Words 501–600
pencher
to tilt, tip up; to lean, list; to lean towards (an opinion, idea etc.); to be inclined (to do something); to bend down, lean over; to look into
Verb
veiller
to stay up, sit up; to keep guard, keep watch; to look after, see to ( + à); see to it that ( + à ce que); to watch over (someone) ( + sur); to keep watch over a sick person at night; to do a death wake for; to go out in the evening, e.g. in parties, clubs, bars…; to put in standby mode
Verb
souffle
blowing (act of expelling air from the mouth); a breeze, a gust (movement of wind); a breath, or the act of breathing; the inspiration or influence (for a work of art, idea, & so forth)); the powerful movement of air caused by an explosion; the sound made by any condition which produces noisy, or turbulent, flow of blood through the heart; a murmur
Noun
élan
spirit, verve; fervor, passion; momentum; run up; uncertain period of time, a while, a spell; moose, elk
Noun
promettre
to promise; to promise oneself; to be promising, to be hopeful; to hope (for); to resolve (to)
Verb
échapper
to escape (from), evade; to drop an object unintentionally; to escape, break out (e.g., from prison); to go away, run away
Verb
tourner
to turn; to change (direction); to rotate; to spin; to go around; to circle (something); to revolve around; to orbit (a celestial body); to turn into; to become (something); to revolve around; to concern (a topic); to stir (a liquid, sauce, or mixture, especially with a circular movement); to go bad; to spoil (food); to tour; to go on tour; to film; to shoot a film; to run (a program, application, etc.); …
Verb
remettre
to put back, replace; to put (clothing etc.) back on; to restart (machine etc.); to hand over, tender, hand in, deliver (to someone); to put off, postpone (until); to remember; to add (more); to forgive, remit; to throw up; to get over, to recover (from something); …
Verb
garde
a watch, guard; a battalion responsible for guarding, defending a sovereign, a prince, more generally, of an elite corps.; sentry service performed by soldiers.; soldiers doing the sentry service; any person who performs regular service on a rotating basis.; a handle (of a weapon); a protection (act of protecting)
Noun
exhaler
to exhale; to give off (e.g. an odor); to let out, let slip (e.g. a secret); to let out (e.g. of an instrument, to emit a sound)
Verb
scène
stage (where performances are held); scene (all senses); location of a play's plot; location, literal or figurative, of any event; section of an act in a play; scene, sight; sequence of (dramatic or interesting) events; scene; display of strong (negative) emotion; fight, quarrel; drama, the theater (as an art form)
Noun
passer
to go past; to cross (a border); to pass; to spend (time); to publish (a newspaper); to take, to sit (an exam or test); to pass (an exam or test); (transitive) to pass (an exam or test); to run; to exceed (a limit); …
Verb
lettre
letter (written character); letter (written message); the literal meaning, the plain meaning of something
Noun
servir
to serve (to help in a shop; to bring a meal to someone); to be used for; to be useful, to be of use, come in handy; to serve (start a point with service); to set up (pass to, in order to give a scoring chance); to help oneself, to serve oneself; to use, make use
Verb
partir
to share, to share out, to divide; to go away, leave, depart; to originate; to die; to emanate; to start; to go
Verb
considérer
to consider (to look at); to consider (to look at) each other; to consider (to think about); to consider, to think of; to consider each other, to think of each other
Verb
sujet
subject (in a monarchy); subject; subject (topic, theme); cause, reason; exam paper (on which the questions or tasks of an examination are written)
Noun
diriger
to run; to direct (be the director of); to supervise; to oversee; to steer (vehicles); to aim, to direct; to direct (a film); to go towards; to head (for)
Verb
retrouver
to find (again); to rediscover; to remember; to recall; to meet; to meet up; to bump into; to go back to, to return to; to find oneself; to end up; to find each other
Verb
accorder
to grant (something to someone); to link to, to be related to; to agree on a fact; to come to an agreement; to agree, to correspond grammatically; to make correspond grammatically; to tune, to tune up; to award (a free kick, a penalty, a foul, etc.)
Verb
déclarer
to declare; to declare oneself (to be), to state (one's opinion) that, to come out in favour of/down against; to break out
Verb
toi
you (informal second-person singular personal pronoun, disjunctive); yourself (reflexive object pronoun of imperative verbs)
Pronoun
bien
well; indeed; so; a lot (of); very; really; much (more, less, better, etc.); Used to confirm or ask for confirmation
Adverb
papier
paper (A material used for writing or printing on, made from cellulose pulp rolled into thin sheets); paper (official documents); article, piece (in a newspaper); paperwork
Noun