Vocabulary

Learn Verbs – French

retarder
L’horloge retarde de quelques minutes.
run slow
The clock is running a few minutes slow.
ignorer
L’enfant ignore les paroles de sa mère.
ignore
The child ignores his mother’s words.
acheter
Ils veulent acheter une maison.
buy
They want to buy a house.
jeter
Ne jetez rien hors du tiroir !
throw out
Don’t throw anything out of the drawer!
partir
Elle part dans sa voiture.
drive away
She drives away in her car.
manquer
Il manque beaucoup à sa petite amie.
miss
He misses his girlfriend a lot.
répondre
Elle répond toujours en première.
reply
She always replies first.
envoyer
Il envoie une lettre.
send
He is sending a letter.
comparer
Ils comparent leurs chiffres.
compare
They compare their figures.
exposer
L’art moderne est exposé ici.
exhibit
Modern art is exhibited here.
persuader
Elle doit souvent persuader sa fille de manger.
persuade
She often has to persuade her daughter to eat.
préparer
Elle lui a préparé une grande joie.
prepare
She prepared him great joy.