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abide |
abode (abided) |
abode (abided) |
demeurer |
To put up with; tolerate |
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arise |
arose |
arisen |
s'élever; survenir |
to get up, to move upward; ascend
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be |
was (sing.), were (pl.) |
been |
être |
to exist in actuality; have life or reality
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bear |
bore |
born / borne
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to hold and take along, carry, transport; to give birth
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beat |
beat |
beaten |
battre |
to hit forcefully (violently) and repeatedly; to strike so as to produce rhythm; to win (in a contest etc.)
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become |
became |
become |
devenir |
to change and start to be something different, or to start to have a different quality
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begin |
began |
begun |
commencer |
to start to exist or happen
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bend |
bent |
bent |
se courber; fléchir |
to give a curve or angle to something, to turn from a straight line
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bet |
bet |
bet (betted) |
parier |
to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event; to make a wager
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bid |
bid |
bid |
commander; ordonner |
to offer a particular amount of money for something
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bid (1) |
bade |
bidden |
faire une offre |
to order or tell someone what to do
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bind |
bound |
bound |
lier; relier |
to tie a number of things together
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bite |
bit |
bitten (bit) |
mordre |
to cut or seize something using teeth or jaws
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bleed |
bled |
bled |
saigner |
to emit or lose blood, for example from a cut
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blow |
blew |
blown |
souffler |
to emit, expel, or otherwise cause the forceful flow of air (wind blows)
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break |
broke |
broken |
casser |
to separate into parts with sudden or violent motion
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breed |
bred |
bred |
nourrir, élever |
to produce new plants or animals (offspring) from existing ones
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bring |
brought |
brought |
apporter |
to take someone or something somewhere
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broadcast |
broadcast (broadcasted) |
broadcast (broadcasted) |
diffuser |
to transmit or make public by means of radio or television
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build |
built |
built |
construire |
to make a machine, vehicle, or building by putting its parts together
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burn |
burnt (burned) |
burnt (burned) |
brûler |
to consume fuel and give off heat, light, and gases
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burst |
burst (bursted) |
burst (bursted) |
éclater |
to destroy, or to be destroyed by an explosion:
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buy |
bought |
bought |
acheter |
to acquire possession, or to get something by paying money
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can |
could |
(been able) |
pouvoir |
to be physically or mentally able of something
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cast |
cast |
cast |
jeter; distribuer (rôles) |
to throw forth; to choose a performer or assign the parts of a dramatic production to actors
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catch |
caught |
caught |
attraper |
to capture or seize especially after pursuit
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choose |
chose |
chosen |
choisir |
to select or decide freely
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cling |
clung |
clung |
s'accrocher |
to hold together; to adhere as if glued firmly
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clothe |
clad (clothed) |
clad (clothed) |
vêtir |
to provide someone with clothes; to put clothes on your body
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come |
came |
come |
venir |
to move or travel to some place
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cost |
cost |
cost |
coûter |
to have a particular price; to require effort or loss
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creep |
crept |
crept |
ramper |
to move along with the body prone and close to the ground; to move quietly or slowly, sneak
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cut |
cut |
cut |
couper |
to use a sharp tool to divide something into pieces or penetrate it
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dare |
(archic durst) dared |
dared |
oser |
to have courage or to challenge someone to do something that requires courage
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deal |
dealt |
dealt |
distribuer |
to give as one's portion or share; to take action with regard to someone or something
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dig |
dug |
dug |
creuser |
to make a hole in the ground with hands or spade
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dive |
dived (dove) |
dived (dove) |
plonger |
to plunge into water with your head first
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do, (he/she) does |
did |
done |
faire |
to perform an action, work, or duty
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draw |
drew |
drawn |
dessiner; tirer |
to pull or drag; to create images on paper or canvas
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dream |
dreamed (dreamt) |
dreamed (dreamt) |
rêver |
to have thoughts, images, or emotions while sleeping; to think about something that you hope to have or achieve
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drink |
drank |
drunk |
boire |
to take liquid into a body through a mouth
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drive |
drove |
driven |
conduire |
to operate, control, or direct a mechanism or a vehicle
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dwell |
dwelt (dwelled) |
dwelt (dwelled) |
habiter, demeurer |
to live as a resident; to stay in a particular place
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eat |
ate |
eaten |
manger |
to put food in a mouth, chew and swallow it
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fall |
fell |
fallen |
tomber |
to descend freely by the force of gravity
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feed |
fed |
fed |
nourrir |
to give food to someone; to insert and deposit something
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feel |
felt |
felt |
sentir; éprouver (sentiment) |
to handle or touch in order to examine; to experience a particular emotion or physical feeling
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fight |
fought |
fought |
combattre, lutter |
to contend in battle or physical combat
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find |
found |
found |
trouver |
to discover something often accidentally, or to see where it is by searching for it
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fit |
fitted (fit) |
fitted (fit) |
ajuster |
to conform correctly to the shape or size of something or someone
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flee |
fled |
fled |
fuir, s'enfuir |
to get away very quickly, in order to escape from danger or evil
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fling |
flung |
flung |
jeter (violemment) |
to throw something using a lot of force; to move your body (or a part of it) in a brusque manner
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fly |
flew |
flown |
voler |
to move in through the air; to travel by plane
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forbid |
forbad (forbade) |
forbidden |
interdire |
to state that something is not allowed, according to a rule, law, or custom
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forecast |
forecast (forcasted) |
forecast (forcasted) |
prévoir |
to predict or calculate some future event or condition
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forget |
forgot |
forgotten |
oublier |
to be unable to remember or to recall a fact or piece of information
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forgive |
forgave |
forgiven |
pardonner |
to stop blaming someone for doing something wrong; to decide that a debt does not have to be paid back
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foresee |
foresaw |
foreseen |
prévoir |
to see or know something beforehand
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foretell |
foretold |
foretold |
prédire |
to tell beforehand; predict
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forsake |
forsook |
forsaken |
abandonner |
to leave someone, especially when they need you
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freeze |
froze |
frozen |
geler |
to harden into ice or solid state (from liquid) by cold
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get |
got |
got (gotten) |
obtenir |
to gain possession of; to receive some item or quality
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give |
gave |
given |
donner |
to let someone have something as a present; to pass something to someone
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go |
went |
gone |
aller |
to travel or move to another place; leave, depart
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grind |
ground |
ground |
moudre |
to reduce to powder or small pieces by friction
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grow |
grew |
grown |
grandir |
to increase in amount, size, or number; to become larger
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hang (1) |
hung |
hung |
pendre; accrocher |
(1) to attach or place something so that it is held up without support from below;
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hang (2) |
hanged |
hanged |
pendre; accrocher |
(2) to kill someone by using a rope that goes around the neck
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(I, you, we, they) have; (he, she) has |
had |
had |
avoir |
to be in possession of something
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hear |
heard |
heard |
entendre |
to perceive or become aware of any sound; to listen
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hew |
hewed |
hewed (hewn) |
tailler |
to cut with blows of a heavy cutting tool like an ax
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hide |
hid |
hidden |
cacher; se cacher |
to put out of sight; to keep secret
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hit |
hit |
hit |
frapper, atteindre |
to move quickly onto an object or surface, touching it with force
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hold |
held |
held |
tenir |
to have and keep in one's grasp
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hurt |
hurt |
hurt |
blesser |
to cause pain or injury
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keep |
kept |
kept |
garder |
to retain in one's possession or power
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kneel |
knelt (kneeled) |
knelt (kneeled) |
s'agenouiller |
to go down or rest on one or both knees
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knit |
knit (knitted ) |
knit (knitted ) |
tricoter |
to make a fabric or garment from yarn or thread by using long needles or a special machine
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know |
knew |
known |
savoir; connaître |
to have information about something
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lay |
laid |
laid |
poser (à plat); étendre |
to put someone or something down carefully into a flat position
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lead |
led |
led |
mener |
to guide on a way especially by going in advance
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leap |
leaped (leapt) |
leaped (leapt) |
sauter |
to jump into the air or over a long distance
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learn |
learned (learnt) |
learned (learnt) |
apprendre |
to gain knowledge or experience of something
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leave |
left |
left |
laisser, quitter, partir |
to go away from a place
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lend |
lent |
lent |
prêter |
to give someone something for temporary use, expecting that they will return it (or its equivalent) to you later
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let |
let |
let |
permettre, louer |
to allow something to happen; to give permission or opportunity
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lie
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lay |
lain |
être étendu |
to be in a flat position on a surface
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lie (regular verb)
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lied |
lied |
mentir |
to deliberately tell something that is not true
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light |
lit (lighted) |
lit (lighted) |
éclairer, allumer |
to make something burn or illuminate; to provide light for something
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lose |
lost |
lost |
perdre |
to stop possess something because it has been taken from you or destroyed
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make |
made |
made |
faire; fabriquer |
to produce something
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mean |
meant |
meant |
signifier, vouloir dire |
to have in mind; to be used to convey (meaning); denote;
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meet |
met |
met |
rencontrer; se rencontrer |
to come face to face with someone
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misgive |
misgave |
misgiven |
se tromper |
to feel fear, doubt, or suspicion; to cause fear, doubt, or suspicion in
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mishear |
misheard |
misheard |
faire mal |
to hear incorrectly or poorly
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mishit |
mishit |
mishit |
mal jouer |
to hit (something like ball) incorrectly or badly
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mislay |
mislaid |
mislaid |
égarer |
to put something somewhere, then forget where you put it
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mislead |
misled |
misled |
tromper, induire en erreur |
to bring in the wrong direction or give the wrong idea
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misread |
misread |
misread |
mal interpréter |
to read incorrectly; to misinterpret
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misspell |
misspelled (misspelt) |
misspelled (misspelt) |
mal orthographier |
to spell incorrectly
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misunderstand |
misunderstood |
misunderstood |
mal comprendre |
to fail to understand; to interpret incorrectly
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mistake |
mistook |
mistaken |
se méprendre, se tromper |
to understand or perceive wrongly
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mow |
mowed |
mowed (mown) |
tondre, faucher |
to cut grass with a scythe or sickle or machine
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offset |
offset |
offset |
compenser |
to balance, complement, counteract, compensate for
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outbid |
outbid |
outbid |
surenchérir |
to offer more (money) than someone else, especially at an auction
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outdo |
outdid |
outdone |
surpasser |
to go beyond or to be better in action or performance
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outrun |
outran |
outrun |
distancer |
to run faster than; to develop more quickly than
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overcome |
overcame |
overcome |
surmonter |
to cope with a problem; to gain the superiority
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overdraw |
overdrew |
overdrawn |
dépasser son crédit |
to withdraw or spend more money from your account than is available
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pay |
paid |
paid |
payer |
to give money for goods or services
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plead |
pleaded (pled / plead) |
pleaded (pled / plead) |
plaider |
to ask for something in an urgent or emotional way
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put |
put |
put |
mettre |
to place in a specified position
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quit |
quit (quitted) |
quit (quitted) |
cesser (de) |
to stop doing something; to leave a job or school permanently
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read |
read |
read |
lire |
to look at and understand (and pronounce) written or printed text
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reset |
reset |
reset |
réinitialiser |
to set again; to restart an electronic device
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rid |
rid (ridded) |
rid (ridded) |
débarrasser |
to get rid of — to take action that stops something not wanted from affecting you
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ride |
rode |
ridden |
chevaucher |
to sit on a bicycle, motorcycle, or horseback and control it as it moves along
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ring |
rang |
rung |
sonner |
to make a bell produce a sound
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rise |
rose |
risen |
s'élever; se lever |
to move upwards or to a higher position
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run |
ran |
run |
courir |
to move with legs more quickly than when you walk
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say |
said |
said |
dire |
to express in words; pronounce
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see |
saw |
seen |
voir |
to perceive with the eye
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seek |
sought |
sought |
chercher |
to try to achieve, get or find something
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sell |
sold |
sold |
vendre |
to exchange something for money
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send |
sent |
sent |
envoyer |
to cause to be conveyed (by an intermediary) to a destination
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set |
set |
set |
fixer |
to cause to sit; to put into a specified state
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sew |
sewed |
sewn (sewed) |
coudre |
to make, repair, or fasten by stitching (using a needle and thread)
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shake |
shook |
shaken |
secouer |
to move sometimes quickly back and forth or up and down with jerky movements; to cause to vibrate
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shave |
shaved |
shaved (shaven) |
secouer |
to cut the hair off very close to the skin
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shear |
sheared |
sheared (shorn) |
tondre (moutons); cisailler |
to cut off the hair or wool
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shed |
shed |
shed |
verser (larmes); muer; répandre |
to give off; to cause to flow
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shine |
shone (shined) |
shone (shined) |
briller |
to emit or reflect light
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shoot |
shot |
shot |
tirer (projectile; tuer; filmer |
to fire a gun; to throw or kick a ball; to film or photograph (something);
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show |
showed |
shown (showed) |
montrer |
to let someone see something
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shrink |
shrank (shrunk) |
shrunk (shrunken) |
rétrécir |
to become or seem to become smaller in amount, size, or value
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shut |
shut |
shut |
fermer |
to close something, or to become closed
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sing |
sang (sung) |
sung |
chanter |
to produce musical sounds by means of the voice
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sink |
sank (sunk) |
sunk |
couler, sombrer |
to go below the surface of water or another liquid
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sit |
sat |
sat |
être assis |
to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; to occupy a place
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slay |
slew (slayed in a figurative sense) |
slain (slayed in a figurative sense) |
tuer |
to kill violently; figurative: to impress strongly or to make a strong impression with something;
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sleep |
slept |
slept |
dormir |
to rest naturally in a state of suspension of consciousness
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slide |
slid |
slid |
glisser |
to move along in contact with a smooth or slippery surface
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sling |
slung |
slung |
lancer (avec force) |
to throw, cast, or hurl something with a forceful sweeping motion
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smell |
smelled (smelt) |
smelled (smelt) |
sentir (odorat); flairer |
to perceive the odor or scent of something through the nose (by means of the olfactory nerves)
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smite |
smote |
smitten |
frapper, châtier |
to hit something with a lot of force
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speak |
spoke |
spoken |
parler |
to utter words with the ordinary voice in order to express thoughts, opinions, or feelings
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speed |
sped (speeded) |
sped (speeded) |
aller à toute vitesse |
to move fast
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spell |
spelled (spelt) |
spelled (spelt) |
épeler; orthographier |
to pronounce, write, or print the letters of a word
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spend |
spent |
spent |
dépenser |
to use up or pay out
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spill |
spilled (spilt) |
spilled (spilt) |
renverser (un liquide) |
to cause or allow something to fall, flow, or run out (especially in an accidental way)
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spin |
spun |
spun |
tourner |
to turn or cause to turn around repeatedly, as on an axis
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spit |
spit (spat) |
spit (spat) |
cracher |
to eject (something) from the mouth
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split |
split |
split |
fendre |
to divide or separate usually lengthwise
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spoil |
spoiled (spoilt) |
spoiled (spoilt) |
gâcher; gâter |
to damage seriously
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spread |
spread |
spread |
répandre |
to open or expand over a larger area; to stretch out
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spring |
sprang (sprung) |
sprung |
jaillir, bondir |
to leap or move suddenly forward or upward
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stand |
stood |
stood |
être debout |
to have your body in an upright position supported by your feet
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steal |
stole |
stolen |
voler, dérober |
to take something that belongs to someone else without permission
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stick |
stuck |
stuck |
coller |
to attach something to something else using a substance, or to become attached to a surface
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sting |
stung |
stung |
piquer |
to prick painfully usually with a poisonous or irritating process
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stink |
stank |
stunk |
puer |
to have a strong and very unpleasant smell
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strike |
struck |
struck (stricken) |
frapper |
to hit or fall against the surface of something
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string |
strung |
strung |
enfiler, tendre (corde), ficeler |
to put things together onto a thread; to make tense
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swear |
swore |
sworn |
jurer |
to state or promise very strongly and sincerely; to use rude and offensive language
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sweep |
swept |
swept |
balayer |
to clean the dust or dirt from the floor or ground with a broom or brush
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swell |
swelled |
swollen (swelled) |
enfler |
to become larger than normal (used especially about parts of the body);
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swim |
swam |
swum |
nager |
to move through water using your arms and legs
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swing |
swung |
swung |
se balancer |
to move backward and forward or from side to side while hanging
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take |
took |
taken |
prendre |
to get into one's hold or possession
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teach |
taught |
taught |
enseigner |
to convey knowledge, skills, or information
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tear |
tore |
torn |
déchirer |
to pull apart or in pieces by force
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tell |
told |
told |
dire, raconter |
to make known by speech or writing; narrate
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think |
thought |
thought |
penser |
to consciously consider facts in order to understand something, make a decision, or solve a problem
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throw |
threw |
thrown |
jeter |
to cause to fly through the air by rapid motion of a hand; cast; hurl
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thrust |
thrust |
thrust |
enfoncer |
to push or drive with force; pierce
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tread |
trod (treaded) |
trodden (trod) |
fouler aux pieds |
to set down the foot or feet in walking; to crush or press something with feet
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undercut |
undercut |
undercut |
dégrader, saper |
to cut under or beneath; to offer goods or services for a lower cost than the competitor
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undergo |
underwent |
undergone |
subir |
to be subjected to; to experience or endure
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understand |
understood |
understood |
comprendre |
to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend
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undo |
undid |
undone |
défaire |
to reverse previous action; cause to be as if never done
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uphold |
upheld |
upheld |
faire respecter, maintenir |
to support, defend, or to keep from sinking
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upset |
upset |
upset |
déranger, tourmenter |
to tip over; to disturb mentally, emotionally or physically (make sick)
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wake |
woke (waked) |
woken (waked, woke) |
réveiller, se réveiller |
to become roused from sleep; to become roused from an inactive state
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waylay |
waylaid |
waylaid |
faire un chemin, attaquer |
to intercept or attack from ambush
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wear |
wore |
worn |
porter (des vêtements) |
to carry or have on the body or about the person as a clothing
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weave |
wove (weaved) |
woven (weaved) |
tisser |
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wed |
wed |
wed (wedded) |
épouser |
to marry (another person) in a formal ceremony; to join in marriage
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weep |
wept |
wept |
pleurer |
to express deepest sorrow usually by shedding tears
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wet |
wet (wetted) |
wet (wetted) |
mouiller |
to make wet, as by moistening or soaking
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will |
would |
- |
vouloir |
used to express futurity (auxiliary verb)
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win |
won |
won |
gagner |
to gain the victory; succeed
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wind |
wound |
wound |
enrouler |
to wrap or twist something around itself or around something else
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withstand |
withstood |
withstood |
résister |
to resist or oppose, especially successfully
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wring |
wrung |
wrung |
tordre |
to twist and squeeze something forcibly
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write |
wrote |
written |
écrire |
to form letters, words or symbols on a surface with a pen, chalk, etc.
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