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 |