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Verbs C
French Infinitives Starting with C
Term | Definition |
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Cacher | To hide |
Calculer | To calculate |
Captiver | To fascinate, captivate |
Caractériser | To characterize |
Caresser | To caress |
Casser | To break |
Causer | To cause, engender |
Céder | To give up |
Ceindre | To put on |
Célébrer | To celebrate |
Celer | To conceal (old fashioned use) |
Censurer | To censure |
Centraliser | To centralize |
Cerner | To encircle, surround |
Certifier | To certify |
Cesser | To cease |
Changer | To change |
Chanter | To sing |
Charger | To load |
Chasser | To hunt, chase |
Châtier | To refine, perfect; to chasten |
Chatouiller | To tickle, titillate |
Chauffer | To heat |
Chausser | To put shoes on; to fit |
Chercher | To look for |
Chérir | To cherish |
Chiffonner | To crumple; to bother |
Choisir | To choose |
Chômer | To be idle, unemployed |
Choquer | To shock, appall; to shake up |
Chuchoter | To whisper |
Chuter | To fall, drop; to fail |
Circoncire | To circumcise |
Circonscrire | To contain |
Circonvenir | To circumvent |
Circuler | To circulate |
Ciseler | To chisel, carve |
Citer | To quote, cite |
Claquer | To bang, ring out |
Clarifier | To clarify |
Classer | To file, classify; to grade |
Cligner | To blink |
Clignoter | To twinkle, flash, flicker |
Clocher | To be defective |
Cloîtrer | To shut away, cloister |
Clore | To close |
Clouer | To nail, tack |
Cocher | To check off, tick; to notch |
Coiffer | To do someone's hair |
Coincer | To wedge; to catch |
Collaborer | To collaborate |
Coller | To glue, stick, paste |
Combattre | To combat |
Combiner | To combine |
Combler | To fill in; to fulfill, make up |
Commander | To order |
Commenter | To comment |
Commettre | To commit |
Communiquer | To communicate |
Comparaître | To appear in court |
Comparer | To compare |
Compléter | To complete |
Complimenter | To compliment, congratulate |
Compliquer | To complicate |
Comporter | To consist of, comprise, include |
Composer | To form; to compose |
Comprendre | To understand |
Compromettre | To compromise |
Compter | To count, intend |
Concéder | To concede |
Concentrer | To concentrate |
Concevoir | To conceive |
Conclure | To conclude |
Condamner | To condemn |
Conduire | To drive |
Confier | To confide |
Confire | To preserve |
Confondre | To confuse |
Congeler | To freeze |
Conjuguer | To conjugate |
Connaître | To know |
Conquérir | To conquer |
Consacrer | To devote; to establish |
Conseiller | To recommend |
Consentir | To consent |
Conserver | To conserve |
Considérer | To consider |
Consister | To consist |
Consoler | To console, soothe |
Constater | To notice |
Construire | To construct |
Consulter | To consult |
Contenir | To contain |
Contenter | To satisfy, please |
Conter | To recount |
Continuer | To continue |
Contraindre | To compel |
Contredire | To contradict |
Contrevenir | To contravene |
Contribuer | To contribute |
Contrôler | To control |
Convaincre | To convince |
Convenir | To convene |
Convertir | To convert |
Coopérer | To cooperate |
Coordonner | To coordinate |
Copier | To copy |
Correspondre | To correspond |
Corriger | To correct |
Corrompre | To corrupt |
Corseter | Corset; to constrain, constrict |
Coucher | To put to bed |
Coudre | To sew |
Couler | To flow, run |
Couper | To cut |
Courber | To bend, bow |
Courir | To run |
Couronner | To crown, award |
Coûter | To cost |
Couvrir | To cover |
Cracher | To spit |
Craindre | To fear |
Craquer | To creak, crack |
Créditer | To credit |
Créer | To create |
Creuser | To hollow, dig |
Crever | To burst; to wear out |
Crier | To shout |
Crisper | To tense; to get on someone's nerves |
Critiquer | To criticize |
Crocheter | To crochet |
Croire | To believe |
Croiser | To fold; to cross, pass |
Croitre | To grow |
Croquer | To bite into, crunch; to squander |
Cueillir | To gather |
Cuire | To cook |
Cuisiner | To cook |
Cultiver | To cultivate |
Cumuler | To do two things at once |
Commencer | To begin |