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French vocabulary A2: Common verbs

A2 Catalogue 125 cards

Everyday verbs for moving, carrying, keeping, cutting and filling things, and for making, replacing and noticing, such as “apporter”, “garder”, “remplacer” and “respecter”, with a few verb phrases such as “il vaudrait mieux faire”.

125 French words at level A2, with their translation.

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devoir (au conditionnel) should (advice)also: ought to, ought

rester (en trop) to be left overalso: to be left

laisser (qqch quelque part) to leave (sth somewhere)also: to leave behind

perdre (qqch) to lose (sth)

garder (qqch) to keep (sth)

passer (du temps) to spend (time)

rendre (qqch)also: redonner to return (sth)also: to give back

s'assurer to make surealso: to make sure that

tenir (qqch) to hold (sth)

placer (qqch) to place (sth)also: to position

tirer (qqch) to pull (sth)

oublier (qqch) to forget (sth)

lancer (qqch)also: lancer en l'air to throw (sth)also: to toss

jeter (qqch à la poubelle) to throw away (sth)also: to throw out, to bin

entrer (dans un lieu) to enter (a place)also: to come in, to go in, to get in

compter (avoir de l'importance) to matter

revenir to come backalso: to get back, to return

découvrir (qqch) to find out (sth)also: to discover

suffire to be enoughalso: to suffice, to be sufficient

se tuer to get killedalso: to be killed, to kill yourself, to kill oneself

ignorer (ne pas savoir qqch) not to know (sth)also: to be unaware of

se passer to happenalso: to go on, to take place

tomber to fall (to the ground)also: to fall down, to come down

se coucher to go to bedalso: to get into bed

s'améliorer to improve (get better)also: to get better, to look up

suivre (aller derrière) to follow (go behind)

décider to decidealso: to make up your mind

souhaiter (qqch)also: désirer to wish for (sth)also: to wish

vérifier (qqch) to check (sth)also: to verify

rechercher (qqch) to seek (sth)

reconnaître to recognisealso: to recognize

lever (qqch) to raise (sth)also: to lift, to lift up

participer (à qqch) to take part (in sth)also: to participate, to join in

organiser (à l'avance) to organise (in advance)also: to organize, to arrange

presser (qqch) to squeeze (sth)also: to press

concerner (avoir rapport à) to concern (be about)also: to relate to, to be about

avancer (progresser)also: avancer lentement to make progressalso: to progress, to move forward

considérer (examiner) to consider (examine)also: to examine

apparaître (devenir visible) to appear (become visible)also: to show up

abandonner (qqn ou qqch qu'on quitte) to abandon (sb/sth you leave behind)

pousser (qqch ou qqn) to push (sth or sb)also: to urge, to drive

former (un groupe) to form (a group)

créer to createalso: to set up

installer to installalso: to set up

disparaître to disappearalso: to vanish

défendre to defendalso: to stand up for

ajouter (qqch à qqch) to add (sth to sth)

construire (qqch) to build (sth)also: to construct, to put up

préparer (qqch) to prepare (sth)also: to get ready

couper (avec une lame) to cut

frapper (qqn/qqch) to hit (sb/sth)also: to strike

couvrir (qqch avec qqch) to cover (sth with sth)

représenter (symboliser) to represent (symbolise)also: to stand for, to symbolize

se réaliser to come truealso: to become a reality, to be fulfilled

s'engager (à faire qqch) to commit (to doing sth)also: to undertake, to pledge

remplacer to replace

respecter to respect

retirer (d'un endroit) to take out (of a place)

partager (qqch) to share (sth)also: to split

développer (une entreprise) to grow (a business)also: to expand, to develop

apporter (qqch) to bring (sth)

amener (qqn) to bring (sb)

ramener (qqn) to bring back (sb)also: to take home, to drive back

déplacer (qqch) to move (sth)also: to shift

bouger to move (change position)also: to stir

s'apercevoiralso: se rendre compte to realisealso: to realize

réunir (qqn ou qqch) to bring together (sb or sth)

posséder to ownalso: to possess

pendre (qqch)also: pendiller to hang (sth)

interdire (à qqn de faire qqch) to forbid (sb to do sth)also: to prohibit, to ban

désirer (faire qqch)also: souhaiter to wish (to do sth)also: to desire

inventer to invent

surprendre (qqn) to surprise (sb)

transformer (qqn/qqch en qqn/qqch) to turn (sb/sth into sb/sth)also: to transform

s'occuper de (qqn/qqch)also: prendre soin de to look after (sb/sth)also: to take care of, to care for

retenir (garder en mémoire) to remember (keep in mind)also: to retain

conserver (qqch quelque part)also: stocker to store (sth somewhere)also: to keep

transporter (qqch) to transport (sth)

mettre de côté (qqch pour plus tard) to save (sth for later)also: to put aside, to set aside

sauter to jump (off the ground)also: to leap

compléter to complete (make whole)also: to fill out

remplir (un récipient)also: remplir complètement to fill (a container)also: to fill up

recouvrir (entièrement) to cover (all over)also: to coat

découper to cut upalso: to cut out, to carve

libérer (qqn)also: relâcher to free (sb)also: to release, to set free, to liberate

inclure (qqch) to include (sth)

casser (qqch) to break (sth)also: to bust

rapprocher (qqch) to bring closer (sth)also: to bring nearer, to move closer

débuter (dans un métier) to start out (in a job)also: to start, to begin

démarrer (un moteur) to start (an engine)also: to start up

déposer (qqn ou qqch)also: le trajet en voiture, déposer quelqu'un to drop off (sb/sth)also: to deposit, to drop

emporter (qqch)also: prendre avec soi to take away (sth with you)also: to take with you, to take along

rapporter (qqch) to bring back (sth)also: to take back

ramasser to pick up (from the ground)also: to gather

aller chercher (qqn)also: passer prendre, passer chercher to collect (sb)also: to pick up, to fetch

aller chercher (qqch pour qqn) to get (sth for sb)also: to fetch

enlever (qqch à qqn) to take away (sth from sb)

faire la grasse matinée to sleep inalso: to have a lie-in, to lie in

surveiller (qqn/qqch)also: garder un œil to keep an eye on (sb/sth)also: to watch over

appartenir à (qqn) to belong to (sb)

se concentrer sur (qqch) to focus on (sth)also: to concentrate on

constater to note (a fact)also: to observe

croiser (qqn) to pass (sb)also: to come across, to run into, to bump into

collectionner to collect (as a hobby)

dépendre de (qqn/qqch) to depend on (sb/sth)also: to depend upon

refaire to do againalso: to redo, to remake

rajouter to add (more)also: to add on

additionner to add (calculate)also: to add up

essayer de faire (qqch) to try to do (sth)also: to attempt to do

réessayer to try againalso: to retry

se dépêcher to hurryalso: to hurry up, to rush

s'allonger to lie down

être allongé to lie (be flat)also: to be lying down

être allé à to have been to

crier to shoutalso: to yell

rater (un bus ou un train) to miss (a bus or train)

être debout to stand (be upright)also: to be standing

penser à faire (qqch) to remember to do (sth)also: to think of doing

ne pas avoir besoin de faire (qqch) don't need to do (sth)also: needn't do, don't have to do, do not need to do

il vaudrait mieux faire (qqch) had better do (sth)also: it would be better to do

aller faire (qqch) to be going to do (sth)also: to be going to

il se peut que might (possibility)

être capable de (faire qqch) to be able to do (sth)also: to be capable of doing

déballer to unwrap

passer chercher (qqn)also: passer prendre, aller chercher to pick up (sb)also: to call for, to collect

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