1 Le Survivant (p. 7-10) Flashcards
affirmer (v)
to affirm, assert
la fierté (nf)
pride
qui conque (pron)
whoever, anyone, anybody else
les sornettes (nfpl)
balderdash, nonsense
perdre (v)
to lose
diriger (v)
to run, to manage, to be the head of
la perceuse (nf)
drill
le cou (nm)
neck
en revanche
on the other hand
la revanche (nf)
revenge
quant á…
as for…
mince (adj)
thin
moyen/moyenne (adj)
average
voisin(e) (adj)
next, neighboring
par-dessus (prep)
over, above
par-dessus tout (adv)
most of all, above all
la clôture (nf)
fence
vouloir (v)
to want
dont
whose, of which
craindre (v)
to fear
entendre parler de
to hear that
convaincu(e) (adj)
convinced, satisfied
remettre (v)
to put back, to restore
revoir (v)
to see, to meet again
depuis (prep)
since
en fait
in fact
car (conj)
because
rien
nothing
eloigné(e) (adj)
distant, remote, faraway
eloigné(e) de
very different from
épouvante (adj)
terror, dread
d’épouvante (adj)
horror
si par
if by
le malheur (nm)
misfortune
se montrer (v)
to show, to appear in public
supplémentaire (adj)
additional
tenir (v)
to keep, hold
lorsque (conj)
when
ne laissait prévoir
did not predict
fredonner (v)
to hum
nouer (v)
to tie
sinistre (adj)
sinister, evil-looking, dismal
badin(e) (adj)
lighthearted, playful
le ton (nm)
tone
potins (nmpl)
gossip
le quartier (nm)
area, district,neighborhood
brailler (v)
to wail
le poumon (nm)
lung
la chouette (nf)
owl
mordoré(e) (adj)
golden brown
la hulotte (nf)
tawny or brown owl
voleter (v)
to flutter
prendre (v)
to take, pick up
un baiser (nm)
a kiss
la joue (nf)
cheek
essayer (v)
to try
la proie (nf)
prey
en proie à (prep)
in the grip of
crise de colère
tantrum
la colère (nf)
anger, rage
le mur (nm)
wall
l’assiette (nf)
plate
le bonhomme (nm)
chap
glousser (v)
to chuckle
reculer (v)
to reverse, to move back
le coin (nm)
corner
insolite (adj)
unusual, strange
l’insolite (nm)
the unusual, the bizarre
la moindre trace
the least trace
devoir (v)
have to, must, needs to (dû)
se laisser (v)
to allow onseself
abuser (v)
to deceive, mislead
le trottoir (nm)
the pavement
cligner (v) les yeux
to blink
soutenir (v)
to hold up support, maintain (held his gaze)