French Verb Conjugation Reference

abaisser

to lower / to reduce

abandonner

to abandon / to give up

abattre

to slaughter / to fell / to knock down

abdiquer

to abdicate / to give up

aboyer

to bark

abroger

to repeal / to abolish

absorber

to absorb

absoudre

to absolve / to forgive

abstenir

to abstain / to refrain

abstraire

to abstract

accélérer

to accelerate / to speed up

accentuer

to accentuate / to stress

accepter

to accept

accessoiriser

to accessorize

accompagner

to accompany

accomplir

to accomplish

accorder

to tune / to grant

accoster

to dock / to come alongside / to approach

accréditer

to accredit

accreter

to accrete

accrocher

to hang / to hook

accueillir

to welcome / to greet

acculturer

to acculturate

accumuler

to accumulate / to pile up

accuser

to accuse

acheminer

to route / to convey

acheter

to buy

acidifier

to acidify / to make acidic

acquérir

to acquire / to obtain

acquitter

to acquit / to pay off

activer

to activate / to speed up

activiser

to engage in activism

actualiser

to refresh / to update

adapter

to adapt

additionner

to add (up)

adjectiver

to adjectivize

admettre

to admit / to accept

administrer

to administer / to manage

admirer

to admire

adorer

to adore / to love

advectionner

to advect / to transport horizontally

adverbaliser

to adverbialize

aérer

to air out / to ventilate

affaler

to lower / to haul down

afficher

to display / to post / to show

affirmer

to affirm / to assert

affixer

to affix

affranchir

to free / to stamp (mail)

agacer

to irritate / to annoy

agir

to act

agoniser

to be dying / to be in agony

agrafer

to staple / to fasten

agrandir

to enlarge / to expand

aider

to help

aiguiller

to direct / to switch / to guide

aimer

to love / to like

ajouter

to add

ajuster

to adjust / to fit

alcaliniser

to alkalize / to make alkaline

alerter

to alert

aligner

to align / to line up

alimenter

to feed / to nourish / to supply

aller

to go

allumer

to light / to turn on

alluvionner

to deposit alluvium / to cover with alluvial deposits

alphabétiser

to teach literacy / to alphabetize

altérer

to alter / to weather / to deteriorate

alunir

to land on the moon

amarrer

to moor / to tie up

aménager

to fit out / to arrange

amender

to amend / to improve

amerrir

to land on water / to splash down

amidonner

to starch

amincir

to slim / to make thinner

amnistier

to amnesty / to grant amnesty

amortir

to amortize / to cushion

amplifier

to amplify / to increase

amuser

to amuse / to entertain

anachroniser

to anachronize

analyser

to analyze

ancrer

to anchor

anesthésier

to anesthetize

angoisser

to cause anxiety / to make anxious

annexer

to annex

annoncer

to announce

annoter

to annotate / to make notes on

annuler

to cancel

anticiper

to anticipate

anticycloner

to form an anticyclone / to create high pressure

antidater

to antedate / to backdate

anxiéter

to make anxious / to worry

apaiser

to soothe / to appease

apercevoir

to catch sight of / to glimpse

apoptoser

to apoptose / to undergo apoptosis

apparaître

to appear

appareiller

to set sail / to cast off

appartenir

to belong

appeler

to call

applaudir

to applaud / to clap

apporter

to bring

apprécier

to appreciate / to enjoy

apprendre

to learn / to teach

approcher

to approach / to bring closer

approfondir

to deepen / to explore further

approvisionner

to supply / to stock up

approximer

to approximate / to estimate roughly

aquareller

to paint in watercolor

arbitrer

to referee / to arbitrate

arborer

to sport / to wear proudly

arc-en-cieler

to rainbow / to create a rainbow effect

archaïser

to archaize

archiver

to archive / to file

argenter

to silver

argumenter

to argue / to make an argument

armisticer

to declare an armistice

arpenter

to survey / to pace

arranger

to arrange / to fix

arrêter

to stop

arrimer

to stow / to secure

arriver

to arrive / to happen

arrondir

to round / to round off

arroser

to water / to spray

articuler

to articulate

aspectualiser

to mark aspect / to aspectualize

asphalter

to asphalt / to tarmac

aspirer

to vacuum / to aspirate / to aspire

assaillir

to assault / to assail

assainir

to clean up / to sanitize

assaisonner

to season / to flavor

assecher

to dry up / to drain

assécher

to dry out / to drain

assembler

to assemble / to put together

assermenter

to swear in / to administer an oath

assieger

to besiege / to surround

assimiler

to assimilate / to absorb

assister

to attend / to assist

associer

to associate

assortir

to match / to coordinate

assurer

to insure / to assure

astiquer

to polish / to shine

atmosphériser

to atmospherize / to create atmosphere

atrophier

to atrophy / to waste away

attacher

to attach / to tie / to fasten

attaquer

to attack

attendre

to wait / to expect

attendrir

to soften / to move (emotionally)

atténuer

to attenuate / to lessen

atterrir

to land

attraper

to catch

attribuer

to attribute / to assign

auditer

to audit

auditionner

to audition

ausculter

to examine / to auscultate

automatiser

to automate

autonomiser

to empower / to make autonomous

autoriser

to authorize / to allow

avaler

to swallow

avancer

to advance / to move forward

avoir

to have

avouer

to confess / to admit

axiomatiser

to axiomatize

bâiller

to yawn

balayer

to sweep

baliser

to mark / to signpost

baptiser

to baptize / to christen / to name

barder

to wrap in bacon / to bard

barricader

to barricade

basculer

to tip over / to switch

bâtir

to build / to construct

battre

to beat

battre en retraite

to retreat / to fall back

bavarder

to chat / to chatter

bêler

to bleat

bénir

to bless

bétonner

to concrete / to cover with concrete

beugler

to bellow / to moo loudly

bifurquer

to fork / to branch off / to turn off

biner

to hoe / to cultivate

binge-watcher

to binge-watch

biopsier

to biopsy

biper

to beep / to page

bivouaquer

to bivouac / to camp rough

blâmer

to blame

blanchir

to whiten / to turn white

blesser

to hurt / to wound

bloguer

to blog

bloquer

to block

bluffer

to bluff

boire

to drink

bombarder

to bomb / to bombard

bondir

to leap / to spring

borner

to bound / to limit

botteler

to bale

boucler

to buckle / to fasten

bouger

to move

bouillir

to boil

boulonner

to bolt

bourdonner

to buzz / to hum

bourgeonner

to bud / to sprout buds

boutonner

to button / to button up

bouturer

to propagate by cuttings

boxer

to box

boycotter

to boycott

brader

to sell off cheap / to slash prices

braire

to bray

braiser

to braise

brancher

to plug in

breveter

to patent

bricoler

to do DIY / to tinker

brider

to truss / to tie up

briguer

to seek / to aspire to

briller

to shine

broder

to embroider

bronzer

to tan / to bronze

brouillasser

to be foggy / to get foggy

brouter

to browse / to graze

bruiner

to drizzle

brûler

to burn

brumasser

to mist / to be misty

brunir

to tan / to brown

budgeter

to budget

câbler

to wire / to cable

caboter

to coast / to sail along the coast

cabrer

to pitch up / to rear up

cacher

to hide

cadastrer

to register in the cadastre / to survey

cadenasser

to padlock

calculer

to calculate

caler

to stall / to wedge

calfeutrer

to weatherstrip / to seal

calibrer

to calibrate

câliner

to cuddle

calligraphier

to calligraph

calmer

to calm / to soothe

camper

to camp

candidater

to run for office / to apply

canonner

to cannonade / to shell with cannons

capaciter

to capacitate / to enable

capitaliser

to capitalize / to build up

capituler

to capitulate / to surrender

capoter

to overturn / to flip over

caqueter

to cluck / to cackle

caracteriser

to characterize

carameliser

to caramelize

caresser

to caress / to pet

caricaturer

to caricature / to exaggerate

carotter

to core / to take a core sample

carreler

to tile

carteliser

to cartelize / to form a cartel

cartographier

to map / to chart

caser

to case / to assign grammatical case

casser

to break

caster

to cast

cataloguer

to catalog / to catalogue

catalyser

to catalyze / to spark

catéchiser

to catechize / to indoctrinate

categoriser

to categorize

catégoriser

to categorize

causer

to cause / to chat

céder

to give up / to transfer / to yield

centrer

to center / to focus

certifier

to certify / to attest

chaluter

to trawl

changer

to change

chanter

to sing

charger

to charge / to load

chasser

to hunt / to chase away

chauffer

to heat

chavirer

to capsize / to overturn

chercher

to search / to look for

cheviller

to dowel / to peg

chevroter

to bleat (goat) / to quaver

chiffrer

to quantify / to encrypt

choisir

to choose

choquer

to shock

chorégraphier

to choreograph

chronologiser

to chronologize / to arrange chronologically

chuchoter

to whisper

cibler

to target

cicatriser

to heal / to scar over

cimenter

to cement

cingler

to sail toward / to lash

circuler

to circulate / to move around / to drive

cirer

to wax / to polish

ciseler

to chisel / to carve

citer

to quote / to cite

citoyenner

to act as a citizen

civiliser

to civilize

clarifier

to clarify

classer

to file / to classify

classifier

to classify

climatiser

to air condition

cliquer

to click

cloturer

to fence / to close

clouer

to nail

coasser

to croak

cocoricoter

to crow

codifier

to codify

cogiter

to cogitate / to ponder

collaborer

to collaborate

coller

to glue / to stick / to paste

colmater

to seal up / to plug

coloniser

to colonize

combattre

to fight / to combat

combiner

to combine / to mix together

commander

to order

commémorer

to commemorate

commencer

to begin

commensaliser

to form a commensal relationship

commenter

to comment

commercer

to trade / to do business

commercialiser

to market / to sell commercially

communier

to receive communion / to commune

compacter

to compact / to compress

comparer

to compare

complimenter

to compliment

composer

to compose / to dial

composter

to compost

comprendre

to understand

comptabiliser

to account for / to record

compter

to count

compter sur

to count on / to rely on

concentrer

to concentrate / to focus

conceptualiser

to conceptualize

concevoir

to design / to conceive

concilier

to conciliate / to reconcile

conclure

to conclude / to close

condamner

to condemn / to sentence

condenser

to condense / to summarize

conditionner

to condition / to package

conduire

to drive

confesser

to confess / to admit

configurer

to configure / to set up

confirmer

to confirm

congeler

to freeze

conjuguer

to conjugate

connaitre

to know / to be familiar with

connecter

to connect

conquérir

to conquer

consacrer

to consecrate / to dedicate

conscientiser

to make aware / to raise consciousness

conseiller

to advise / to counsel

conserver

to conserve / to keep

considerer

to consider

consoler

to console / to comfort

consolider

to consolidate / to strengthen

construire

to build / to construct

contaminer

to contaminate / to infect

contempler

to contemplate / to gaze at

contemporiser

to make contemporary / to contemporize

contenir

to contain / to hold back

contester

to contest / to dispute

contextualiser

to contextualize / to put in context

continuer

to continue

contourner

to go around / to bypass

contredire

to contradict

contribuer

to contribute

contrôler

to control / to check

controverser

to dispute / to controvert

convaincre

to convince

convectionner

to convect

convenir

to suit / to agree

convergenter

to converge / to bring together

converger

to converge / to come together

converser

to converse

convertir

to convert

convoiter

to covet / to desire

convulser

to convulse

coordonner

to coordinate

copier

to copy

copiloter

to copilot

correspondre

to correspond / to connect / to match

corriger

to correct

cotiser

to contribute / to pay dues

coudre

to sew

couiner

to squeak / to squeal

couler

to sink / to flow / to pour

couper

to cut

courir

to run

couronner

to crown

couver

to brood / to incubate

couvrir

to cover

craindre

to fear

craquer

to crack / to snap / to fall for

crayonner

to pencil / to draw with pencil

crediter

to credit

créditer

to credit

créer

to create

crépir

to render / to plaster

creuser

to dig / to hollow out

crever

to burst / to puncture / to die (informal)

crier

to shout / to yell

cristalliser

to crystallize / to solidify

critiquer

to criticize

croasser

to croak / to caw

crocheter

to crochet

croire

to believe

croiser

to cross / to pass / to meet

croître

to grow / to increase

crypter

to encrypt

cueillir

to pick / to gather

cuire

to cook

cuisiner

to cook

culpabiliser

to guilt / to make feel guilty

cultiver

to cultivate / to grow

customiser

to customize

cycloner

to cyclone / to form cyclone

damner

to damn / to condemn

danser

to dance

dater

to date

dater au carbone

to carbon date

déballer

to unwrap / to unpack

débarquer

to disembark / to get off

débattre

to debate

debiter

to debit / to charge

débiter

to debit / to charge

deblayer

to clear away / to remove debris

débloquer

to unblock

deboiser

to deforest / to clear of trees

déboucher

to unclog / to unblock / to open (a bottle)

déboucler

to unbuckle / to unfasten

déboutonner

to unbutton

débrancher

to unplug

décaisser

to disburse / to pay out

décaler

to shift / to offset / to reschedule

décaper

to strip / to remove coating

decapitaliser

to decapitalize / to reduce capital

décélérer

to decelerate / to slow down

décevoir

to disappoint

décharger

to discharge / to unload

décider

to decide

déclamer

to declaim / to recite dramatically

déclarer

to declare / to state

déclencher

to trigger / to set off

decliner

to decline / to inflect

décoder

to decode

décoller

to take off / to unstick

décomposer

to decompose / to break down

décongeler

to defrost / to thaw

déconnecter

to disconnect / to log out

décorer

to decorate / to adorn

découdre

to unstitch / to unpick

décourager

to discourage

découvrir

to discover

décréter

to decree

decrire

to describe

décrypter

to decrypt

dédaigner

to disdain / to scorn

déduire

to deduce / to deduct

défaire

to undo / to unpack

défendre

to defend / to forbid

défiler

to scroll / to parade

definir

to define

définir

to define / to specify

défricher

to clear land / to break new ground

défriper

to smooth out / to remove creases

défroisser

to unwrinkle / to smooth out

dégazer

to degas / to release gas

degeler

to thaw / to defrost

dégeler

to thaw / to defrost

dégénérer

to degenerate / to deteriorate

déglacieriser

to deglaciate

dégonfler

to deflate

dégrafer

to unhook / to unfasten

dégraisser

to degrease / to remove grease

dégréer

to unrig

déjeuner

to have lunch

délacer

to unlace

délasser

to relax / to refresh

déléguer

to delegate

délibérer

to deliberate

delimiter

to delimit / to demarcate

délirer

to be delirious / to rave

délocaliser

to relocate / to offshore

démagnétiser

to demagnetize

demander

to ask / to request

démanger

to itch

démarrer

to start / to start up

déménager

to move house

démentir

to deny / to refute

démeubler

to unfurnish / to empty

demilitariser

to demilitarize

démissionner

to resign / to quit

démolir

to demolish / to tear down

démontrer

to demonstrate / to prove

démontrer

to demonstrate / to prove

demouler

to unmold

dénombrer

to enumerate / to count up

dénoncer

to denounce / to report

dénouer

to untie / to unknot

dénoyauter

to pit / to stone

dépanner

to repair / to help out

dépasser

to pass / to exceed / to surpass

depecer

to carve up / to butcher

dépendre

to depend

dépenser

to spend

deperir

to wither / to waste away

dépeupler

to depopulate

déplier

to unfold

deployer

to deploy / to spread out

dépolariser

to depolarize

depolluer

to depollute / to clean up pollution

déposer

to put down / to drop off

deprecier

to depreciate / to devalue

depressuriser

to depressurize

dépressuriser

to depressurize

déprimer

to depress / to feel depressed

déranger

to disturb / to bother

déraper

to skid / to slip

deriver

to derive

dériver

to drift / to derive

dérouler

to unroll / to unfold

désaccorder

to detune / to put out of tune

désactiver

to deactivate / to disable

désagréger

to disintegrate / to break up

désambiguïser

to disambiguate

désarrimer

to unstow / to unsecure

descendre

to go down / to descend

déséchouer

to refloat / to get off

désenclencher

to disengage / to release

désencombrer

to declutter / to clear out

désenfler

to reduce swelling / to go down

désensibiliser

to desensitize

désépingler

to unpin

déséquilibrer

to unbalance / to throw off balance

desertifier

to desertify / to turn into desert

désherber

to weed

déshumidifier

to dehumidify

désinfecter

to disinfect

désinformer

to disinform / to spread misinformation

désinstaller

to uninstall

desinvestir

to disinvest / to divest

désirer

to desire / to want

désodoriser

to deodorize

désosser

to debone / to bone

dessécher

to desiccate / to parch

desserrer

to loosen / to slacken

dessiner

to draw

destituer

to dismiss / to remove from office

détacher

to detach / to untie / to unfasten

détartrer

to descale / to remove limescale

détecter

to detect

détendre

to relax / to loosen

déterminer

to determine / to establish

déterrer

to dig up / to unearth

détester

to hate / to detest

détruire

to destroy

développer

to develop

développer

to develop / to elaborate

devenir

to become

déverrouiller

to unlock

dévier

to deviate / to divert / to swerve

deviner

to guess / to figure out

dévisser

to unscrew

devoir

to have to / must

dézipper

to unzip

dézoomer

to zoom out

diagnostiquer

to diagnose

diagrammer

to diagram / to chart

dialoguer

to dialogue / to have a dialogue

différencier

to differentiate / to distinguish

différencier

to differentiate

diffracter

to diffract

diffuser

to broadcast / to spread

digérer

to digest

diluer

to dilute / to thin out

dîner

to have dinner

diplômer

to graduate / to award a diploma

dire

to say

diriger

to conduct / to direct / to manage

discounter

to discount / to reduce price

discourir

to discourse / to hold forth

discriminer

to discriminate

disculper

to exonerate / to clear

discuter

to discuss / to talk

disparaître

to disappear

dispatcher

to dispatch / to send out

disperser

to disperse / to scatter

disqualifier

to disqualify

disserter

to write an essay / to discuss at length

dissimiler

to dissimilate

dissoudre

to dissolve / to disband

distiller

to distill

distinguer

to distinguish / to tell apart

distribuer

to distribute

divergenter

to diverge / to spread apart

diverger

to diverge / to differ

diversifier

to diversify

divertir

to entertain / to divert

diviser

to divide

divorcer

to divorce

divulguer

to divulge / to disclose

documenter

to document

donner

to give

dorer

to gild / to brown

dormir

to sleep

doubler

to overtake / to pass / to double

douter

to doubt

draguer

to hit on / to pick up

drainer

to drain

draper

to drape

dresser

to plate / to set up / to arrange

dribbler

to dribble

driver

to drive (golf)

durer

to last

écaler

to shell / to peel (eggs/nuts)

echanger

to exchange / to swap

échanger

to exchange

échantillonner

to sample

échauffer

to warm up / to heat

échouer

to fail / to run aground

eclairer

to illuminate / to light up

éclipser

to eclipse / to slip away

eclore

to hatch / to bloom

ecologiser

to make ecological / to green / to ecologize

économiser

to save money

ecorcher

to skin / to flay

écosser

to shell / to pod

écrire

to write

édifier

to edify / to build

éditer

to edit / to publish

édorialiser

to editorialize / to express opinions

éduquer

to educate / to bring up

éduquer

to educate / to raise

effondrer

to collapse / to crumble

effrayer

to frighten / to scare

egorger

to slaughter / to cut the throat

éjecter

to eject

élaguer

to trim trees / to prune

élargir

to widen / to broaden

électrifier

to electrify

électrolyser

to electrolyze

elever

to raise / to lift / to bring up

élever

to raise / to bring up

elider

to elide

éliminer

to eliminate

élire

to elect / to choose

émailler

to enamel

emballer

to pack / to wrap up

embarquer

to board / to embark

embarrasser

to embarrass

emboutir

to dent / to crash into

embrasser

to kiss / to hug

embrumer

to make hazy / to fog up / to cloud

émerger

to emerge / to surface

émettre

to emit / to broadcast

emigrer

to emigrate

émincer

to slice thinly / to mince

emménager

to move in

emmener

to take along / to take (someone)

émouvoir

to move emotionally

empanner

to jibe / to gybe

empaqueter

to package / to wrap up

empêcher

to prevent / to stop

emporter

to take away / to take with

emprisonner

to imprison / to jail

emprunter

to borrow

encadrer

to frame

encaisser

to cash / to collect

enclencher

to engage / to start

encloser

to enclose

encourager

to encourage

encrer

to ink

enculturer

to enculturate

endoctriner

to indoctrinate

enduire

to coat / to cover

endurer

to endure / to bear

énerver

to annoy / to irritate

enfiler

to put on / to slip on

enfler

to swell

enfumer

to smoke out / to fill with smoke

engourdir

to numb / to make numb

engranger

to store grain / to gather in

enjoindre

to enjoin / to order

enluminer

to illuminate

ennuager

to cloud over / to make cloudy

ennuyer

to bore / to annoy

enquêter

to investigate

enregistrer

to record / to register

enrôler

to enroll / to enlist

enseigner

to teach

ensemencer

to sow / to seed

ensoleiller

to brighten with sunshine / to make sunny

entendre

to hear

entraîner

to train / to coach / to lead to

entreposer

to warehouse / to store

entrer

to enter

envahir

to invade / to overrun

envelopper

to wrap

envenimer

to envenom / to poison

envier

to envy

environner

to surround / to encompass

envoyer

to send

épanouir

to flourish / to blossom

épeler

to spell

épingler

to pin

éplucher

to peel / to pare

épousseter

to dust

éprouver

to experience / to feel

épuiser

to exhaust / to drain

équationner

to equate / to put into equation form

équilibrer

to balance

ériger

to erect / to raise

eroder

to erode / to wear away

éroder

to erode

érupter

to erupt

escalader

to scale / to climb over

escaler

to rock climb

escorter

to escort

espérer

to hope

espionner

to spy on

esquisser

to sketch / to outline

esquiver

to dodge / to evade

essayer

to try

essorer

to wring / to spin dry

essuyer

to wipe

estampiller

to stamp / to mark / to hallmark

estimer

to estimate / to esteem

estiver

to estivate / to summer (animals)

etablir

to establish

établir

to establish / to set up

étaler

to spread out / to display / to stagger

étalonner

to calibrate / to standardize

étanchéifier

to seal / to make watertight

éteindre

to extinguish / to turn off

étendre

to hang out / to spread

éternuer

to sneeze

éthiciser

to ethicize / to apply ethics to

étiqueter

to label / to tag

étirer

to stretch / to elongate

étonner

to astonish / to amaze

être

to be

étudier

to study

evaluer

to evaluate / to appraise

évaluer

to evaluate

évangéliser

to evangelize / to spread the gospel

evaporer

to evaporate

évaporer

to evaporate / to vanish

évider

to hollow out / to core

éviter

to avoid

évoluer

to evolve / to develop

examiner

to examine

exaspérer

to exasperate / to infuriate

excaver

to excavate

exclure

to exclude

exclusiver

to get an exclusive / to make exclusive

excréter

to excrete

excursionner

to take an excursion / to go on a trip

excuser

to excuse / to forgive

exemplifier

to exemplify / to give examples

exempter

to exempt / to excuse

exercer

to exercise / to practice / to drill

exhiber

to display / to show off

exhumer

to exhume / to unearth / to dig up

exiger

to demand / to require

exister

to exist

exorciser

to exorcize / to drive out

expatrier

to expatriate

expédier

to ship / to send off

experimenter

to experiment

expérimenter

to experiment

expier

to expiate / to atone for

expirer

to exhale / to expire

expliquer

to explain

explorer

to explore

exploser

to explode

exposer

to exhibit / to expose

exprimer

to express

expulser

to expel / to evict

externaliser

to outsource

extrader

to extradite

extrapoler

to extrapolate

fabriquer

to make / to manufacture

facetimer

to video call

faconner

to shape / to form

factoriser

to factorize / to factor

facturer

to invoice / to bill

faillir

to almost do / to nearly / to fail

faire

to do/make

faire confiance

to trust

falloir

to be necessary / must

falsifier

to falsify / to forge

faner

to wilt / to fade

fantasmer

to fantasize

farcir

to stuff / to fill

fasciner

to fascinate

fatiguer

to tire / to exhaust

faucher

to mow / to scythe

féconder

to fertilize

féliciter

to congratulate

fermer

to close

fertiliser

to fertilize

feuler

to hiss (cat) / to snarl

fiancer

to get engaged

fileter

to fillet / to cut into fillets

filmer

to film

filtrer

to filter / to strain

financer

to finance / to fund

finir

to finish

fissionner

to fission / to undergo fission

fissurer

to crack / to fissure

flamber

to flame / to flambé

fleurir

to bloom / to flower

flirter

to flirt

flotter

to float

fluctuer

to fluctuate

foncer

to rush / to charge / to darken

fonder

to found / to establish

fondre

to melt

forer

to drill / to bore

forger

to forge / to shape

formaliser

to formalize / to make official

former

to train / to form

fortifier

to fortify / to strengthen

fossiliser

to fossilize

foudroyer

to strike with lightning / to strike down

fouiller

to search / to excavate / to dig

fracturer

to fracture / to break

fragmenter

to fragment / to break into pieces

franchir

to cross / to overcome

franchiser

to franchise

frapper

to hit / to knock

freiner

to brake / to slow down

fréquenter

to date / to frequent

frire

to fry

frissonner

to shiver / to shudder

froisser

to wrinkle / to crumple

froncer

to gather / to frown

frontaliser

to form a front / to create a weather front

frotter

to scrub / to rub

fructifier

to bear fruit / to be fruitful

frustrer

to frustrate

fuir

to flee / to run away

fuiter

to leak

fumer

to smoke

fureter

to browse / to snoop around

fusionner

to merge / to fuse

gagner

to win / to earn

galoper

to gallop

garder

to keep / to guard

garer

to park

garnir

to garnish / to fill / to decorate

gaspiller

to waste

gazouiller

to twitter / to warble / to babble

geler

to freeze

gémir

to moan / to groan

gêner

to bother / to embarrass

generaliser

to generalize

généraliser

to generalize

genrer

to gender / to assign gender

géolocaliser

to geolocate / to track location

geologiser

to geologize / to study geologically

gérer

to manage

germer

to germinate / to sprout

ghettoïser

to ghettoize

gifler

to slap

gîter

to list / to lean

givrer

to frost / to frost over

glacer

to glaze / to ice

glacieriser

to glaciate

glisser

to slide / to slip

globaliser

to globalize

glorifier

to glorify / to praise

glousser

to cluck / to chuckle

gonfler

to inflate / to pump up

goûter

to taste

gouverner

to govern / to rule

gracier

to pardon / to grant clemency

graduer

to graduate / to grade / to mark with graduations

graisser

to grease / to lubricate

grammaticaliser

to grammaticalize

grandir

to grow up / to grow

graphiquer

to graph / to plot on a graph

gratiner

to gratin / to brown

gratter

to scratch

graver

to engrave / to etch

graviter

to gravitate

gréer

to rig

greffer

to graft

greler

to hail

grêler

to hail

grever

to strike / to burden

grevister

to go on strike

griffer

to scratch / to claw

grignoter

to snack / to nibble

griller

to grill

grimper

to climb

grogner

to grumble / to growl

gronder

to growl / to scold / to rumble

grossir

to gain weight

guérir

to heal / to cure

guerroyer

to wage war / to battle

guider

to guide

habiliter

to empower / to authorize

habitater

to habitat / to inhabit a habitat

habiter

to live / to reside

hacher

to chop / to mince / to hash

haïr

to hate

haler

to haul / to tow / to pull

haleter

to pant / to gasp

halluciner

to hallucinate

halogéner

to halogenate / to add halogen

hanter

to haunt / to frequent

harmoniser

to harmonize

harponner

to harpoon

héberger

to accommodate / to host

hennir

to neigh / to whinny

hériter

to inherit

herser

to harrow

hésiter

to hesitate

hiberner

to hibernate

hiérarchiser

to hierarchize / to prioritize by rank

hisser

to hoist / to raise

historiciser

to historicize

homogénéiser

to homogenize

homologuer

to approve officially / to certify

huiler

to oil / to lubricate with oil

humidifier

to humidify / to moisten

humilier

to humiliate

hurler

to scream / to howl

hydrogéner

to hydrogenate / to add hydrogen

hypertrophier

to hypertrophy / to enlarge

hypotheser

to hypothesize

hypothéser

to hypothesize

identifier

to identify

ignorer

to ignore / to not know

illuminer

to illuminate / to light up

illustrer

to illustrate

imager

to image / to capture an image of

imaginer

to imagine

immerger

to immerse / to submerge

immigrer

to immigrate

immuniser

to immunize

imperméabiliser

to waterproof

implorer

to implore / to beg

imploser

to implode

imposer

to impose / to tax

impressionner

to impress

imprimer

to print

improviser

to improvise

imputer

to impute / to attribute

inaugurer

to inaugurate / to open officially

incarcérer

to incarcerate / to imprison

incarner

to embody / to play (a role)

incliner

to tilt / to bank / to incline

inclure

to include

incorporer

to incorporate / to blend in

incriminer

to incriminate / to implicate

inculper

to charge / to indict

indemniser

to compensate / to indemnify

indiquer

to indicate / to show

induire

to induce / to lead to

infecter

to infect

inférer

to infer / to deduce

infiltrer

to infiltrate

infirmer

to disprove / to invalidate

infixer

to infix

influencer

to influence

informer

to inform

infuser

to infuse / to steep

inhiber

to inhibit / to suppress

initier

to initiate / to introduce

injecter

to inject

innocenter

to exonerate / to clear

inonder

to flood / to inundate

inquiéter

to worry / to concern

insonoriser

to soundproof

inspirer

to inhale / to inspire

installer

to install

instruire

to instruct / to educate

insulter

to insult

insurger

to rebel / to rise up

intégrer

to integrate / to include

intercéder

to intercede / to intervene

intercepter

to intercept

interdire

to prohibit / to forbid

intéresser

to interest

interférer

to interfere

internationaliser

to internationalize

interpoler

to interpolate

interpréter

to interpret

interroger

to interrogate / to question

intervenir

to intervene

interviewer

to interview

intonner

to intone / to chant

introduire

to introduce / to insert

introniser

to enthrone / to install

intuber

to intubate

inventer

to invent

inventorier

to inventory / to take stock of

investir

to invest

inviter

to invite

involuer

to involute / to degenerate

invoquer

to invoke / to call upon

ioniser

to ionize

irradier

to irradiate / to radiate

irriguer

to irrigate

irriter

to irritate / to annoy

isoler

to insulate / to isolate

itérer

to iterate / to repeat

jaillir

to gush / to spurt / to spring forth

jalouser

to be jealous of

japper

to yap / to yelp

jardiner

to garden / to do gardening

jaunir

to turn yellow / to yellow

javelliser

to bleach

jeter

to throw / to throw away

jeûner

to fast / to go without food

jogger

to jog

jointoyer

to grout / to point

jouer

to play

jouir

to enjoy / to benefit from

juger

to judge / to consider

jurer

to swear

justifier

to justify / to give reasons for

klaxonner

to honk / to beep the horn

labialiser

to labialize

labourer

to plow / to till

lacer

to lace / to tie laces

lâcher

to let go / to release

laisser

to leave / to let

lancer

to throw / to launch

larder

to lard / to stud with fat

larguer

to cast off / to release

laver

to wash

lécher

to lick

légaliser

to legalize / to authenticate

légender

to caption / to label

légiférer

to legislate

légitimer

to legitimize / to justify

lever

to raise / to lift

lexicaliser

to lexicalize

libéraliser

to liberalize / to deregulate

libérer

to free / to release

licencier

to lay off / to dismiss

lier

to link / to bind

liker

to like (online)

liquider

to liquidate / to clear out

lire

to read

lithifier

to lithify

lithographier

to lithograph

livrer

to deliver / to hand over

lobbyer

to lobby

localiser

to locate / to find

loger

to lodge / to accommodate

longer

to go along / to walk alongside

louer

to rent

louvoyer

to tack / to zigzag

lubrifier

to lubricate

luger

to luge

lustrer

to polish / to shine / to gloss

lutter

to wrestle / to struggle

lyser

to lyse / to break down

macerer

to macerate

maçonner

to do masonry / to build with bricks

magasiner

to shop / to go shopping

magnétiser

to magnetize

maigrir

to lose weight

maintenir

to maintain / to uphold / to keep

maîtriser

to master / to control

mandater

to mandate / to commission

manger

to eat

manifester

to demonstrate / to show

manoeuvrer

to maneuver / to operate

manquer

to miss / to lack

manufacturer

to manufacture

marathoner

to run a marathon

marchander

to bargain / to haggle

marcher

to walk

marcotter

to layer / to propagate by layering

marginaliser

to marginalize

marier

to marry

mariner

to marinate

marquer

to score / to mark

masteriser

to master

maudire

to curse / to damn

maximiser

to maximize / to make maximum

medailler

to medal / to win a medal

médier

to mediate

méditer

to meditate / to ponder

mélanger

to mix

mémoriser

to memorize

menacer

to threaten

mentionner

to mention

mentir

to lie

mépriser

to despise / to scorn

mesurer

to measure

métaboliser

to metabolize

metamorphoser

to metamorphose / to transform

métamorphoser

to metamorphose / to transform

métastaser

to metastasize

météoriser

to weather / to cause weathering

mettre

to put

mettre en scène

to direct / to stage

meubler

to furnish

miauler

to meow

migrer

to migrate

mijoter

to simmer / to stew

militer

to campaign / to be an activist

mineraliser

to mineralize

minimiser

to minimize / to reduce to minimum

miser

to wager / to bet on

mitrailler

to machine gun / to pepper with shots

mixer

to mix

mobiliser

to mobilize

modaliser

to modalize

modeliser

to model

modéliser

to model / to create a model of

modérer

to moderate

moderniser

to modernize / to update

moduler

to modulate

moissonner

to reap / to harvest grain

momifier

to mummify

mondialiser

to make worldwide / to globalize

monopoliser

to monopolize

monter

to go up / to climb

montrer

to show

moraliser

to moralize / to preach

mordre

to bite

moudre

to grind

mouiller

to anchor / to wet / to moisten

mouler

to mold

mourir

to die

moyenner

to average / to calculate the average

mugir

to moo / to bellow

multiplier

to multiply

murir

to ripen / to mature

murmurer

to whisper / to murmur

muter

to mutate / to transfer

mutualiser

to pool / to share / to mutualize

nager

to swim

naitre

to be born

naître

to be born

napper

to coat / to cover with sauce

nasaliser

to nasalize

nationaliser

to nationalize

naturaliser

to naturalize

naufrager

to shipwreck / to be wrecked

naviguer

to browse / to navigate

nécroser

to necrose / to undergo necrosis

négliger

to neglect / to overlook

negocier

to negotiate / to bargain

négocier

to negotiate

neiger

to snow

nettoyer

to clean

neutraliser

to neutralize / to counteract

nicher

to nest / to nestle

nier

to deny

niveler

to level / to flatten

noircir

to blacken / to darken

nombrer

to number / to assign grammatical number

nomenclaturer

to nomenclature / to name systematically

nominaliser

to nominalize

nommer

to appoint / to name

normaliser

to standardize / to normalize

notarier

to notarize

noter

to note / to write down

notifier

to notify

nouer

to tie / to knot

nucleosynthetiser

to nucleosynthesize

numériser

to digitize / to scan

numéroter

to number / to paginate

numéroter

to number / to assign numbers

nutationner

to nutate

objecter

to object / to raise an objection

obliger

to oblige / to force

obscurcir

to darken / to obscure

obséder

to obsess / to haunt

observer

to observe / to watch

obtenir

to obtain / to get

occlure

to occlude / to block

occulter

to occult / to hide / to conceal

occuper

to occupy

offrir

to offer / to give (as a gift)

omettre

to omit / to leave out

onduler

to undulate / to wave

opérer

to operate

opiner

to opine / to give one's opinion

optimiser

to optimize / to make optimal

orager

to thunderstorm / to storm

oraliser

to oralize / to verbalize

orbiter

to orbit

orchestrer

to orchestrate

ordonner

to order / to organize

organiser

to organize

orienter

to orient / to direct

orner

to adorn / to decorate

osciller

to oscillate / to swing

oser

to dare

ôter

to remove / to take off

oublier

to forget

ourager

to hurricane / to subject to hurricane

ouvrir

to open

oxyder

to oxidize

oxygéner

to oxygenate

pagayer

to paddle

pailler

to mulch

paitre

to graze

paitre

to graze

palataliser

to palatalize

pâlir

to pale / to turn pale

palper

to palpate / to feel

paniquer

to panic

panser

to bandage / to dress a wound

parachuter

to parachute / to drop by parachute

paraître

to appear / to seem

paralyser

to paralyze

paramétrer

to set parameters / to configure settings

parapher

to initial

parasiter

to parasitize / to leech off

pardonner

to forgive / to pardon

parer

to parry / to ward off

parfumer

to perfume / to scent

parier

to bet

parler

to speak

parodier

to parody / to imitate

parquer

to pen / to corral

parqueter

to lay parquet / to install wooden flooring

parsemer

to scatter / to dot / to strew

partager

to share

participer

to participate

particulariser

to particularize / to make specific

partir

to leave

parvenir

to reach / to manage to

passer

to pass / to spend

passionner

to fascinate / to captivate

passiver

to passivize

patiner

to skate

patrouiller

to patrol

paver

to pave

payer

to pay

pêcher

to fish

pédaler

to pedal

peindre

to paint

peinturer

to paint walls / to paint

penser

to think

pépier

to chirp / to tweet

percevoir

to perceive / to sense

percuter

to crash into / to collide with

perdre

to lose

perfectionner

to perfect / to improve

performer

to perform

perfuser

to infuse / to put on a drip

périodiser

to periodize

périr

to perish / to die

permettre

to permit / to allow

persécuter

to persecute / to harass

persister

to persist / to continue

personnaliser

to personalize / to customize

personnifier

to personify / to embody

persuader

to persuade

peser

to weigh

petit-déjeuner

to have breakfast

petitionner

to petition

petrifier

to petrify / to turn to stone

petrir

to knead

peupler

to populate / to inhabit

philosopher

to philosophize

phobiser

to have a phobia of / to fear irrationally

photocopier

to photocopy

photographier

to photograph

piailler

to cheep / to chirp / to squawk

picoter

to tingle / to prickle

pilonner

to shell / to pound

piloter

to pilot / to fly / to drive

pincer

to pinch

piquer

to sting / to prick

pirater

to hack / to pirate

pivoter

to pivot / to swivel

plaider

to plead / to argue (legal)

plaire

to please / to like

planer

to glide / to hover

planifier

to plan

planter

to plant

plaquer

to tackle / to pin

plebisciter

to elect by plebiscite / to approve overwhelmingly

pleurer

to cry

pleuvoir

to rain

plier

to fold

plisser

to pleat / to crease

plomber

to plumb / to do plumbing

plonger

to dive

plumer

to pluck

pocher

to poach

podcaster

to podcast

poeler

to pan-fry

pointer

to point

poivrer

to pepper / to add pepper

polariser

to polarize

policer

to polish manners / to refine

polliniser

to pollinate

polluer

to pollute

polymériser

to polymerize / to form polymers

poncer

to sand / to sandpaper

pondérer

to weight / to balance

pondre

to lay eggs

porter

to carry / to wear

poser

to put / to place / to ask

positionner

to position / to place

posséder

to own / to possess

postdater

to postdate

poster

to mail / to post

postuler

to postulate / to apply

pourrir

to rot / to spoil

poursuivre

to pursue / to continue

pousser

to push / to grow

pouvoir

to be able to / can

pragmatiser

to pragmaticize

precessionner

to precess

prêcher

to preach

precipiter

to precipitate / to rush

précipiter

to precipitate / to rush

préciser

to specify / to clarify

précommander

to preorder

precuire

to precook

predater

to predate / to prey upon

prédire

to predict / to foretell

préférer

to prefer

prefixer

to prefix

prendre

to take

préoccuper

to worry / to preoccupy

prescrire

to prescribe

presenter

to present / to introduce

présenter

to introduce / to present

préserver

to preserve / to protect

présider

to preside / to chair

presser

to press / to squeeze

pressuriser

to pressurize

preter

to lend / to loan

prêter

to lend

prévenir

to warn / to notify

prévoir