L'Étranger - Albert Camus Flashcards

1
Q

l’asile

A

the asylum

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2
Q

décédée

A

deceased

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3
Q

cela ne veut rien dire

A

it does not mean anything

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4
Q

veiller

A

watch

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5
Q

congé

A

leave (vacation)

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6
Q

pareille

A

similar

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7
Q

c’était plutôt à lui de me présenter ses condoléances

A

it was rather for him to offer me his condolences

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8
Q

quand il me verra en deuil

A

when he sees me in mourning

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9
Q

ce sera une affaire classée et tout aura revêtu une allure plus officielle

A

it will be a closed case and everything will look more official

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10
Q

étourdi

A

dizzy

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11
Q

emprunter

A

borrow

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12
Q

une cravate noire et un brassard

A

a black tie and a cuff/armband

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13
Q

hâte

A

haste

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14
Q

cette course

A

this race/course/event

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15
Q

cahots

A

jolts

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16
Q

le trajet

A

the route

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17
Q

assoupi

A

drowsy

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18
Q

tassé

A

packed

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19
Q

Légion d’honneur

A

Legion of Honor

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20
Q

il m’a serré la main

A

he shook my hand

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21
Q

retirer

A

remove/withdraw

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22
Q

reprochait

A

reproached

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23
Q

soutien

A

support

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24
Q

vous ne pouviez subvenir à ses besoins

A

you could not provide his/her needs

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25
Q

Et tout compte fait

A

And all things considered

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26
Q

il m’a précédé vers la porte

A

he preceded me to the door

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27
Q

un pensionnaire

A

a resident

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28
Q

nous avons traversé une cour

A

we crossed a courtyard

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29
Q

vieillards, bavardant par petits groupes

A

old men, chatting in small groups

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30
Q

il se taisaient

A

they were silent

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31
Q

les conversations reprenaient

A

conversations resumed

32
Q

on aurait dit d’un jacassement assourdi de perruches

A

it sounded like the muffled chatter of parakeets

33
Q

vous pourrez ainsi veiller la disparue

A

you will be able to watch over the missing person

34
Q

sans être athée

A

without being an atheist

35
Q

blanchie à la chaux et recouverte d’une verrière

A

whitewashed and covered with a glass roof

36
Q

meublée

A

furnished

37
Q

chevalets

A

easels

38
Q

des vis brillantes, à peine enfoncées

A

shiny screws, barely pressed in

39
Q

une infirmière

A

a nurse

40
Q

sarrau blanc, un foulard de couleur vive sur la tête

A

white lab coat, a brightly colored scarf on the head

41
Q

il a bégayé

A

he stuttered

42
Q

dévisser

A

unscrew

43
Q

j’étais gêné

A

I was embarrassed

44
Q

s’il s’informait

A

if he inquired

45
Q

tortillant sa moustache blanche

A

twirling his white moustache

46
Q

dirigée

A

directed

47
Q

un chancre

A

a canker

48
Q

le bandeau était plat

A

the headband was flat

49
Q

deux frelons bourdonnaient contre la verrière

A

two hornets were buzzing against the canopy

50
Q

cette présence me gênait

A

this presence bothered me

51
Q

ensuite il a beaucoup bavardé

A

then he chatted a lot

52
Q

il avait du mal à l’oublier

A

he found it hard to forget

53
Q

il faut courir derrière le corbillard

A

you have to run after the hearse

54
Q

le vieux avait rougi

A

the old man had blushed

55
Q

il se sentait valide

A

he felt valid

56
Q

indigent

A

destitute

57
Q

la nuit s’était épaissie au-dessus de la verrière

A

the night had thickened above the canopy

58
Q

le commutateur

A

the switch

59
Q

aveuglé

A

blinded

60
Q

l’éclaboussement soudain de la lumière

A

the sudden splash of light

61
Q

la coutume

A

custom

62
Q

ainsi

A

thus

63
Q

il est sorti, est revenu a disposé des chaises

A

he went out, came back and arranged the chairs

64
Q

empilé

A

stacked

65
Q

aussi au fond

A

also at the bottom

66
Q

tricoter

A

knit

67
Q

j’ai somnolé

A

I dozed off

68
Q

frôlement

A

grazing

69
Q

les courbes

A

the curves

70
Q

pureté blessante

A

hurtful purity

71
Q

glissaient

A

slipped

72
Q

aveuglante

A

blinding

73
Q

grinçât

A

squeaky

74
Q

un tablier

A

an apron

75
Q

le cordon

A

the cord

76
Q

ressortir leur ventre bombé

A

show off their bulging bellies