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The 750 most common verbs in French 🇫🇷

French verbs ranked by how often they appear, each with its translation and an example sentence. Press the speaker to hear a word.

#	French	English	Example
1	être	to be	Vous devez être plus clairs.You must be clearer.
2	aller	to go
3	faire	to do	Fais pas ton innocent avec moi.Don't act like you're so innocent around me./Don't give me that innocent act.
4	dire	to say, to tell
5	pouvoir	can, to be able to	Il se peut que je sois malade.It could be that I'm ill / I may be ill. / I could be ill.
6	vouloir	to want, wish, desire	Je veux voir le soleil.I want to see the sun.
7	savoir	to know	Savais-tu qu’il parle si bien l’anglais?Did you know that he speaks English so well?
8	voir	to see	Je vois ma mère là-bas.I see my mother over there.
9	venir	to come
10	suivre	to follow	Je t’invite à me suivre.I invite you to follow me.
11	parler	to speak, talk
12	prendre	to take	Pour finir dans deux heures, ça prend trois personnes.To finish in two hours, it'll take three people.
13	croire	to believe	Il jure qu’il dit la vérité. Je ne le crois pas.He swears that he's telling the truth. I do not believe him.
14	aimer	to love	Donne-moi une raison de t’aimer.Give me a reason to like you.
15	falloir	to need, have to, to be necessary	Il faut que j’y ailleI need to go.
16	passer	to go past	L’assassin n’avait donc pas passé par là et ne pouvait se sauver par là […]The murderer, therefore, could not have entered that way and could not possibly escape that way.
17	penser	to think, reflect, concentrate one's mind on something	Penser tout haut.Think aloud, speak one's mind freely.
18	attendre	to wait for, to await	J’attends mon cousin à la gare.I'm waiting for my cousin at the station.
19	trouver	to find, to retrieve something lost, turn up something hidden, or encounter something previously unknown to one	Quand est-ce qu’elle a trouvé les clés ?When did she find the keys?
20	laisser	to leave, to leave behind	Laissez le pistolet sur la tableLeave the gun on the table
21	arriver	to arrive	On est arrivés à Paris vers 9 heures.We arrived in Paris around 9 o'clock.
22	donner	to give, to transfer the possession/holding of something to someone else	Finalement, ayant perdu l’esprit sans ressource, il vint à donner dans la plus étrange pensée dont jamais fou se fût avisé dans le monde.Finally, having lost his mind completely, he happened to come across the strangest thought in the world of which a crazy person ever conceived.
23	regarder	to look at	Tu regardes quoi ?What are you looking at?
24	appeler	to call	Appelle-moi ce soir.Call me this evening.
25	partir	to share, to share out, to divide	Avoir maille à partir avec quelqu’un.To have scores to settle with someone, to have a bone to pick with someone.
26	mettre	to put, to place	il a pris un chiffon grisâtre et l’a mis sur la plaieHe took a grayish cloth and placed it over the wound.
27	rester	to stay	On est restés à l’hôtel pendant une bonne part du séjour, on était tous malades.We stayed at the hotel for a good part of the trip, we were all sick.
28	arrêter	to halt, to stop	Aujour-d’hui que la Constitution est définitivement arrêtée...Now that the Constitution is definitively settled...
29	connaître	to know , to be familiar with	Après la levée de l’état de siège, les tribunaux militaires continuent de connaître des crimes et délits dont la poursuite leur avait été déférée.After the lifting of the state of siege, the military tribunals continue to address crimes and offences whose prosecution has been submitted to them.
30	tuer	to kill	Il les a tués! Il a tué tous!He killed them! He killed everyone!
31	mourir	to die, to be dying	Ô nuit désastreuse ! ô nuit effroyable, où retentit tout à coup, comme un éclat de tonnerre, cette étonnante nouvelle : Madame se meurt, Madame est morte !O disastrous night! O terrible night, in which suddenly rings out, like a thunderclap, the shocking news: Madame is dying, Madame is dead!
32	demander	to ask	Elle s’est demandé ce qu’elle devait faire.She wondered what she had to do.
33	comprendre	to understand, comprehend	Est-ce que vous avez bien compris ?Did you understand?
34	sortir	to exit, go out, come out
35	entendre	to hear
36	voilà	there is	Voilà l’homme tout entier, s’en prenant à sa chaussure alors que c’est son pied le coupable.There is man in his entirety, blaming his shoe when his foot is guilty.
37	chercher	to look for, to seek	Je cherche du boulot.I'm looking for some work.
38	aider	to help, to aid
39	essayer	to test, to try on	J’essaie vraiment d’ t’aider sans m’oublier.I'm truly trying to help you without forgetting myself.
40	revenir	to come back, to return	Est-ce que la lumière reviendra ? Est-ce qu’on retrouvera le sommeil ? Y aura-t-il un nouveau soleil, quelqu’un d’autre qui brillera ?Will the light return? Will we get back to sleep? Will there be a new sun, someone else who will shine?
41	plaire	to please, to appeal to
42	jouer	to play	Est-ce que tu voudrais jouer à un jeu avec moi ?Would you like to play a game with me?
43	finir	to finish, end, complete
44	perdre	to lose	J’ai perdu les clés, mais un de mes amis les a trouvées.I lost my keys, but one of my friends found them.
45	sentir	to smell	Lui cherchant alors un nom qui ne s’écartât pas trop du sien, qui sentît et représentât la grande dame et la princesse, il vint à l’appeler Dulcinée du Toboso, parce qu’elle était native de ce village : nom harmonieux à son avis, rare et distingué, et non moins expressif que tous ceux qu’il avait donnés à son équipage et à lui-même.Through searching himself thus for a name that did not diverge too much from his own, that would give a feeling of and represent the great lady and princess, he came to call her Dulcinea del Toboso, because she was a native of this village [Toboso]: a name in his opinion harmonious, rare and distinguished, and no less expressive than all the ones that he had given to his team and to himself.
46	rentrer	to go back, to re-enter	rentrer dans la sallego back in the room/re-enter the room
47	vivre	to live
48	rendre	to give back, to return, to restore	Les Français libérés lors d’une opération de secours après s’être rendus dans une zone étrangère dangereuse pourraient devoir en régler la facture.French people liberated during a rescue operation after having gotten themselves into a dangerous foreign zone may have to pay the bill.
49	tenir	to have, to hold	"J'me tenais dans l’ouest de la ville, ça me fait plus peur l’exil"I used to hang out in the west end; exile doesn't scare me anymore.
50	oublier	to forget	J’essaie vraiment d’ t’aider sans m’oublier.I'm truly trying to help you without forgetting myself.
51	travailler	to work	Il ne fait que travailler.All he does is work.
52	écouter	to listen	J’écoute la radio.I am listening to the radio.
53	manger	to eat	J’ai mangé de la viande pour le souper.I ate some meat for dinner.
54	entrer	to enter	Entrer dans la salle.Enter the room.
55	commencer	to begin, commence
56	payer	to pay
57	tirer	to draw, drag, pull	Ils s’imaginent qu’en ne répondant pas, ou qu’en répondant n’importe quoi, quitte à se contredire toutes les cinq minutes, ils parviendront à s’en tirer.They imagine they can save themselves by refusing to answer questions—or by answering at random and even contradicting themselves every five minutes.
58	ouvrir	to open	À peine arrivé, il a ouvert les hostilités.He initiated hostilities almost as soon as he arrived.
59	changer	to exchange
60	tomber	to fall	Un tamis placé à l’intérieur du dispositif empêchera les choses de tomber dans le tube.A screen placed inside the device will keep things from falling into the tube.
61	foutre	to do, to fuck around with, to dick around, to fritter, to tinker	Qu’est-ce qu’elles foutent ?What the fuck are they doing?
62	excuser	to excuse
63	dormir	to sleep
64	occuper	to occupy, to take up	Moi, je m’occupe des clients.Me, I'll take care of the clients.
65	marcher	to walk	Il marche au milieu de la rue.He is walking in the middle of the street
66	envoyer	to send
67	apprendre	to learn	Grâce à vous, j’en apprends tous les jours.Thanks to you, I learn every day.
68	boire	to drink	Je rêve de boire à tes motsI dream of drinking to your words
69	garder	to keep, to retain, to store, to save	Elle a le droit de garder secrètes la plupart de ses caractéristiques.She has the right to keep most of her characteristics secret.
70	montrer	to show	Montre-le-moi.Show it to me.
71	asseoir	to sit down, to get seated	Assieds les enfants sur des chaises !Sit the children down on chairs!
72	porter	to carry
73	souvenir	to remember	Est-ce que vous vous souvenez de ce que vous m’avez dit la semaine dernière ?Do you remember what you told me last week?
74	prier	to pray
75	servir	to serve	Je suis allée en France avec ma mère l’année dernière et le serveur nous a servi des escargots!I went to France last year with my mother and the waiter served us escargots!
76	écrire	to write	Qu’est-ce que t’aimes ? Qu’est-ce que t’aimes ? Sourire un peu bêtement, en silence écrire une lettre.What do you like? What do you like? To smile a little stupidly, in silence to write a letter.
77	espérer	to hope
78	désoler	to sadden, distress
79	retrouver	to find , to rediscover	Ils ont retrouvé le trésor qu’ils avaient enterré.They re-found the treasure they had buried.
80	gagner	to win	On a gagné la ligue !We won the league!
81	acheter	to purchase, buy
82	rappeler	to call again, to call back	Ton père a téléphoné. Peux-tu le rappeler ?Your father phoned. Can you call him back?
83	lire	to read
84	voici	here is	Voici le fromage.Here's the cheese.
85	monter	to go up, to climb	J’ai monté les valises.I brought up the cases.
86	quitter	to discharge somebody from an obligation
87	emmener	to take off, take away or out	Allez viens, j’t’emmène au vent / Je t’emmène au-dessus des gensCome on, I'll take you with me to the wind / I'll take you with me above the people
88	continuer	to continue
89	revoir	to see again
90	importer	to import	En quoi cela m’importe-t-il ?Why does that matter to me?
91	manquer	to lack, to be lacking in	Tu me manques.I miss you.
92	raconter	to recount, to tell, to narrate
93	répondre	to reply, to answer	Tu dois répondre aux questions que je te pose.You must answer the questions I ask you.
94	sauver	to save, rescue, to protect
95	retourner	to turn over, turn upside-down, to turn	J’ai retourné le livre pour en voir le prix.I turned the book over to see the price of it.
96	rencontrer	to meet
97	voler	to fly	Quel mec a volé mon pantalon?Which guy stole my pants?
98	fermer	to shut	Ce professeur l’a fermé au sujet des mathématiques.That teacher turned him off maths.
99	valoir	to be worth	Selon leur mère, une femme vaut deux hommes.According to their mother, a woman is worth two men.
100	descendre	to go down
101	suffire	to be enough, to suffice
102	sembler	to seem, to resemble	Il semblerait qu’il y ait des différences significatives entre les deux groupes.There would seem to be significant differences between the two groups.
103	compter	to count
104	marier	to wed, to marry	Ma voisine va se marier demain.My neighbour is getting married tomorrow.
105	poser	to stop carrying, to put down	J’ai quelques questions à lui poser.I have a few questions to ask him.
106	inquiéter	to worry
107	bouger	to move
108	apporter	to bring
109	décider	to decide	J’ai décidé d’aller à Paris pour l’été.I decided to go to Paris for the summer.
110	vendre	to sell
111	tourner	to turn	Faire tourner un programme sur son ordinateur.To run a program on one's computer.
112	cacher	to hide	Où as-tu caché mon cadeau?Where did you hide my gift?
113	expliquer	to explain
114	battre	to beat, to defeat	J’irai dans un bar ce soir. […] Je me battrai pour une place au comptoir.I'm going to a bar tonight. […] I will fight for a seat at the counter.
115	agir	to act	Il faut agir pour lutter contre la pauvreté.We must act in order to fight poverty.
116	imaginer	to imagine
117	adorer	to love, to adore
118	recevoir	to receive
119	jeter	to throw	Et s’il me prend l’envie d’ m’en aller, enferme-moi et jette la cléAnd if I feel like leaving, lock me up and throw away the key
120	pleurer	to cry, to weep
121	amener	to bring , take, fetch, give a lift, give a ride
122	promettre	to promise	Est-ce que tout ce que l’on se promet a pu se perdre dans un désert ? Ne reste-t-il que des poussières une fois que l’amour est absent.Could everything we hope for have been lost in a desert? Nothing but dust remains once the love is lost.
123	mentir	to lie
124	utiliser	to use, to utilize	Si tu veux l’utiliser, demande d’abordIf you want to use it, ask first
125	coucher	to lay, to lay down	Le Soleil se lève à l’est et se couche à l’ouest.The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
126	préférer	to prefer
127	offrir	to offer, to provide	La tente n’offre donc que très peu d’abri aux membres d’équipage qui assurent la veille en surface.The tent doesn't offer, therefore, very much shelter to the members of the team who keep watch on the surface.
128	réveiller	to awaken	Réveillez les soldats, on nous attaque !Awaken the soldiers, we're being attacked.
129	préparer	to prepare
130	permettre	to permit, to allow	Me permettrez-vous de le faire ?Will you allow me to do that?
131	ramener	to take back, bring back, restore
132	enlever	to remove, take off, take away, clear	Elle enleva ses lunettes et j’aperçus sa beauté.She took off her glasses and I glimpsed her beauty.
133	lâcher	to release, to loosen, to let go	Le fils de Barberousse était si cruel et traitait si mal ses captifs, que ceux qui occupaient les bancs de sa chiourme ne virent pas plutôt la galère la Louve se diriger sur eux et prendre de l’avance, qu’ils lâchèrent tous à la fois les rames, et saisirent leur capitaine, qui leur criait du gaillard d’arrière de ramer plus vite ; puis se le passant de banc en banc, de la poupe à la proue, ils lui donnèrent tant de coups de dents, qu’avant d’avoir atteint le mât, il avait rendu son âme aux enfers....The son of Barbarossa was so cruel and treated his captives so badly, that those who occupied the benches of his galley no sooner saw the galley la Louve steering to them and advancing, that they let go of the oars all at once, and seized their captain, who yelled to them from the aftcastle to row faster; then passing him to each other from bench to bench, from the poop to the prow, they bit him so much, that before having reached the mast, he had rendered his soul to Hell....
134	choisir	to choose	Je n’ai pas eu le temps de choisir.I didn't have time to choose.
135	conduire	to drive	Il conduit la voiture.He is driving the car.
136	calmer	to calm, pacify, soothe
137	chanter	to sing
138	disparaître	to disappear	A noter que la caouanne, Caretta caretta, semble effectivement ne plus pondre en Corse, l’espèce n’a pas complètement disparu des côtes de France où, chaque année, quelques individus sont capturés involontairement par des engins de pêche.It should be noted that the loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, no longer seems to lay eggs in Corsica, but the species has not completely disappeared from French coastlines where, each year, several individuals are caught unintentionally in fishing apparatus.
139	lever	to raise, lift
140	présenter	to present, to introduce
141	accepter	to accept
142	casser	to break
143	frapper	to hit, to strike, to bash	Un ange frappe à ma porteAn angel knocks at my door.
144	ignorer	to ignore
145	couper	to cut, cut up, to chop, to sever	L’industrie coupe le lait avec de l’eau pour se faire plus d’argent.The industry is diluting milk with water to make more money.
146	taire	to quieten, to shut up, to silence	Faites taire vos enfants !Shut your children up!
147	tromper	to deceive, lead astray, mislead	New York est la capitale des États-Unis. Ah non, je me trompe, c’est Washington.New York is the capital of the United states. Wait, I'm wrong, it's Washington.
148	ressembler	to resemble	Ne trouvez-vous pas qu’elles ressemblent à leur mère ?Don't you find that they resemble their mother?
149	jurer	to swear, to promise by oath
150	courir	to run	Ce soir-là, en sortant du travail, je cours me réfugier dans le premier bar, en face de la gare.That evening, leaving work, I rush to take refuge in the nearest bar, opposite the station.
151	remettre	to put back, replace	Quant à l’évêque, avoir vu la guillotine fut pour lui un choc, et il fut longtemps à s’en remettre.As for the bishop, seeing the guillotine had been a shock for him, and it took him a long time to get over it.
152	refuser	to refuse
153	terminer	to end, to finish, to terminate	Il fallait terminer le match après une explosion.The game had to be brought to an end after an explosion.
154	amuser	to amuse, to entertain
155	intéresser	to interest, to make interested	Je ne sais pas quoi faire pour l’intéresser...I don’t know what to do to interest him/her...
156	reconnaître	to recognize
157	rire	to laugh
158	pardonner	to pardon, forgive
159	embrasser	to hug, embrace	Elle m’en veut d’avoir embrassé son petit copain, et je ne pense pas qu’elle me pardonnera de sitôt.She's mad at me for kissing her boyfriend, and I don't think she'll forgive me anytime soon.
160	danser	to dance
161	exister	to exist
162	réussir	to manage to do something	J’ai réussi tous mes examensI passed all my exams
163	protéger	to protect	Est-ce que nos souvenirs nous protègent ? Sont-ils emportés par le temps ?Do our memories protect us? Are they swept away by time?
164	prévenir	to prevent, to avert, to guard against	C’est la meilleure méthode pour prévenir la fraude et la corruption.That is the best method of preventing fraud and corruption.
165	habiter	to live in, to occupy	L’homme habitait un appartement crasseux et sombre.The man lived in a dirty, dark flat.
166	déranger	to bother, to disrupt	Si cela ne vous dérange pas, fermez la porte.If you don't mind, close the door.
167	reprendre	to take back, recover, regain	Je lui ai dit que j’aimerais reprendre un de mes vieux passe-temps, soit jouer du piano, soit apprendre une langue.I told him I'd like to get back to one of my old hobbies, either playing piano or learning a language.
168	détruire	to destroy	Détruisez la famille et vous détruisez le pays.Destroy the family and you destroy the country. - Erin Pizzey
169	pousser	to push	L’arbre pousse vite.The tree is growing quickly.
170	découvrir	to discover
171	sauter	to jump, leap	Leur fille est brillante, elle a sauté deux années.Their daughter is brilliant, she has skipped two years
172	rêver	to dream	Échappée d’une couverture, je rêvais de l’aventureEscaped from a blanket, I dreamed of adventure
173	détester	to thoroughly dislike, to hate, to detest
174	paraître	to appear
175	empêcher	to stop, to prevent, to hinder	De la sorte, le banvin empêchait le débit de vins de qualité inférieure et servait l’intérêt général.In this way, the banvin prevented the output of poor-quality wines and served the general interest.
176	maintenir	to maintain
177	supposer	to suppose, to think, to reckon, to surmise
178	épouser	to marry, to wed
179	approcher	to approach, to come close to, to move towards	Pourquoi es-tu si loin? Approche.Why are you so far away? Come closer.
180	craindre	to fear	J’ai perdu mon portefeuille. — Merde, ça craint.I've lost my wallet. — Shit, that sucks.
181	crier	to cry out
182	inviter	to invite
183	réfléchir	to ponder, to reflect	Tu dois réfléchir à ta conduite.You must reflect on your behaviour.
184	arranger	to arrange	Depuis l’heure où mon arrêt m’a été prononcé, combien sont morts qui s’arrangeaient pour une longue vie !Ever since my sentence was passed, how many who were set for a long life have died!
185	naître	to be born
186	souffrir	to suffer
187	remercier	to thank
188	attraper	to trap	Le renard s’est enfin laissé attraper au piège.The fox finally got caught in the trap.
189	dépêcher	to send, dispatch
190	abandonner	to give up
191	vérifier	to verify
192	brûler	to burn	La maison des voisins a brûlé.The neighbors' house has burnt down.
193	assurer	to assure, to ensure, to make sure	Des bénévoles assurent le nettoyage des lieux.Volunteers take care of the cleaning of the premises.
194	traiter	to treat
195	blesser	to wound, to injure	Il a été blessé par un coup de poignard au niveau des muscles abdominaux.He suffered a stab wound in the region of the abdominal muscles.
196	dégager	to free
197	filer	to spin	Tu pourrais me filer le sel, s’il-te-plaît ?Can you gimme the salt, please?
198	risquer	to risk, to put at risk	J’ai risqué ma vie pour toi.I risked my life for you.
199	mener	to lead, to take	Le bus va nous mener au château.The bus will lead us to the castle.
200	attaquer	to attack	La Russie a attaqué l’Ukraine avec des missiles.Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles.
201	fumer	to smoke	J’en ressortais vers six heures, léger, lavé jusqu’à l’âme et fumant dans le froid comme un torchon mouillé.— I would re-emerge at about six o'clock, light and clean right through to the spirit, and steaming in the cold like a damp dishcloth.
202	répéter	to repeat
203	signer	to sign
204	ficher	to plug in, to drive something in by its point, as with a nail or a stake
205	mériter	to deserve, merit
206	rejoindre	to join, to join up
207	discuter	to argue, to debate
208	avancer	to advance, to go forward	Tu saurais m’avancer cinq euros ? Je te rembourse ça dans dix minutes.You couldn't lend me five euros, could you? I'll pay you back in ten minutes.
209	reposer	to put down, to place
210	échapper	to escape , evade
211	charger	to load
212	obliger	to oblige, to require, to compel, to force someone )
213	accompagner	to accompany, to escort
214	oser	to dare	Je n’ose pas lui dire la vérité.I don't dare tell him the truth.
215	regretter	to regret
216	prouver	to prove
217	dîner	to dine
218	couvrir	to cover up, to cover
219	obtenir	to get, to obtain
220	éviter	to avoid
221	plaisanter	to joke
222	virer	to bear, veer
223	supporter	to support	Je ne supporte pas le mot injustice.I can't bear the word injustice.
224	régler	to sort out, to settle	On va régler le problème tout de suite.We will sort out that problem immediately.
225	souhaiter	to wish , to hope	On vous souhaite tout le bonheur du mondePour aujourd’hui comme pour demainQue votre soleil éclaircisse l’ombreQu’il brille d’amour au quotidienWe wish you all the happiness in the worldFor today as for tomorrowMay your sun light up the shadowsMay it shine love everyday
226	créer	to create
227	surveiller	to monitor, to survey, to watch
228	recommencer	to restart, start over, start again	Je veux m’enfuir, que tout recommence.I want to run away, that everything starts again.
229	coûter	to cost
230	parier	to bet
231	appartenir	to belong
232	remarquer	to observe
233	rater	to miss
234	retirer	to take off, to remove	Elle retira sa chemise.She took off her shirt.
235	tenter	to attempt	L’ennemi tenta une attaque frontale.The enemy attempted a frontal attack.
236	partager	to share	Le Canada entretient une relation de premier plan avec les États-Unis, pays avec lequel il partage la plus longue frontière non défendue du monde, frontière où les échanges économiques transfrontaliers sont parmi les plus importants du globe.Canada maintains a high-profile relationship with the United States, a country with which it shares the longest undefended border in the world, a border where the cross-border economic exchanges are among the most important on the globe.
237	ressentir	to feel	Difficile à dire, c’est juste ce que je ressensDifficult to say, it’s just what I feel
238	défendre	to defend
239	fatiguer	to tire	Il ne se fatigue pas.He isn't making the effort; he isn't trying very hard.
240	prévoir	to anticipate, foresee, expect
241	douter	to doubt	Il ne faut pas douter de la bonne foi de son interlocuteur.One must not doubt the intention of one's interlocutor.
242	apprécier	to appreciate
243	fuir	to escape	Le robinet fuit.The tap is leaking. The faucet is leaking.
244	bosser	to work
245	respirer	to breathe
246	récupérer	to get back, to recover, to recuperate	Le premier ministre a tenté de récupérer la crise, mais l’opposition a rétorqué que celle-ci s’était produite sous sa gouverne.The premier tried to co-opt the crisis, but the opposition retorted that it had occurred on his watch.
247	libérer	to liberate, to set free, to release from captivity
248	lancer	to throw
249	durer	to last	Un match de football dure 90 minutes.A football match lasts 90 minutes.
250	laver	to wash
251	sonner	to sound	Sonner la cloche.Ring the bell.
252	deviner	to guess, to work out, figure out
253	ravir	to ravish
254	traverser	to cross, to go across
255	retenir	to retain, hold
256	remonter	to go back up, to come back up, to climb again, to reclimb
257	réaliser	to direct
258	moquer	to mock
259	étudier	to study	Les premiers auteurs qui ont étudié ce phénomène, Taupin, Piorry, Hourmann , qui lui a donné le nom d’autophonie, Hornemann, ont eu le tort, d’après l’auteur, de donner à ce signe une signification symptomatique trop étendue, et de créer des variétés purement artificielles, en admettant l’autophonie normale, ægophonique, bronchophonique, etc.The first authors who studied this phenomenon, Taupin, Piorry, Hourmann , who gave it the name of autophony, Hornemann, had the mistake, according to the author, of giving this sign a symptomatic meaning that was too broad, and of creating purely artificial varieties, by admitting normal autophony, ægophonic, bronchophonic, etc.
260	installer	to install
261	proposer	to propose, suggest
262	emporter	to take	Il lui parut convenable et nécessaire, aussi bien pour l’éclat de sa gloire que pour le service de son pays, de se faire chevalier errant, de s’en aller par le monde, avec son cheval et ses armes, chercher les aventures, et de pratiquer tout ce qu’il avait lu que pratiquaient les chevaliers errants, redressant toutes sortes de torts, et s’exposant à tant de rencontres, à tant de périls, qu’il acquît, en les surmontant, une éternelle renommée. Il s’imaginait déjà, le pauvre rêveur, voir couronner la valeur de son bras au moins par l’empire de Trébizonde. Ainsi emporté par de si douces pensées et par l’ineffable attrait qu’il y trouvait, il se hâta de mettre son désir en pratique.It seemed to him appropriate and necessary, as much for his own glory as for the service of his country, that he should become a knight-errant, and go about the world, with his horse and his weapons, looking for adventures, and practising everything that he had read that knights-errant practised, redressing all sorts of wrongs, and exposing themselves to so many encounters, to so many perils, that he should gain, in surmounting them, eternal fame. He already imagined himself, the poor dreamer, seeing himself crowned at least by the emperor of Trebizond. So taken away was he by such pleasant thoughts and by the ineffable attraction that he found in them, he hurried to put his desire into practice.
263	engager	to pledge, commit
264	cesser	to cease, to stop	Cessez de blasphémer, vile créature ! Apprenez, ignorante, que saint Prétextat était archevêque de Rouen au VIe siècle, et grand ami de Grégoire de Tours, qui était un homme très bien, dont vous n’avez naturellement jamais entendu parler.Stop blaspheming, you vile creature! You’d better learn, ignorant woman, that Saint Praetextatus was Archbishop of Rouen in the 6th century, and a friend of Gregory of Tours, who was a very good man, which you, unsurprisingly, never heard of.
265	signifier	to signify, mean
266	réparer	to repair, fix, mend
267	construire	to build
268	chier	to shit, defecate
269	profiter	to take advantage of, make the most of, enjoy
270	pleuvoir	to rain
271	séparer	to separate
272	désirer	to desire, want
273	traîner	to pull, drag	Et si tu n’existais pas / Dis-moi pourquoi j’existerais / Pour traîner dans un monde sans toiAnd if you didn’t exist / Tell me why I would exist / To linger on in a world without you
274	respecter	to respect
275	enfuir	to escape
276	diriger	to run, to direct	Il dirige son entreprise avec passion.He runs his business with passion.
277	crever	to pop, burst
278	poursuivre	to pursue, to chase
279	forcer	to force
280	grandir	to grow, get bigger
281	interdire	to forbid, ban, prohibit
282	baisser	to lower
283	enterrer	to bury
284	causer	to cause
285	survivre	to survive
286	commander	to order
287	ennuyer	to afflict with boredom, to bore	J’espère que je ne vous ai pas ennuyé.I hope I haven’t bored you.
288	prêter	to lend
289	nettoyer	to clean	Nettoyer les fesses du bébé.Clean the baby's bottom
290	atteindre	to attain
291	rouler	to roll	Ça roule bien chez mon ami.It's going well at my friend's house.
292	débarrasser	to clear
293	avouer	to avow
294	plaindre	to pity
295	remplir	to fill, to fill up	Remplir la piscine avec de l’eau.To fill the pool with water.
296	contrôler	to check or examine
297	taper	to slap, knock, beat	Je me suis tapé un bon petit hamburger hier soir.I put away a good, tiny hamburger last night.
298	téléphoner	to call, to ring, to telephone	J’ai téléphoné à mon ami.I called my friend.
299	dépendre	to depend
300	parfaire	to finish, to complete
301	renvoyer	to resend, retransmit, to send again
302	repartir	to leave again, to go back
303	enfermer	to lock up, lock in, lock away
304	habiller	to dress
305	refaire	to redo, to do over, to do again	Si c’était à refaire, que ferais-tu différemment ?If you had to redo it, what would you do differently?
306	gêner	to hinder, hamper, bother	Arrête de me regarder comme ça, ça me gêne.Stop looking at me like that; it's making me uncomfortable.
307	éteindre	to turn off
308	rapporter	to bring back	Rapportez-moi quelque chose de vos voyages.Bring me back something from your travels.
309	coincer	to wedge, to jam, to catch
310	surprendre	to surprise
311	convaincre	to convince	Est-ce que vous êtes convaincu qu’il nous a dit que la vérité ?Are you convinced that he told us but truth?
312	livrer	to deliver
313	juger	to judge, to try	Ne savez-vous pas que nous jugerons les anges?Do you not know that we will judge angels?
314	haïr	to hate
315	officier	to officiate
316	briser	to break, snap	Est-ce que c’est vraiment une promesse si tu sais que tu vas la briser ?Is it really a promise if you know you’re going to break it?
317	chasser	to hunt
318	attirer	to attract
319	allumer	to light, to set alight	J’en peux plus d’ me faire espérer. J’ai plus confiance en ta lumière, sans tes caresses qui m’allumaient.I can't make myself hope for it any more. I have more confidence in your light, without your caresses which turned me on.
320	écraser	to squash
321	arracher	to uproot, pull up, tear out	Il arrache les pattes du moustique.He's ripping off the mosquito's legs.
322	inventer	to invent
323	mêler	to mix	Et leur chanson se mêle au clair de lune, / Au calme clair de lune triste et beau, / Qui fait rêver les oiseaux dans les arbres / Et sangloter d’extase les jets d’eau, / Les grands jets d’eau sveltes parmi les marbres.And their song blends with the moonlight, / With the sad and beautiful moonlight, / Which sets the birds in the trees dreaming, / And makes the fountains sob with ecstasy, / The tall slim water streams among the marble statues.
324	énerver	to vex, to get on one's nerves
325	exploser	to explode
326	supplier	to implore, to beseech, to beg
327	étonner	to surprise
328	déposer	to put down , lay down
329	placer	to place
330	remplacer	to replace
331	accuser	to accuse	Emma portait sa lettre au bout du jardin... Rodolphe venait l’y chercher et en plaçait une autre, qu’elle accusait toujours d’être trop courte.Emma took her letter to the end of the garden... Rodolphe came and fetched it and put another in its place, which she always found fault with for being too short.
332	nourrir	to feed , nourish
333	presser	to urge
334	accorder	to grant
335	emmerder	to bug, bother, irritate "the shit out of" someone	Moi, je ne suis pas pour emmerder les Français. Je peste toute la journée contre l’administration quand elle les bloque. Eh bien là, les non-vaccinés, j’ai très envie de les emmerder.I'm not for bothering the French. I rail all day against the administration when it blocks them. Well, the non-vaccinated, I really desire to bother them.
336	reculer	to move back, to put back
337	élever	to raise
338	accrocher	to hook, hook up
339	déjeuner	to lunch, to eat lunch, to have lunch
340	coller	to stick , to glue
341	serrer	to tighten	Ils se sont serrés pour lui faire une place.They squeezed together to make room for him.
342	entraîner	to coach, to train
343	piquer	to prick, to sting
344	admettre	to admit, to accept, to recognize
345	produire	to produce, to yield
346	menacer	to threaten, to jeopardise
347	gâcher	to ruin, spoil, mar, wreck, waste
348	concerner	to concern
349	représenter	to represent
350	bénir	to bless
351	endormir	to put to sleep
352	louer	to rent
353	soigner	to treat, to nurse
354	organiser	to organise, to plan an event
355	ranger	to order, to arrange	Elle s’est rangée à son avis.She went along with him.
356	couler	to sink
357	rigoler	to laugh, especially laugh out loud	Mais, tu rigoles ou quoi ?Are you kidding me?
358	commettre	to commit
359	trahir	to betray	Ils ne doivent pas trahir la confiance que nous avons placée en eux en commettant des actes de violence aveugle.They mustn't betray the trust we've placed in them by committing indiscriminate acts of violence.
360	débrouiller	to disentangle	Je me débrouille...I get by..., or, depending on context: I get around...
361	fâcher	to annoy, to vex
362	attacher	to affix, bind, tie something to something else, especially with rope	Je me suis beaucoup attaché à cet animal.I've gotten very attached to this pet.
363	joindre	to join
364	voyager	to travel, to voyage	Voyage, voyage / Plus loin que la nuit et le jour / Voyage / Dans l’espace inouï de l’amourVoyage, voyage / Further than the night and the day / Voyage / In the unheard-of space of love
365	nommer	to nominate	Je me nomme Gus.I am called Gus.
366	rechercher	to search for, seek, to look for
367	obéir	to obey	obéir à son patron.To obey one's boss.
368	saluer	to greet
369	mordre	to bite
370	guérir	to cure, to heal	Puisque nous sommes ici sans savoir ce qui nous attend un peu plus tard, laisser parler mon instinct me guérit.Since we're here without knowing what awaits us a little bit later, letting my instinct[s] speak heals me.
371	détendre	to relax
372	interroger	to question, interrogate
373	faillir	to almost do something	J’ai failli aller en Allemagne, mais j’ai annulé au dernier momentI almost went to Germany, but cancelled at the last minute
374	condamner	to condemn
375	apparaître	to appear
376	marquer	to mark, mark down	Marquer le papier.To mark [down] the paper.
377	ramasser	to pick up, to collect, gather
378	abattre	to butcher, to slaughter for meat	« Fulgurante », « phénoménale » ou « stupéfiante » : les conseillers scientifiques du gouvernement britannique n’ont pas de mots assez forts pour qualifier la vague Omicron qui s’abat sur le Royaume-Uni."Striking", "phenomenal", or "stupefying": the scientific advisers to the British government do not have words strong enough to describe the Omicron wave which descending upon the United Kingdom.
379	considérer	to consider
380	pendre	to hang
381	combattre	to fight, to combat
382	posséder	to own, to possess
383	bouffer	to eat
384	observer	to observe, watch
385	dépasser	to exceed, to surpass, to overtake, to go past
386	fonctionner	to function, to work
387	fouiller	to search	J’ai fouillé dans mon sac, mais je n’ai pas pu trouver mon portefeuille.I rummaged through my bag, but I couldn't find my wallet.
388	goûter	to taste, to try	Je goûterai ta tarte demain car j’ai goûté un fameux tiramisu tout à l’heure.I will taste your pie tomorrow, since I have just tasted a famous tiramisu.
389	insister	to insist, emphasize
390	transformer	to transform
391	annuler	to cancel
392	réunir	to gather, collect
393	piger	to understand, to get, to catch on, to twig, to cotton on
394	punir	to punish
395	renoncer	to resign, to quit
396	déclarer	to declare
397	confier	to confide	Il confie son secret à son ami.He confides his secret to his friend.
398	rompre	to break
399	éclater	to burst, to break, to shatter
400	éloigner	to remove
401	allonger	to lay down
402	appuyer	to press, push
403	résoudre	to resolve	Je hais les voyages et les explorateurs. Et voici que je m’apprête à raconter mes expéditions. Mais que de temps pour m’y résoudre!— I hate travelling and explorers. Yet here I am proposing to tell the stories of my expeditions. But how long it has taken me to make up my mind to do so!
404	fabriquer	to make, to build , to manufacture
405	balancer	to swing
406	filmer	to film
407	déconner	to pull out, "decunt"	J’ai volé cette voiture uniquement pour déconnerI just stole this car for shits and giggles.
408	voiler	to veil
409	former	to form
410	concentrer	to concentrate
411	relever	to stand up , to stand, to right
412	violer	to violate
413	disputer	to dispute	Ils se sont encore disputés l’autre soir.They had another argument the other night.
414	pisser	to piss
415	contacter	to contact
416	résister	to resist
417	ajouter	to add, append
418	convenir	to admit, to agree
419	déplacer	to move
420	bloquer	to block , to barricade, to obstruct	Un arbre bloque le passage.A tree is blocking [off] the passage.
421	identifier	to identify
422	veiller	to stay up, sit up
423	rattraper	to get back
424	planter	to plant
425	viser	to aim, to target	une loi qui vise à améliorer la situationa law which aims to improve the situation
426	promener	to walk , to go for a walk, to stroll	Je puis maintenant me promener incognito, faire des actions basses, et me livrer à la crapule, comme les simples mortelsNow I can stroll about incognito, do mean things, launch into debauches, like ordinary mortals.
427	venger	to avenge, to take revenge
428	informer	to inform, to enlighten, to impart knowledge	Il m’a informé de la situation présente.He has informed me of the present situation.
429	lier	to link
430	effrayer	to frighten, to scare, to affray	C’est le silence qui m’effraie.It's silence that frightens me.
431	fêter	to celebrate	Il va fêter son quarantième anniversaire demain.He is going to celebrate his 40th anniversary tomorrow.
432	saisir	to take hold of, to grab
433	impliquer	to implicate, to accuse
434	ordonner	to arrange, to organise, sort out
435	indiquer	to connote
436	examiner	to examine
437	puer	to stink, to smell
438	peindre	to paint	Jaquinot adore peindre des portraits de ses parents et de ses amis. Il a beaucoup de talent.Jaquinot loves to paint portraits of his parents and his friends. He is very talented.
439	avaler	to swallow
440	démarrer	to start, to get started, to start up
441	prétendre	to claim, to allege
442	soutenir	to support
443	exiger	to demand, require	une tâche qui exige des compétencesa task which requires skill
444	visiter	to visit	Tu dois visiter Paris un jour.You must visit Paris one day
445	saigner	to bleed, to be bleeding
446	glisser	to slip, to slide, to skid
447	apercevoir	to see, to glimpse, to catch sight of	Dès qu’ils aperçoivent un caret ou une tortue franche, ils tachent de les avoir à portée et dans le moment favorable ils lancent avec une adresse étonnante un des harpons en visant sur la tête ou la queue pour ne pas dommager les plaques latérales; qui dans les carets font la valeur de l’animal.As soon as they spot a loggerhead turtle or a green sea turtle, they try to get it within range, and when the time is right they launch with astonishing dexterity one of the harpoons, aiming for the head or the tail so as not to damage the side plates, which in turtles the value of the animal is found.
448	réserver	to reserve, to make a reservation , to book
449	provoquer	to provoke, bring on, bring about
450	trembler	to tremble, shake
451	embêter	to bug, bother, annoy
452	confirmer	to confirm
453	participer	to participate	Il participe à la cérémonie.He is participating in the ceremony.
454	décevoir	to disappoint
455	réagir	to react, respond
456	hurler	to shout, to yell
457	enregistrer	to record for later replay or use, especially sound	N’oubliez pas d’enregistrer votre travail avant de faire la prochaine modification.Don't forget to save your work before performing the next edit.
458	fixer	to fix, fasten
459	révéler	to reveal, to give away
460	déménager	to move	Notre décision de déménager au Canada est due à plusieurs raisons.We decided to move to Canada for a number of reasons.
461	admirer	to admire
462	accueillir	to welcome, to accommodate
463	enseigner	to teach, to instruct, to educate
464	plonger	to dive
465	habituer	to get someone in the habit	Bien sûr, j’ai pris quelque temps pour m’habituer à leurs noms.Of course, it took me some time to get used to their names.
466	buter	to stop dead
467	péter	to blow off, fart
468	emprunter	to borrow )
469	noter	to note	Il est à noter qu’elle a fait cela toute seule.It should be noted that she did that all on her own.
470	verser	to pour
471	dépenser	to spend
472	assassiner	to assassinate
473	avertir	to warn
474	affronter	to confront, face
475	adresser	to direct	Est-ce qu’il s’adressait à la table?Has he been addressing the table?
476	vider	to empty, to empty out	Il faut vider la poubelle.It is necessary to empty the bin.
477	échouer	to fail, fall through, miscarry
478	assister	to assist, to aid
479	parer	to adorn, to bedeck	Ce n’est qu’en fuyant qu’on pare de tels coups.Only by fleeing may one fend off such blows.
480	nager	to swim
481	autoriser	to authorise
482	éliminer	to eliminate, to phase out
483	foncer	to darken
484	subir	to suffer
485	suicider	to commit suicide, to kill oneself, suicide
486	contenir	to contain
487	hésiter	to hesitate	Il hésitait dans ses réponses.He hesitated in his responses.
488	exprimer	to express	Il lui est parfois difficile de s’exprimer clairement à cause de sa forme particulière d’intelligence.It's sometimes difficult for him to express himself clearly because of his peculiar form of intelligence.
489	dessiner	to draw, to sketch
490	augmenter	to increase	L’hypokaliémie augmentant l’alcalose, un véritable cercle vicieux est constitué.The hypokalemia augmenting the alkalosis, a veritable vicious circle is formed.
491	armer	to arm
492	voter	to vote	Tu vas voter pour qui ?Who are you going to vote for?
493	opérer	to operate
494	rassurer	to reassure
495	contenter	to content, to satisfy	Je me contente de très peu d’argent.I am content with very little money.
496	effacer	to erase
497	suggérer	to suggest, propose
498	briller	to shine, to sparkle	Est-ce que la lumière reviendra ? Est-ce qu’on retrouvera le sommeil ? Y aura-t-il un nouveau soleil, quelqu’un d’autre qui brillera ?Will the light return? Will we get back to sleep? Will there be a new sun, someone else who will shine?
499	croiser	to cross, to put in the shape of a cross
500	envoler	to take off, to take flight
501	raser	to shave
502	étouffer	to smother, to choke
503	tarder	to tarry	Il me tardait de vous voir.I couldn't wait to see you.
504	souffler	to blow
505	décrire	to describe	Le même exemplum y est placé juste après celui décrivant le châtiment tout aussi exemplaire des danseurs en cheval-jupon.The same exemplum there is placed just after that describing the equally exemplary punishment of dancers in the hobby horse.
506	raccrocher	to hang again, to hang back up
507	exciter	to excite
508	cracher	to spit
509	signaler	to signal	L’agence du médicament a signalé des risques au comprimé.The medical agency indicated the risks of the tablet.
510	réduire	to reduce	Je les ai réduits en esclavage.I reduced them to slavery.
511	vaincre	to defeat, vanquish	Le jardinier-poète sait parfois qu’il est fécond et que son Arbre est fertile. Ne vainc-t-il pas la mort chaque fois qu’il plante un arbre-poème?The gardener-poet knows sometimes that he is fecund and that his Tree is fertile. Does he not defeat death every time he plants a tree-poem?
512	rembourser	to pay back, refund, reimburse
513	gérer	to manage
514	divorcer	to divorce
515	interrompre	to interrupt
516	échanger	to exchange, to swap	Ces personnes ont échangé des vues sur la question sans parvenir à se mettre d’accord.These people exchanged views on the question without reaching agreement.
517	conclure	to conclude	La ville et la province ont conclu une entente.The city and the province have reached an agreement.
518	repérer	to map out, to mark, to reference
519	garer	to cover, shelter
520	cuisiner	to cook	Elle a cuisiné un très bon plat.She made a very nice meal.
521	cogner	to whack, to bash, to thump
522	exagérer	to exaggerate	Je n’ai rien dit quand c’était seulement un peu de jalousie, mais là, tu exagères vraiment.I didn't say anything when it was just a bit of jealousy, but now you're really going too far.
523	insulter	to insult
524	repasser	to iron
525	atterrir	to land
526	barrer	to bar, bar up
527	méfier	to mistrust, to be wary of, to watch out for
528	inspirer	to breathe in
529	embarquer	to board
530	déchirer	to tear, to rip up
531	baigner	to bathe
532	épargner	to save
533	établir	to make out , to draw up
534	vomir	to vomit
535	rassembler	to assemble
536	raccompagner	to walk back, to take back, to drive back
537	comparer	to compare
538	fournir	to supply, to provide, to furnish	La boulangerie fournit mon restaurant en pain.The bakery supplies my restaurant with bread.
539	sacrifier	to sacrifice
540	débarquer	to unload , land
541	torturer	to torture
542	pointer	to point to/at	On doit se pointer à quelle heure?What time do we have to show up?
543	inscrire	to inscribe	Je m’y suis inscriteI've signed up for it
544	lutter	to struggle, to fight
545	épuiser	to squeeze out
546	rapprocher	to reapproach, to approach again
547	sacrer	to crown	sacrer un coup de poing sur la tableto slam one's fist on the table.
548	unir	to unite, join
549	creuser	to dig
550	satisfaire	to satisfy
551	transmettre	to transmit
552	exécuter	to execute, to carry out
553	accomplir	to accomplish
554	décrocher	to unhook, remove from a hook
555	impressionner	to impress, wow or overawe
556	nier	to deny
557	écarter	to separate, move apart	Après le scandale financier, le congrès a voté pour écarter le président du pouvoir.After the financial scandal, Congress voted to remove the president from power.
558	guider	to guide
559	boucler	to buckle	Je fermerai fenêtres et persiennes / Je bouclerai la porte à double tour / Et en faisant une flambée, Hélène / Je te réchaufferai, je te réchaufferaiI will close windows and shutters / I will shut the door with two turns of the key / And by making a fire, Helen / I will warm you up, I will warm you up
560	comporter	to include	Le frontispice de l’édifice public comportait d’ailleurs toujours l’inscription « Ecole-Marie ».The frontispiece of the public building still included the inscription "Ecole-Marie."
561	songer	to dream	Quant à moi, je suis tout joyeux quand je songe que tu es à moiAs for me, I am so happy when I imagine you are mine.
562	remuer	to move	Le chien […] n’avait pas de queue, alors il remuait l’arrière-train pour signifier qu’il était content.The dog […] didn't have a tail, so it wagged its hindquarters to show it was happy.
563	balader	to stroll, walk around
564	témoigner	to witness, to be a witness at or for	Je leur ai acheté un petit cadeau pour leur témoigner ma gratitude.I bought them a little gift to show my gratitude.
565	soulever	to raise, to lift up, to pick up
566	céder	to yield
567	priver	to deprive	D’où cette fuite des cerveaux vers des cieux plus cléments qui prive le Maroc de ses meilleurs cadres dans les secteurs les plus névralgiques pour l’économie nationale.Hence this brain drain to more clement climes which deprives Morocco of its best executives in the most sensitive sectors of the national economy.
568	renverser	to turn over, turn upside down
569	entourer	to surround	Le dernier type est le "cheval-jupon", un terme que l’ethnologue réserve à un déguisement pour une personne, constitué comme suit : le corps de la personne est entouré à la taille par un tissu — le jupon — recouvrant l’essentiel de ses jambes, une tête du cheval en bois […]The last type is the "hobby horse", a term which Ethnologue reserves for a disguise for a person, made as follows: the body of the person is surrounded at the waist by a cloth — the skirt — covering most of his legs; a horse's head of wood […]
570	correspondre	to correspond	Le Québec est une province du Canada dont les frontières correspondent au territoire de la nation québécoise.Quebec is a province of Canada whose borders correspond to the territory of the Quebecois nation.
571	imposer	to impose	Le régime s’est fait très impopulaire en imposant le vin.The regime made itself very unpopular by taxing wine.
572	sucer	to suck
573	geler	to freeze
574	peser	to weigh	Je pèse 80 kilosI weigh 80 kilos
575	éprouver	to put to the test, test, try	On éprouvera la valeur de sa théorie.We'll put his theory to the test.
576	enfoncer	to push in, to press in, to drive in	Ouvrez, ou j’enfonce la porte.Open up, or I'll break down the door.
577	rejeter	to throw back
578	déshabiller	to undress
579	achever	to finish, to complete	Ayant donc achevé ses préparatifs, il ne voulut pas attendre davantage pour mettre à exécution son projet.Having thus completed his preparations, he did not want to wait any longer to put his project into execution.
580	pourrir	to rot, decompose, putrefy, crumble
581	régner	to reign
582	parvenir	to reach
583	chérir	to cherish
584	honorer	to honor, to honour
585	repousser	to push back, push out of the way	J’essaie d’ connecter à toi qui me repousses constamment.I try to connect with you who constantly turns me away
586	soucier	to worry	Je me soucie peu de vous offenser.I'm a little worried about offending you.
587	exposer	to expose
588	grouiller	to mill about, swarm with people
589	intervenir	to intervene
590	améliorer	to improve, better, ameliorate
591	compliquer	to complicate
592	bourrer	to stuff with stuffing material
593	transporter	to transport
594	jouir	to enjoy	Quant au duc d’Orléans, il jouissait de peu de popularité et de peu d’influence.As for the duke of Orleans, he enjoyed little popularity and little influence.
595	saurer	to smoke
596	étendre	to stretch	Cependant, un tel critère reste difficile à prendre au pied de la lettre : n’est-il pas très exceptionnel que le Peuple gouverne? En existe-t-il de véritables exemples? Il importe donc d’étendre cette notion pour intégrer le concept de représentation : faute de quoi on pourrait facilement conclure, à l’instar de [Rousseau] dans son essai Du contrat social qu’«aucune démocratie n’existe ni n’existera jamais en ce monde».However, such a criterion is difficult to take literally: isn't it exceptional for the People to govern? Are there any real examples? Otherwise, we could easily conclude, as [Rousseau] did in his essay The Social Contract, that "no democracy exists or will ever exist in this world".
597	piéger	to trap , to trick, to set up	Deux hommes armés m’attendaient devant ma maison : ils ont voulu me piéger.Two armed men had been waiting for me outside my house: they wanted to trap me.
598	chauffer	to heat, to warm, to warm up
599	cuire	to cook
600	soulager	to relieve, soothe	C’est le soir qui soulage / Les esprits.It’s the evening which soothes the spirits.
601	pourvoir	to equip, provide, endow
602	estimer	to estimate, to calculate roughly
603	relâcher	to release
604	craquer	to split, to break	Elle est vraiment belle. J’ai craqué pour elle.She's so beautiful. I've fallen in love with her.
605	décoller	to take off	Cela m’a pris beaucoup de temps de décoller toutes les affiches.It took me a long time to unstick all the posters.
606	disposer	to organize, to arrange, to distribute in a certain fashion
607	publier	to publish, to release, to issue
608	grimper	to climb, climb up
609	réjouir	to please, to delight
610	draguer	to dredge
611	réclamer	to protest
612	tester	to test
613	piper	to pipe
614	renseigner	to advise, to inform	se renseigner sur quelque choseto inquire about something
615	vieillir	to grow old, to age
616	développer	to develop
617	ruiner	to ruin
618	répandre	to spill, scatter
619	brancher	to connect, plug in
620	douer	to endow
621	abuser	to mislead
622	reparler	to talk again, to speak again
623	soupçonner	to suspect
624	persuader	to persuade
625	reprocher	to blame somebody for something	Il lui reprocha ce qu’il avait fait.He reproached him for what he had done.
626	semer	to sow
627	paniquer	to panic
628	garantir	to guarantee
629	dévorer	to devour
630	détacher	to remove spots, stains
631	enquêter	to investigate
632	mesurer	to measure	Il mesure 1,81 mètresHe measures 1.81 metres
633	empoisonner	to poison, to kill by poisoning
634	sécher	to dry
635	employer	to use	On emploie cet adjectif pour décrire des choses.This adjective is used to describe things.
636	mouiller	to make wet, get wet, dampen, moisten	Le 10 novembre, Villegaignon mouille dans la baie de Guanabara, où Français et Portugais se disputaient depuis plusieurs années les faveurs des indigènes.— On November 10th, Villegaignon anchored in the bay of Guanabara, where for several years the French and the Portuguese had been vying with each other in wooing the natives.
637	déclencher	to trigger, to spark, to set off
638	contrer	to block, to counter, to counteract
639	communiquer	to communicate
640	pénétrer	to enter, to get in
641	secouer	to shake
642	fréquenter	to frequent, to go to	Il ne fréquente plus les bars.He no longer goes to bars.
643	cingler	to sail
644	franchir	to clear, to cross , to pass , to get over	Des milliers de camions franchissent la frontière chaque jour.Thousands of trucks cross the border every day.
645	évanouir	to lose consciousness, to faint	Cheikh Mohammad Ishaq al-Fayyad s’est évanoui et a saigné du nez à plusieurs reprises ces derniers mois.Sheikh Mohammad Ishaq al-Fayyad fainted and bled from the nose several times in recent months.
646	emballer	to pack up, to wrap up, to parcel	Cela ne m’emballe pas.I'm not keen on it.
647	négocier	to negotiate
648	démolir	to demolish
649	planquer	to hide
650	concevoir	to conceive
651	navrer	to cause great pain or affliction
652	bâtir	to build, to construct
653	étrangler	to strangle	Il s’agitait comme une vieille théâtreuse sous l’œil des gamins qui s’étranglaient de rire.He was fidgeting like an old actress as the kids watched and choked with laughter.
654	consulter	to consult
655	transférer	to transfer, remove
656	dégoûter	to disgust, to nauseate, to sicken, to turn someone's stomach
657	loger	to lodge, to stay, to be lodging
658	consacrer	to dedicate, to devote	Ce terme est récent; il n’y a pas encore de traduction consacrée.This term is recent; there's no standard/clearly most commonly used translation for it yet.
659	opposer	to oppose
660	éclairer	to light up, to brighten	Le soleil éclaire la terre.The sun lights up the Earth.
661	appliquer	to apply, to put something on something else
662	dresser	to raise, to erect, to build	Il sera dressé, par les officiers municipaux, procès-verbal, qui contiendra le récit des faits.There shall be prepared, by the municipal officers, a procès-verbal which shall contain an account of facts.
663	redevenir	to become again
664	démissionner	to resign
665	envier	to envy
666	choper	to steal, nick, pinch	Mon blouson a éte chopé par un voleur.My jacket was stolen by a thief.
667	capturer	to capture
668	évacuer	to evacuate
669	citer	to cite, quote
670	salir	to dirty, make dirty
671	soumettre	to submit
672	célébrer	to celebrate
673	préoccuper	to concern, preoccupy	Ma maman est la seule qui s’en préoccupe.My mom is the only one who cares.
674	ralentir	to slow down	... Lothaire commença à ralentir peu à peu, par réflexion, ses allées et venues dans la maison de son ami.... Lothario started to abate little by little, by reflection, his goings and comings to the house of his friend.
675	envahir	to invade	Les forces américaines ont envahi le territoire iraquien.The American Forces have invaded the Iraqi territory.
676	racheter	to buy back
677	fondre	to melt, melt down, smelt
678	éveiller	to stimulate
679	mater	to checkmate
680	pencher	to tilt, tip up
681	massacrer	to massacre
682	recommander	to recommend, to endorse
683	défoncer	to deep-plough	J’ai hâte de pouvoir lui défoncer son petit cul.I can't wait to fuck his little ass.
684	ôter	to take away, remove	Le guichetier de garde vient d’entrer dans mon cachot, il a ôté sa casquette, m’a salué, s’est excusé de me déranger et m’a demandé, en adoucissant de son mieux sa rude voix, ce que je désirais à déjeuner.The duty hatchman just came into my cell, took off his cap, gave me a salute, said he was sorry for bothering me and asked me, whispering as best he could with his rough voice, what I wanted for lunch.
685	dater	to date, to add a date onto something
686	gonfler	to inflate, to blow up
687	pêcher	to fish
688	investir	to invest
689	accoucher	to give birth , to go into labour
690	séduire	to seduce
691	merder	to fuck up, to screw up
692	bavarder	to chat
693	envisager	to envisage, to contemplate	Il s’agit d’une possibilité envisagée, et si l’on prend des mesures, je ne crois pas cela provoquerait un exode massif de sociétés canadiennes.This is a possibility under consideration, and if we do take action, I do not believe that it would cause a mass exodus of Canadian companies.
694	troubler	to disturb, disrupt
695	reproduire	to reproduce
696	réchauffer	to reheat	Mais n’aie pas peur de la froidure, Hélène / Je te réchaufferai, je te réchaufferaiBut don't be afraid of the cold, Helen / I will warm you up, I will warm you up
697	tricher	to cheat	Je l’ai vu tricher pendant le devoir surveillé.I saw him cheating during the test.
698	confondre	to confuse, confound	Est-ce que tu essaies de me confondre ?- Are you trying to confuse me?
699	marrer	to laugh, to be amused	J’ sais pas pourquoi j’ me parle toute seule, pourquoi j’ me ris à la gueule ; peut-être que j’aime me marrer.I don't know why I'm talking to myself all alone, why I'm laughing in my own face; maybe I like to laugh.
700	affecter	to feign, affect
701	confesser	to acknowledge, admit
702	humilier	to humiliate
703	distraire	to distract
704	fonder	to found
705	tremper	to soak, to drench, to wet
706	abîmer	to damage	Il faut croire que c’est la société / Qui m’a définitivement abîméYou have to believe that is's society / Which has damaged me for good
707	applaudir	applaud
708	offenser	to offend
709	accélérer	to accelerate
710	percer	to pierce	Un comédien new-yorkais finit par percer en se travestissant en femme.A New York comedian ends up unraveling by dressing up as a woman.
711	déborder	to overflow
712	féliciter	to congratulate
713	caresser	to stroke, to caress
714	braquer	to point
715	dominer	to dominate
716	affirmer	to affirm, to claim
717	baser	to base
718	mentionner	to mention
719	luire	to shine, to glimmer
720	enchanter	to enchant
721	maîtriser	to master, have authority over somebody
722	vexer	to irritate, to annoy
723	justifier	to justify
724	botter	to kick	Ça te botterait d’aller au ciné?Would you like to go the cinema?
725	parcourir	to go through, to pass through
726	boiter	to limp
727	enculer	to bugger, to sodomize	Et dès que la Desgranges a eu fini, on a fait paraître d’abord Fanny, on lui a coupé les doigts qui lui restent aux mains et aux pieds, et elle a été enculée sans pommade par Curval, le duc et les quatre premiers fouteurs.As soon as la Desgranges had finished, Fanny was brought in, her remaining fingers and toes were cut off, and she was buggered dry by Curval, the duke and the first four fuckers.
728	traduire	to translate
729	analyser	to analyse
730	approuver	to approve
731	doubler	to double, duplicate	Nous avons été doublé ce coup-ci.We've been double-crossed this time.
732	encourager	to encourage	Elle m’encourage à toujours faire de mon mieux.She encourages me to always do my best.
733	ressortir	to go or come back out, to go/come out again	Elle est ressortie de la maison en jupe.She came back out of the house in a skirt.
734	kidnapper	to kidnap
735	circuler	to circulate
736	adopter	to adopt
737	claquer	to clack	Je me levai ; mes dents claquaient, mes mains tremblaient et ne savaient où trouver mes vêtements, mes jambes étaient faibles.I got up; my teeth were chattering, my hands shaking, not knowing where to find my clothes, my legs were weak,
738	conserver	to keep	Frappé par cette contradiction, il décida de conserver un suivi du traitement qu’on leur réservait tout au long de leur voyage.Struck by this contradiction, he decided to keep track of the treatment they received over the course of their trip.
739	mépriser	to hate, despise, scorn, disdain
740	conquérir	to conquer, to capture
741	déguiser	to disguise
742	faucher	to mow, to reap
743	foirer	to screw up, mess up
744	nuire	to harm, to spoil	Fumer nuit à la santé.Smoking is harmful to your health.
745	imiter	to imitate
746	agiter	to shake, to wave
747	larguer	to unfurl
748	préserver	to preserve
749	exercer	to instruct, to command	Ce médecin n’exerce plus.This doctor is no longer practising.
750	déterminer	to determine, establish

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