150 Common French Verbs

Front 1

aider

Back 1

to help

Front 2

accepter

Back 2

to accept

Front 3

accueillir

Back 3

to meet / to welcome

Front 4

acheter

Back 4

to buy / to purchase

Front 5

aimer

Back 5

1. to like. 2. to love.

Front 6

aller

Back 6

to go

Front 7

annuler

Back 7

to cancel / to annul

Front 8

appeler

Back 8

1. to call / to ring / to dial a tel. number. 2. to call out. 3. to be called.

Front 9

apporter

Back 9

1. to bring. 2. to bring about

Front 10

apprendre

Back 10

1. to learn. 2. to hear (news / of an event / etc) / discover a secret)

Front 11

arrêter

Back 11

to stop

Front 12

arriver

Back 12

to come / to arrive

Front 13

attendre

Back 13

1. to wait. 2. to expect.

Front 14

avoir

Back 14

to have

Front 15

avoir besoin de

Back 15

to need

Front 16

boire

Back 16

to drink

Front 17

changer

Back 17

to change / to alter

Front 18

chanter

Back 18

to sing

Front 19

chercher

Back 19

to seek

Front 20

choisir

Back 20

to choose

Front 21

commencer

Back 21

to begin / to commence

Front 22

comprendre

Back 22

1. to understand. 2. to comprise / to consist of

Front 23

compter

Back 23

to count

Front 24

conduire

Back 24

1. to drive. 2. to behave

Front 25

connaître

Back 25

to be familiar with

Front 26

convaincre

Back 26

to convince (de, of)

Front 27

couper

Back 27

to cut

Front 28

courir

Back 28

to run / to race

Front 29

croire

Back 29

to believe

Front 30

danser

Back 30

to dance

Front 31

découvrir

Back 31

to discover

Front 32

décrire

Back 32

to describe

Front 33

demander

Back 33

to ask

Front 34

dépenser

Back 34

to spend money / to exert effort

Front 35

désirer

Back 35

to desire

Front 36

dessiner

Back 36

to draw

Front 37

devenir

Back 37

to become

Front 38

devoir

Back 38

1. to have (to). as in "must". 2. to owe

Front 39

dire

Back 39

to say

Front 40

donner

Back 40

to give

Front 41

dormir

Back 41

to sleep

Front 42

écouter

Back 42

to listen

Front 43

écrire

Back 43

to write

Front 44

emmener

Back 44

to take … along/with

Front 45

enlever

Back 45

to remove

Front 46

ennuyer

Back 46

1. to bore 2. to be bored (s'~)

Front 47

enseigner

Back 47

to teach

Front 48

entendre

Back 48

1. to hear. 2. to agree / to get along.

Front 49

entrer

Back 49

to enter

Front 50

envoyer

Back 50

to send

Front 51

épeler

Back 51

to spell

Front 52

espérer

Back 52

1. to hope. ~ que 2. to have faith. ~ en

Front 53

essayer

Back 53

to test / to try

Front 54

être

Back 54

to be

Front 55

étudier

Back 55

to study

Front 56

expliquer

Back 56

to explain

Front 57

faillir

Back 57

to fail (to keep a promise / in one's duty / etc.)

Front 58

faire

Back 58

1. to make. 2. to make happen / to have sth done. 3. to do

Front 59

falloir

Back 59

to be necessary

Front 60

fermer

Back 60

to close / to shut

Front 61

finir

Back 61

to finish

Front 62

fumer

Back 62

to smoke

Front 63

gagner

Back 63

1. to earn. 2. to win. 3. to gain (experience / reputation / etc)

Front 64

jouer

Back 64

1. to play (avec, with) 2. to act (as in a film / role)

Front 65

laisser

Back 65

to leave, to let

Front 66

laver

Back 66

to wash

Front 67

lire

Back 67

to read

Front 68

manger

Back 68

to eat

Front 69

manquer

Back 69

1. to miss. 2. to be lacking

Front 70

marcher

Back 70

to walk

Front 71

mettre

Back 71

to put

Front 72

monter

Back 72

to go up (stairs / a hill / a street / etc)

Front 73

moquer

Back 73

to make fun of

Front 74

mourir

Back 74

to die (de, of)

Front 75

nager

Back 75

to swim

Front 76

nettoyer

Back 76

to clean

Front 77

obtenir

Back 77

to get / to obtain

Front 78

oublier

Back 78

to forget

Front 79

ouvrir

Back 79

to open

Front 80

parler

Back 80

to speak

Front 81

partir

Back 81

to leave / to go

Front 82

passer

Back 82

1. to pass. 2. to happen

Front 83

payer

Back 83

to pay

Front 84

penser

Back 84

to think

Front 85

perdre

Back 85

1. to lose (a game / an object / etc) 2. to get lost

Front 86

permettre

Back 86

to permit / to allow

Front 87

plaire

Back 87

to please / to suit

Front 88

porter

Back 88

1. to carry (an object / responsibility / etc) 2. to wear (clothes)

Front 89

pouvoir

Back 89

to be able

Front 90

prendre

Back 90

to take

Front 91

prêter

Back 91

to lend

Front 92

quitter

Back 92

to leave / to quit / to give up

Front 93

rappeler

Back 93

1. to call back 2. to remember

Front 94

regarder

Back 94

to look at

Front 95

remplir

Back 95

to fill up / to fulfil

Front 96

rendre

Back 96

1. to give back / to return (something) 2. to yield. 3. to surrender

Front 97

repondre

Back 97

to reply

Front 98

rester

Back 98

to stay / to remain

Front 99

retourner

Back 99

1. to turn. 2. to return / to go back

Front 100

réussir

Back 100

to succeed

Front 101

rêver

Back 101

to dream (de, about / de faire, of doing)

Front 102

rire

Back 102

to laugh

Front 103

s'asseoir

Back 103

to sit

Front 104

savoir

Back 104

to know

Front 105

se réveiller

Back 105

to wake up

Front 106

se souvenir

Back 106

to remember

Front 107

sentir

Back 107

to smell

Front 108

sortir

Back 108

to leave / to go out

Front 109

souhaiter

Back 109

to wish for

Front 110

suivre

Back 110

to follow

Front 111

tenir

Back 111

to hold / to keep

Front 112

tomber

Back 112

to fall

Front 113

traduire

Back 113

to translate (de … en … from … into …)

Front 114

travailler

Back 114

to work

Front 115

trouver

Back 115

to find

Front 116

utiliser

Back 116

to use

Front 117

vaincre

Back 117

to beat / to defeat / to overcome

Front 118

valoir

Back 118

to be worth / to apply / to be valid

Front 119

vendre

Back 119

to sell

Front 120

venir

Back 120

to come

Front 121

visiter

Back 121

to visit

Front 122

vivre

Back 122

to live

Front 123

voir

Back 123

to see

Front 124

voler

Back 124

1. to fly. 2. to steal / to rob

Front 125

vouloir

Back 125

to want

Front 126

voyager

Back 126

to travel

Front 127

avertir

Back 127

to warn / to avert / to inform

Front 128

bouger

Back 128

to move / to shift

Front 129

corriger

Back 129

to correct

Front 130

descendre

Back 130

to go down

Front 131

employer

Back 131

1. to use (a word / product / strength / time / etc) 2. to employ a worker

Front 132

fuir

Back 132

to avoid / to flee

Front 133

lancer

Back 133

1. to throw. 2. to leap, jump (dans, into)

Front 134

lever

Back 134

to lift

Front 135

mentir

Back 135

to lie / to be deceptive

Front 136

montrer

Back 136

to show / to point out

Front 137

neiger

Back 137

to snow

Front 138

nier

Back 138

to deny

Front 139

partager

Back 139

to divide up

Front 140

pleuvoir

Back 140

to rain

Front 141

recevoir

Back 141

to receive

Front 142

tonner

Back 142

to thunder

Front 143

haïr

Back 143

to hate

Front 144

naître

Back 144

to be born

Front 145

préférer

Back 145

to prefer

Front 146

obéir

Back 146

to obey. ~ à

Front 147

répéter

Back 147

to repeat

Front 148

paraître

Back 148

1. to appear / to seem. 2. to be published

Front 149

sembler

Back 149

to seem (que, that)

Front 150

souffrir

Back 150

to suffer (de, from)