noun🔗ShareDescendance, progénitureOffspring."My neighbor's dog had a litter of seven gets. "Le chien de mon voisin a eu une portée de sept petits.familybiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLignée, ascendanceLineage."My family's royal get is quite old and prestigious. "La lignée royale de ma famille est assez ancienne et prestigieuse.familyhistoryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareArrêt, paradeA difficult return or block of a shot."The tennis player's difficult get at the net gave the opponent a chance to win the point. "L'arrêt difficile du joueur de tennis au filet a donné à l'adversaire une chance de gagner le point.sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAcquisition, gainSomething gained; an acquisition."My latest get is a new cookbook; I'm excited to try the recipes. "Mon dernier gain est un nouveau livre de cuisine ; je suis ravi d'essayer les recettes.assetbusinesseconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareObtenir, acquérir(ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire."My sister got a new bicycle for her birthday. "Ma sœur a obtenu un nouveau vélo pour son anniversaire.actionachievementbusinesseconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRecevoir, obtenirTo receive."He got a severe reprimand for that."Il a reçu une sévère réprimande pour cela.actionachievementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAvoir(in a perfect construction, with present-tense meaning) To have. See usage notes."My sister gets a new pair of shoes every year. "Ma sœur a une nouvelle paire de chaussures chaque année.grammarlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareObtenir, prendre, chercherTo fetch, bring, take."Can you get my bag from the living-room, please?"Pouvez-vous prendre mon sac dans le salon, s'il vous plaît ?actionfunctionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDevenir, se procurerTo become, or cause oneself to become."She got tired after working all day. "Elle est devenue fatiguée après avoir travaillé toute la journée.actionprocessbeingconditionstateessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareProvoquer, amenerTo cause to become; to bring about."The new teacher's methods got the students more interested in their lessons. "Les méthodes du nouveau professeur ont amené les élèves à s'intéresser davantage à leurs cours.actionprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAmener à faire, faire faireTo cause to do."The teacher got the students to clean their desks. "Le professeur a amené les élèves à nettoyer leurs bureaux.actionabilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareObtenir, recevoir, prendreTo cause to come or go or move."I got him to his room."Je l'ai emmené dans sa chambre.actionprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMettre, placerTo cause to be in a certain status or position."Get him here at once."Amenez-le ici immédiatement !positionactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAdopter, assumer, arriver à(with various prepositions, such as into, over, or behind; for specific idiomatic senses see individual entries get into, get over, etc.) To adopt, assume, arrive at, or progress towards (a certain position, location, state)."The student is trying to get into a better position in the class. "L'étudiant essaie d'adopter une meilleure position dans la classe.actionstateprocesspositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareParcourirTo cover (a certain distance) while travelling."to get a mile"parcourir un miledirectionwayessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCommencerTo begin (doing something or to do something)."After lunch we got chatting."Après le déjeuner, nous avons commencé à discuter.actionprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePrendreTo take or catch (a scheduled transportation service)."I normally get the 7:45 train."Je prends normalement le train de 7h45.vehicleserviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRépondre àTo respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc)."My mom got the phone call from the school. "Ma mère a répondu à l'appel téléphonique de l'école.communicationtechnologyelectronicsserviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Sharepouvoir(followed by infinitive) To be able, be permitted, or have the opportunity (to do something desirable or ironically implied to be desirable)."Great. I get to clean the toilets today."Génial. Je peux nettoyer les toilettes aujourd'hui.abilitypossibilityactionlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareComprendreTo understand. (compare get it)"I'm not sure I get what the teacher is saying about fractions. "Je ne suis pas sûr de comprendre ce que le professeur dit sur les fractions.languagecommunicationmindessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRecevoirTo be told; be the recipient of (a question, comparison, opinion, etc.).""You look just like Helen Mirren." / "I get that a lot.""« Vous ressemblez à Helen Mirren. » / « On me le dit souvent. »communicationlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÊtreTo be. Used to form the passive of verbs."He got bitten by a dog."Il a été mordu par un chien.grammarlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareContracter, attraperTo become ill with or catch (a disease)."I went on holiday and got malaria."Je suis parti en vacances et j'ai contracté le paludisme.diseasemedicineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDuper, attraperTo catch out, trick successfully."He keeps calling pretending to be my boss—it gets me every time."Il n'arrête pas d'appeler en se faisant passer pour mon patron – ça me dupe à chaque fois.actioncharactercommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDéconcerter, embarrasserTo perplex, stump."The math problem really got me; I couldn't figure it out. "Le problème de maths m'a vraiment déconcerté ; je n'arrivais pas à le comprendre.mindlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareObtenir, recevoirTo find as an answer."What did you get for question four?"Qu'avez-vous obtenu pour la question quatre ?outcomeachievementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareArrêter, appréhender, se vengerTo bring to reckoning; to catch (as a criminal); to effect retribution."The police got the thief who stole the school's valuable computer equipment. "La police a arrêté le voleur qui a volé le précieux matériel informatique de l'école.policelawactiongovernmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEntendre, saisirTo hear completely; catch."I couldn't get the teacher's instructions completely; she spoke too quickly. "Je n'ai pas pu saisir complètement les instructions du professeur ; elle parlait trop vite.soundcommunicationlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareObtenir, recevoirTo getter."I put the getter into the container to get the gases."J'ai mis le getter dans le conteneur pour obtenir les gaz.actionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEngendrer, procréerTo beget (of a father)."My grandfather got me interested in history when he told stories of his youth. "Mon grand-père m'a donné le goût de l'histoire en me racontant des histoires de sa jeunesse.familyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareApprendre, mémoriserTo learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out."My son is trying to get the multiplication tables. "Mon fils essaie d'apprendre les tables de multiplication.mindlanguageeducationachievementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe la jouer, faire son intéressantUsed with a personal pronoun to indicate that someone is being pretentious or grandiose."Get her with her new hairdo."Elle se la joue avec sa nouvelle coiffure.languagestylecommunicationwordcharacterattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePartir, s'en allerTo go, to leave; to scram."The teacher said, "Get out of the classroom now!" "Le professeur a dit : « Sortez de la classe maintenant ! »actionlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTuer, assassinerTo kill."They’re coming to get you, Barbara."Ils viennent pour te tuer, Barbara.actionwarinhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareObtenir, acquérir, gagnerTo make acquisitions; to gain; to profit."The farmer got a good profit from his harvest this year. "L'agriculteur a obtenu un bon profit de sa récolte cette année.businesseconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMesurerTo measure."Did you get her temperature?"Avez-vous pris sa température ?amountmathscienceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAbruti, idiotA git."That new student is a real git; he's always disrupting class. "Ce nouvel élève est un véritable abruti ; il perturbe toujours le cours.personcharacteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn acte de divorce juifA Jewish writ of divorce."The rabbi explained that the couple needed to obtain a get before they could legally divorce. "Le rabbin a expliqué que le couple devait obtenir un acte de divorce juif avant de pouvoir divorcer légalement.religionfamilyculturelawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
