Schaum's French Grammar Test 1, Ch. 5 P94-99

Front 1

briller

Back 1

to shine (think "brilliant", which means literally "shining" but figuratively "shiny" in French)

Front 2

cacher

Back 2

to hide (your browser cache hides the web pages you have visited so the page loads faster next time)

Front 3

casser / se casser (la jambe)

Back 3

to break / to break one's ____ (leg)

Front 4

commander

Back 4

to order (in a restaurant), to demand or command someone to _____

Front 5

compter / le comptoir

Back 5

to count / the counter (ex. sales counter)

Front 6

demander

Back 6

to ask

Front 7

dessiner / un dessin / un dessinateur

Back 7

to draw / a drawing / a designer

Front 8

donner

Back 8

to give (think "to donate")

Front 9

fermer

Back 9

to close

Front 10

fouiller

Back 10

to rummage through

Front 11

gagner

Back 11

to win, to earn

Front 12

garder

Back 12

to keep

Front 13

goûter

Back 13

to taste

Front 14

laisser

Back 14

to leave (something), let

Front 15

louer

Back 15

to rent

Front 16

monter

Back 16

to go up, climb, get on, get in (stairs, mountain, a horse, into a train, etc.)

Front 17

montrer / démontrer / une démonstration

Back 17

to show / to demonstrate / a demonstration

Front 18

porter / apporter

Back 18

to wear or carry / to bring (something)

Front 19

quitter ____ (la maison)

Back 19

to leave a place (usually to leave the house)

Front 20

raconter (une histoire)

Back 20

to tell (a story}

Front 21

rencontrer (des amis)

Back 21

to meet, to meet up with (some friends)

Front 22

rester

Back 22

to stay

Front 23

sauter

Back 23

to jump

Front 24

tomber

Back 24

to fall (think: to fall into a tomb)

Front 25

tromper / se tromper

Back 25

to deceive / to be mistaken (lit. to deceive oneself)

Front 26

accrocher

Back 26

to hang (something on the wall)

Front 27

allumer / allumer la lumière

Back 27

to light / to turn on the light

Front 28

attirer

Back 28

to attract

Front 29

attraper

Back 29

to catch (think: to trap a baseball in the mitt)

Front 30

avaler

Back 30

to swallow

Front 31

avouer

Back 31

to acknowledge

Front 32

échapper

Back 32

to escape

Front 33

échouer

Back 33

to fail

Front 34

écraser

Back 34

to crush

Front 35

emporter

Back 35

to take (something with you)

Front 36

entourer

Back 36

to surround

Front 37

épouser / s'épouser

Back 37

to marry / to get married

Front 38

expliquer / une explication

Back 38

to explain / an explanation

Front 39

exprimer

Back 39

to express

Front 40

oser

Back 40

to dare

Front 41

oublier

Back 41

to forget

Front 42

lancer

Back 42

to throw or toss

Front 43

habiter

Back 43

to live (somewhere), to inhabit

Front 44

écouter

Back 44

to listen (to)

Front 45

embrasser

Back 45

to kiss