Le Bossu de Notre-Dame vocab 16-19 Flashcards by Rosie Graham

Q

mon malheur

A

my misfortune

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jusqu’au bord du toit

A

to the edge of the roof

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la malheureuse

A

unfortunate woman

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au-dessus

A

above / over

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la manche

A

sleeve

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amener

A

to bring

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ce vaurien

A

good for nothing / scoundrel

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quel vilain oiseau!

A

what an ugly bird!

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lâcher

A

to release

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un coup de botte

A

kick (with a boot)

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éviter

A

to avoid

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de loin

A

far / from a distance

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renouvelé(es)

A

to renew

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Q

la figure

A

the face

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se conserver

A

to last / to be kept

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à quoi bon

A

what is the use

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soupirer

A

to sigh

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une pierre

A

a stone

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épuiser

A

worn out / exhausted

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prier

A

to pray

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un vieillard

A

an old man

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une cruche cassée

A

a broken jug

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espèce de végétal

A

moron

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voler

A

to steal

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Q

essuyer

A

to wipe

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ramener

A

to bring back

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Q

se pencher

A

to lean

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Q

le vin coule à flots

A

the wine is free flowing

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Q

hâche

A

axe

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arbalete

A

crossbow

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serpes

A

billhooks

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arquebuses

A

musket

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allumer

A

lit / to light

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se mettre en marche

A

to start moving / get walking

Q

septentrionale

A

northern

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rôder

A

to prowl about

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coupable

A

guilty

Q

un fleuve noir qui ondule

A

black river flowing / that snakes

Q

se diriger

A

to go towards

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un troupeau

A

a herd

Q

le parvis

A

square (in front of the church)

Q

des marteaux

A

hammers

Q

des pinces

A

pliers

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des barres de fer

A

iron bars

Q

un fracas terrible

A

a terrible noise

Q

une poutre

A

a beam

Q

brisé

A

worn out / broken

Q

bûche

A

log

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à sac!

A

let’s ransack the place!

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un bêlier

A

a battering ram

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une pluie de pierres

A

raining stones

Q

la toiture en plomb

A

lead roofing

Q

l’orifice

A

opening

Q

aboutir

A

to come to a successful conclusion

Q

des rouleaux

A

rolls

Q

défoncé

A

smashed in

Q

deux jets de plomb fondu

A

two jets of molten lead

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demi calcinées

A

partly burned

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arroser

A

to spray

Q

les loups

A

the wolves

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lâche

A

let go

Q

une échelle

A

a ladder

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cette rangée

A

this row

Q

que le diable t’emporte!

A

to hell with you!

Q

enjamber

A

to throw a leg over

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les bouts

A

the ends

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colère

A

anger

Q

redoutable

A

formidable

Q

la flèche

A

the arrow

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se ficher

A

to become embedded / get stuck in

Q

une fronde

A

a slingshot

Q

une véritable fourmilière

A

a true ants’ nest (very busy, lots of movement)

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impuissant

A

powerless

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une longue file de cavaliers

A

a long line of horsemen

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des faux

A

scythes

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à coup de dents

A

by biting

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faucher

A

to strike / cut (with a scythe)