Appendix F
Le Pronominal 'à sens idiomatique'
(Liste d'exemples)
Pronominaux à sens idiomatique (List of samples) | 
The following list (non-exhaustive) contains samples of the Verbes pronominaux à sens idiomatique (French verbs which change their normal meaning when used in the pronominal format). The "se" or "s'" represents the mirror pronoun.
The mirror pronouns are:
me / m' for je,
te / t' for tu,
se / s' for il, elle, or on,
nous for nous,
vous for vous, and
se / s' for ils or elles
Their English meanings are also shown:
| Infinitif | |
| 
 s'abandonner  | 
 to give in, to give way, to surrender  | 
| 
 s'adapter  | 
 to become used to, to get used to  | 
| 
 s’en aller  | 
 to go away, to head off  | 
| 
 s’amuser  | 
 to enjoy oneself, to have a good time  | 
| 
 s’appeler  | 
 to be called, to be named  | 
| 
 s’approprier  | 
 to appropriate  | 
| 
 s’arrêter  | 
 to stop (oneself)  | 
| 
 s’attendre (à)  | 
 to expect  | 
| 
 se charger  | 
 to attend to, to deal with, to see to (something), to take care of  | 
| 
 se coincer  | 
 to become or get caught, to get jammed, to get stuck  | 
| 
 se demander  | 
 to wonder  | 
| 
 se débrouiller  | 
 to figure out  | 
| 
 se démêler  | 
 to figure out, to become unravelled  | 
| 
 se dépêcher  | 
 to hurry  | 
| 
 se diriger vers  | 
 to head toward  | 
| 
 se douter  | 
 to suspect  | 
| 
 s’éloigner  | 
 to move (oneself) away  | 
| 
 s’endormir  | 
 to fall asleep  | 
| 
 s'endurcir  | 
 to become hard, to become hardened, to toughen up  | 
| 
 s’ennuyer  | 
 to be bored, to become bored, to get bored  | 
| 
 s'entêter  | 
 to be stubborn, to dig one's heels in, to insist, to persist  | 
| 
 s’entendre  | 
 to get along (with someone)  | 
| 
 se fâcher  | 
 to become angry, to get angry  | 
| 
 s’habituer à  | 
 to get used to  | 
| 
 s'imaginer  | 
 to picture, to visualize  | 
| 
 s'implanter  | 
 to be implanted, to establish oneself, to set (oneself) up  | 
| 
 s’inquiéter  | 
 to worry  | 
| 
 s’installer  | 
 to settle in  | 
| 
 se plaire (à + infinitif)  | 
 to enjoy doing  | 
| 
 se perdre  | 
 to get lost, to lose one’s way  | 
| 
 se rattraper  | 
 to catch up, to make up for, to redeem oneself  | 
| 
 se rendre (à)  | 
 to go to, to get to  | 
| 
 se rendre compte  | 
 to realize  | 
| 
 se reprendre  | 
 to correct oneself  | 
| 
 se réunir  | 
 to meet, to get together  | 
| 
 se rire  | 
 to make light of  | 
| 
 se servir  | 
 to use, to make use of  | 
| 
 se tromper  | 
 to be mistaken, to err, to make a mistake  | 
| 
 se trouver  | 
 to be located  | 
