Schaum's French Grammar test 1, Ch. 5 p94-99
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- briller
- to shine (think "brilliant", which means literally "shining" but figuratively "shiny" in French)
- cacher
- to hide (your browser cache hides the web pages you have visited so the page loads faster next time)
- casser / se casser (la jambe)
- to break / to break one's ____ (leg)
- commander
- to order (in a restaurant), to demand or command someone to _____
- compter / le comptoir
- to count / the counter (ex. sales counter)
- demander
- to ask
- dessiner / un dessin / un dessinateur
- to draw / a drawing / a designer
- donner
- to give (think "to donate")
- fermer
- to close
- fouiller
- to rummage through
- gagner
- to win, to earn
- garder
- to keep
- goûter
- to taste
- laisser
- to leave (something), let
- louer
- to rent
- monter
- to go up, climb, get on, get in (stairs, mountain, a horse, into a train, etc.)
- montrer / démontrer / une démonstration
- to show / to demonstrate / a demonstration
- porter / apporter
- to wear or carry / to bring (something)
- quitter ____ (la maison)
- to leave a place (usually to leave the house)
- raconter (une histoire)
- to tell (a story}
- rencontrer (des amis)
- to meet, to meet up with (some friends)
- rester
- to stay
- sauter
- to jump
- tomber
- to fall (think: to fall into a tomb)
- tromper / se tromper
- to deceive / to be mistaken (lit. to deceive oneself)
- accrocher
- to hang (something on the wall)
- allumer / allumer la lumière
- to light / to turn on the light
- attirer
- to attract
- attraper
- to catch (think: to trap a baseball in the mitt)
- avaler
- to swallow
- avouer
- to acknowledge
- échapper
- to escape
- échouer
- to fail
- écraser
- to crush
- emporter
- to take (something with you)
- entourer
- to surround
- épouser / s'épouser
- to marry / to get married
- expliquer / une explication
- to explain / an explanation
- exprimer
- to express
- oser
- to dare
- oublier
- to forget
- lancer
- to throw or toss
- habiter
- to live (somewhere), to inhabit
- écouter
- to listen (to)
- embrasser
- to kiss