordre |
| to bite os | se mordre |
| to be born | naître |
| to harm, to damage | nuire |
| to offer, to give | offrir |
| to treat onself to, to reveal oneself to | se offrir |
| to open, to open up, to answer the door | ouvrir |
| to open, to unfasten, to slash or cut os | se ouvrir |
| to become visible, to be published, to seem, to appear, to look [like something] | paraître |
| to leave, to depart, to emanate, to die | partir |
| to lose, to lose out, to waste, to miss | perdre |
| to get lost, to lose one’s way, to disappear | se perdre |
| to allow, to permit | permettre |
| to permit oneself, to indulge os | se permettre |
| to please, to like so , to be appreciated | plaire |
| to like doing st or being somewhere, to like eo | se plaire |
| to lay, to produce | pondre |
| to be able to | pouvoir |
| to be possible [impersonal] | se pouvoir |
| to take, to get, to pick up | prendre |
| to consider oneself, to get caught / trapped | se prendre |
| to produce | produire |
| to take place, to happen, to perform, to appear | se produire |
| to promise | promettre |
| to permit oneself, to promise os | se promettre |
| to decrease, to turn down, to reduce, to pull down | rabattre |
| to cut in, to fall back on | se rabattre |
| to recognize, to admit, to acknowledge | reconnaître |
| to know where oneself is, to know one’s way around | se reconnaître |
| to cover [as the ground] | recouvrir |
| to rediscover | redécouvrir |
| to lower, to reduce, to cut, to shorten | réduire |
| to boil down to | se réduire |
| to re-read, to read again | relire |
| to read over one’s own work | se relire |
| to put back on, to postpone, to put off | remettre |
| to start doing something again, to get over st | se remettre |
| to give back, to return | rendre |
| to surrender, to give up | se rendre |
| to reappear | reparaître |
| to repent of [reflexive form only] | se repentir |
| to answer, to reply | répondre |
| to feel | ressentir |
| to relive, to live again, to be revived | revivre |
| to see again, to review | revoir |
| to see each other again, to see os [e.g. as young] again | se revoir |
| to satisfy | satisfaire |
| to be satisfied with something | se satisfaire |
| to know, to know how to | savoir |
| to know about oneself, to be known | se savoir |
| to charm, to seduce, to appeal, to win over | séduire |
| to smell, to taste, to feel | sentir |
| to feel something oneself | se sentir |
| to exit, to go out, to bring out, to come out | sortir |
| to get out of, to pull through | se sortir |
| to be in pain, to suffer | souffrir |
| to subjugate, to put down, to submit something | soumettre |
| to obey, to comply | se soumettre |
| to support, to stand up to, to keep up, to withstand | soutenir |
| to remember [reflexive form only] | se souvenir |
| to surprise | surprendre |
| to catch oneself doing something | se surprendre |
| to survive, to outlive | survivre |
| to hold, to hold out, to survive | tenir |
| to hold onto something, to hold on to eo | se tenir |
| to translate | traduire |
| to be translated, to be conveyed | se traduire |
| to transmit, to broadcast, to hand down, to pass on | transmettre |
| to transmit to each other [disease, information] | se transmettre |
| to sell | vendre |
| to be sold | se vendre |
| to come, to come from | venir |
| to live | vivre |
| to see, to look at, to visit | voir |
| to see each other or oneself, to be seen, to stand out | se voir |
| to want, to wish, to desire | vouloir |
| to mean to be, to be willing | se vouloir |