| A | composé-forms are conjugated with avoir (only when the verb is conjugated with être also) |
| Ê | composé-forms are conjugated with être |
| aux | auxiliary verb |
| déf | "verbe défectif" = not all forms of the verb are in use |
| imp | "verbe impersonnel" = only used in the 3. person singular |
| intr | intransitive |
| pr | "verbe pronominal": the verb is only used with reflexive pronouns or the translation is valid for reflexive used verbs |
| tr | transitive |
| Afr | the verb is common in Africa |
| Belg | the verb is common in Belgium |
| Can | the verb is common in Canada |
| Occi | the verb is common in Occitania |
| Prov | the verb is common in the Provence |
| Sui | the verb is common in Switzerland |
| fam | "familial": colloquial language |
| polit | political |
| techn | technical |
| vulg | vulgar |
