| 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/seem (to be) / to seem | 
| reconnaître | to recognize | 
| disparaître | to disappear | 
| apparaître | to appear | 
| 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 lift (back) (up) / to pick (back) (up) / to raise | 
| amener | to bring (someone somewhere) | 
| soulever | to lift (up) / to raise | 
| achever | to finish off / to do in / to kill | 
| emmener | to take (someone somewhere) / to lead (someone somewhere) | 
| enlever | to remove / to take out / to kidnap | 
| ramener | bring (someone back) / give (someone) a ride back | 
| peser | to weigh / to be heavy | 
| 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 | 
| pénétrer | to get/soak/seep into / to enter / to penetrate | 
| préférer | to like better / to like more / to prefer | 
| révéler | to reveal / to give away / to show | 
| céder | to give way / to yield / to concede | 
| 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 uncover / to find out / to discover | 
| courir | to run | 
| parcourir | to travel (along/across) / to go all over / to have a glance at | 
| dormir | to sleep | 
| consentir | to agree to / to grant / to consent | 
| 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 | 
| joindre | to add / to attach / to join | 
| s'asseoir | to sit (down) | 
| rire | to laugh | 
| sourire | to smile | 
| envoyer | to send | 
| lire | to read | 
| boire | to drink | 
| plaire | to please / to appeal (to) / to like | 
| se taire | to keep quiet / to stay quiet / to shut up | 
| suffire | to be enough / to do / to suffice | 
| prévoir | to forecast / to predict / to foresee | 
| fuir | to flee / to run away | 
| interrompre | to cut off / to halt / to interrupt | 
| rompre | break off / to break up / to split | 
| se vêtir | to dress (oneself) | 
| résoudre | to solve / to resolve | 
| conclure | to end /  to bring to a close / to conclude | 
| vaincre | to beat / to defeat / to vanquish | 
| haïr | to hate / to loathe | 
| ne... pas (VT #2) | not | 
| ne... plus (VT #5) | not anymore | 
| ne jamais (VT #6) | never / not ever | 
| ne plus jamais (VTj #6) | to never again | 
| ne... rien (VT #9) | nothing / not anything | 
| ne... pas encore | not yet | 
| ne... personne | not anyone / no-one / not anybody / nobody | 
| ne... nulle part | not anywhere / nowhere | 
| ne... aucun (+ nom) | not one (+ noun) / not a single (+ noun) | 
| ne...que | only | 
| ne... point | not |