🌊 Japanese Verbs XXVI Vocabulary Verbes XXVI

10 essential French words for the Verbs XXVI scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.

glisser /glise/ A2
to slide, to slip
Les enfants adorent glisser sur la neige en hiver.The children love to slide on the snow in winter.
rouler /ʁule/ A2
to roll, to drive
Nous allons rouler pendant des heures pour rejoindre la côte.We are going to drive for hours to reach the coast.
flotter /flote/ B1
to float
Le bois est assez léger pour flotter à la surface de l'eau.Wood is light enough to float on the surface of the water.
couler /kule/ A2
to flow, to sink
On peut voir la rivière couler doucement entre les arbres.You can see the river flow gently between the trees.
jaillir /ʒajiʁ/ B2
to gush, to spurt
On voit l'eau jaillir de la fontaine au milieu de la place.You can see the water gush from the fountain in the middle of the square.
déborder /debɔʁde/ B1
to overflow
Après la forte pluie, la rivière commence à déborder sur les champs.After the heavy rain, the river starts to overflow onto the fields.
écrouler /ekʁule/ B1
to collapse (pronominal: s'écrouler)
Le vieux mur menace de s'écrouler à chaque tempête.The old wall threatens to collapse with every storm.
trembler /tʁɑ̃ble/ B1
to tremble, to shake
Le froid la fait trembler sous sa fine veste.The cold makes her tremble under her thin jacket.
vibrer /vibʁe/ B1
to vibrate
On sent le téléphone vibrer au fond de la poche.You can feel the phone vibrate deep in your pocket.
osciller /ɔsile/ C1
to oscillate, to sway
On regarde le pendule de l'horloge osciller sans jamais s'arrêter.We watch the clock's pendulum sway without ever stopping.

FAQ

How many French verbs xxvi words are in this list?

10 words, including A2: 3, B1: 5, B2: 1, C1: 1. Every word has playable native audio and example sentences.

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