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A reflexive pronominal verb expresses an action that the subject does on himself:
A reflexive pronominal verb expresses an action that the subject does on himself:
*Tu te laves.
*Tu te laves.
<blockquote>You wash yourself.</blockquote>
You wash yourself.
 


==What are [[Language/French/Grammar/Pronominal-Verbs|pronominal verbs]] without a [[Language/French/Grammar/Reflexive-and-reciprocal-verbs|reflexive]] interpretation ?==
==What are [[Language/French/Grammar/Pronominal-Verbs|pronominal verbs]] without a [[Language/French/Grammar/Reflexive-and-reciprocal-verbs|reflexive]] interpretation ?==
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* s'évanouir,  
* s'évanouir,  
* se taire...
* se taire...


*Tu t'abstiendras de faire un commentaire
*Tu t'abstiendras de faire un commentaire
<blockquote>You will refrain from making a comment</blockquote>
You will refrain from making a comment
*Tu t'es toujours douté qu'elle n'était pas fiable
*Tu t'es toujours douté qu'elle n'était pas fiable
<blockquote>You always guessed he would let her down</blockquote>
You always guessed he would let her down
*Ils restent encore ce matin mais ils partent cet après-midi
*Ils restent encore ce matin mais ils partent cet après-midi
<blockquote>They are still staying this morning but they are leaving this afternoon</blockquote>
They are still staying this morning but they are leaving this afternoon
*A la vue de l'accident, elle s'est évanouie
*A la vue de l'accident, elle s'est évanouie
<blockquote>At the sight of the accident, she passed out</blockquote>
At the sight of the accident, she passed out
*Elle s'est toujours repentie de ces fautes
*Elle s'est toujours repentie de ces fautes
<blockquote>She always repented of these faults</blockquote>
She always repented of these faults
*Il s'est tu pour protéger sa petite amie
*Il s'est tu pour protéger sa petite amie
<blockquote>He kept quiet to protect his girlfriend</blockquote>
He kept quiet to protect his girlfriend
 
==Common pronominal without a reflexive interpretation ==
==Common pronominal without a reflexive interpretation ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!Translation
!Translation
|-
|-
|s'accouder au comptoir
|s'abstenir de tout  commentaire
|lean on the counter
|to  refrain from making any comment
|-
|s'accouder au parapet
|to  lean on one's elbows on the parapet
|-
|-
|s'abstenir de tout commentaire
|s'accoutumer à  conduire la nuit
|refrain from making any comment
|to  get used to driving at night
|-
|-
|s'accroupir derrière
|s'accroupir derrière un arbre
|crouch behind
|to  crouch behind a tree
|-
|-
|s'accoutumer à conduire
|s'affaiblir  lentement
|get used to driving
|to  get slowly weaker
|-
|-
|s'affaiblir
|s'affaisser/s'affaler/s'écrouler  par terre
|get weaker
|to  collapse on the ground
|-
|-
|s'agenouiller près de quelqu'un
|s'agenouiller près de quelqu'un
|kneel down next to someone
|to  kneel down next to somebody
|-
|-
|s'affaisser/s'affaler/s'écrouler par terre
|s'amuser en  vacances
|collapse on the ground
|to  have fun on holiday
|-
|-
|s'amuser
|s'apercevoir de  qch
|have fun
|to  notice something
|-
|-
|s'apercevoir de quelque chose
|s'appeler Dupont
|notice something
|to  be called Dupont
|-
|-
|s'appeler Durant
|s'approcher de qn
|be called Durant
|to  approach somebody
|-
|-
|s'approcher de quelqu'un
|s'appuyer au  rebord de la fenêtre
|approach somebody
|to  lean on the windowsill
|-
|-
|s'arrêter au feu
|s'arrêter aux feux
|stop at the light
|to  stop at the lights
|-
|-
|s'appuyer au rebord de la fenêtre
|s'asseoir dans un  fauteuil
|lean on the windowsill
|to  sit down in an armchair
|-
|-
|s'assoupir au volant
|s'assoupir au volant
|doze off at the wheel
|to  doze off at the wheel
|-
|-
|s'asseoir dans un fauteuil
|s'avancer vers la  montagne
|sit in an armchair
|to  advance towards the mountain
|-
|-
|s'avancer vers la plage
|se blottir contre  sa mère
|advance towards the beach
|to  cuddle up to one's mother
|-
|-
|se blottir contre quelqu'un
|se briser/se  casser en miettes
|cuddle up to someone
|to break into pieces
|-
|-
|se briser/se casser en miettes
|se charger d'une  tâche
|break into pieces
|to  take on a task
|-
|-
|se charger d'un travail
|se comporter mal
|take on a job
|to  behave badly
|-
|-
|se contenter d'une  carrière médiocre
|se contenter d'une  carrière médiocre
|make do with a mediocre career
|to  make do with a mediocre career
|-
|se coucher tôt
|to  go to bed early
|-
|se dépêcher de  poser sa candidature
|to  hurry to apply for the job
|-
|se déshabiller  dans le noir
|to  get undressed in the dark
|-
|se diriger vers la  maison
|to  go towards the house
|-
|se distinguer par  son intelligence
|to  stand out by one's intelligence
|-
|se douter de qc
|to  suspect something
|-
|se dresser contre  une injustice
|to  protest against an injustice
|-
|s'écarter du  chemin
|to  stray from the track
|-
|s'échapper/s'évader  d'une prison
|to  escape from a prison
|-
|s'écouler vite
|to  pass quickly (of time)
|-
|s'écrier
|to  shout, exclaim
|-
|s'éloigner de la  ville
|to  move away from the town
|-
|s'emparer de son  adversaire
|to  get hold of one's opponent
|-
|s'en aller  ailleurs
|to  go away somewhere else
|-
|s'endormir dans la  voiture
|to  go to sleep in the car
|-
|s'enfuir dans les  bois
|to  flee into the woods
|-
|s'ennuyer à la  campagne
|to  become bored in the country
|-
|s'enquérir auprès  de l'ambassade
|to  enquire at the Embassy
|-
|s'étonner de la  vitesse de la voiture
|to  be surprised at the speed of the car
|-
|s'évanouir
|to  faint
|-
|se fâcher de qc
|to  get annoyed at something
|-
|se fatiguer  facilement
|to  get easily tired
|-
|se fermer  doucement
|to  close gently
|-
|se fier à ses  collègues
|to  trust one's colleagues
|-
|s'habiller en  tenue de soirée
|to  wear evening dress
|-
|s'habituer à un  nouvel emploi
|to  get used to a new job
|-
|s'intéresser au  latin
|to  be interested in Latin
|-
|se lever tard
|to  get up late
|-
|se méfier de la  police
|to distrust the police
|-
|se mêler à la  conversation
|to join in the conversation
|-
|se mettre debout
|to  stand up
|-
|se moquer de qn
|to  make fun of somebody
|-
|se nourrir de pain
|to  live on bread
|-
|s'occuper de ses  enfants
|to  look after one's children
|-
|se passer de  cigarettes
|to  go without cigarettes
|-
|se plaindre du  temps
|to  complain about the weather
|-
|se rappeler une  amie
|to  remember a friend
|-
|se raviser  brusquement
|to  change one's mind suddenly
|-
|-
|mal se comporter
|se réfugier sous  les arbres
|behave badly
|to  take refuge under the trees
|-
|-
|se coucher tard
|se repentir de ses  paroles
|go to bed late
|to regret one's words
|-
|-
|bien se comporter
|se retourner
|behave
|to  turn around
|-
|-
|se dépêcher de faire quelque chose
|se réunir le  dimanche
|hurry to do something
|to meet on Sundays
|-
|-
|se déshabiller
|se réveiller
|get undressed
|to  wake up
|-
|-
|se distinguer par son apparence
|se servir d'une  scie
|stand out by one's look
|to  use a saw
|-
|-
|se diriger vers un endroit
|se soucier de la  santé de qn
|go to a place
|to worry about somebody's health
|-
|-
|se douter de quelque chose
|se souvenir d'une  amie
|suspect something
|to  remember a friend
|-
|-
|s'évader de prison
|se taire
|escape from prison
|to  keep quiet
|-
|-
|se dresser contre une injustice
|se tenir droit
|protest against an injustice
|to stand straight
|-
|-
|s'écarter du droit chemin
|se tromper
|deviate from the right path
|to be wrong
|}
|}


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