Chapitre 1: Le Survivant Flashcards
quiconque
anyone, noone
sornettes
twaddle, poppycock
la perceuse
drill
en revanche
on the other hand
quant à
as for
la clôture
fence
par-dessus
over, above
craindre
afraid of
se remettre de…
recover from sthg
étayer
support, hold up
éloigné
distant, remote
l’épouvante
terror
lorsque
when, as soon as
fredonner
hum
un air
a tune
nouer
to tie
badin
light-hearted, playful
potin
gossip
mordoré
bronze, golden brown
chouette hulotte
tawny owl
la proie
prey, victim, target
glousser
cluck, giggle
insolite
out of the ordinary, unusual
chat tigré
tabby cat
trottoir
pavement
se ressaisir
pull yourself together
parvenir
to reach, get as far as
des abords
outskirts
l’embouteillage (nm)
traffic jam
accoutrement
get-up (weird clothes)
pianoter
to tap away at
le volante (de voiture)
steering wheel
olibrius
oddball, eccentric
chucoter
to whisper
tire-d’aile
hastily, as fast as you can
bouche bée
speechless, dumbstruck
le rapace
bird of prey, predator
filer
fly, speed by
vertement
sharply, roundly, throughly
songer
to think of sthg, consider, daydream
dégourdir
to stretch out, get the blood flowing
courroucé
angry, wrathful
s’apprêter
to prepare, get ready
en vouloir à qqn
be annoyed with someone
heurter
to run into, collide with
navré
to be sorry, regretful, apologetic (désolé)
grommeler
mutter, mumble
perçant
sharp, keen, piercing
serrer
to squeeze, grip
cloué
nailed, pinned
pelage
fur, coat
paraître
to appear, look, seem
un tas de
heaps of
retrousser les lèvres
to purse your lips
subir
to suffer, be subjected to
bâiller
to yawn, gape
l’angle
le coin
jaillir
to spring, spurt
frémir
tremble, shiver
rétrécir
to contract, shrink
à en juger par
judging by
étinceler
to sparkle, shine, gleam
crochu
hooked
marmonner
mutter
se douter de
to suspect
Un réverbère
lamp post
l’éteignoir
candle snuffer, kill joy
agacé
annoyed, irritated
courroucé
angry, wrathful
parier
to bet, wager
la jugeote
common sense
en vouloir à
to be annoyed at
dans de beaux draps
in real trouble
une friandise
a sweet
cache-oreilles
earmuff
aborder
to reach, land on sthg
hocher la tête
to nod one’s head
une aiguille
a needle/ hand of watch
au fait
by the way, now that I think of it
confier qqch à qqn
to entrust someone with something
éteint
lacklustre, faded
à l’écart de
well away from
assumer
to accept, take something on, be comfortable with
avaler
to swallow
la lueur
glow, glimmer
le phare
lighthouse
le grondement
growl, roar
la pétarade
banging, sputtering
atterrir
to land
le couvercle
lid, top
le soulagement
relief
dénicher
to unearth, find
emprunter
to borrow
débrouiller
to untangle, handle things
pencher
to tilt, incline towards
jais
jet
la cicatrice
scar
râpeux
rough
siffler
to whistle, hiss
repérer
to spot, notice
essuyer
to wipe
ruisselant
streaming, flowing
enfourcher
to mount, straddle
vrombissement
throbbing, hum
volte-face
u-turn
éloigner
to move away
