Chapter 20 Flashcards

1
Q

Chuchoter

A

To whisper

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2
Q

L’aube

A

Dawn

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3
Q

Le coffre

A

Boot

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4
Q

Serrées

A

Tight

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5
Q

La banquette

A

Seat

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6
Q

Le pare-soleil

A

Sun visor

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7
Q

Traverser

A

To cross

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8
Q

Désencombrer

A

To clear

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9
Q

Laisser

A

To leave

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10
Q

Roulait

A

Drove

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11
Q

Coincés

A

Stuck, jammed

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12
Q

L’œuf pourri

A

Rotten egg

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13
Q

L’habitacle

A

Cockpit

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14
Q

Gigoter

A

To wriggle, fidget

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15
Q

Sourcils

A

Eyebrows

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16
Q

Remuer

A

To move

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17
Q

Au refrain

A

Chorus

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18
Q

Reprenait

A

To have some more, to get back

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19
Q

Plaisanter

A

To mess around

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20
Q

Se trémousser

A

To wiggle, to shimmy

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21
Q

Bouger

A

To move

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22
Q

Figé

A

Frozen, fixed

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23
Q

Ralentir

A

To slow down

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24
Q

Affolée

A

Distraught

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25
Q

La vitre

A

Window

26
Q

Dévisager

A

To stare at

27
Q

A tendu

A

Tense, tight

28
Q

Feuilleter

A

To skim, browse

29
Q

Raide de peur

A

Stiff with fear

30
Q

Dissimuler

A

To hide

31
Q

La sangle

A

Strap

32
Q

Tourbillons éphémères

A

Whirlwinds

33
Q

Dégager

A

To clear

34
Q

Femelle

A

Female

35
Q

Démarrer

A

To start up

36
Q

La carrosserie

A

Car body

37
Q

Éclater

A

To split, divide

38
Q

Un cri aigu

A

High-pitched

39
Q

En trombe

A

Like a shot

40
Q

Gâcher

A

To waste, to ruin

41
Q

En guise de

A

By way of

42
Q

Se palper

A

To feel, to get

43
Q

Les corps patauds

A

The clumsy bodies

44
Q

Saisissante

A

Striking, intense

45
Q

Douceur

A

Softness

46
Q

Enfiler

A

To put on, to thread

47
Q

Un raccourci

A

Shortcut

48
Q

Glisser

A

To slip

49
Q

La piste

A

Track

50
Q

Légère

A

Light

51
Q

Saoul

A

Drunk

52
Q

Se frôler

A

To brush past each other

53
Q

Les tôles des toits

A

Roof sheets

54
Q

Une statue de gorille

A

Gorilla statue

55
Q

En terre cuite

A

Ground, earth

56
Q

La paume

A

Palm

57
Q

Le bas-ventre

A

Lower abdomen

58
Q

En cachette

A

Secretly

59
Q

Digne

A

Dignified

60
Q

Cahoter

A

To shake

61
Q

Engloutir

A

To submerge, to gulp

62
Q

La pente

A

Slope, hill