Chapter 1 Flashcards
Le hululement sonore
Hooting sound
fondir en larmes
to burst into tears
la haie
the hedge
éclater
to burst
hurler
to scream / to yell
s’accrocher
to hang on / to hold on
touffue
bushy
un rot
a burp
embué
misty / fogged up
fiston
son
stupéfiant
staggering
étouffé
choked / smothered
pousser
to push / to grow
ébranler
to undermine
plaquer
to press
la fureur
fury
un ton précipité
a hasty tone
postillonner
to splutter / to spit
le audace
audacity / boldness
marteler
to hammer / to pound
violacé
purple
s’efforcer
to strive / to endeavour to
se rassir
to go stale
percer
to break through
fantômes
ghosts
hiboux
owls
le lit à baldaquin
four-poster bed (baldaquin = canopy)
la cabane en lisière
the hut on the border
le chaudron
the cauldron
la goutte
the drop
infamante
infamous / shameful