| Term | Definition |
|---|
| en travaillant | while working |
| en entrant | upon entering |
| en mangeant | by eating |
| ayant peur | being afraid |
| le quai | the platform (train station) |
| voir, c'est croire | seeing is believing |
| aimer | to like |
| aimer mieux | to prefer (w/m) |
| aller | to be going to |
| avoir beau | to do (something) in vain |
| compter | to intend (w/c) |
| désirer | to want (w/d) |
| détester | to hate |
| devoir | should, must, ought |
| espérer | to hope |
| oser | to dare |
| penser | to intend (w/ p) |
| pouvoir | to be able |
| préférer | to prefer (w/p) |
| savoir | to know how |
| vouloir | to want |
| Tu comptes partir? | Do you intend to leave? |
| il faut | one must, you have to |
| il vaut mieux | it's better to |
| commémorer | to commemorate |
| décédé(e) | deceased |
| les parenthèses (f) | the parentheses (g) |
| s'amuser à | to enjoy oneself (by doing) |
| apprendre à | to learn how to |
| arriver à | to manage to |
| s'attendre à | to expect to |
| avoir à | to have to |
| chercher à | to try to (w/c) |
| commencer à | to begin to |
| se consacrer à | to devote oneself to |
| consentir à | to consent to |
| continuer à | to continue |
| se décider à | to make up one's mind to |
| s'ennuyer à | to get/be bored (doing) |
| s'exercer à | to practice |
| s'habituer à | to get used to |
| hésiter à | to hesitate to |
| s'intéresser à | to be interested in |
| se mettre à | to begin to |
| s'obstiner à | to persist stubbornly in |
| parvenir à | to manage to, succeed in |
| passer son temps à | to spend one's time (doing) |
| penser à | to be thinking of (doing something. w/p) |
| se préparer à | to get ready to |
| se résigner à | to resign oneself to |
| réussir à | to succeed in |
| songer à | to be thinking of (doing something. w/s) |
| tendre à | to tend to |
| tenir à | to insist on |
| causer | to chat |
| chasser | to chase |
| aider qqn à faire qqch | to help someone do something |
| autoriser qqn à faire qqch | to authorize someone to do something |
| encourager qqn à faire qqch | to encourage someone to do something |
| engager qqn à faire qqch | to urge someone to do something |
| forcer qqn à faire qqch | to force someone to do something |
| inviter qqn à faire qqch | to invite someone to do something |
| obliger qqn à faire qqch | to oblige someone to do something |
| apprendre/enseigner à qqn à faire qqch | to teach someone to do something |
| s'abstenir de | to refrain from |
| accepter de | to agree to |
| s'arrêter de | to stop (doing) |
| avoir l'intention de | to intend to (w/a) |
| avoir peur de | to be afraid of |
| avoir raison de | to be right |
| avoir tort de | to be wrong |
| brûler de | to be burning to, dying to |
| se charger de | to make sure to, to see to it that something is done |
| choisir de | to choose to |
| craindre de | to fear |
| décider de | to decide to |
| se dépêcher de | to hurry to |
| s'empêcher de | to refrain from (w/ e) |
| s'empresser de | to hurry, to rush to (w/e) |
| entreprendre de | to undertake to |
| essayer de | to try to |
| s'étonner de | to marvel at |
| éviter de | to avoid |
| s'excuser de | to apologize for |
| finir de | to finish (doing) |
| se flatter de | to claim to |
| mériter de | to deserve to |
| oublier de | to forget to |
| parler de | to talk about |
| promettre de | to promise to |
| se proposer de | to set out, mean, intend to |
| refuser de | to refuse to |
| regretter de | to regret |
| résoudre de | to resolve to |
| risquer de | to risk, run the risk of |
| venir de | to have just (done something) |
| finir par faire qqch | to end up, wind up doing something |
| commencer par faire qqch | to start by doing something |
| procéder aux élections | to hold the election |
| accuser qqn de faire qqch | to accuse someone of doing something |
| convaincre qqn de faire qqch | to convince someone to do something |
| décourager qqn de faire qqch | to discourage someone from doing something |
| empêcher qqn de faire qqch | to prevent someone from doing something |
| féliciter qqn d'avoir fait qqch | to congratulate someone for having done something |
| persuader qqn de faire qqch | to persuade someone to do something |
| prier qqn de faire qqch | to beg someone to do something |
| remercier qqn de faire qqch | to thank someone for doing something |
| commander/ordonner à qqn de faire qqch | to order someone to do something (2 ways) |
| déconseiller à qqn de faire qqch | to advise someone not to do something |
| défendre/interdire à qqn de faire qqch | to forbid (2 words) someone to do something |
| demander à qqn de faire qqch | to ask someone to do something |
| dire à qqn de faire qqch | to tell someone to do something |
| pardonner à qqn de faire qqch | to forgive someone for doing something |
| permettre à qqn de faire qqch | to allow someone to do something |
| promettre à qqn de faire qqch | to promise someone to do something |
| proposer/suggérer à qqn de faire qqch | to suggest (2 words) to someone to do something |
| reprocher à qqn de faire qqch | to reproach someone for doing something |
| le frère (aîné/cadet) | the brother (older/younger) |
| la soeur (aînée/cadette) | the sister (older/younger) |
| la grand-mère | the grandmother |
| le grand-père | the grandfather |
| le petit-fils | the grandson |
| la petite-fille | the granddaughter |
| la tante | the aunt |
| l'oncle | the uncle |
| le neveu | the nephew |
| la nièce | the niece |
| le beau-père | the father-in-law, stepfather |
| la belle-mère | the mother-in-law, stepmother |
| les beaux-parents | the in-laws |
| le beau-fils, le gendre | the son-in-law |
| la belle-fille, la bru | the daughter-in-law |
| le demi-frère | the stepbrother, half-brother |
| la demi-soeur | the stepsister, half-sister |
| Étais-tu surprisé d'apprendre? | were you surprised to learn ? |
| être déterminé(e) à | to be determined to |
| être prêt(e) à | to be ready to |
| être le premier/le seul/le dernier à | to be the first/only/last to |
| trop petit pour | too little to |
| assez intelligent pour | intelligent enough to |
| redécorer | to redecorate |
| repeindre | to repaint |
| j'ai fait repeindre mon appartement par/à M. Jollivet | i had Mr. Jollivet repaint my apartment |
| je le lui ai fait repeindre | i had him repaint it |
| crevassé | cracked (ground) |
| débarrasser | to clear out |
| se décoller | to peel off |
| installer | to install |
| insuffisant | insufficient |
| se lézarder | to crack (wall) |
| la lumière | the light |
| marcher | to work (appliances) |
| le papier (peint) | the wallpaper |
| remplacer | to replace |
| retapisser | to repaper |
| démarrer | to start (car) |
| grelotter | to shiver |
| pleurer | to cry |
| pousser | to grow |
| rager | to fume (w/ anger) |
| rire | to laugh |
| soupirer | to sigh |
| trembler | to shake/tremble |
| sourire | to smile |
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