| A | B |
| être | to be |
| avoir | to have |
| faire | to do / to make |
| satisfaire | to satisfy |
| dire | to say / to tell |
| pouvoir | to be able (to) |
| vouloir | to want |
| devoir | to have to |
| falloir | to be necessary |
| donner | to give |
| parler | to talk / to speak |
| regarder | to look (at) / to watch |
| aimer | to love / to like / to enjoy |
| demander | to ask |
| penser | to think |
| sembler | to seem |
| porter | to wear / to carry |
| chercher | to look for / to (go) get |
| montrer | to show |
| commencer | to start / to begin |
| avancer | to move forward / to go forward / to keep going |
| placer | to put / to place / to seat |
| annoncer | to be a sign of / to forecast / to announce |
| prononcer | to pronounce / to deliver / to give/make (a speech) |
| forcer | to make (someone) do (something) / to force (someone) to do (something) / to break open |
| enfoncer | to sink (in) / to push in/down / to knock down |
| effacer | to erase / to wipe off/away / to delete |
| remplacer | to replace |
| menacer | to threaten |
| renoncer | to give up on (s.t.) / to not do (s.t.) anymore / to renounce |
| répondre | to answer |
| entendre | to hear |
| se rendre | to get (to) / to go |
| attendre | to wait |
| perdre | to lose |
| tendre | to stretch / to hold out / to offer |
| vendre | to sell |
| étendre | to spread (out) / to stretch (out) / to extend |
| défendre | to not let/allow / to stand up (for) / to defend |
| prétendre | to claim |
| finir | to finish |
| s'agir | to be about / to be a matter (of) / to be a question (of) |
| saisir | to grab / to take hold of / to squeeze |
| choisir | to choose |
| établir | to set up / to establish |
| réussir | to succeed |
| remplir | to fill (up/in/out) |
| réunir | to get together / to gather / to join |
| subir | to go through / to undergo |
| réfléchir | to reflect / to ponder / to think |
| battre | to beat / to hit / to defeat |
| ne... pas | not |
| ne... plus | not anymore / no more / no longer |
| ne... pas du tout | not at all |
| ne... guère | hardly |