| Term | Definition |
|---|
| avoir beau | to do something in vain |
| compter | to intend (c) |
| oser | to dare |
| se mettre à | to begin to |
| s'obstiner à | to persist stubbornly in |
| parvenir à | to manage/succeed in |
| tendre à | to tend to |
| tenir à | to insist on |
| s'abstenir de | to refrain from (a) |
| accepter de | to agree to |
| se charger de | to make sure to |
| se dépêcher de | to hurry to (d) |
| s'empêcher de | to refrain from (e) |
| s'empresser de | to hurry, rush to (e) |
| se flatter de | to claim to |
| mériter de | to deserve to |
| se proposer de | to mean, intend to (p) |
| empêcher qqn de faire qqch | to prevent someone from doing something |
| prier qqn de faire qqch | to beg someone to do something |
| commander/ordonner à qqn de faire qqch | to order someone to do something |
| défendre/interdire à qqn de faire qqch | to forbid someone to do something |
| proposer/suggérer à qqn de faire qqch | to suggest to someone to do something |
| démarrer | to start |
| retapisser | to repaper |
| grelotter | to shiver |
| pousser | to grow |
| rager | to fume |
| crevassé | cracked (ground) |
| débarrasser | to clear out |
| se décoller | to peel off |
| se lézarder | to crack (wall) |
| soupirer | to sigh |
| sourire | to smile |
| assez | enough |
| les beaux-parents | the in-laws |
| le beau-fils, le gendre | the stepson/son-in-law |
| la belle-fille, la bru | the daughter-in-law/stepdaughter |
| le beau-frère | the brother-in-law |
| la belle-soeur | the sister-in-law |
| ayant | pres part of avoir |
| étant | pres part of être |
| sachant | pres part of savoir |
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