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to confess and take responsibility for one's mistakes

avouer, assumer

to turn our eyes toward a person or thing that we want to see

regarder

to recover from an unpleasant or unhappy experience, particularly an illness

se remettre de

to choose to continue an ongoing activity

continuer

to get information about something after actively trying to do so

découvrir

to return to a previous state or condition, often after a period of decline or loss

revenir, récupérer

to regain complete health after a period of sickness or injury

récupérer, se remettre

to escape from someone or somewhere

s'échapper, s'enfuir

to return something that was previously received from a specific person or thing, such as money

rendre, donner en retour

to have a great deal of respect, admiration, or esteem for someone

respecter, admirer

to create a false or fictional story or information

inventer

to tolerate something or someone unpleasant, often without complaining

supporter

to be the first person who finds something or someplace that others did not know about

découvrir

to analyze someone or something in detail

examiner, étudier

to admit, especially to the police or legal authorities, that one has committed a crime or has done something wrong

avouer

to follow someone or something in an attempt to catch them

courir après, poursuivre

to tell someone about the feelings or ideas that we have

parler

to playfully deceive or fool someone

to move something or someone from one place or position to another

mettre

to suddenly make a person or animal to feel afraid

effrayer, épouvanter

behaving in a way that is immature or typical of a child

enfantin, puéril

able to think quickly and find solutions to problems

astucieux, intelligent

having a desire to physically or mentally harm someone

cruel

with a lot of care or attention

attentivement

able to make people laugh

amusant, drôle

easily anticipated or expected to happen based on past experiences or knowledge

prévisible, attendu

feeling entertained or finding something funny or enjoyable

amusé, divertissant

feeling very annoyed or upset because of something that we do not like

furieux

feeling nervous or worried because of thinking something unpleasant might happen

anxieux, nerveux

feeling scared or anxious

effrayé

responsible for an illegal act or wrongdoing

coupable

feeling happy and satisfied with something that has happened or with someone's actions

content, contente

designed to resemble the real thing but lacking authenticity

faux

a room that has a toilet and a sink, and often times a bathtub or a shower as well

salle de bains

a small creature that spins webs to catch insects for food, with eight legs and two fangs by which poison is injected to its prey

araignée