Bossu de Notre-Dame Vocab 11-16 Flashcards by Rosie Graham

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creusé

A

to hollow out / empty

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de frayeur

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fright / out of fear

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le brodequin

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the boot (an instrument of torture)

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la chair

A

the flesh

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lourd

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heavy

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se resserrer

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to tighten

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avouer

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to confess

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greffier

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clerk / stenographer

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le tortionnaire

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the torturer

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une charrette

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a cart

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amende

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a fine

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un cauchemar

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a nightmare

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rude

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rough

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un souterrain

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underground part

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ce cachot

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this cell

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une mare d’eau

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pool of water / puddle

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faire mal à

A

hurts

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un capuchon

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a hood

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près de

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near

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lugubre

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morbid

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sangloter

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to sob

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haïr

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to hate

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se jeter

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to throw one’s self

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interrompre

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to interrupt

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le piège

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trap

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guetter

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to watch for

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ma chair

A

my flesh

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une plaie

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a wound / sore

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cette tombe

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this tomb

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grâce à

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thanks to

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guérir

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to get better / be cured

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jurer

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to swear

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rêver

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to dream

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gêné

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embarrassed

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un tombereau

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a tipcart

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un drap

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cloth / sheet

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un chant

A

a song / chant

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la messe des morts

A

death mass

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délier

A

to untie

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un prêtre

A

priest

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un cierge

A

a candle

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miséricode

A

mercy

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enjamber

A

to stride across / throw a leg over

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la balustre

A

baluster (railing)

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bondir

A

to leap / bounce

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étinceler

A

to flash / shine

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ému

A

moved

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ce rebut de société

A

drags of society

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vaincre

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to conquer / vanquish

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droit d’asile

A

right to sanctuary

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les suppliants

A

beggars

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déposer

A

to place

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un matelas

A

mattress

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le sol

A

the ground

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propre

A

your own

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profondément

A

deeply

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la lucarne

A

sky light

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rauque

A

hoarse

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le hibou n’entre pas dans le nid de l’alouette

A

the owl does not enter the lark’s nest

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je suis sourd, en plus du reste

A

I am deaf, besides the rest

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une goutte de rosée

A

dewdrop

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déchirant

A

heart wrenching

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vous avez porté secours à

A

you rescued

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coupable

A

guilty

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mon malheur

A

my misfortune

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jusqu’au bord du toit

A

to the edge of the roof

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la malheureuse

A

unfortunate woman

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au-dessus

A

above / over / on the outside

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la manche

A

sleeve

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amener

A

to bring

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ce vaurien

A

good for nothing / scoundrel

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quel vilain oiseau!

A

what an ugly bird!

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lâcher

A

to release

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un coup de botte

A

a kick (with a boot)

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éviter

A

to avoid

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de loin

A

far / from a distance

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renouvelé(es)

A

to renew

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la figure

A

face

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se conserver

A

to last / to be kept

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à quoi bon

A

what is the use

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soupirer

A

to sigh

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une pierre

A

stone