- accepter de: to agree to
- accuser qqn de faire qqch: to accuse someone of doing something
- aider qqn à faire qqch: to help someone do something
- apprendre/enseigner à qqn à faire qqch: to teach someone to do something
- arriver à: to manage to
- avoir à: to have to
- avoir raison de: to be right
- avoir tort de: to be wrong
- Étais-tu surprisé d'apprendre?: were you surprised to learn ?
- éviter de: to avoid
- être déterminé(e) à: to be determined to
- être le premier/le seul/le dernier à: to be the first/only/last to
- être prêt(e) à: to be ready to
- brûler de: to be burning to, dying to
- causer: to chat
- chasser: to chase
- commander/ordonner à qqn de faire qqch: to order someone to do something (2 words)
- commencer par faire qqch: to start by doing something
- compter: to intend (w/c)
- consentir à: to consent to
- convaincre qqn de faire qqch: to convince someone to do something
- crevassé: cracked (ground)
- débarrasser: to clear out
- décider de: to decide to
- décourager qqn de faire qqch: to discourage someone from doing something
- défendre/interdire à qqn de faire qqch: to forbid (2 words) someone to do something
- désirer: to want (w/d)
- demander à qqn de faire qqch: to ask someone to do something
- devoir: should, must, ought
- empêcher qqn de faire qqch: to prevent someone from doing something
- espérer: to hope
- féliciter qqn d'avoir fait qqch: to congratulate someone for having done something
- finir de: to finish (doing)
- finir par faire qqch: to end up, wind up doing something
- forcer qqn à faire qqch: to force someone to do something
- grelotter: to shiver
- installer: to install
- insuffisant: insufficient
- 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
- la belle-fille, la bru: the daughter-in-law
- la demi-soeur: the stepsister, half-sister
- la petite-fille: the granddaughter
- la soeur (aînée/cadette): the sister (older/younger)
- le beau-fils, le gendre: the son-in-law
- le grand-père: the grandfather
- le quai: the platform (train station)
- les beaux-parents: the in-laws
- les parenthèses (f): the parentheses (g)
- marcher: to work (appliances)
- mériter de: to deserve to
- obliger qqn à faire qqch: to oblige someone to do something
- parvenir à: to manage to, succeed in
- passer son temps à: to spend one's time (doing)
- penser: to intend (w/ p)
- permettre à qqn de faire qqch: to allow someone to do something
- persuader qqn de faire qqch: to persuade someone to do something
- pousser: to grow
- pouvoir: to be able
- préférer: to prefer (w/p)
- prier qqn de faire qqch: to beg someone to do something
- procéder aux élections: to hold the election
- proposer/suggérer à qqn de faire qqch: to suggest (2 words) to someone to do something
- rager: to fume (w/ anger)
- redécorer: to redecorate
- refuser de: to refuse to
- remercier qqn de faire qqch: to thank someone for doing something
- remplacer: to replace
- s'abstenir de: to refrain from
- s'amuser à: to enjoy oneself (by doing)
- s'arrêter de: to stop (doing)
- s'attendre à: to expect to
- s'étonner de: to marvel at
- s'empêcher de: to refrain from (w/ e)
- s'ennuyer à: to get/be bored (doing)
- s'excuser de: to apologize for
- s'exercer à: to practice
- s'habituer à: to get used to
- s'intéresser à: to be interested in
- savoir: to know how
- se charger de: to make sure to, to see to it that something is done
- se consacrer à: to devote oneself to
- se décider à: to make up one's mind to
- se décoller: to peel off
- se lézarder: to crack (wall)
- se mettre à: to begin to
- se préparer à: to get ready to
- se proposer de: to set out, mean, intend to
- se résigner à: to resign oneself to
- songer à: to be thinking of (doing something. w/s)
- soupirer: to sigh
- tenir à: to insist on
- trembler: to shake/tremble
- Tu comptes partir?: Do you intend to leave?
- voir, c'est croire: seeing is believing