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Reflexive Verbs
Common Reflexive Verbs including Idiomatic/non-reflexive meaning
Question | Answer |
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S’abonner à | To subscribe to |
S’adapter à | To adapt to |
S’adresser à | To talk to someone |
S’agenouiller | To get on one’s knees |
S’allonger | To lie down |
S’appeler Appeler | To be named To call |
S’approcher de qq’un | To get closer to someone |
S’appuyer sur/contre/à | To lean against |
S’asseoir | To sit down |
S’attendre à Attendre | To expect something To wait |
S’avancer | To get closer |
Se baigner | To bathe/swim |
Se baisser | To lower oneself |
Se balader | To take a stroll |
Se battre | To fight |
Se brosser (les cheveux./les dents) | To brush one’s teeth/hair |
Se brûler | To burn oneself |
Se cacher | To hide |
Se calmer | To calm down |
Se changer | To change outfit |
Se cogner (la tête) | To bang one’s head |
Se coincer | To get stuck |
Se casser (la jambe) | To break (one’s leg) |
Se coiffer (les cheveux) | To fix one’s hair |
Se coucher | To go to bed |
Se couper (le doigt) | To cut oneself on the finger |
Se décider à | To make the decision to |
Se défendre contre | To defend (against an attack) |
Se déguiser | To put on a costume |
Se demander | To wonder |
Se déplacer | To move (in space, from one place to another) to travel, to get around to move around |
Se déshabiller | To get undressed |
Se distraire | To amuse oneself |
Se divertir | To amuse oneself |
Se documenter | To get documentation |
Se doucher | To take a shower |
S’effondrer | To collapse |
S’en aller Aller | To leave/to go away To go |
S’endormir | To fall asleep |
S’énerver | To get angry |
S’ennuyer | To be bored |
S’entendre (bien/mal avec quelqu’un) Entendre | To get along (well/poorly with someone) To hear |
S’entraîner | To train |
S’enrhumer | To be getting a cold |
S’essuyer | To dry oneself |
S’étendre | To lie down/ to last a period of time |
S’évader | To escape |
S’évanouir | To faint |
S’excuser | To apologize |
S’exercer | To train |
S’expliquer | To explain oneself |
Se fâcher | To get angry |
Se fatiguer | To get tired |
Se fiancer | To get engaged |
Se fouler (la cheville) | To twist (one’s ankle) |
Se fracturer (le bras) | To break (one’s arm) |
Se frotter | To brush against |
Se garer | To park |
Se gratter | To scratch an itch |
Se goinfrer | To eat like a pig |
S’habiller | To get dressed |
S’habituer à | To get accustomed to |
S’impatienter | To get impatient |
S’inquiéter de | To be worried |
S’infecter | To get infected |
S’intéresser à | To be interested in |
Se lamenter | To lament |
Se laver (les mains/la figure) | To wash (one’s hands/face) |
Se lever | To get up |
Se limiter à | To limit oneself to |
Se marier (avec) | To get married with someone |
Se maquiller | To put on make-up |
Se Mettre à Mettre | To start doing something, to begin to To place, to put |
Se moquer (de) | To make fun of |
Se moucher | To blow one’s nose |
Se mouiller | To get wet |
Se multiplier | To multiply |
Se mutiner | To declare mutiny |
Se négliger | To neglect oneself |
Se nourrir | To feed oneself |
Se noyer | To drown |
S’occuper de | To take care of |
S’opposer à | To oppose |
S’organiser | To get organized |
Se passionner pour | To get passionate about |
Se pencher | To lean down |
Se peigner (les cheveux) | To comb one’s hair |
Se pendre | To hang oneself |
Se plaindre Plaindre | To complain To pity, begrudge |
Se pousser | To get out of the way |
Se précipiter | To hurry towards |
Se préparer | To get ready |
Se promener | To take a stroll |
Se protéger de | To protect oneself against |
Se qualifier | To get qualified |
Se raser (la barbe) | To shave |
Se rasseoir | To to go back on one’s seat |
Se réchauffer | To get warmer |
Se réfugier | To find asylum or protection somewhere |
Se regarder | To look at oneself |
Se régaler | To really appreciate something (usually food) |
Se réjouir de | To rejoice |
Se rendre compte (de) | To realize |
Se renseigner | To get info |
Se reposer | To rest |
Se retourner | To turn around/back |
Se réveiller | To wake up |
Se ronger (les ongles) | To bite one’s nails |
Se salir | To get dirty |
Se sauver | To escape |
Se sentir | To feel |
Se séparer | To separate from |
Se servir de Servir | To use, make use of To serve |
Se souvenir de | To remember |
Se suicider | To commit suicide |
Se taire | To be silent |
Se teindre (les cheveux) | To colour one’s hair |
Se tourner vers | To turn towards |
Se transformer | To transform |
Se tromper Tromper | To make a mistake, to be mistaken To deceive |
Se tuer | To kill oneself/to die (by accident) |
Se vanter | To brag |
Se venger de | To get revenge against |
Se vexer | To get one’s feeling hurt |
Se méfier de | To mistrust/to distrust |
S’impliquer | To involve |
Se rencontrer | To meet |
S’engueuler | To have a quarrel/argument |
S’entendre avec Entendre | To get along with To hear |
S’ennuyer | To be bored/to get annoyed/homesick |
Se ressemble | Look alike/look the same |
S’assembler | Assemble/come together/gather |
Se rendre à Rendre | To go to To give back |
Se trouver Trouver | To be located To find |
Se saisir (de) Saisir | To seize, to take up (an issue) To grab, take hold of |
Se réunir Reunir | To meet, get together To gather, collect |
Se passer Passer | To happen To pass, go by |
Se perdre Perdre | To get lost To lose |