Chat s’en va et chat revient (B) Flashcards
recroqueviller
to shrivel up (person)
to cockle (parchemin)
prends la tête de la troupe
take the lead
joufflus
chubby, chubby-cheeked
la courtepointe
quilt
trône sur ma courtepointe
sits on my quilt
rouvrir
to open again, to reopen
un goujat
farmhand; cad
en boudant
sulking
les veinards
the lucky ones
veinard
lucky; lucky person
la veine
vein, seam, lode (mine)
veiller
to sit up, to stay up, to keep awake
to watch over, to look after, to tend
la veilleuse
night-light, dimmer-bulb
le goudron
tar, pitch
goudronner
to tar
malotru
person sans éducation ; de manières grossières
syn: goujat, mufle, rustre
fourche
fork, pitchfork
le châtelain
squire, lord of the manor, landowner
la bribes
scraps, bits
décousu
unstitched, unconnected, disjointed, loose
par bribes décousues
unconnected bits
lézarder
to crack, to split, to bask in the sun, to idle, to load, to lounge
le castel
castle, manor
la fougère
fern
affaisser
to weigh down, to overwhelm
s’affaisser
to sink, to sag, to give way, to become depressed, to flop
bichonner
to curl, to make smart, to caress
le virage
turning, veering, swinging around
