French-English Verbs in the 3rd Group /Irregular

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abattre

to knock down, to shoot, to slaughter, to break down

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s'abattre

to fall down, to collapse

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admettre

to admit / let in, to tolerate, to accept / acknowledge

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advenir

to happen

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aller

to go

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s'en aller

to go away, to leave

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apparaître

to appear

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appartenir

to belong to, to be a member of

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apprendre

to learn, to hear of

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attendre

to wait for, to expect

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s'attendre

to expect something for oneself

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avoir

to have

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battre

to beat, to thresh, to bang

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se battre

to fight somebody, to fight over something

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combattre

to fight

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se combattre

to fight each other

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commettre

to commit

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comparaître

to appear before [a government official]

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comprendre

to understand

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se comprendre

to understand eo, to be comprehensible

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conclure

to conclude, to sign

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se conclure

to end with something

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conduire

to drive, to lead

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se conduire

to behave

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confondre

to confuse, to mix up

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connaître

to know, to experience

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se connaître

to know each other, to know oneself

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consentir

to agree, to consent

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constuire

to build

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contrefaire

to forge, to counterfeit, to mimic

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couvrir

to cover, to drown out

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se couvrir

to wrap up, to cover oneself, to cloud over

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débattre

to debate, to discuss

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se débattre

to struggle

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découvrir

to discover, to find, to reveal, to uncover

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se découvrir

to uncover oneself, to undress

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défaire

to take down, to dismantle, to undo

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se défaire

to come undone, to get messed up

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démettre

to wrench, to dislocate, to dismiss

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se démettre

to wrench something on os, to resign

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déplaire

to displease, to upset

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se déplaire

to not like it somewhere

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descendre

to go down, to get down, to come down, to descend

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détruire

to destroy

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se détruire

to cancel eo out

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devenir

to become

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devoir

to have to [as a requirement], to owe

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se devoir

to have a duty to, to owe it os to

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dire

to say, to tell

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se dire

to tell oneself, to tell each other

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disparaître

to disappear, to vanish

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dormir

to sleep, to lie dormant, to be asleep

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écrire

to write

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s' écrire

to be spelt

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élire

to elect

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émettre

to give out, to emit, to transmit, to issue, to express, to put forward

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entreprendre

to undertake a study or a career

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endormir

to put someone to sleep, to put someone under

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s'endormir

to fall asleep, to go to sleep, to die down

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entretenir

to maintain, to support, to keep alive

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s'entretenir

to keep oneself in shape

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entrevoir

to make out, to catch a glimpse of

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entrouvrir

to half-open, to leave ajar

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être

to be

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exclure

to expel, to exclude, to leave out, to ignore

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s'exclure

to be mutually exclusive

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faire

to do, to make

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se faire

to do to oneself

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falloir

to be necessary [impersonal only]

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introduire

to introduce, to insert

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s'introduire

to gain entry, to get into st

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lire

to read

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se lire

to be read

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maintenir

to hold in place, to secure, to support, to maintain

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se maintenir

to persist

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mentir

to lie

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mettre

to put, to wear (to put on)

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se mettre

to put os somewhere, to become (weather), to start or take up

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mordre

to bite, to bite into

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se mordre

to bite os

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naître

to be born

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nuire

to harm, to damage

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offrir

to offer, to give

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se offrir

to treat onself to, to reveal oneself to

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ouvrir

to open, to open up, to answer the door

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se ouvrir

to open, to unfasten, to slash or cut os

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paraître

to become visible, to be published, to seem, to appear, to look [like something]

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partir

to leave, to depart, to emanate, to die

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perdre

to lose, to lose out, to waste, to miss

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se perdre

to get lost, to lose one’s way, to disappear

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permettre

to allow, to permit

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se permettre

to permit oneself, to indulge os

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plaire

to please, to like so , to be appreciated

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se plaire

to like doing st or being somewhere, to like eo

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pondre

to lay, to produce

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pouvoir

to be able to

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se pouvoir

to be possible [impersonal]

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prendre

to take, to get, to pick up

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se prendre

to consider oneself, to get caught / trapped

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produire

to produce

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se produire

to take place, to happen, to perform, to appear

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promettre

to promise

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se promettre

to permit oneself, to promise os

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rabattr

to decrease, to turn down, to reduce, to pull down

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se rabattre

to cut in, to fall back on

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reconnaître

to recognize, to admit, to acknowledge

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se reconnaître

to know where oneself is, to know one’s way around

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recouvrir

to cover [as the ground]

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redécouvrir

to rediscover

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réduire

to lower, to reduce, to cut, to shorten

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se réduire

to boil down to

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relire

to re-read, to read again

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se relire

to read over one’s own work

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remettre

to put back on, to postpone, to put off

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se remettre

to start doing something again, to get over st

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rendre

to give back, to return

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se rendre

to surrender, to give up

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reparaître

to reappear

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se repentir

to repent of [reflexive form only]

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répondre

to answer, to reply

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ressentir

to feel

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revivre

to relive, to live again, to be revived

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revoir

to see again, to review

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se revoir

to see each other again, to see os [e.g. as young] again

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satisfaire

to satisfy

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se satisfaire

to be satisfied with something

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savoir

to know, to know how to

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se savoir

to know about oneself, to be known

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séduire

to charm, to seduce, to appeal, to win over

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sentir

to smell, to taste, to feel

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se sentir

to feel something oneself

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sortir

to exit, to go out, to bring out, to come out

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se sortir

to get out of, to pull through

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souffrir

to be in pain, to suffer

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soumettre

to subjugate, to put down, to submit something

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se soumettre

to obey, to comply

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soutenir

to support, to stand up to, to keep up, to withstand

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se souvenir

to remember [reflexive form only]

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surprendre

to surprise

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se surprendre

to catch oneself doing something

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survivre

to survive, to outlive

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tenir

to hold, to hold out, to survive

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se tenir

to hold onto something, to hold on to eo

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traduire

to translate

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se traduire

to be translated, to be conveyed

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transmettre

to transmit, to broadcast, to hand down, to pass on

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se transmettre

to transmit to each other [disease, information]

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vendre

to sell

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se vendre

to be sold

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venir

to come, to come from

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vivre

to live

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voir

to see, to look at, to visit

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se voir

to see each other or oneself, to be seen, to stand out

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vouloir

to want, to wish, to desire

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se vouloir

to mean to be, to be willing

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