French verbs beginning with A

581 verbs with English meanings. Select a verb to see its conjugation.

• abaisserto lower; to reduce; to bring down (transitive); to come or go down; to descend (reflexive, transitive); to humble oneself, demean oneself, stoop; abase, degrade, humiliate (figurative, reflexive, transitive); to roll out (the dough)
• abandonnerabandon; leave behind; give up; surrender
• abasourdirto dumbfound; to baffle; to astonish; to stun or daze with a loud sound
• abattrecut down; knock down; shoot dead; slaughter; dispirit
• abcéderto form into an abscess; to abscess (intransitive)
• abdiquerto abdicate (one's powers); to give up; to abandon (intransitive)
• abhorrerto abominate, to abhor, to loathe
• abjurerto renounce or abandon solemnly; to abjure; to formally renounce one's religious belief; to apostatise; to reject by oath someone's authority (obsolete)
• abolirto abolish (transitive)
• abominerto hold in abomination; to detest, abhor, execrate (literary)
• abonderto be found in large amounts; to abound; to abound; to teem; to be swarming or overflowing with (object marked with en, rarely de) (transitive); to contribute financing to (transitive)
• abonnerto subscribe somebody to a service; to take a subscription for; to subscribe to a service, publication, or social media account (reflexive); to become accustomed to or a regular of (rare)
• abonnirto improve; to render or become better (reflexive, transitive)
• aborderto deal with; to tackle; to approach a problem, situation or topic; to broach a subject (transitive); to approach or meet somebody (transitive); to place side to side (transitive); to reach, especially with a boat (transitive)
• aboucherto put or get in contact or communication (archaic); to touch via an opening (archaic); to put the mouth close to (obsolete); to talk with (obsolete)
• aboulerto roll along a surface (intransitive); to hand over or give money or goods; to pay (slang, transitive); to rush or hurry over (dated, intransitive, slang)
• abouterto join, link, attach or tie together by their extremities; to align end-to-end; to abut
• aboutirto lead to, to end up in, to reach (intransitive); to lead to, to have the consequence of (figurative, intransitive); to reach a conclusion, to succeed (intransitive); to touch by one end (intransitive)
• aboyerto bark (intransitive); to scream at or inveigh against somebody (intransitive); to scream or yell in short bouts; to bark (transitive)
• abraserto abrade (transitive)
• abreuverto water (cattle, fields etc.), give water to (a person) (literary, transitive); to drink (literary); to shower (someone) (figurative, transitive)
• abriterto shelter, to harbour (transitive); to host (an object, an event, an institution, etc.) (transitive); to take cover; to shelter (reflexive)
• abrogerto rescind, to repeal, to annul
• abrutirto render idiotic; to turn into idiots (transitive); to blunt or deaden the mind; to overwhelm, to devastate (transitive); to return to a brutish or bestial state (literary)
• abrégerto shorten in duration; to shorten (in textual length) or summarize, to abridge; to abbreviate
• absolutiserabsolutize
• absorberto absorb (transitive)
• absoudreto absolve
• abstraireto abstract (to separate; to remove; to take away) (rare)
• abusermislead (literary); misuse or overuse (abuser de); take unfair advantage of (abuser de); go too far (informal); be mistaken (s’abuser)
• abâtardirto cause something's qualities or defining characteristics to degenerate; to defile or degrade; to bastardize; to degrade; to degenerate; to become bastardized
• abéliserto charm (all senses)
• abêtirto dumb down, render dumb, dim-witted; to deaden the mind of; to become dim-witted and foolish (reflexive)
• abîmerto damage; to fall down or sink and disappear in a hole, depth, abyss; to become absorbed in something (thought, action); to throw down in a hole, depth etc (archaic, rare)
• académifierto make an academician
• académiserto academicize
• accablerto devastate, overwhelm; to condemn (someone)
• accaparerto monopolize, to corner; to occupy, to grab, to acquire, to arrogate (often with force or money); to engross, to preoccupy
• accastillerto fit out (originally to provide the fore- and aft- castles)
• accentuerto accentuate (emphasize); to intensify; to accent (put an accent on a letter or symbol etc.)
• accepteraccept; agree to; allow
• accessoiriserto accessorize (with) (transitive)
• accidenterto damage; to hurt (in an accident) (transitive)
• acclamerto acclaim, applaud (to shout applause)
• acclimaterto acclimatize (get used to a new climate)
• accolerto place side by side; to bracket together
• accommoderto accommodate
• accompagneraccompany; go with; escort; accompany musically
• accomplirto accomplish; to achieve
• accordergrant; allow; tune an instrument; make agree grammatically
• accosterto come ashore (intransitive); to lay something next to another object (transitive); to approach someone; to interrupt someone (especially a stranger, in the street) (transitive)
• accoterto lean (reflexive); to support, to rest (on) (transitive); to equal (informal)
• accoucherto go into labour (intransitive); to give birth to, to deliver (a baby) (transitive); to help someone deliver (a baby) (transitive); to come up with (transitive)
• accouplerto pair up, go together, get into a couple (of two things, to become one) (intransitive); to unite, put together, join (of two things, to cause to become one) (transitive); to mate (transitive)
• accourcirto shorten (archaic)
• accourirto rush up, run up, hurry (intransitive)
• accoutrerto accouter
• accoutumerto accustom, get (someone) used (à (“to”), à faire (“to doing”)) (transitive); to get used to (à) (reflexive)
• accrocherhang up; hook; catch on something
• accroireto believe (something false)
• accroîtreto increase (transitive); to increase, to grow (reflexive)
• accréditeraccredit
• accueillirwelcome; receive; host; accommodate
• acculerto corner someone, to prevent retreat or escape (transitive)
• acculturerto acculture
• accumulerto accumulate
• accuseraccuse; blame; show signs of
• accéderto reach (a place); to obtain, to achieve, to reach (a goal); to grant (permission); to access (information)
• accélérerto accelerate
• achalanderto supply with clientele (transitive)
• acharnerto incite; to sic (transitive); to hound, to fiercely attack; to slave away, to persevere (figurative); to attach oneself excessively (figurative, intransitive)
• acheminerto transport; send (off) (transitive); to head (towards); head for; make one's way (to) (reflexive)
• acheterbuy; purchase
• acheverto finish, to complete (transitive); to finish off (someone who is already incapacitated) (transitive); to finish (reflexive)
• achopperto stumble (on a stone) (intransitive); to hit a snag, find oneself up against something, to make a mistake, fail (figurative, intransitive); to hit a snag, to make a mistake (reflexive)
• achromatiserto achromatize
• acidifierto acidify (make something acid)
• acidulerto acidulate; make slightly (more) acidic
• aciérerto acierate
• aciérisergive steel-like properties to
• acoquinerto become familiar (reflexive)
• acquiescerto acquiesce
• acquitterto pay; to acknowledge (a signal), to notify the receipt of; to clear, to acquit; to discharge, to complete (one's duty) (reflexive)
• acquérirto acquire, to obtain (transitive); to purchase (transitive); to gain, to win (approval, etc.) (reflexive)
• acterto enact; to note, to take into account (figurative)
• actiniserirradiate
• actionnerto work (to set into action), actuate, action
• activerto activate (to encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate) (transitive); to activate (to put a device, mechanism or system into action or motion; to enable) (transitive); to activate (to render radioactive) (transitive); to speed up (transitive)
• actualiserto update (to make something up to date); to refresh (transitive); to actualize (transitive)
• acérerto sharpen (a point)
• acétaliserto acetalize
• acétifierto acetify
• adapterto adapt (transitive); to adapt oneself or itself (reflexive)
• additionnerto sum; to add (add together)
• adhérerto adhere; to stick to (rules, regulations); to belong to; to be part of; to be a member of; to associate, to join
• adjectiverto adjectivize
• adjectivisertransform into an adjective
• adjoindreto adjoin; to join up (reflexive)
• adjugerto auction; to adjudicate; to take (all for oneself), to grant (oneself) the prerogative to
• adjurerto implore
• admettreadmit; acknowledge; accept; allow in
• administrerto administer
• admirerto admire
• admonesterto admonish; to reprimand (transitive)
• adoniserto adonise
• adopterto adopt (claim legal ownership of a child); to adopt (claim ownership of a child); to adopt (claim a mannerism or style of someone else's); to vote
• adorerlove; adore; worship
• adornerto adorn; to decorate (dated, literary)
• adosserto back up (put someone's back (against)) (transitive); to lean (back) (reflexive); to back up (put one's back against something) (reflexive)
• adouberto dub (bestow the title of knight upon); to name (a minister, successor etc.); to adjust a piece in a board game, such as chess or backgammon
• adoucir(of foods, flavors, scents, etc.) to sweeten (transitive); (of any unpleasant thing) to make (more) agreeable, pleasant, mild, delicate, etc (figurative, transitive); (of something physically rough or coarse) to soften, to smooth (transitive); (of water) to soften (transitive)
• adresserto direct (transitive); to address (reflexive)
• adsorberto adsorb (to accumulate on a surface, by adsorption) (transitive)
• adulerto adulate
• adultérerto falsify, to fake (obsolete, transitive)
• advenirto happen, to occur (impersonal, literary)
• adverbialiserto adverbialize
• affabulerto make up stories, to tell a fable
• affadirto make tasteless, insipid or bland (transitive)
• affaiblirto weaken, to flag, to make weaker, to enfeeble, enervate, attenuate (transitive); to weaken, to become weaker (reflexive)
• affairerto busy oneself (reflexive); to absorb (intransitive, rare)
• affaisserto cause to subside (transitive); to subside, go down, sink (reflexive); to cave in, sag, give way, collapse (reflexive); to ebb, weaken (reflexive)
• affalerto lower, let down; to slump, slouch, plop down (reflexive)
• affamerto starve (somebody or something, like a city during a siege) (transitive)
• affecterto feign, affect (an emotion, etc.) (transitive); to allocate (something),; to assign someone, to post someone (transitive); to affect, influence (transitive)
• affectionnerto affectionate, to feel affection for, to be fond of
• affermerto have a leasehold
• affermirto firm up; to strengthen; to make firmer; to become firmer, sharper or stronger (reflexive)
• afficherto put up (a notice etc) (transitive); to display (transitive); to show (transitive); to flaunt (transitive)
• affilerto sharpen (to make sharp)
• affilierto affiliate
• affinerto purify; to refine; to make finer
• affirmerto affirm, to claim
• affleurerto place on the same level with, to show on the same surface; to crop up, to surface, to poke one's head out (figurative)
• affligerto grieve someone, to distress someone (transitive); to smite (literary)
• afflouerto refloat; raise (transitive); to put back on track; to bail out (transitive)
• affluerto flow (into) (said of rivers) (intransitive); to pour (in), to come in droves (said of people, things) (intransitive)
• affolerto madden, drive crazy (under the effects of a strong emotion) (transitive); to terrify, frighten, scare (transitive); to run like crazy, leg it (intransitive); to go crazy, go bonkers (reflexive)
• affouillerto dig, to scour (said of a waterway)
• affouragerto fodder
• affourcherto anchor using the "forked moor" technique; to straddle; to attach pieces of wood using tongue and groove
• affranchirto free, liberate, enfranchise, emancipate (transitive); to discharge, exempt (transitive); to prepay (postage), frank (a letter) (transitive); to pervert (slang, transitive)
• affrianderto improve the taste of; to make delicious; to tempt using something tasty or profitable
• affriolerto tempt; to entice; to seduce
• affronterface; confront; compete against
• affréterto charter (a plane)
• affublerto deck out, to equip (transitive); to deck out oneself, to equip oneself (reflexive); to take on the surname of (reflexive)
• afférerfall to someone as a responsibility; be due to someone (legal or formal)
• affûterto sharpen; to whet (e.g. a tool) (transitive); to hone (a skill) (transitive); to eat (rare, slang, transitive); to dance (rare, slang, transitive)
• afghaniserto make Afghan
• africaniserto Africanize
• agacerto irritate; to tease
• agatifiertransform into agate; become agate
• agatiserto agatize
• agencerto arrange, to lay out, to piece together; to arrange
• agenouillerto kneel, to kneel down (reflexive)
• agglomérerto agglomerate; fuse together
• agglutinerto paste (together) (transitive); to agglutinate (transitive)
• aggraverto worsen (to make worse) (transitive); to worsen (to become worse) (reflexive)
• agioterto speculate (in the financial market)
• agiract; behave; have an effect
• agiterto shake, to wave (to move back and forth); to agitate
• agnelerto lamb, to yean (intransitive)
• agonirto throw (insults at), to spit (profanities at)
• agoniserto be dying (slowly); to be at death's door (intransitive); to be in one's death throes (figurative, intransitive)
• agraferto staple (secure with a staple)
• agrandirto enlarge, make bigger (transitive); to extend, to expand (a house, building, area) (transitive); to grow, get bigger (reflexive); to embiggen
• agresserto assault; to attack (transitive)
• agripperto grip, grab, cling on to, grab hold of
• agréerto accept; to prepare; rig; trim (archaic)
• agrégerto aggregate; to incorporate; to form into a greater entity, to aggregate (reflexive); to join (reflexive)
• agrémenterto brighten up (transitive); to liven up (transitive); to supplement, adorn (transitive)
• aguerrirto harden (become or make something resistant or less sensitive to)
• aguicherto entice (transitive)
• ahanerto pant due to exercise
• ahurirto astound, dumbfound, stun
• aiderhelp; assist
• aigrirto make bitter, to embitter
• aiguillerto direct (towards) (transitive); to change / switch points (railway) (transitive)
• aiguilleterto lace up; to tie or knot together (with string, ribbon etc)
• aiguillonnerto prod (figurative)
• aiguiserto sharpen (of a point, to make sharper); to hone (e.g. a skill); to whet
• aillerto add garlic (to) (transitive)
• ailloliseradd aïoli to
• aimanterto magnetize (cause to be magnetic)
• aimerlove; like; enjoy
• airerto nest (make a nest)
• ajointerto butt (join at the ends)
• ajourerto perforate (transitive)
• ajournerpostpone, adjourn, put off (an event)
• ajouteradd; append
• ajusterto adjust; tweak (transitive)
• alambiquerto distill; to refine
• alanguirto cause to become languid; to become languid (reflexive)
• alarmerto alarm (alert)
• albaniserto make Albanian
• alcaliniserto alkalize, alkalinize (transitive)
• alcaliserto alkalize
• alcooliserto alcoholise
• aldolisertransform into an aldol
• alerterto alert (transitive)
• alevinerto stock a river/lake with fry (young fish)
• algébriserto apply algebra
• algérianiserto Algerianize
• alignerto align
• alimenterto feed, to give food to; to supply, to fund; to fuel, feed (e.g. an argument) (figurative); to eat, to feed (reflexive)
• aliterto be bedridden (reflexive); to cause to become bedridden (transitive)
• aliénerto alienate
• allaiterto breastfeed (transitive); to suckle
• allergo; travel; be doing (health); be going to
• allierto ally; to alloy
• allongerlengthen; extend; stretch out; lay down
• allouerto allot, allocate (transitive)
• allumerlight; turn on; switch on
• alluvionnerto deposit alluvium
• allécherto attract, appeal, allure, tempt; entice, draw in
• allégerto lighten; to alleviate, relieve; to reduce
• allégoriserto allegorize
• alléguerto put forward (as a proof, or as an excuse), to argue, proffer as an argument; to allege; to cite, quote
• alourdirto weigh down (transitive); to pile up (of e.g. problems, to get worse) (reflexive)
• alpaguerto collar, catch, seize, arrest (slang)
• alphabétiserto teach to read and write (transitive); to eliminate illiteracy in (a country) (transitive)
• alternerto alternate
• altérerto alter; change; fiddle with; to cause thirst
• aluminerto aluminize
• aluminisercover with aluminum
• alunerto alum
• alunirto land on the Moon (intransitive)
• alvéoliserbecome honeycombed
• aléserto ream (a hole; to use a reamer or boring machine to drill or enlarge a hole or cavity) (transitive)
• amabiliserto make amiable
• amadouerto coax; to sweet-talk (persuade gradually); to cajole; to humour (person)
• amaigrirto emaciate make thinner (in an unhealthy way) (transitive); to get thinner (in an unhealthy way), to become emaciated (reflexive)
• amalgamerto amalgamate
• amarinerto become a sailor; to get one's sea legs
• amarrerto moor; to tie with rope
• amasserto amass; to gather up (transitive); to accumulate, to build up; to huddle
• amatirto give gold or silver a matte finish
• ambitionnerto aim for; go for; set as one's goal
• amblerto amble (archaic)
• ambrerto perfume with ambergris
• ambulerto walk, stroll (archaic)
• amenderto amend (transitive); to improve (e.g. land, conduct) (transitive); to mend (one's ways), reform (figurative, transitive)
• amenerbring someone; lead to; cause someone to do something
• amenuiserto make thinner (transitive); to thin out (transitive); to get slimmer; to slim (reflexive); to dwindle; to run low (reflexive)
• amerrirto splash down (land in water); to crash-land (in water)
• ameublirto soften
• ameuterto incite, to stir up; to alert
• amharisergive an Amharic character to
• amidonnerto starch (apply starch)
• amincirto thin (down) (transitive); to get thinner (reflexive)
• aminerevaporate
• ammonifierconvert organic nitrogen to ammonium
• ammoniserconvert organic nitrogen to ammonium
• amnistierto amnesty (transitive)
• amocherto mess up (informal, transitive)
• amodierto rent or lease land or a farm
• amoindrirto lessen, degrade, decrease, shrink (transitive); to weaken (transitive); to shrink, wean, reduce (reflexive)
• amollirto soften
• amoncelerto build up; to accumulate (reflexive); to pile up (transitive)
• amorcerto prime, set in motion; to begin, to get to work on (to commence a project); to break ground (start construction work); to boot
• amortirto cushion, absorb, soften (shock, blow etc.); to deaden, muffle (noise); to pay off, amortize; to redeem (a title); to put an amortizement on
• amphotériserto render amphoteric
• amplifierto amplify
• amputerto amputate
• amurerto tack (sail against the wind)
• amuseramuse; entertain; have fun (s’amuser)
• améliorerimprove; make better
• aménagerto lay out, fit out; to develop, convert (to an intended use)
• américaniserto Americanize (to make American)
• anagrammatisermake anagrams
• analyserto analyse (transitive); to parse, to construe (transitive)
• anaphylactisersensitize an organism to an antigen, with a risk of anaphylaxis
• anarchiserto promote anarchism; plunge into anarchy; preach anarchist ideas
• anastomoserto anastomose
• anathématiserto anathematize
• anatomiserto anatomize
• ancrerto anchor; to fix, to anchor, to make permanent
• anecdoterto illustrate anecdotes; to tell anecdotes; to give anecdotal character to
• anecdotisermake anecdotal
• anesthésierto anesthetize
• anglaisercastrate; bugger, sodomize, rape anally (slang, vulgar)
• angliciserto anglicise
• angoisserto stress, to worry; to cause panic or fear (transitive)
• angéliserto make angelic
• anhélerto pant, gasp (breathe with difficulty) (intransitive)
• animaliserto animalize
• animerto animate (give something life); to animate (give vigour); to animate (draw animation); to spur on
• aniserto flavour with aniseed
• ankyloserto ankylose
• annelerto form into a ring
• annexerto annex
• annihilerto annihilate (to reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate)
• annoncerannounce; tell; herald
• annoterto annotate (transitive)
• annualiserto make annual
• annulercancel; annul; invalidate
• anoblirto ennoble, to knight (to bestow nobility, knighthood or a similar title upon somebody) (transitive)
• anodiserto anodize (transitive)
• anordirto become northerly
• antagoniserto make antagonistic; treat with an antagonist
• anthropomorphiserto anthropomorphize
• anticiperto anticipate
• antidaterto backdate (transitive)
• antiseptiserdisinfect with an antiseptic
• antéposerto put or place something before something else
• antérioriserto prove prior disclosure; to displace an organ forward; to advance articulation
• anéantirto wipe out, to destroy, to shatter (transitive); to hit someone for six (figurative, transitive)
• anémierto make, or to become anemic / anaemic
• apaiserto mollify; to appease, pacify, calm (transitive)
• apanagerto grant an apanage
• apercevoirto see, to glimpse, to catch sight of (transitive); to realize, to become aware (of), to notice (reflexive)
• apeurerto frighten
• apiquerto make vertical
• apitoyerto make (someone) feel pity for (something); to feel sorry for (reflexive)
• aplanirto level, even out
• aplatirto flatten (to make something flat)
• apologiserpraise or defend in a speech; make an apologia for
• aponévrotomisercut an aponeurosis
• apostasierto apostatize
• aposterto post, station (place in a position)
• apostillerto apostille
• apostoliserpreach to convert (religion, dated)
• apostropherto apostrophize (transitive); to speak sharply or harshly at (transitive)
• apparaîtreappear; become visible; emerge
• appareillerto join or mix together (transitive); to mate animals for breeding (transitive); to prepare (transitive); to fit with a prosthesis (transitive)
• apparenterto be related to (transitive); to resemble, be similar to (reflexive)
• apparierto pair or match (transitive); to couple or mate (transitive)
• appartenirbelong to; be a member of; fall within
• appauvrirto impoverish (transitive)
• appelercall; name; phone
• appendreto hang (something) from
• appertiserto can (food) (transitive)
• appesantirto weigh down (transitive); to dull; to condemn (reflexive); to get bogged down (with) (reflexive)
• applaudirto applaud (express approval by clapping)
• appliquerto apply, to put something on something else (transitive); to apply, to employ, to make use of (transitive); to apply to, to be applicable to (reflexive); to map to (reflexive)
• appointerto salary (attribute a salary to a position); to appoint (attribute a job, a position to someone); to sharpen into a point; to unite; to become united (reflexive)
• apponterto land (on an aircraft carrier) (intransitive)
• apporterbring something; contribute; provide
• apposerto put up, stick up, attach (transitive); to stamp, sign
• apprendrelearn; teach; find out
• apprivoiserto tame (transitive); to win over, to charm (figurative, transitive)
• approcherapproach; move closer; bring closer
• approfondirto deepen; to consider more thoroughly, to delve deeper into
• approprierto adapt (something) to a situation (transitive); to seize, take (reflexive); to make one's own (reflexive)
• approuverto approve of
• approvisionnerto supply; stock; to shop
• apprécierappreciate; enjoy; value; assess
• appréhenderto dread, apprehend; to catch, apprehend
• apprêterto prepare, to get ready, prime (transitive); to prepare for/to do, to get ready for/to do, to be about to do (reflexive)
• appuyerpress; support; lean on (s’appuyer sur)
• appâterto bait, lure
• apurerto balance (an account) (transitive)
• arabiserto Arabize
• araméiserto make Aramaean; to become Aramaean
• araserto level, screed (transitive); to plane (transitive)
• arbitrerto arbitrate; to referee
• arborerto sport (clothes, a badge etc.); to wear (a facial expression e.g. a smile, a frown); to fly, display (a flag)
• arboriserto plant trees
• arc-bouterto buttress (transitive); to press, lean, brace [with à or contre ‘[up] against’] (reflexive); to stand firm (in opposition to someone) (reflexive)
• arcbouterto buttress (transitive); to press, lean, brace [with à or contre ‘[up] against’] (reflexive); to stand firm (in opposition to someone) (reflexive)
• archaïserto archaize
• architecturerto architect
• archiverto archive
• ardoiserto cover with slates (or with a slate colour); to put it on the slate (pay with an informal credit account)
• argenterto silverplate
• argentiniserto make Argentine
• argotiserto speak argot
• arguerto deduce (arrive at a conclusion); to argue
• argumenterto present one's arguments, to set out one's arguments, to argue
• arianiserTo become Arian; convert to Arianism
• ariserto reef a sail
• aristocratiserto make aristocratic; to become aristocratic; to practice aristocracy (intransitive, obsolete, rare)
• aristotéliserreason like Aristotle; make Aristotelian
• arithmétiserto arithmetize
• armerto arm (equip with weapons); to dub (a knight)
• armorierto emblazon (with arms) (transitive)
• arnaquerto swindle, to dupe (informal); to cheat (informal)
• aromatiserto aromatize / aromatise
• arpenterto survey land; to pace, to measure; to pace, to walk to and fro
• arpégerto play an arpeggio, to arpeggiate
• arquerto arc; to arc (move in an arch shape) (reflexive)
• arracherpull out; uproot; tear off; wrest from
• arraisonnerto hail (e.g. a taxicab); to arraign
• arrangerarrange; put in order; suit someone; fix a problem
• arrimerto stow
• arriserto reef a sail
• arriverarrive; happen; manage to (arriver à)
• arriérerto tarry (be late)
• arrondirto round (make round); to round up, round down or round off
• arroserto water (e.g. plants); to sprinkle; to squirt; to spray
• arréragerto be in arrears
• arrêterstop; arrest
• arsouilleract recklessly; drive ostentatiously; insult
• articulerto join, articulate
• artificialiserto artificialize
• artérialiserto arterialize
• aryaniserto Aryanize
• aréniserto turn into sand
• ascétiserto make ascetic
• aseptiserto sterilize, to disinfect
• asianiserto give an Asian character to
• asiatiserto make Asian
• aspergerto spray, sprinkle; to splash, splatter
• asphalterto asphalt (transitive)
• asphyxierto asphyxiate
• aspirerto aspire (to wait, to long) (intransitive); to aspirate (to produce an audible puff of breath. especially following a consonant) (transitive); to inhale, to breathe in or out (transitive); to extract, to suck up (transitive)
• assagirto settle down, quieten down (reflexive, transitive)
• assaillirto assail; to assault; to attack
• assainirto clean up; to stabilise; to heal, to remedy, to make healthier; to sanitise (environment), to purify (water)
• assaisonnerto season (to sprinkle with seasoning)
• assassinermurder; assassinate
• assemblerto assemble
• assenerdeal a forceful blow; state forcefully
• asseoirseat; sit someone down; establish
• assermenterto swear in (transitive)
• asservirto enslave
• assignerto assign
• assimilerto assimilate (all meanings), to absorb; to liken; to lump together (e.g., one group with another); to digest (of food)
• assisterattend; witness; help
• assiégerto besiege; to lay siege to (transitive)
• associerto associate
• assoiffermake thirsty; deprive of drinking water
• assolerto practice crop rotation
• assombrirto darken, make gloomy
• assommerto slaughter (an animal); to stun, knock out, poleaxe, sandbag; to hit (someone)
• assortirto match, match up (transitive); to pair up (transitive); to supply, stock up; to hook (someone) up with (transitive); to match (reflexive)
• assoupirto make drowsy; to lull, soften
• assouplirto soften (make softer) (transitive); to make more supple (transitive); to relax (of e.g. a law or rule make less strict) (transitive); to soften up, get soft (become softer) (reflexive)
• assourdirto deafen; to devoice
• assouvirto satisfy, assuage (hunger, passion, etc.) (transitive)
• assujettirto subject (transitive); to subjugate, to subdue (transitive); to secure, make fast (transitive); to abide by (reflexive, transitive)
• assumerembrace; accept; own (transitive); assume (take on a role) (transitive); take responsibility
• assurerensure; provide; assure; insure
• assécherto dry out; to dry
• assénerto strike, hit, throw (punches at) (transitive); to hurl; throw (insults) (transitive)
• asticoterto annoy, needle (transitive)
• astiquerto polish, shine, rub, furbish (transitive); to wank, to jerk off (reflexive, slang)
• astreindreto constrain, compel, force (transitive)
• atermoyerto procrastinate, delay
• athéiserto profess atheism; to act or speak as an atheist
• atlantiserto give an Atlantic character to; to associate with the Atlantic Alliance
• atomiserto atomise
• atrophieratrophy (wither) (reflexive, transitive)
• atropinisertreat with atropine
• attablerto sit down at the table (reflexive)
• attachertie; fasten; attach; become attached (s’attacher à)
• attaquerattack; assault; tackle; challenge legally
• attarderto linger; stay late (reflexive); to delay; make late (rare, transitive)
• atteindrereach; attain; hit; affect
• attelerto harness, yoke, hitch (e.g. a horse to a wagon) (transitive); to get down to, apply oneself to (figurative, reflexive)
• attendrewait for; expect
• attendrirto make softer or more tender; to soften; to soften (up) (figurative); to soften up (become softer) (reflexive)
• attenterto assault
• atterrerto fell (transitive); to appal (transitive); to land (a ship); to touchdown (an aircraft) (intransitive)
• atterrirto land (a plane, helicopter etc.) (intransitive)
• attesterto attest; to support with evidence
• attiferto deck out (informal, transitive)
• attigerto exaggerate (slang)
• attirerattract; draw; lure
• attiserto stir up (fire); to rekindle (transitive); to fan the flames of, to stir up (emotion etc.); to inflame (figurative, transitive)
• attitrerchoose a professional or supplier as one’s regular provider
• attiédirto warm (transitive); to become warm (reflexive)
• attrapercatch; grab; catch an illness
• attribuerto grant, to award; to give credit to, to recognize; to attribute to, to ascribe to; to take the credit for, to give oneself priority over others
• attristerto sadden, to make sad
• attrouperto gather (a group of people) together, to assemble
• atténuerto attenuate; to mitigate (transitive)
• audiovisualiserrecord or view using audiovisual equipment
• auditionnerto audition
• augmenterincrease; raise; go up
• augurerto augur, foresee
• aurifierto fill (a tooth cavity) with gold
• auréolerto surround with a halo; to glorify
• ausculterto perform auscultation
• authentifierto authenticate
• authentiquerto authenticate
• auto-immuniserimmunize oneself with one's own antibodies
• auto-optimaliserauto-optimize
• auto-optimiseroptimize oneself
• autoadministreradminister oneself
• autocentrerto center on oneself
• autochtoniserto make autochthonous
• autociterto cite oneself
• autocomplimentercompliment oneself
• autocongratulercongratulate oneself
• autoconsommerconsume what one produces oneself
• autoconstruirebuild one’s own home
• autocontrôlercontrol oneself
• autocratiserto make autocratic; to become autocratic
• autocélébrercelebrate oneself
• autodisciplinerdiscipline oneself
• autodéclarerdeclare oneself; self-declare
• autodénoncerself-incriminate
• autodésignerto nominate oneself
• autodéterminerto self-determine
• autodévelopperdevelop oneself
• autodévorerdevour oneself
• autofinancerto self-finance
• autoformerteach or train oneself
• autographierto autograph (write a document using handwriting)
• autoguiderguide itself; home in automatically
• autogérerto self-manage; to run oneself
• autojustifierto justify oneself
• autolimiterlimit oneself
• autolubrifierlubricate oneself
• autolégitimerto legitimize oneself
• automaintenirmaintain oneself
• automatiserto automate
• autonomiserto autonomize, become autonomous
• autoorganiserto organize oneself
• autoperpétuerperpetuate itself; sustain its own existence
• autopiloterto fly (something) solo (transitive)
• autopolliniserself-pollinate
• autoproclamerto self-proclaim
• autoproduireproduce oneself
• autopropulserto propel oneself
• autoprotégerprotect oneself
• autopsierto autopsy
• autorecruterrecruit oneself
• autorenforcerstrengthen oneself
• autoreproduirereproduce itself without outside intervention
• autoriserallow; authorise; permit
• autoréaliserrealize oneself; come true through self-fulfillment
• autoréglementerregulate oneself
• autoréglerto regulate oneself
• autosaisirto take up a case on one's own initiative
• autostabiliserstabilize itself; stabilize on its own
• autostimulerto autostimulate
• autosuffireto provide for oneself
• autosélectionnerselect oneself
• autotracterpull oneself along; self-propel; tow oneself
• autotransformertransform oneself
• autovérifierto check oneself; to verify naturally from initial premises
• avachirto make soft; make limp or flabby; cause to sag; to render incapable of producing effort
• avalerswallow; gulp down; believe a story
• avaliserto back; to support; to endorse
• avancermove forward; bring forward; put forward; lend in advance
• avantagerto favour (transitive); to give an advantage to
• avarierto go rotten, spoil (reflexive)
• avenirhappen
• aventurerto venture (transitive); to venture into
• avertirto warn; to notify
• aveuglerto blind (make temporarily or permanently blind)
• aveulirto enfeeble (literary); to debase (literary)
• avilirto demean, debase, degrade
• avinerto drink wine; to booze (drink excessively)
• aviserto advise; to take stock of the situation and make a decision accordingly; to decide; to notice; to conceive (reflexive)
• avitaillerto refuel (dated); to restock, stock up (dated); to victual (dated)
• aviverto brighten; to shine (make brighter or shinier)
• avoirhave; own; experience a feeling or condition
• avoisinerto neighbor/neighbour (to be near to, or the neighbor of) (transitive); to border on (be similar to) (transitive)
• avorterto fail, to come to an end (intransitive); to have an abortion (intransitive); to abort, to terminate; to cause an abortion
• avoueradmit; confess; acknowledge
• avérerto uncover, to reveal (transitive); to prove (to be); to transpire
• axerto align on an axis (transitive); to point, to orientate (transitive)
• axiomatiserto axiomatize
• axéniserliberate from foreign organisms
• azoterenrich in nitrogen; treat with nitrogen
• azurerto blue (brighten laundry)
• aérerto air, to aerate
• aéroporterto airlift
• aérosoliserpulverize into aerosol
• s’absenterto leave; to absent oneself (reflexive)
• s’abstenirto abstain, to forbear
• s’acagnarderto become lazy
• s’accouderto rest, lean (on one's elbows) (reflexive)
• s’accroupirto crouch, squat (reflexive); to debase oneself (morally) (literary, rare, reflexive); to make someone or something crouch or squat (rare, transitive)
• s’adonnerto devote oneself; to get along well, be compatible; to get used to; to happen, come to pass (by chance), to happen (by coincidence)
• s’amouracherto fall hopelessly in love; to be infatuated (de (“with”)) (reflexive)
• s’amuïrto become mute, to disappear (of a sound)
• s’arrogerto arrogate, appropriate; to assume (a position, right, etc.) (reflexive)
• s’autoaccuseraccuse oneself
• s’autoalimentersupply its own power or nourishment (s’autoalimenter)
• s’autocensurercensor oneself
• s’autocritiquercriticize oneself
• s’autodétruireto self-destruct
• s’autoflagellerto self-flagellate; to self-criticize
• s’autogouvernergovern oneself
• s’autorégulerregulate oneself
• ânonnerto stumble through (a reading, lesson etc.); to drone on, to recite monotonously