Here’s a list of French verbs that start with the letter “E”:
List of French verbs starting with E
- ébahir: to astonish
- ébarber: to deburr
- ébattre: riehua
- ébaucher: to sketch
- ébaudir: to cheer up
- éblouir: to dazzle
- éborgner: to blind in one eye
- ébouillanter: to scald
- ébouler: romahtaa
- ébouriffer: to tousle
- ébrancher: to lop off branches
- ébranler: ravistella
- ébrouer: to snort (like a horse)
- ébruiter: to leak (information)
- ébrécher: to chip
- écailler: to scale
- écaler: to shell
- écarquiller: to open wide (eyes)
- écarteler: to quarter
- écarter: to spread apart
- échafauder: to construct (an idea)
- échanger: to exchange
- échantillonner: to sample
- échapper: to escape
- écharper: to maul
- échauder: to scald
- échauffer: lämmittää
- échelonner: to stagger (payments)
- écheniller: to deworm
- échiner: to exhaust
- échoir: to be due
- échouer: to fail
- écimer: to top (a plant)
- éclabousser: to splash
- éclaircir: to brighten
- éclairer: to illuminate
- éclater: to burst
- éclipser: to eclipse
- éclore: to hatch
- écluser: to pass through locks (a boat)
- écobuer: to clear (ground)
- éconduire: to dismiss
- économiser: to save
- écoper: to bail out (water)
- écorcer: to strip bark
- écorcher: to skin
- écorner: to chip off a corner
- écosser: to shell (peas)
- écouler: myydä pois
- écourter: lyhentää
- écouter: to listen
- écrabouiller: murskata
- écraser: murskata
- écrier: to exclaim
- écrire: to write
- écrivailler: to scribble
- écrivasser: to write badly
- écrouer: to imprison
- écrouler: romahtaa
- écrémer: to skim (milk)
- écumer: to skim (foam)
- écussonner: to bud (grafting)
- écœurer: inhottaa
- édenter: to tooth (deprive of teeth)
- édicter: to decree
- édifier: rakentaa
- éditer: to edit
- édulcorer: to sweeten
- éduquer: to educate
- effacer: to erase
- effarer: to frighten
- effaroucher: to scare off
- effectuer: to carry out
- effeuiller: to strip off leaves
- effiler: to fray
- effilocher: to unravel
- effleurer: to brush against
- effondrer: romahtaa
- efforcer: to strive
- effranger: to fringe
- effrayer: to frighten
- effriter: to crumble
- efféminer: to feminize
- égailler: to scatter
- égaler: to equal
- égaliser: to even out
- égarer: to mislead
- égayer: to amuse
- égorger: to slaughter
- égosiller: to scream
- égoutter: to drain
- égrainer: to deseed
- égratigner: to scratch
- égrener: to shell (seeds)
- éjaculer: to ejaculate
- éjecter: to eject
- élaborer: to elaborate
- élaguer: to prune
- élancer: to dart forward
- élargir: to widen
- électrifier: to electrify
- électriser: to thrill
- électrocuter: to electrocute
- élever: to raise
- élider: to elide
- éliminer: to eliminate
- élire: to elect
- éloigner: to move away
- élucider: to clarify
- éluder: to evade
- emballer: to pack
- embarquer: to embark
- embarrasser: to embarrass
- embastiller: to imprison
- embaucher: to hire
- embaumer: to embalm
- embellir: to beautify
- emberlificoter: to confuse
- emblaver: to sow
- embobiner: tuuleen
- emboucher: to put to the mouth
- embourber: to bog down
- embourgeoiser: to make bourgeois
- embouteiller: to bottle
- emboutir: to crash into
- emboîter: to fit together
- embrancher: to branch off
- embraser: to set ablaze
- embrasser: suudella
- embrayer: to engage (a gear)
- embrigader: to recruit
- embringuer: to involve
- embrocher: to impale
- embrouiller: to tangle
- embrumer: to fog up
- embuer: to mist up
- embusquer: to ambush
- embêter: ärsyttää
- emmagasiner: to store
- emmailloter: to swaddle
- emmancher: to handle
- emmener: to take along
- emmerder: ärsyttää
- emmieller: to sweeten
- emmitoufler: to wrap up warmly
- emmurer: to wall up
- emménager: to move in
- emmêler: to tangle
- empailler: to stuff (animals)
- empaler: to impale
- empaqueter: to package
- emparer: to seize
- empenner: to fletch
- empeser: tärkkelykseen
- empester: to stink up
- empierrer: to pave with stones
- empiffrer: täyttää itsensä
- empiler: to stack
- empirer: pahenee
- empiéter: to encroach
- emplafonner: to crash into
- emplir: to fill
- employer: to employ
- empocher: to pocket
- empoigner: tarttua
- empoisonner: to poison
- empoissonner: kalakanta
- emporter: to take away
- empoter: to pot (plants)
- empourprer: to turn crimson
- empreindre: to imprint
- empresser: to hasten
- emprisonner: to imprison
- emprunter: to borrow
- empuantir: to make stink
- empâter: to thicken
- empêcher: to prevent
- empêtrer: to entangle
- émanciper: to emancipate
- émaner: to emanate
- émarger: to sign off on
- émasculer: to emasculate
- émerger: to emerge
- émerveiller: to amaze
- émettre: to emit
- émietter: to crumble
- émigrer: to emigrate
- émincer: to slice finely
- émonder: to prune
- émotionner: to move emotionally
- émousser: himmentää
- émoustiller: to excite
- émouvoir: to move (emotionally)
- émuler: to emulate
- émulsionner: to emulsify
- enamourer: rakastua
- encadrer: to frame
- encager: to cage
- encaisser: to cash in
- encanailler: to degrade oneself
- encapuchonner: to hood
- encarter: to enroll
- encastrer: to embed
- encaustiquer: kiillottaa
- encaver: to cellar
- encenser: to praise
- encercler: to encircle
- enchanter: lumota
- enchaîner: to chain up
- enchevêtrer: to entangle
- enchâsser: to set (a gem)
- enchérir: to raise the price
- enclaver: to enclose
- enclencher: to engage
- enclore: to enclose
- encocher: to notch
- encoder: to encode
- encoller: to glue
- encombrer: to clutter
- encorder: to rope
- encorner: to gore
- encourager: to encourage
- encourir: to incur
- encrasser: to dirty
- encrer: to ink
- encroûter: to crust over
- enculer: to sodomize
- endetter: to indebt
- endeuiller: to mourn
- endiguer: to stem
- endimancher: pukeutua
- endoctriner: to indoctrinate
- endommager: vahingoittaa
- endormir: to put to sleep
- endosser: to assume responsibility
- enduire: päällystää
- endurcir: kovettua
- endurer: to endure
- enfanter: synnyttää
- enfermer: to lock up
- enferrer: to run through (with a sword)
- enficher: kytkettävä
- enfiler: to thread
- enfiévrer: to fever
- enflammer: to inflame
- enfler: paisua
- enfoncer: to drive in
- enfouir: to bury
- enfourcher: to mount
- enfourner: to bake
- enfreindre: to violate
- enfuir: to flee
- enfumer: to smoke out
- engager: to hire
- engendrer: to generate
- englober: to encompass
- engloutir: to engulf
- engluer: to stick
- engoncer: to wrap tightly
- engorger: to clog
- engouer: to be infatuated
- engouffrer: to engulf
- engourdir: to numb
- engraisser: to fatten
- engranger: to store
- engrener: to engage (gears)
- engrosser: to impregnate
- engueuler: to scold
- enguirlander: to garland
- enhardir: to embolden
- enivrer: to intoxicate
- enjamb: to step over
- enjoindre: to enjoin
- enjoliver: koristella
- enjôler: to charm
- enkyster: to encyst
- enlacer: to embrace
- enlaidir: to make ugly
- enlever: to remove
- enliser: to bog down
- ennoblir: jalostaa
- ennuager: to cloud over
- ennuyer: tylsistyttää
- enorgueillir: to fill with pride
- enquiquiner: ärsyttää
- enquérir: to inquire
- enquêter: to investigate
- enraciner: to root
- enrager: to enrage
- enrayer: to curb
- enregistrer: to record
- enrhumer: to give a cold
- enrichir: to enrich
- enrober: päällystää
- enrouer: to make hoarse
- enrouler: to roll up
- enrubanner: to ribbon
- enrégimenter: to regiment
- enrôler: to enlist
- ensabler: to sand
- ensacher: to bag
- ensanglanter: to cover in blood
- enseigner: to teach
- ensemencer: to seed
- enserrer: to enclose
- ensevelir: to bury
- ensiler: to ensile
- ensoleiller: to brighten
- ensorceler: to bewitch
- ensuivre: to follow
- entacher: to tarnish
- entailler: to notch
- entamer: to begin
- entarter: to pie someone
- entartrer: to scale
- entasser: kasaantua
- entendre: to hear
- enter: to graft
- enterrer: to bury
- enthousiasmer: to excite
- enticher: to infatuate
- entonner: to intone
- entortiller: to wrap around
- entourer: to surround
- entraider: to help each other
- entrapercevoir: to glimpse
- entraver: to hinder
- entraîner: to train
- entre-déchirer: to tear apart
- entre-dévorer: to devour each other
- entrebâiller: to half-open
- entrechoquer: to clash
- entrecouper: to intersperse
- entrecroiser: to interweave
- entrelacer: to intertwine
- entrelarder: to lard
- entremettre: to interpose
- entremêler: to intermix
- entreposer: to store
- entreprendre: to undertake
- entrer: to enter
- entretenir: to maintain
- entretuer: to kill each other
- entrevoir: to glimpse
- entrouvrir: to half-open
- entuber: to swindle
- entériner: to ratify
- entêter: to persist
- entôler: to dupe
- envahir: to invade
- envaser: to silt up
- envelopper: to wrap
- envenimer: pahenee
- envier: to envy
- environner: to surround
- envisager: to envision
- envoler: to take flight
- envoyer: to send
- envoûter: to bewitch
- énerver: to irritate
- énoncer: to state
- énumérer: to list
- épaissir: to thicken
- épancher: to pour out
- épandre: to spread
- épanouir: to bloom
- épargner: to save
- éparpiller: to scatter
- épater: to impress
- épauler: to support
- épeler: to spell
- éperonner: to spur
- épicer: to spice
- épier: to spy on
- épiler: to depilate
- épiloguer: to argue endlessly
- épingler: to pin
- éplucher: kuorittava
- épointer: to blunt
- éponger: to mop up
- épouiller: to delouse
- époumoner: to shout loudly
- épouser: to marry
- épousseter: to dust off
- époustoufler: to astonish
- épouvanter: to frighten
- éprendre: rakastua
- éprouver: to feel
- épucer: to delouse
- épuiser: to exhaust
- épurer: to purify
- équarrir: to square off
- équeuter: to remove stems
- équilibrer: tasapainottaa
- équiper: to equip
- équivaloir: to be equivalent
- ergoter: to quibble
- errer: to wander
- éradiquer: to eradicate
- érafler: to scratch
- érailler: to rasp
- éreinter: to exhaust
- ériger: to erect
- éroder: to erode
- érotiser: to eroticize
- éructer: to belch
- esbigner: to slip away
- esbroufer: to show off
- escalader: to climb
- escamoter: to make disappear
- esclaffer: purskahtaa nauruun
- escompter: to discount
- escorter: to escort
- escrimer: to fence (sport)
- escroquer: to swindle
- espacer: to space out
- espionner: to spy
- espérer: to hope
- esquinter: vahingoittaa
- esquisser: to sketch
- esquiver: väistää
- essaimer: to swarm
- essayer: to try
- essorer: to wring out
- essouffler: to make breathless
- essuyer: to wipe
- estamper: to stamp
- estampiller: to label
- estimer: to estimate
- estomaquer: to astonish
- estomper: to blur
- estourbir: tainnuttaa
- estropier: to cripple
- ethniciser: to ethnicize
- établir: to establish
- étager: to layer
- étaler: to spread out
- étalonner: to calibrate
- étamer: to tin-plate
- étancher: to staunch
- étatiser: to nationalize
- étayer: to support
- éteindre: to extinguish
- étendre: to extend
- éterniser: to make eternal
- éternuer: to sneeze
- étinceler: to sparkle
- étioler: heikentää
- étiqueter: to label
- étirer: to stretch
- étoffer: to pad out
- étoiler: to sprinkle with stars
- étonner: to astonish
- étouffer: to suffocate
- étourdir: tainnuttaa
- étrangler: to strangle
- étreindre: to hug
- étrenner: to use for the first time
- étriller: to comb (an animal)
- étriper: to gut
- étudier: to study
- étuver: to steam
- étêter: to behead
- être: to be
- euphoriser: to make euphoric
- européaniser: to Europeanize
- euthanasier: to euthanize
- évacuer: to evacuate
- évader: to escape
- évaluer: to evaluate
- évangéliser: to evangelize
- évanouir: to faint
- évaporer: to evaporate
- évaser: to flare out
- éveiller: to awaken
- venter: to ventilate
- ventrer: to gut
- évertuer: to strive
- évincer: to oust
- éviter: to avoid
- évoluer: to evolve
- évoquer: to evoke
- exacerber: to exacerbate
- exagérer: to exaggerate
- exalter: to exalt
- examiner: tutkia
- exaspérer: to exasperate
- exaucer: to grant (a wish)
- excaver: to excavate
- exceller: to excel
- excepter: to exclude
- exciser: to excise
- exciter: to excite
- exclamer: to exclaim
- exclure: to exclude
- excommunier: to excommunicate
- excréter: to excrete
- excuser: to excuse
- excéder: to exceed
- exemplifier: to exemplify
- exempter: to exempt
- exercer: to exercise
- exfiltrer: to extract (covertly)
- exfolier: to exfoliate
- exhaler: to exhale
- exhausser: to raise
- exhiber: to exhibit
- exhorter: to exhort
- exhumer: to exhume
- exiger: to demand
- exiler: to exile
- exister: to exist
- exonérer: to exonerate
- exorciser: to exorcise
- expatrier: to expatriate
- expectorer: to expectorate
- expertiser: to appraise
- expier: to atone
- expirer: to expire
- expliciter: to clarify
- expliquer: to explain
- exploiter: to exploit
- explorer: to explore
- exploser: to explode
- exporter: to export
- exposer: to expose
- exprimer: to express
- exproprier: to expropriate
- expulser: to expel
- expurger: to expurgate
- expédier: to send
- expérimenter: to experiment
- extasier: to be ecstatic
- exterminer: to exterminate
- extirper: to extract
- extorquer: to extort
- extrader: to extradite
- extraire: to extract
- extrapoler: to extrapolate
- exténuer: to exhaust
- extérioriser: to externalize
- exulter: to exult
- exécrer: to loathe
- exécuter: to execute