(transitive with de) to come to someone's defence, to stand up for someone

(transitive) to aim at, to target / (idiomatic, transitive) to pick on, to pester

(of a river) to rise, to have its source (somewhere) / (figuratively) to emerge, to begin, to start, to originate

(transitive with sur) to get one's revenge, on get one's own back on / (sports) (transitive with sur) to settle the score, to even the score, to get even with

to sunbathe

(transitive) to catch in the act, to catch red-handed

(transitive) to take pity on

to head towards, take the road for / to do whatever necessary to achieve a goal, head for, go down the road

(informal, transitive with à) to pester / (informal, reflexive, transitive with avec) to lose one's rag with, to lose one's temper with, to argue with / (reciprocal, informal) to argue, to row / (informal, reflexive, transitive with avec) to get worked up over, to tie oneself in knots over, to let something get to oneself

(nautical) to catch the wind / (figuratively) to see which way the wind is blowing, to put one's finger to the wind, to sound out, to gauge, to put out feelers