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