Here’s a list of French verbs that start with the letter “C”:
List of French verbs starting with C
- cabosser: to dent
- cabrer: to rear up
- cabrioler: s'ébattre
- cacarder: to honk (geese)
- cacher: to hide
- cacheter: to seal
- cachetonner: to take pills
- cadenasser: to padlock
- cadencer: to time
- cadrer: pour encadrer
- cafarder: to mope
- cafouiller: to mess up
- cafter: to snitch
- cahoter: pour secouer
- cailler: to curdle
- caillouter: to stone
- cajoler: to cuddle
- calaminer: to foul with oil
- calancher: to die
- calciner: brûler
- calculer: to calculate
- caler: to wedge
- calfater: to caulk
- calfeutrer: to seal
- calibrer: pour calibrer
- calligraphier: to write in calligraphy
- calmer: to calm
- calomnier: to slander
- calorifuger: to insulate
- calquer: à tracer
- calter: to scram
- cambrer: to arch
- cambrioler: to burgle
- camer: to take drugs
- camoufler: to camouflage
- camper: to camp
- canaliser: to channel
- canarder: to shoot at
- cancaner: to gossip
- caner: to chicken out
- canner: to weave (a chair)
- canoniser: to canonize
- canoter: to row
- cantonner: to station
- caoutchouter: to rubberize
- capitaliser: to capitalize
- capitonner: to pad
- capituler: to surrender
- capoter: to overturn
- capsuler: to cap
- capter: to pick up (signal)
- captiver: to captivate
- capturer: to capture
- caqueter: to cackle
- caracoler: to prance
- caractériser: to characterize
- caramboler: to crash
- caraméliser: to caramelize
- carapater: to scamper
- carboniser: to carbonize
- carburer: to fuel
- carder: to card (wool)
- caresser: to caress
- caricaturer: to caricature
- carier: to decay
- carillonner: to chime
- carotter: pour tricher
- carreler: to tile
- carrer: to square
- carrosser: to bodywork
- cartonner: to be a hit
- caréner: to streamline
- caser: to squeeze in
- casquer: to pay up
- casser: to break
- castagner: to fight
- castrer: to castrate
- cataloguer: to catalog
- catalyser: to catalyze
- catapulter: to catapult
- catastropher: to devastate
- catéchiser: to catechize
- cauchemarder: to have nightmares
- causer: to cause
- cautionner: to endorse
- cautériser: to cauterize
- cavaler: to gallop
- caviarder: to censor
- câbler: to cable
- câliner: to cuddle
- ceindre: to gird
- ceinturer: encercler
- celer: to conceal
- censurer: to censor
- centraliser: to centralize
- centrer: to center
- centrifuger: to centrifuge
- centupler: to increase a hundredfold
- cercler: to circle
- cerner: encercler
- certifier: to certify
- cesser: to stop
- céder: to yield
- célébrer: to celebrate
- chagriner: to grieve
- chahuter: to heckle
- chamailler: to squabble
- chambarder: to shake up
- chambouler: to mess up
- chambrer: to bring to room temperature
- chamotter: to temper clay
- champagniser: to make into champagne
- chanceler: tituber
- changer: to change
- chanter: to sing
- chantonner: to hum
- chantourner: to jigsaw
- chaparder: to pilfer
- chapeauter: to oversee
- chaperonner: to chaperone
- chapitrer: gronder
- charbonner: to coal
- charcuter: to butcher
- charger: to load
- charmer: pour charmer
- charrier: to carry along
- chasser: to hunt
- chatouiller: pour chatouiller
- chatoyer: to shimmer
- chatter: to chat
- chauffer: to heat
- chauler: to lime
- chausser: to put on shoes
- chavirer: to capsize
- cheminer: to progress
- cher: to seek
- chercher: to look for
- chevaucher: to overlap
- cheviller: to peg
- chevroter: to quaver
- chiader: to work hard
- chialer: to cry
- chicanerLe Conseil de l'Europe : pour ergoter
- chier: to crap
- chiffonner: to wrinkle
- chiffrer: to code
- chigner: to whine
- chiner: to bargain-hunt
- chinoiserLe Conseil de l'Europe : pour ergoter
- chiper: to pinch
- chipoter: to nitpick
- chiquer: to chew
- chloroformer: to chloroform
- choir: à la chute
- choisir: to choose
- choper: to catch
- choquer: to shock
- chouchouter: to pamper
- chouraver: to steal
- choyer: to spoil
- christianiser: to Christianize
- chromer: to chrome
- chronométrer: to time
- chuchoter: to whisper
- chuinter: to hiss
- chuter: à la chute
- châtier: to chastise
- châtrer: to castrate
- chérir: to cherish
- chômer: to be unemployed
- cibler: to target
- cicatriser: to heal
- ciller: to blink
- cimenter: to cement
- cingler: to lash
- cintrer: to arch
- circoncire: to circumcise
- circonscrire: to contain
- circonvenir: to circumvent
- circuler: to circulate
- cirer: to wax
- cisailler: to shear
- ciseler: to chisel
- citer: to cite
- civiliser: to civilize
- clabauder: to gossip
- claironner: à la trompette
- clamer: to proclaim
- clamser: to die
- clapoter: to lap (water)
- clapper: to applaud
- claquemurer: to seclude
- claquer: to slam
- claqueter: to chatter
- clarifierLe Conseil de l'Europe : pour clarifier les choses
- classer: to classify
- classifier: to categorize
- claudiquer: to limp
- claustrer: to cloister
- cligner: to blink
- clignoter: to blink
- climatiser: to air-condition
- cliquer: to click
- cliqueter: to rattle
- cliver: to split
- clochardiser: to turn into a tramp
- clocher: to limp
- cloisonner: to partition
- cloner: to clone
- clopiner: to limp
- cloquer: to blister
- clore: to close
- clouer: to nail
- cloîtrer: to cloister
- clôturer: enfermer
- coacher: to coach
- coaguler: to coagulate
- coaliser: unir
- coasser: to croak
- cocher: to tick
- cochonner: to mess up
- cocoter: to reek
- cocufier: to cuckold
- coder: to code
- codifier: to codify
- coexister: to coexist
- coffrer: to box
- cofinancer: to co-finance
- cogiter: to think
- cogner: pour frapper
- cogérer: to co-manage
- cohabiter: to live together
- coiffer: to do someone’s hair
- coincer: to wedge
- coïncider: to coincide
- collaborer: to collaborate
- collapser: pour s'effondrer
- collationner: to collate
- collecter: to collect
- collectionner: to collect
- coller: à coller
- colleter: to struggle with
- colmater: to plug
- coloniser: to colonize
- colorer: to color
- colorier: to color
- coloriser: to colorize
- colporter: to peddle
- coltiner: to lug
- combattre: to fight
- combiner: to combine
- combler: to fill in
- commander: to order
- commanditer: to sponsor
- commencerLe projet de loi sur l'égalité entre les femmes et les hommes : pour commencer
- commenter: to comment
- commercer: to trade
- commercialiser: to market
- commettre: to commit
- commissionner: to commission
- commotionner: to shock
- commuer: to commute
- communier: to commune
- communiquer: to communicate
- commuter: to commute
- commémorer: to commemorate
- compacter: to compact
- comparaitre: to appear
- comparer: to compare
- compartimenter: to compartmentalize
- compatir: to sympathize
- compenser: to compensate
- compiler: to compile
- complaire: to please
- complexer: to feel insecure
- complexifier: to complicate
- complimenter: to compliment
- compliquer: to complicate
- comploter: to plot
- compléter: to complete
- comporter: impliquer
- composer: to compose
- composter: to validate
- comprendre: to understand
- compresser: to compress
- comprimer: to compress
- compromettre: pour faire des compromis
- comptabiliser: to account for
- compter: to count
- compulser: to browse through
- concasser: pour écraser
- concentrer: to concentrate
- conceptualiser: to conceptualize
- concerner: to concern
- concerter: to consult
- concevoir: to conceive
- concilier: to reconcile
- conclure: to conclude
- concocter: to concoct
- concorder: to agree
- concourir: to compete
- concrétiser: to realize
- concurrencer: to compete with
- concéder: to concede
- concélébrer: to co-celebrate
- condamner: to condemn
- condenser: to condense
- condescendre: to condescend
- conditionner: to condition
- conduire: to drive
- confectionner: to craft
- confesser: to confess
- confier: to entrust
- configurer: to configure
- confiner: to confine
- confire: to preserve
- confirmer: to confirm
- confisquer: to confiscate
- confluer: to converge
- confondre: pour confondre
- conformer: to conform
- conforter: to strengthen
- confronter: to confront
- confédérer: to federate
- conférer: to confer
- congeler: pour geler
- congestionner: to congest
- congratuler: to congratulate
- congédierDemande de non-lieu à statuer
- conjecturer: to speculate
- conjuguer: to conjugate
- conjurer: to ward off
- connaitre: to know
- connecter: to connect
- connoter: to imply
- conquérir: to conquer
- consacrer: to devote
- conseiller: to advise
- consentir: to consent
- conserver: to preserve
- considérer: to consider
- consigner: à enregistrer
- consister: to consist of
- consoler: to console
- consolider: to strengthen
- consommer: to consume
- conspirer: to conspire
- conspuer: to boo
- constater: to notice
- consteller: to dot with stars
- consterner: to dismay
- constiper: to constipate
- constituer: to constitute
- constitutionnaliser: to constitutionalize
- construire: à construire
- consulter: to consult
- consumer: to burn up
- contacter: to contact
- contaminer: to contaminate
- contempler: to contemplate
- contenir: to contain
- contenter: to satisfy
- conter: to tell
- contester: to contest
- contingenter: to limit
- continuer: to continue
- contorsionner: to contort
- contourner: to bypass
- contracter: to contract
- contraindre: to force
- contrarier: pour ennuyer
- contraster: to contrast
- contre-assurer: to reinsure
- contre-attaquer: to counterattack
- contrebalancer: to counterbalance
- contrebraquer: to countersteer
- contrecarrer: to thwart
- contredire: to contradict
- contrefaire: to counterfeit
- contreficher: to not care
- contrefoutre: to not care at all
- contrer: to counter
- contresigner: to countersign
- contrevenir: to contravene
- contribuer: to contribute
- contrôler: to control
- convaincre: to convince
- convenir: to agree
- converger: to converge
- converser: to converse
- convertir: to convert
- convier: to invite
- convoiter: to covet
- convoler: se marier
- convoquer: to summon
- convoyer: à l'escorte
- convulser: to convulse
- convulsionner: to convulse
- coopter: to co-opt
- coopter: to co-opt
- coopérer: to cooperate
- coordonner: to coordinate
- corder: to string
- corner: to honk
- correspondre: to correspond
- corriger: to correct
- corroborer: to corroborate
- corroder: to corrode
- corrompre: to corrupt
- corroyer: to tan (leather)
- corser: to spice up
- corseter: to lace up
- cosigner: to co-sign
- costumer: pour s'habiller
- coter: to quote
- cotiser: to contribute
- côtoyer: to mix with
- coucher: to put to bed
- couder: to bend
- coudoyer: to elbow
- coudre: to sew
- couillonner: to fool
- couiner: to squeak
- couler: to flow
- coulisser: to slide
- couper: à découper
- couper-coller: to cut and paste
- coupler: to couple
- courbaturer: to ache
- courber: to bend
- courir: to run
- couronner: to crown
- courser: to chase
- court-circuiter: to short-circuit
- courtiser: to court
- couver: to brood
- couvrir: to cover
- coûter: au coût
- covoiturer: to carpool
- crachoter: to sputter
- crachiner: to drizzle
- cracher: to spit
- craindre: to fear
- cramer: brûler
- cramponner: to cling to
- cranter: à noter
- crapahuter: to scramble (climb)
- crapoter: to puff (cigarette)
- craqueler: to crack
- craquer: to crack
- craqueter: to rattle
- crasher: to crash
- cravacher: to whip
- cravater: to tie
- crawler: to crawl
- crayonner: à esquisser
- creuser: to dig
- crevasser: to crack
- crever: à l'éclatement
- criailler: to squawk
- cribler: to riddle (with bullets)
- crier: to shout
- criminaliser: to criminalize
- crisper: to tense up
- crisser: to squeak
- cristalliser: to crystallize
- critiquer: to criticize
- croasser: to croak
- crocher: to hook
- crocheter: to pick (a lock)
- croire: to believe
- croiser: à franchir
- croquer: to crunch
- crouler: pour s'effondrer
- croupir: to stagnate
- croustiller: to crisp
- croître: to grow
- croûter: to eat
- crucifier: to crucify
- cryogéniser: to cryogenize
- crypter: to encrypt
- crâner: pour se mettre en valeur
- crécher: to crash (sleep)
- crédibiliser: to give credibility to
- créditer: to credit
- créer: to create
- créneler: à noter
- crépir: to plaster
- crépiter: to crackle
- crétiniser: to make stupid
- crêper: to crimp (hair)
- cuberculer: pour s'effondrer
- cueillir: to pick
- cuirasser: to armor
- cuire: to cook
- cuisiner: to cook
- cuiter: pour s'enivrer
- cuivrer: to copper-plate
- culbuter: to knock over
- culminer: to culminate
- culotter: pour enrober
- culpabiliser: to guilt-trip
- cultiver: to cultivate
- cumuler: to accumulate
- curer: to clean out
- customiser: to customize
- cuver: to sleep off (alcohol)
- cylindrer: to roll (a cylinder)