Boualem Sansel 1 Flashcards
the collar the neck of a bottle the cervix the neck (lit)
le col
the mountain pass 2 nouns
le col le passage
path/trail (3 nouns)
le sentier la sente le chemin
the lantern, headlight, beacon
le fanal
the hoist block and tackle
le palan
to trudge
crapahuter
pale, pallid (3 adjs)
pâle blême blafard
to unseat, unhorse, desconcert, unsettle
désarçonner
fog, polluted air, miasma, fume, reek
le miasme
borders, boundaries, edge, fringes, farthest reaches, extremes, outer limits
les confins
the hook, detour, fang, crochet
le crochet
tattered, in tatters, down-and-out
déguenillé-e
sordid, squalid, repugnant, vile
sordide
account, story, tale
le récit
to squint, to be cross-eyed, to ogle, to lust after, to covet
loucher
unbeliever, infidel (3)
l’infidèle l’incroyant-e le/la mécréant-e
to mark out, delineate, define parameters of, circumscribe panic (fam)
baliser
to punctuate, intersperse over time, to border (a route), to mark out (a route)
jalonner
the break, pause, stopping place, stop, cease fire (lit)
la halte (h asp)
to bivouac, go bivouacking, camping, backpacking (2 words)
camper bivouaquer
the camp (two words)
le campement le bivouac
to root, put down roots, implant, imbed
enraciner
suricate - meerkat
suricate
of the nerves, neuralgic,
névralgique
to happen, to result from, come out of
advenir
the safe conduct, the pass (two words)
le laissez-passer le sauf-conduit
to punch, validate (a ticket) to compost (garbage)
composter
the swarm, flock, crowd, cloud
la nuée
the apron, pinafore, child’s overall the floor of a bridge the bulkhead, firewall (separating motor from passenger compartment)
le tablier
2-wheeler cart sleigh (Queb)
la carriole
emetic (noun-adj)
émétique
to stamp or hallmark (precious metal) to punch, perforate (a transport ticket)
poinçonner
awl hallmark, mint mark stamp (for metal, coins)
le poinçon
the ticket inspector (transport)
le poinçonneur
ticket salesperson, clerk jailer
guichetier
counter, box office, ticket office, window (of a bank, theatre, post office, shop)
le guichet
more, harder, for longer
davantage
the excessiveness, immoderation, outrageousness 3 nouns
la démesure l’excès (masc) l’outrance (sout, fem)
excessive, immoderate, disproportionate (2 adjs)
démesuré-e exagéré-e
to disembowel, gut rip open
éventrer
ripper knife killer
éventreur
to riddle (with holes, bullets, errors) to sieve (pass through a sieve)
cribler
to bury (4 verbs)
enterrer enfouir ensevelir (sout) inhumer (only human or animal, sout)
rubble (2 nouns)
les gravats les décombres (both masc plu)
the piling up, the heaping up (two nouns)
l’amoncellement l’entassement
to pile up, heap up to accumulate, to amass
amonceler
the scrap iron, the loose change
la ferraille
ripped, torn, drunk (fam)
déchiré-e
to tear, to rip up
déchirer
the fence, hedge, screen, boundary
la palissade
to fence in, around
palissader
to sweep (with a broom)
balayer
the broom, joystick, control stick
le balai
to varnish, vitrify
vitrifier
shooting, throbing, stabbing(pain), nagging (memory) 1 adj
lancinant
to buzz, hum, ring (ears)
bourdonner
to puff up, swell (skin)
boursoufler
unheard of, incredible, amazing
inouï -e
scammer, hustler, swindler, strapping lad
le gaillard
to haul, lug (fam)
transbahuter
the entrails, innards, guts (2 words)
- les entrailles 2. les viscères
the popularity, fashion (sout) regional village festival in Switzerland
la vogue
to sail, to wander/drift (thoughs)
voguer
to turn in your favor (wind), to work out
adonner
to give yourself over to something
s’adonner a quelque chose
to agree
s’adonner
le col
the collar the neck of a bottle the cervix the neck (lit)
le col le passage
the mountain pass 2 nouns
le sentier la sente le chemin
path/trail (3 nouns)
le fanal
the lantern, headlight, beacon
le palan
the hoist block and tackle
crapahuter
to trudge
pâle blême blafard
pale, pallid (3 adjs)
désarçonner
to unseat, unhorse, desconcert, unsettle
le miasme
fog, polluted air, miasma, fume, reek
les confins
borders, boundaries, edge, fringes, farthest reaches, extremes, outer limits
le crochet
the hook, detour, fang, crochet
déguenillé-e
tattered, in tatters, down-and-out
sordide
sordid, squalid, repugnant, vile
le récit
account, story, tale
loucher
to squint, to be cross-eyed, to ogle, to lust after, to covet
l’infidèle l’incroyant-e le/la mécréant-e
unbeliever, infidel (3)
baliser
to mark out, delineate, define parameters of, circumscribe panic (fam)
jalonner
to punctuate, intersperse over time, to border (a route), to mark out (a route)
la halte (h asp)
the break, pause, stopping place, stop, cease fire (lit)
camper bivouaquer
to bivouac, go bivouacking, camping, backpacking (2 words)
le campement le bivouac
the camp (two words)
enraciner
to root, put down roots, implant, imbed
suricate
suricate - meerkat
névralgique
of the nerves, neuralgic,
advenir
to happen, to result from, come out of
le laissez-passer le sauf-conduit
the safe conduct, the pass (two words)
composter
to punch, validate (a ticket) to compost (garbage)
la nuée
the swarm, flock, crowd, cloud
le tablier
the apron, pinafore, child’s overall the floor of a bridge the bulkhead, firewall (separating motor from passenger compartment)
la carriole
2-wheeler cart sleigh (Queb)
émétique
emetic (noun-adj)
poinçonner
to stamp or hallmark (precious metal) to punch, perforate (a transport ticket)
le poinçon
awl hallmark, mint mark stamp (for metal, coins)
le poinçonneur
the ticket inspector (transport)
guichetier
ticket salesperson, clerk jailer
le guichet
counter, box office, ticket office, window (of a bank, theatre, post office, shop)
davantage
more, harder, for longer
la démesure l’excès (masc) l’outrance (sout, fem)
the excessiveness, immoderation, outrageousness 3 nouns
démesuré-e exagéré-e
excessive, immoderate, disproportionate (2 adjs)
éventrer
to disembowel, gut rip open
éventreur
ripper knife killer
cribler
to riddle (with holes, bullets, errors) to sieve (pass through a sieve)
enterrer enfouir ensevelir (sout) inhumer (only human or animal, sout)
to bury (4 verbs)
les gravats les décombres (both masc plu)
rubble (2 nouns)
l’amoncellement l’entassement
the piling up, the heaping up (two nouns)
amonceler
to pile up, heap up to accumulate, to amass
la ferraille
the scrap iron, the loose change
déchiré-e
ripped, torn, drunk (fam)
déchirer
to tear, to rip up
la palissade
the fence, hedge, screen, boundary
palissader
to fence in, around
balayer
to sweep (with a broom)
le balai
the broom, joystick, control stick
vitrifier
to varnish, vitrify
lancinant
shooting, throbing, stabbing(pain), nagging (memory) 1 adj
bourdonner
to buzz, hum, ring (ears)
boursoufler
to puff up, swell (skin)
inouï -e
unheard of, incredible, amazing
le gaillard
scammer, hustler, swindler, strapping lad
transbahuter
to haul, lug (fam)
- les entrailles 2. les viscères
the entrails, innards, guts (2 words)
la vogue
the popularity, fashion (sout) regional village festival in Switzerland
voguer
to sail, to wander/drift (thoughs)
adonner
to turn in your favor (wind), to work out
s’adonner a quelque chose
to give yourself over to something
s’adonner
to agree
