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Verbs - E
French Infinitives Starting with E
Term | Definition |
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Ébranler | To shake; to weaken, compromise |
Écarteler | To tear apart, quarter |
Écarter | To move apart, spread open |
Échanger | To exchange |
Échapper | To escape |
Échouer | To fail |
Éclaircir | To lighten, brighten; to thin |
Éclairer | To light, shine; to clarify |
Éclater | To explode; to break out |
Éclore | To hatch, bloom, open out |
Éconduire | To dismiss, reject |
Écouler | To sell, to shift |
Écouter | To listen |
Écrire | To write |
Effacer | To erase |
Effectuer | To carry out, make happen |
Effrayer | To frighten |
Égarer | To mislay, misplace; to mislead |
Égayer | To entertain, amuse, cheer up |
Élargir | To widen, stretch |
Électrifier | To electrify |
Élever | To raise, breed, nurture |
Élider | To elide |
Élire | To elect |
Éloigner | To move away |
Embarquer | To embark, load; to steal |
Embarrasser | To embarrass |
Embrasser | To kiss, embrace |
Émigrer | To emigrate |
Emménager | To move (to) |
Emmener | To take |
Émoudre | To sharpen, hone, grind off |
Emparer (s') | To sieze, grab, take over |
Empêcher | To prevent, avert |
Employer | To employ |
Empreindre | To imprint |
Empresser (s') | To bustle around, hasten, hurry |
Emprunter | To borrow, loan |
Encadrer | To frame, flank, restrict |
Enclore | To enclose |
Encourager | To encourage |
Encourir | To incur |
Endormir | To fall asleep |
Enduire | To coat, smear, anoint, daub |
Énerver | To irritate, annoy; to overexcite |
Enfermer | To shut/lock in, imprison |
Enfoncer | To thrust/stick/drive in |
Enfreindre | To infringe |
Enfuir (s') | To run away, abscond, elope |
Engager | To bind |
Engloutir | To gobble, wolf down; to engulf |
Enjoindre | To enjoin |
Enlever | To remove, clear, abduct |
Ennuyer | To bore |
Énoncer | To express, state, word, enunciate, posit |
Enquérir ('s) | To inquire |
Enregistrer | To register |
Enrichir | To enrich |
Enseigner | To teach |
Ensuivre (s') | To ensue |
Entendre | To hear |
Enterrer | To bury |
Entourer | To surround; to rally around |
Entraîner | To drag; to lead; to cause |
Entreprendre | To undertake, attempt, launch, begin |
Entrer | To enter |
Entretenir | To look after, maintain, keep up |
Entrouvrir | To half-open |
Énumérer | To enumerate |
Envahir | To invade |
Envelopper | To envelop |
Envier | To envy |
Envoler | To take flight |
Envoyer | To send |
Épargner | To spare, save, set aside |
Épeler | To spell |
Épicer | To spice |
Épier | To spy on; to watch |
Épouser | To marry |
Éprouver | To test; to feel |
Épuiser | To exhaust, tire out |
Équivaloir | To equal |
Errer | To wander, roam |
Espérer | To hope |
Espionner | To spy on |
Esquisser | To sketch, outline |
Essayer | To try |
Essuyer | To wipe |
Estimer | To appraise, assess; to esteem |
Établir | To establish |
Étaler | To spread, strew |
Éteindre | To extinguish |
Étendre | To stretch |
Éternuer | To sneeze |
Étonner | To astonish |
Étouffer | To suffocate, smother |
Étourdir | To stun, daze |
Être | To be |
Étreindre | To embrace |
Étudier | To study |
Évaluer | To evaluate |
Evanouir (s') | To faint |
Éveiller | To arouse, awaken, kindle |
Éviter | To avoid |
Exagérer | To exaggerate |
Examiner | To examine |
Exciter | To arouse, excite,; to intensify |
Exclure | To exclude |
Excuser | To excuse |
Exécuter | To carry out, execute |
Exercer | To exercise (control), exert |
Exiger | To demand, require, claim |
Exister | To exist |
Expliquer | To explain |
Exploiter | To exploit; to farm; to run |
Exposer | To display, exhibit, show; to state |
Exprimer | To express |
Endommager | To damage |
Échoir | To come due |