French vocabulary

French vocabulary: everyday actions

Common French words for everyday actions, the most frequent first. Each word has its English meaning and a real line from the Lexayo story, so you see it in use.

• faire verb to do, to make

  irregular: fais, fait, faisons, font

  Ça fait trois euros.

  That makes three euros.

• aller verb to go

  irregular: vais, vas, va, allons, vont

  Nuria va au marché le samedi.

  Nuria goes to the market on Saturdays.

• voir verb to see

  irregular: vois, voit, voyons; vu

  Je vois Tomás au marché.

  I can see Tomás at the market.

• prendre verb to take; to have (food, drink)

  irregular: prends, prenons, prennent; pris

  Tu prends la carte ?

  Do you take cards?

• venir verb to come

  irregular: viens, vient, venons, viennent

  Je viens d'Espagne. De Galice.

  I'm from Spain. From Galicia.

• trouver verb to find; to think

  Javi, tu sais où tout se trouve !

  Javi, you know where everything is!

• arriver verb to arrive; to happen

  J'arrive à neuf heures.

  I arrive at nine.

• mettre verb to put; to put on (clothes)

  irregular: mets, met; mis

  Voyons... Voilà le problème ! Quelqu'un a mis un biscuit dedans.

  Let me see... There's the problem! Someone put a biscuit inside.

• attendre verb to wait (for)

  J'attends Javi. Il a mon billet.

  I'm waiting for Javi. He's got my ticket.

• donner verb to give

  C'est vrai. Elena lui a donné la recette. Il y a vingt ans.

  It's true. Elena gave him the recipe. Twenty years ago.

• laisser verb to leave; to let

  Elle n'est pas là ? Pourrais-je laisser un message ?

  She isn't in? Could I leave a message?

• regarder verb to look (at), to watch

  Regarde, Nuria. C'est Tomás, du marché.

  Look, Nuria. It's Tomás, from the market.

• passer verb to pass; to spend (time); to drop by

  se passer = to happen

  Ça va très bien se passer. Moi, j'ai fait douze entretiens l'année dernière.

  This year I'll spend Christmas in my village.

• arrêter verb to stop; to arrest

  D'accord, cette fois je vais vraiment arrêter de le faire.

  OK, this time I'm really going to stop doing it.

• partir verb to leave, to go away

  irregular: pars, part, partons; parti

  Je dois partir. Je dois travailler.

  I have to go. I have to work.

• essayer verb to try; to try on

  Je peux l'essayer ?

  Can I try it on?

• tenir verb to hold; to keep

  tiens ! = here you are!

  Nuria, tiens mon sac, s'il te plaît.

  Nuria, hold my bag, please.

• devenir verb to become

  like venir; devenu

  Nuria veut devenir illustratrice.

  Nuria wants to become an illustrator.

• chercher verb to look for; to fetch

  Salut, Nuria. Qu'est-ce que tu cherches ?

  Hi, Nuria. What are you looking for?

• perdre verb to lose

  se perdre = to get lost

  Le premier jour, j'ai perdu mes clés.

  On the first day, I lost my keys.

• commencer verb to start, to begin

  Horrible. Lundi a mal commencé.

  Terrible. Monday started badly.

• sortir verb to go out; to take out

  Madame Elena va sortir ?

  Madame Elena is going out?

• rester verb to stay, to remain

  Heureusement. Avec la tempête, mieux vaut rester chez soi.

  Thank goodness. In a storm, it's better to stay at home.

• rendre verb to give back, to return; to make

  rendre visite à = to visit (a person)

  Bon, vous me rendez les clés?

  Right, can you give me back the keys?

• le coup noun blow, knock, hit

  tout à coup = suddenly

  Tout à coup, j'ai entendu un bruit dans l'escalier.

  Suddenly, I heard a noise on the stairs.

• utiliser verb to use

  Mais je sais utiliser mon portable. Très bien!

  But I know how to use my phone. Very well!

• aider verb to help

  Bonjour! Bienvenue. Je peux t'aider?

  Hi! Welcome. How can I help you?

• revenir verb to come back

  like venir

  Je reviens à deux heures du matin.

  So take an umbrella. And come back soon.

• montrer verb to show

  Viens, je te montre le bureau.

  Come, I'll show you the office.

• vivre verb to live

  irregular: vis, vit, vivons; vécu

  Ils vivent en Colombie. À Medellín.

  They live in Colombia. In Medellín.

• retrouver verb to find (again); to meet up with

  Mes clés ont disparu. Je ne les retrouve toujours pas.

  My keys have disappeared. I still can't find them.

• changer verb to change

  Ce sont des photocopies de mon idée. Elle a changé le nom.

  The photocopies are of my idea. She changed the name.

• l'aide noun help

  Au secours ! J'ai besoin d'aide !

  Help! I need help!

• rentrer verb to go home, to come back; to go in

  Oui, nous rentrons très fatigués.

  Yes, we get home really tired.

• agir verb to act

  il s'agit de = it's about

  Il faut agir vite !

  We have to act fast!

• recevoir verb to receive, to get

  irregular: reçois, reçoit; reçu

  Et Diego ? Qu'est-ce qu'il a reçu ?

  And Diego? What did he get?

• porter verb to carry; to wear

  Et tu pourras porter ma valise aussi ?

  And will you be able to carry my suitcase too?

• tomber verb to fall

  Oh ! Le café m'est tombé des mains.

  Oh! The coffee fell out of my hands.

• permettre verb to allow, to let

  like mettre; permis

  Monsieur Ramón ne permet pas les chats.

  Monsieur Ramón doesn't allow cats.

• finir verb to finish, to end

  Minuit. La fête est finie. Nuria raccompagne Elena.

  Midnight. The party is over. Nuria walks Elena home.

• occuper verb to occupy; (s'occuper de) to look after

  occupé = busy

  Bien sûr, chérie. Qui s'occupera de vous, sinon ?

  Of course, dear. Who’ll look after you otherwise?

• suivre verb to follow

  irregular: suis, suit, suivons; suivi

  Suivez-moi, s'il vous plaît.

  Follow me, please.

• tirer verb to pull; to shoot

  Tirez la porte, s'il vous plaît.

  Pull the door, please.

• toucher verb to touch

  Aucune idée. Je n'ai pas touché l'ordinateur. Juste la photocopieuse !

  I don't know. I didn't touch the computer. Only the photocopier!

• garder verb to keep; to look after

  la garde = guard; pharmacie de garde = duty chemist

  Tiens. Et garde la monnaie.

  Here you are. And keep the change.

• choisir verb to choose

  Alors ? Quel costume tu choisis ?

  Well? Which suit are you choosing?

• marcher verb to walk; to work (function)

  ça marche = it works; OK; la marche = step, walk

  Je marche cinq kilomètres par jour !

  I walk five kilometres a day!

• entrer verb to come in, to go in, to enter

  Quelqu'un est entré dans l'immeuble.

  Someone has come into the building.

• continuer verb to continue, to carry on

  Et toi, tu continues à marcher sans t'arrêter ?

  And you keep walking without stopping?

• créer verb to create

  En attendant, je vais créer ton adresse mail.

  Meanwhile, I'm going to create your email address.

• battre verb to beat; to hit

  se battre = to fight

  Mon cœur bat très vite.

  My heart is beating very fast.

• obtenir verb to get, to obtain

  like tenir; obtenu

  Je viens d'obtenir un entretien, Madame Elena !

  I have just got an interview, Madame Elena!

• ouvrir verb to open

  irregular: ouvre; ouvert

  Je ne peux pas ouvrir la boîte.

  I can't open the box.

• accepter verb to accept

  D'accord. J'accepte. Mais c'est toi qui paies.

  OK. I accept. But you're paying.

• retourner verb to go back, to return; to turn over

  S'il fait beau demain, on retournera sur l'île.

  If it's sunny tomorrow, we'll go back to the island.

• tourner verb to turn; to film

  Au bout de la rue, tournez à gauche.

  At the end of the street, turn left.

• quitter verb to leave (a place, a person)

  needs an object: quitter la maison

  Nuria quitte le bureau à six heures.

  Nuria leaves the office at six.

• sauver verb to save, to rescue

  Merci, Javi ! Tu m'as sauvé la vie !

  Thanks, Javi! You saved my life!

• réaliser verb to carry out; to realise; to direct

  Et qu'est-ce qu'il a réalisé d'autre ?

  And what else has he directed?

• terminer verb to finish, to end

  Je termine à sept heures.

  I finish at seven.

• préparer verb to prepare, to get ready

  Calme-toi. On va tout préparer.

  Relax. We're going to get everything ready.

• revoir verb to see again; to go over

  au revoir = goodbye

  Je suis contente de te revoir, Javi !

  I'm happy to see you again, Javi!

• apporter verb to bring

  for things; people: amener

  Nuria ! Je t'ai apporté des churros.

  Nuria! I have brought you churros.

• poser verb to put (down); to ask (a question)

  poser une question = to ask a question

  Et les langues ? Ils t'ont posé la question ?

  And languages? Did they ask you that question?

• réussir verb to succeed; to pass (a test)

  Vraiment ? J'ai réussi l'entretien ?

  Really? Have I passed the interview?

• protéger verb to protect

  Mets ton pull, il te protège du froid.

  Put your jumper on, it protects you from the cold.

• refuser verb to refuse

  Madame Elena ne refuse jamais un churro.

  Madame Elena never says no to a churro.

• remettre verb to put back; to hand over; to put off

  Remets le lait dans le frigo, s'il te plaît.

  Put the milk back in the fridge, please.

• reprendre verb to take back; to resume; to have more

  Et jusqu'à ce qu'elle arrive... je reprends une part ?

  And until she gets here... shall I have another slice?

• offrir verb to give (as a gift); to offer

  irregular: j'offre, offert

  Presque. Pour ma mère... je vais lui offrir un pull.

  Almost. For my mum... I'm going to give her a jumper.

• voler verb to steal; to fly

  Oui. Et il y a trois jours, la patronne a volé mon idée.

  I've been robbed! A crate of mangoes has disappeared.

• empêcher verb to prevent, to stop

  Même si vous vous réconciliez, le bruit empêche de dormir.

  Even if you make up, the noise stops people sleeping.

• éviter verb to avoid

  Nuria évite Monsieur Ramón dans l'escalier.

  Nuria avoids Monsieur Ramón on the stairs.

• cacher verb to hide

  Javi cache le cadeau sous le lit.

  Javi hides the present under the bed.

• mener verb to lead; to take

  Nuria, je mène l'enquête. Hier soir, qu'étais-tu en train de faire ?

  Nuria, I'm leading the investigation. What were you doing last night?

• amener verb to bring (someone)

  for people; things: apporter

  À neuf heures du soir. Tomás l'amène à neuf heures et demie.

  At nine at night. Tomás brings her at half past nine.

• monter verb to go up; to take up; to get in

  Alors vous montez la valise. C'est bon pour les bras.

  Then you carry the suitcase up. It is good for your arms.

• détruire verb to destroy

  Le chien a détruit le coussin de Nuria.

  The dog destroyed Nuria's cushion.

• abandonner verb to give up; to abandon

  Nuria n'abandonne jamais.

  Nuria never gives up.

• atteindre verb to reach

  Madame Elena ne peut pas atteindre l'étagère.

  Madame Elena can't reach the shelf.

• vérifier verb to check, to verify

  Nuria vérifie ses e-mails le matin.

  Nuria checks her emails in the morning.

• rejoindre verb to join; to meet (up with)

  Je te rejoins au café dans dix minutes.

  I'll meet you at the café in ten minutes.

• enlever verb to take off, to remove

  Enlève tes chaussures, s'il te plaît.

  Take your shoes off, please.

• lancer verb to throw; to launch

  Javi lance la balle au chien.

  Javi throws the ball to the dog.

• ramener verb to bring back; to take back

  Javi ramène Nuria chez elle en voiture.

  Javi drives Nuria back home.

• prêter verb to lend

  prêt(e) (adj) = ready

  Ouh là, quelle classe. Vous le lui prêtez ?

  Ooh, how classy. Are you lending it to him?

• disparaître verb to disappear

  Madame Elena, ma plante a disparu.

  Madame Elena, my plant has disappeared.

• construire verb to build

  Monsieur Ramón ne veut pas construire d'ascenseur.

  Monsieur Ramón doesn't want to build a lift.

• jeter verb to throw; to throw away

  je jette, nous jetons

  Ne jette pas le pain, Javi !

  Don't throw the bread away, Javi!

• appartenir verb to belong

  + à: appartenir à quelqu'un

  Ce vélo appartient à Javi.

  This bike belongs to Javi.

• obliger verb to force, to oblige

  être obligé de = to have to

  Personne ne t'oblige à venir, Javi.

  Nobody's forcing you to come, Javi.

• tenter verb to try, to attempt; to tempt

  tenter de + inf. = to try to

  Tomás tente de vendre ses dernières mangues.

  Tomás is trying to sell his last mangoes.

• descendre verb to go down, to come down; to get off

  D'accord, d'accord. Je descends.

  OK, OK. I'm coming down.

• récupérer verb to get back, to recover; to pick up

  C'est fait ! J'ai tout récupéré !

  Done! I got it all back!

• ajouter verb to add

  Oui. Et ajoute du sel, s'il te plaît.

  Yes. And add salt, please.

• réveiller verb to wake (up)

  se réveiller = to wake up

  Moi, j'étais réveillée. Je regardais par la fenêtre.

  I didn't wake up! The alarm didn't go off!

• accompagner verb to go with, to accompany

  Je sais. Je t'accompagne ?

  I know. Shall I come with you?

• attaquer verb to attack

  Ne t'inquiète pas, ce chien n'attaque pas.

  Don't worry, this dog doesn't attack.

• emmener verb to take (someone somewhere)

  for people; things: emporter

  Et on l'a emmenée aux urgences. Il était onze heures.

  And we took her to casualty. It was eleven o’clock.

• pousser verb to push; to grow

  Pousse la porte, elle est lourde.

  Push the door, it's heavy.

• poursuivre verb to continue; to pursue

  Après le café, Carmen poursuit la réunion.

  After the coffee, Carmen carries on with the meeting.

• charger verb to load; to charge (battery)

  se charger de = to take care of

  Nuria charge son portable au bureau.

  Nuria charges her phone at the office.

• fonctionner verb to work, function

  La climatisation ne fonctionne pas, chérie.

  The air conditioning isn't working, dear.

• indiquer verb to show, indicate; to point out

  Tomás indique le chemin à Nuria.

  Tomás shows Nuria the way.

• remplacer verb to replace; to stand in for

  Aujourd'hui, Lucas remplace Carmen.

  Today Lucas is standing in for Carmen.

• participer verb to take part, participate

  participer à

  Nuria participe à la réunion.

  Nuria takes part in the meeting.

• l'échange noun exchange

  C'est un échange : je cuisine, tu fais la vaisselle.

  It's a swap: I cook, you do the washing-up.

• remonter verb to go back up; to come back up

  Nuria remonte les quatre étages à pied.

  Nuria walks back up the four floors.

• partager verb to share

  Nuria partage ses churros avec Madame Elena.

  Nuria shares her churros with Madame Elena.

• placer verb to place, put; to seat

  Rocío place les gâteaux dans la vitrine.

  Rocío puts the cakes in the window.

• bouger verb to move

  Ne bouge pas, je prends une photo !

  Don't move, I'm taking a photo!

• couvrir verb to cover

  irregular: couvert

  La neige couvre les montagnes.

  Snow covers the mountains.

• apparaître verb to appear

  Nous étions en train d'attendre dans l'escalier quand vous êtes apparu.

  We were waiting on the stairs when you appeared.

• traiter verb to treat; to deal with

  le traité = treaty

  Madame Elena traite Nuria comme sa petite-fille.

  Madame Elena treats Nuria like her granddaughter.

• couper verb to cut; to cut off

  Et qui coupait le poulpe ?

  And who used to cut the octopus?

• entraîner verb to train; to lead to, cause

  s'entraîner = to practise, train

  Nuria, on va s'entraîner pour l'entretien.

  Nuria, let's practise for the interview.

• avancer verb to move forward; to make progress

  Le projet de Nuria avance bien.

  Nuria's project is coming along well.

• transformer verb to transform, turn into

• libérer verb to free, release; to vacate

  On doit libérer la chambre à midi.

  We have to vacate the room at midday.

• fermer verb to close, shut; to lock

  fermer à clé = to lock

  Ferme la fenêtre, il fait froid !

  Close the window, it's cold!

• échapper verb to escape; s'échapper = to get away

  échapper à = to escape from

  Le chien s'échappe dans la rue.

  The dog escapes into the street.

• réunir verb to gather; se réunir = to meet

  Madame Elena réunit tous les voisins sur la terrasse.

  Madame Elena gathers all the neighbours on the terrace.

• marquer verb to mark; to score; to write down

  Javi marque un but !

  Javi scores a goal!

• contenir verb to contain, hold

  conjugated like tenir

  Ce gâteau contient des noisettes.

  This cake contains hazelnuts.

• courir verb to run

  irregular: je cours, couru

  Je sais. Je t'ai vue courir.

  I know. I saw you running.

• organiser verb to organise

  Samedi, c'est l'anniversaire de Madame Elena. On organise une fête surprise.

  Saturday is Madame Elena's birthday. We're throwing a surprise party.

• accorder verb to grant, give; to tune

  s'accorder = to agree

  Monsieur Ramón accorde une semaine de plus à Nuria.

  Monsieur Ramón gives Nuria one more week.

• séparer verb to separate; se séparer = to split up

  Le mur sépare la cuisine du salon.

  The wall separates the kitchen from the living room.

• dégager verb to clear; to free; to give off

  dégage ! = get lost! (rude)

  Le ciel se dégage cet après-midi.

  The sky is clearing this afternoon.

• contrôler verb to check; to control

  Dans le train, on contrôle les billets.

  On the train, they check the tickets.

• rapporter verb to bring back; to report; to earn

  T'inquiète, j'ai rapporté les mêmes sandwichs.

  Don't worry, I've brought the same sandwiches again.

• lever verb to raise, lift; se lever = to get up

  je me lève, nous nous levons

  Et tu te lèves tard ?

  And do you get up late?

• déposer verb to drop off, to put down; to lodge

  Monsieur Ramón, je veux déposer une réclamation.

  Monsieur Ramón, I want to make a complaint.

• viser verb to aim (at)

  Cette année, Javi vise un meilleur travail.

  This year Javi is aiming for a better job.

• surveiller verb to watch, to keep an eye on

  Tous ? Tu ne les surveillais pas ?

  All of them? Weren't you keeping an eye on them?

• provoquer verb to cause; to provoke

  La pluie provoque des retards dans le métro.

  The rain is causing delays on the metro.

• subir verb to suffer, to undergo

  Nuria subit le bruit des voisins tous les soirs.

  Every evening Nuria has to put up with the neighbours' noise.

• exploser verb to explode

  Une bouteille de soda a explosé dans le frigo.

  A bottle of fizzy drink exploded in the fridge.

• accueillir verb to welcome; to host

  Madame Elena accueille Nuria avec des churros.

  Madame Elena welcomes Nuria with churros.

• fuir verb to flee, to run away; to leak

  Monsieur Ramón fuit quand Elena arrive.

  Monsieur Ramón runs away when Elena arrives.

• survivre verb to survive

  irregular: survécu

  On a survécu à tout, donc il faut fêter ça !

  We have survived everything, so we have to celebrate!

• frapper verb to hit; to knock

  Quelqu'un frappe à la porte de Nuria.

  Someone is knocking at Nuria's door.

• causer verb to cause; to chat (informal)

  La tempête a causé beaucoup de problèmes.

  The storm caused a lot of problems.

• refaire verb to redo, to do again

  Bon, bon. On refait la scène !

  OK, OK. Let's do the scene again!

• arranger verb to arrange, to sort out; to suit

  Demain à dix heures, ça t'arrange ?

  Does tomorrow at ten suit you?

• régler verb to settle, to sort out; to pay

  Monsieur Ramón doit régler le problème du chauffage.

  Monsieur Ramón has to sort out the heating problem.

• maintenir verb to maintain, to keep

  Monsieur Ramón doit maintenir l'immeuble en bon état.

  Monsieur Ramón has to keep the building in good condition.

• brûler verb to burn

  Je me suis brûlée ! Regarde mon dos.

  I've got sunburnt! Look at my back.

• améliorer verb to improve

  Lucas veut améliorer ses dessins.

  Lucas wants to improve his drawings.

• cesser verb to stop, to cease

  Il n'a pas cessé de pleuvoir depuis lundi.

  It hasn't stopped raining since Monday.

• renvoyer verb to send back; to dismiss, to fire

  Je dois renvoyer cette robe au magasin.

  I have to send this dress back to the shop.

• livrer verb to deliver

  On livre le canapé demain matin.

  They're delivering the sofa tomorrow morning.

• appuyer verb to press; to lean; to support

  Appuie sur le bouton vert pour commencer.

  Press the green button to start.

• réduire verb to reduce, to cut

  Madame Elena doit réduire le sucre.

  Madame Elena has to cut down on sugar.

• sauter verb to jump

  Le chat saute sur la table.

  The cat jumps onto the table.

• attraper verb to catch

  Ma fille a attrapé un rhume. À cause de votre eau froide.

  My daughter caught a cold. Because of your cold water.

• casser verb to break

  La première se casse toujours. C'est la tradition.

  The first one always breaks. It is tradition.

• recommencer verb to start again

  Merci à toi. Il faut recommencer.

  Thank you. We have to do it again.

• souffler verb to blow

  Madame Elena souffle les bougies de son gâteau.

  Madame Elena blows out the candles on her cake.

• tester verb to test, to try out

  Lucas teste la nouvelle appli de Pixel.

  Lucas is testing Pixel's new app.

• assister verb to attend; to assist

  assister à = to attend

  Nuria assiste à une réunion importante.

  Nuria is attending an important meeting.

• déplacer verb to move

  se déplacer = to get around

  Et il ne déplace pas une caisse entière.

  And it doesn't move a whole crate.

• remplir verb to fill; to fill in

  Nuria remplit le formulaire de la banque.

  Nuria fills in the bank form.

• éliminer verb to eliminate, to get rid of

  Le médecin dit d'éliminer le sucre.

  The doctor says to cut out sugar.

• s'asseoir verb to sit down

  je m'assieds / je m'assois

  Moi, je ne m'assois pas dans la poussière.

  I'm not sitting down in the dust.

• réagir verb to react

  Comment ta mère va réagir ?

  How is your mother going to react?

• réparer verb to repair, fix

  J'étais en train de réparer les ordinateurs.

  I was fixing the computers.

• intervenir verb to intervene, step in

  Monsieur Ramón doit intervenir dans la dispute.

  Monsieur Ramón has to step into the argument.

• entourer verb to surround

  Le village est entouré de montagnes.

  The village is surrounded by mountains.

• emporter verb to take (away)

  à emporter = takeaway

  Bon, bon. J'emporte le dernier carton.

  OK, OK. I'm taking the last box now.

• effectuer verb to carry out, make

  Nuria effectue le paiement en ligne.

  Nuria makes the payment online.

• comporter verb to include, comprise; (se ~) to behave

  Le menu comporte trois plats.

  The menu includes three courses.

• reculer verb to move back, back up

  Recule un peu, je ne vois rien !

  Move back a bit, I can't see anything!

• modifier verb to change, modify

  Carmen doit modifier le logo ce matin.

  Carmen has to change the logo this morning.

• forcer verb to force

  Ne force pas la porte, elle est fragile.

  Don't force the door, it's fragile.

• appliquer verb to apply

  Il faut appliquer la crème le soir.

  You have to apply the cream in the evening.

• provenir verb to come from

  + de

  Ces oranges proviennent de Valence.

  These oranges come from Valencia.

• attacher verb to tie, fasten

  Attachez votre ceinture, s'il vous plaît.

  Fasten your seat belt, please.

• arracher verb to pull out, tear off

  Madame Elena arrache les mauvaises herbes.

  Madame Elena pulls up the weeds.

• rassembler verb to gather, collect

  Monsieur Ramón rassemble tous les voisins.

  Monsieur Ramón gathers all the neighbours.

• fixer verb to fix (on), attach; to set; to stare at

  On fixe une date pour la fête ?

  Shall we set a date for the party?

• résister verb to resist

  + à

  Madame Elena ne résiste pas aux churros.

  Madame Elena can't resist churros.

• lâcher verb to let go (of), drop

  Ne lâche pas le carton, il est lourd !

  Don't let go of the box, it's heavy!

• parvenir verb to reach; ~ à = to manage to

  Je ne parviens pas à ouvrir la porte.

  I can't manage to open the door.

• faillir verb to almost (do), nearly

  j'ai failli + infinitive = I nearly...

  Et j'ai failli tomber sur les rochers.

  And I almost fell on the rocks.

• affronter verb to face, confront

  Nuria doit affronter Monsieur Ramón.

  Nuria has to face Monsieur Ramón.

• éloigner verb to move away; (s'~) to go away

  Ne t'éloigne pas, Nuria, on part bientôt.

  Don't go far, Nuria, we're leaving soon.

• saisir verb to grab, seize; to grasp

  Il faut saisir cette chance !

  You have to seize this chance!

• disposer verb to have (available); to arrange

  disposer de = to have

  L'appartement dispose de deux chambres.

  The flat has two bedrooms.

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