to appear, to emerge, to perform, to materialize, to come into sight {ww.} apparaître
surgir
paraître I perform
you perform
we perform
There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.
Il y a des gens dans le monde si affamés que Dieu ne peut pas leur apparaître, sauf sous forme de pain.
to function, to operate, to run, to work, to perform, to act {ww.} I perform
you perform
we perform
I can't function without you.
Je n'arrive pas à fonctionner sans vous.
I suppose it might work.
Je suppose que ça pourrait fonctionner.
to act, to do, to make, to perform, to carry out, to commit, to form, to reach, to render, to work, to wage {ww.} faire
poser
fabriquer
opérer
construire I perform
you perform
we perform
Sometimes I want to ask God why He allows poverty, famine and injustice in the world when He could do somehing about it, but I'm afraid He might just ask me the same…
Parfois, je veux demander à Dieu pourquoi il autorise la pauvreté, la famine et l'injustice dans le monde, alors qu'il pourrait y faire quelque chose, mais je crains…
I like to make the students work.
J'aime faire bosser les étudiants.
to play, to enact, to perform {ww.} I perform
you perform
we perform
Tom wants to play.
Tom veut jouer.
Let the children play.
Laissons les enfants jouer.
to accomplish, to achieve, to keep, to observe, to perform, to exercise, to fulfil, to meet, to execute, to abide, to abide by {ww.} accomplir
réaliser
remplir
assurer I perform
you perform
we perform
You can't accomplish anything without taking a risk.
On ne saurait rien accomplir sans encourir de risque.
No one can achieve anything without effort.
Personne ne peut accomplir quoi que ce soit sans effort.
to introduce, to present, to offer, to perform, to play, to reenact, to render, to depict, to represent, to constitute {ww.} I perform
you perform
we perform
May I offer you a drink?
Puis-je vous offrir un verre ?
May I offer you a glass?
Je peux vous offrir un verre ?