Appendix F

Le Pronominal 'à sens idiomatique'

(Liste d'exemples)


Pronominaux à sens idiomatique (List of samples)

 

The following list (non-exhaustive) contains samples of the Verbes pronominaux à sens idiomatique (French verbs which change their normal meaning when used in the pronominal format). The "se" or "s'" represents the mirror pronoun.

The mirror pronouns are:

me / m' for je,

te / t' for tu,

se / s' for il, elle, or on,

nous for nous,

vous for vous, and

se / s' for ils or elles

 

Their English meanings are also shown:

 

Infinitif  

s'abandonner

to give in, to give way, to surrender

s'adapter

to become used to, to get used to

s’en aller

 to go away, to head off

s’amuser

to enjoy oneself, to have a good time

s’appeler

to be called, to be named

s’approprier

to appropriate

s’arrêter

to stop (oneself)

s’attendre (à)

to expect

se charger

to attend to, to deal with, to see to (something), to take care of

se coincer

to become or get caught, to get jammed, to get stuck

se demander

to wonder

se débrouiller

to figure out

se démêler

to figure out, to become unravelled

se dépêcher

to hurry

se diriger vers

to head toward

se douter

to suspect

s’éloigner

to move (oneself) away

s’endormir

to fall asleep

s'endurcir

to become hard, to become hardened, to toughen up

s’ennuyer

to be bored, to become bored, to get bored

s'entêter

to be stubborn, to dig one's heels in, to insist, to persist

s’entendre

to get along (with someone)

se fâcher

to become angry, to get angry

s’habituer à

to get used to

s'imaginer

to picture, to visualize

s'implanter

to be implanted, to establish oneself, to set (oneself) up

s’inquiéter

to worry

s’installer

to settle in

se plaire (à + infinitif)

to enjoy doing

se perdre

to get lost, to lose one’s way

se rattraper

to catch up, to make up for, to redeem oneself

se rendre (à)

to go to, to get to

se rendre compte

to realize

se reprendre

to correct oneself

se réunir

to meet, to get together

se rire

to make light of

se servir

to use, to make use of

se tromper

to be mistaken, to err, to make a mistake

se trouver

to be located