| A | B |
|---|
| tenir | to hold (on/onto) |
| obtenir | to get / to obtain |
| appartenir | to belong |
| maintenir | to keep up / to maintain |
| contenir | to hold in / to contain |
| soutenir | to hold up / to support |
| savoir | to know (something) |
| connaître | to know (someone) |
| paraître | to appear (to be) / to seem |
| reconnaître | to recognize / to realize |
| appeler | to call |
| jeter | to throw (away/out) |
| se rappeler | to remember / to recall |
| rejeter | to throw back / to reject / to throw out |
| acheter | to buy |
| élever | to raise / to lift / to erect |
| mener | to lead / to direct / to be ahead |
| relever | to pick (back) up |
| amener | to bring (someone somewhere) |
| soulever | to lift (up) / to raise |
| achever | to finish off / to do in / to kill |
| essayer | to try |
| payer | to pay |
| appuyer | to lean (on) / to press / to push / to support |
| employer | to use / to employ |
| répéter | to repeat / to rehearse / to practice |
| espérer | to hope |
| posséder | to own / to possess |
| préférer | to like better / to like more / to prefer |
| révéler | to reveal / to give away / to show |
| se sentir | to feel |
| se servir | to make use (of) / to use / to help oneself (to) |
| s'endormir | to fall asleep |
| ouvrir | to open |
| offrir | to offer / to give |
| souffrir | to suffer / to be in pain |
| couvrir | to cover |
| découvrir | to find out / to discover |
| courir | to run |
| dormir | to sleep |
| vivre | to live |
| suivre | to follow |
| poursuivre | to chase (after) / to keep (after) / to pursue |
| écrire | to write |
| conduire | to drive / to steer / to guide |
| produire | to produce |
| réduire | to make smaller / to decrease / to reduce |
| détruire | to wreck / to destroy |
| construire | to build / to put up / to construct |
| atteindre | to reach / to get to / to attain |
| craindre | to fear / to 'suck' |
| rejoindre | to meet (up with) / to join (up with) / to reach |
| éteindre | to turn off / to put out / to extinguish |
| se plaindre | to complain |
| s'asseoir | to sit (down) |
| rire | to laugh |
| sourire | to smile |
| envoyer | to send |
| lire | to read |
| boire | to drink |
| ne... pas encore | not yet |
| ne... personne | not anyone / not anybody / no-one / nobody |
| ne... point | not |
