Appendix E

Le Pronominal 'essentiel'

(Liste d'exemples)


Pronominaux essentiels (List of samples)

 

The following list (non-exhaustive) contains samples of the Verbes essentiellement pronominaux (French verbs which exist only 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’absenter

to be absent

s’abstenir

to abstain

s’accouder

to lean

s’accroupir

to crouch

s’acheminer

to make one's way toward

s’affairer

to busy oneself

s’agenouiller

to kneel down

s’arroger

to arrogate to oneself

s’autodétruire

to destroy oneself

s’autofinancer

to finance oneself, to fund oneself

s’autoguider

to be self-guided

s’autoproclamer

to proclaim oneself

se désendetter

to get out of debt

se désister

to desist

s’ébattre

to frolic, to play about

s’écrier

to exclaim, to cry out

s’écrouler

to collapse

s’efforcer

to endeavour, to strive, to try hard

s’élancer

to launch oneself, to soar

s’emparer

to capture, to grab, to seize

s’empresser

to be in a hurry, to hasten, to hurry

s’enfuir

to flee

s’entraccorder

to get along well

s’entraccuser

to accuse one another

s’entradmirer

to admire one another

s’entraider

to assist one another, to help one another

s’envoler

to fly away, to fly out, to take off in flight

s’évader

to escape, to get away

s’évanouir

to faint, to pass out

s’exclamer

to cry out, to exclaim

se fier

to depend on, to rely on, to trust in

se gargariser

to gargle

s’infiltrer

to infiltrate

s’insurger

to rebel against, to stand against

se moquer

to make fun of, to mock, to poke fun at, to scoff

se mutiner

to commit mutiny, to mutiny, to revolt

se méfier

to distrust, to mistrust, to be wary of

s’obstiner

to be stubborn, to persist, to persevere

s’opiniâtrer

to persist, to be unrelenting

se prosterner

to bow down, to bow low, to prostrate oneself

se ratatiner

to shrivel, to become wrinkled or shrivelled

se raviser

to change one's mind

se rebeller

to rebel, to resist, to act out

se recroqueviller

to cower, to curl up, to shrink back, to shrivel up

se repentir

to regret, to repent

se ressouvenir

to recall again, to remember again

se revancher

to get revenge, to take revenge

se réfugier

to hide, to seek refuge, to take refuge

se soucier

to care, to worry

se souvenir

to recall, to remember

se suicider

to commit suicide