Lingua Franca Nova Verblist

Lingua Franca Nova language page.

• abitar -- reside, dwell, live
• acordar -- agree
• acrupir -- squat
• aderir -- adhere (hold tightly to / stick to something)
• afundar -- sink
• aidar -- help, assist, aid
• ajitar -- shake
• alterar -- change (become/make different), vary
• alternar -- alternate, take turns (do X then Y then X then Y)
• amar -- love
• amirar -- admire
• amiter -- admit, confess
• anunsiar -- announce, proclaim
• aprender -- learn
• aprobar -- approve (of)
• arabasar -- sweep
• arder -- burn
• asconder -- hide, conceal
• asender -- climb
• asentuar -- emphasize, accentuate, stress
• aser -- steel
• aserar -- tear, rip
• asetar -- accept (willingly receive)
• asorber -- absorb
• atacar -- attack
• atentar -- try, attempt, endeavo
• atraer -- attract
• avenir -- happen, occur
• aver -- have (possess / be furnished with)
• averter -- warn
• avisar -- warn
• balansar -- balance, equilibrium
• batar -- beat (repeatedly hit), batte
• besar -- kiss
• bevir -- drink
• bolir -- boil
• bondiser -- bless (wish good upon)
• briliar -- shine (radiate light)
• calcular -- calculate, reckon
• cambiar -- change (become/make different), vary
• cantar -- sing
• causar -- cause (induce something to be/happen)
• cavar -- dig
• clamar -- call, summon
• cluir -- close
• cocer -- cook (prepare by applying heat)
• colaborar -- cooperate, collaborate
• colier -- choose, pick (out), select one of many possibilities
• colier -- gather, collect (bring or come together)
• colpar -- hit, strike
• combatar -- fight, combat
• comensar -- begin, commence, start
• comer -- eat
• comparer -- compare
• compatir -- pity, feel compassion toward, feel sorry fo
• competer -- compete, strive, vie
• comprar -- buy, purchase
• comprender -- understand, comprehend
• confesar -- admit, confess
• confider -- trust
• conoser -- know
• conservar -- preserve, maintain (keep X in good condition)
• construir -- build (join materials to create), construct
• consumar -- consume, deplete, expend, exhaust, use up
• contaminar -- pollute, contaminate
• contar -- count, enumerate
• contenir -- contain
• continuar -- continue, keep on doing/being
• controlar -- control
• copular -- copulate, have sex (with)
• corer -- flow (travel in a current)
• corer -- run
• coser -- sew
• craser -- crush (press on so as to break or re-shape)
• crear -- create, make (bring into existence)
• credar -- believe (accept as true)
• creser -- expand, grow
• creser -- increase (become or make greater in quantity)
• criar -- cry out, shout, yell
• criticar -- criticize
• culpar -- blame
• cultur -- culture (the customs and beliefs of a people)
• dansar -- dance
• deber -- should, ought to (is/are expected/advised to ...); must
• defender -- protect, defend
• demandar -- ask, inquire, request, ask fo
• depender -- depend on, rely on
• descriver -- describe
• descurar -- neglect, negligence, apathy
• desider -- decide
• desiniar -- draw (create a design)
• desirar -- want, wish, desire
• destruir -- destroy (contra-create; cause to cease existing)
• devenir -- become (begin to be; acquire the quality...)
• diferer -- differ
• diminuir -- decrease (become or make lesser in quantity), shrink, contract
• dirijer -- manage
• discuter -- discuss, talk about
• diser -- say, tell, express in words
• disolver -- dissolve
• distinguir -- distinguish, differentiate, tell one from another
• diverter -- turn, divert (send in a different direction)
• divider -- divide
• divinar -- guess, conjecture
• doler -- hurt
• donar -- give
• dormir -- sleep
• dutar -- doubt
• elejer -- choose, pick (out), select one of many possibilities
• elejer -- elect (select by voting)
• encontrar -- meet, encounter, come across
• engolir -- swallow
• entrar -- enter, go into
• enviar -- mail (transmit postally)
• enviar -- send, dispatch, transmit
• envolver -- wrap
• esaminar -- examine, inspect
• escusar -- excuse
• esfluer -- emit (to send out any form of matter/energy in any manner)
• esibir -- show, exhibit, display
• esister -- exist
• esitar -- pause, hesitate, suspend action temporarily
• esperar -- hope
• esperir -- experience (consciously live through an event)
• espetar -- expect, anticipate (believe that X will come/happen), wait (for), await
• esploder -- burst ,explode
• estender -- spread (begin to cover or cause X to cover more area)
• estender -- stretch, extend
• evader -- escape, flee from
• evitar -- avoid, evade, keep away from
• falar -- fail, miss, fail to hit/reach/see etc.
• far -- cause (induce something to be/happen)
• far -- do, perform, engage in, make, render (specified activity)
• ferir -- hurt
• finger -- pretend, act, feign
• finir -- end, conclude, finish
• flotar -- float
• fluer -- flow (travel in a current)
• fonder -- melt
• fornar -- bake (cook or harden by means of dry heat)
• forsar -- drive, impel, propel
• frenar -- restrain, inhibit, hold back
• fretar -- rush, hurry, hasten
• frotar -- rub, abrade
• furar -- steal (take in a criminal way)
• furnir -- provide, supply, furnish
• gardar -- guard, monitor, watch ove
• gardar -- keep, retain, go on having (e.g. you should keep this book)
• gidar -- drive, impel, propel
• gidar -- guide, lead
• gitar -- guitar (stringed instrument played with the fingers)
• grandir -- increase (become or make greater in quantity)
• grasiar -- thank (express gratitude toward)
• gustar -- like, enjoy (derive pleasure from)
• gustar -- taste (perceive the flavor of)
• imajinar -- imagine
• imitar -- imitate, mimic
• indicar -- indicate, point
• instruir -- teach
• intendar -- intend, mean to, do deliberately, have as a purpose
• interferir -- interfere, hinde
• inventar -- invent (plan something which has never been made before)
• investir -- invest
• invitar -- invite
• jelar -- freeze
• jestar -- gesture
• juar -- play, recreate, frolic
• judir -- judge (compare something to criteria), form an opinion about
• juntar -- add, append, join so as to cause an increase
• juntar -- gather, collect (bring or come together)
• lansar -- throw, toss
• lavar -- wash
• lejer -- read
• liar -- tie, bind
• lodar -- praise, compliment, laud
• lutar -- wrestle
• maldiser -- curse, damn (wish evil upon)
• mancar -- lack (be without)
• mancar -- need, require
• mantenir -- guard, monitor, watch ove
• mantenir -- keep, retain, go on having (e.g. you should keep this book)
• matar -- kill
• mentenir -- preserve, maintain (keep X in good condition)
• mentir -- lie (utter a known falsehood)
• meritar -- deserve, merit, be worthy of
• mesurar -- measure
• miscar -- mix, blend
• moler -- grind
• morder -- bite
• mostrar -- show, exhibit, display
• mover -- move (engage in motion / cause to engage in motion)
• multipliar -- multiply
• nadar -- swim
• negar -- deny (say that X is not true)
• nesesar -- need, require
• notar -- notice, observe
• ober -- obey
• oblidar -- forget (contra-remember)
• ocurer -- happen, occur
• odir -- hate
• ofrer -- offer (present for acceptance or rejection)
• oir -- hear
• operar -- operate (a machine)
• organizar -- organize (bring together to perform a task)
• oservar -- notice, observe
• otenir -- get, acquire, gain, obtain
• paiar -- pay
• parar -- stop
• pardonar -- forgive, pardon
• parer -- seem, appear to be, give the impression of
• parlar -- speak, talk
• partir -- leave, depart, go away from
• pasajer -- ride (sit/perch in/on a vehicle/horse/etc. and travel)
• pasear -- walk
• pender -- hang, suspend, dangle
• pensar -- think
• perder -- lose (cease having; contra-acquire); misplace (lose; become unable to find)
• perir -- waste, misuse
• permeter -- permit, allow, let
• persepir -- perceive, detect
• pliar -- fold
• plorar -- cry, weep
• poner -- put, place, translocate
• portar -- carry (move while supporting)
• poseser -- own (possess according to law or custom)
• postar -- mail (transmit postally)
• poter -- can, could (is/are able to ...)
• prear -- pray (communicate with god(s))
• preferir -- favor, prefer
• prender -- catch, take, capture, seize
• presar -- push, press
• prevenir -- prevent (keep from happening)
• primir -- print (to copy marks by pressing inked objects on paper)
• probar -- prove, test, check
• proclamar -- announce, proclaim
• proibir -- prohibit, forbid, contra-permit
• proposar -- suggest, propose (offer an idea)
• protejer -- protect, defend
• puniar -- stab, jab
• punir -- punish
• puntar -- aim (to point/direct X toward Y)
• putrir -- rot, decay
• ramper -- crawl
• rascar -- scratch
• rascar -- tear, rip
• rebondir -- bounce, rebound
• reclamar -- claim, assertion (statement of unknown accuracy)
• recolier -- gather, collect (bring or come together)
• recolier -- harvest, reap
• recompensar -- reward
• reconoser -- recognize
• recordar -- remember
• refusar -- reject, refuse (contra-accept)
• regarder -- look
• regreter -- regret
• reparer -- repair, fix
• representar -- represent (act as a substitute for)
• repulsar -- repel
• resetar -- receive
• resiniar -- resign
• respetar -- respect, venerate, esteem
• respirar -- breathe
• restar -- remain, stay
• retardar -- delay, retard, tarry, postpone
• retardar -- restrain, inhibit, hold back
• retirar -- remove, subtract, take away, delete
• retornar -- return (go or send back to previous place/condition)
• retraer -- retrieve, fetch (go to X and bring it back)
• revelar -- reveal, disclose
• rier -- laugh
• rolar -- roll (move like a ball/cylinder by turning over and over)
• romper -- break (into pieces)
• saber -- know
• saltar -- jump, leap
• salvar -- save, rescue
• scalar -- climb
• scriver -- write
• scuder -- shake
• seguer -- follow
• selebrar -- celebrate, rejoice
• sentar -- sit (be in a sitting position)
• sentir -- feel (experience an emotion/sentiment)
• sentir -- feel (perceive with the tactile sense)
• servir -- serve (provide service to)
• sesar -- cease, stop doing, quit
• sibilar -- whistle
• sitar -- quote, cite
• soflar -- blow (move/cause to move as a current of gas)
• speler -- spell (orthographical)
• sputar -- spit
• star -- remain, stay
• star -- stand
• stornuir -- sneeze
• stretir -- stretch, extend
• studiar -- study
• sucar -- suck
• sufrir -- suffe
• sujester -- suggest, propose (offer an idea)
• suportar -- support
• suposar -- suppose, presume
• surier -- smile
• surprender -- surprise, startle
• suseder -- succeed
• suspender -- hang, suspend, dangle
• sustar -- support
• sutraer -- remove, subtract, take away, delete
• taliar -- trim, prune (cut off ragged edges)
• temer -- fear (be afraid of)
• tender -- reach, extend as far as
• tenir -- hold, grasp
• tentar -- tempt
• teser -- weave
• tirar -- pull (draw something toward oneself)
• tocar -- feel (perceive with the tactile sense)
• tocar -- touch
• tormentar -- torture, torment
• torser -- turn, rotate, revolve
• torturar -- torture, torment
• traer -- bring (cause something to come along with one toward a place)
• traer -- retrieve, fetch (go to X and bring it back)
• trovar -- find (discover the location of)
• unir -- unite
• usar -- use, utilize
• vader -- go (move from starting point to elsewhere)
• vagar -- drift, wande
• valuar -- like, enjoy (derive pleasure from)
• vaporir -- evaporate
• vender -- sell
• venir -- come, arrive (at indicated place)
• versar -- pour (cause to flow)
• versar -- spill (accidentally emit liquid)
• vider -- see
• visitar -- visit
• viver -- live (be alive)
• volar -- fly (move through the air)
• voler -- intend, mean to, do deliberately, have as a purpose
• voler -- want, wish, desire
• voler -- will, would
• vomitar -- vomit
• votar -- elect (select by voting)
• votar -- vote
• xasar -- hunt, pursue (with intent to capture and/or devour)
• xercar -- seek, search (for), look for