Irregular verb meanings from French Three Years, second edition

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annoncer

to announce

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prononcer

to pronounce

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avancer

to advance; be fast (clock)

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commencer

to begin

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effacer

to erase

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lancer

to throw, launch

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menacer

to threaten

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placer

to place, set

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remplacer

to replace

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renoncer (à)

to give up, renounce

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voyager

to travel

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arranger

to arrange

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ranger

to put away, put in order

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changer

to change

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corriger

to correct

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déménager

to move (to another residence)

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déranger

to disturb

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Ça ne me dérange pas.

That doesn't bother me.

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diriger

to direct

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exiger

to require

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manger

to eat

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nager

to swim

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neiger

to snow

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obliger

to oblige

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to share

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plonger

to plunge, dive

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songer (à)

to think of, daydream

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employer

to use

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ennuyer

to bore, bother

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essuyer

to wipe

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nettoyer

to clean

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renvoyer

to fire, send back, postpone

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essayer

to try

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mener

to lead

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acheter

to buy

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achever

to complete

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amener

to bring (people)

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élever

to bring up, raise

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emmener

to lead away, take away

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Emmenez-le!

Take him away! (formal)

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Emmenez-la!

Take her away! (formal)

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enlever

to remove, take off

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geler

to freeze

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lever

to raise, lift

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peser

to weigh

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promener

to walk (as in a dog)

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appeler

to call

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jeter

to throw

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épeler

to spell

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feuilleter

to leaf through

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projeter

to project

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rappeler

to recall, remind

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rejeter

to reject

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renouveler

to renew

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espérer

to hope

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célébrer

to celebrate

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compléter

to complete

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interpréter

to interpret

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posséder

to possess, own

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préférer

to prefer

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protéger

to protect

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répéter

to repeat, rehearse

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révéler

to reveal

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créer

to create

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aller

to go

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asseoir

to seat

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avoir

to have

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battre

to beat

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abattre

to knock down

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combattre

to fight

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boire

to drink

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conduire

to lead, drive

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construire

to construct

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instruire

to instruct

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produire

to produce

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traduire

to translate

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connaître

to know (people and places)

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disparaître

to disappear

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paraître

to appear

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reconnaître

to recognize

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courir

to run

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craindre

to fear

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atteindre

to reach, attain

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éteindre

to extinguish, turn off

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joindre

to join (two things)

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peindre

to paint

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plaindre

to pity

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croire

to believe

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cueillir

to pick (plants)

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accueillir

to welcome

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recueillir

to collect

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devoir

to owe; to have to

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dire

to say, tell

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interdire

to forbid

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dormir

to sleep

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endormir

to put someone to sleep

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sentir

to feel; to smell

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mentir

to lie

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servir

to serve

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partir

to go away, leave

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sortir

to go out

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écrire

to write

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décrire

to describe

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inscrire

to enroll, register

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être

to be

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faire

to do, make

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falloir

to be necessary

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lire

to read

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relire

to reread

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mettre

to put, place

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admettre

to admit

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permettre

to permit

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promettre

to promise

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remettre

to put back; to postpone

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mourir

to die

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ouvrir

to open

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couvrir

to cover

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découvrir

to discover; to uncover

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offrir

to offer

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souffrir

to suffer

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plaire

to please

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pleuvoir

to rain

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pouvoir

to be able; can

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prendre

to take

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apprendre

to learn

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reprendre

to take back

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comprendre

to understand

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surprendre

to surprise

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recevoir

to receive

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apercevoir

to perceive, notice

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concevoir

to conceive

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rire

to laugh

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sourire

to smile

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savoir

to know (facts, how to do something)

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suivre

to follow

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poursuivre

to pursue, chase

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taire

to hush up, conceal

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tenir

to hold

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appartenir (à)

to belong to

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obtenir

to obtain

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retenir

to hold back

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retenir son souffle

to hold one's breath

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valoir

to be worth

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Ça vaut la peine.

It's worth the trouble.

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venir

to come

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devenir

to become

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revenir

to come back

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vivre

to live

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survivre

to survive

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voir

to see

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revoir

to see again

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vouloir

to want

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