Le Petit Nicolas (Chap. 1) Flashcards
chérir
to cherish
Gronder
to rumble, growl; to scold
Un Chouchou
teacher’s pet
Taper
to hit; type; dial
Une Caisse
box, till
Faire le Guignol
to fool around
Disposer
to arrange; induce, prompt
Un Bocal
jar; fish bowl
épatant
(old-fashioned) marvelous; generous
Une Combine
knack, trick; racket, ploy
La Prise
dose; grip; taking, seizure; plug, outlet
Peigner
to comb
Un Engin
machine (instrument); device, contraption
Un parasoleil
lens hood
Un objectif
lens; target; aim, goal
Racler
to scrub, scrape
La tache
stain; spot
Renverser
to spill; knock over
Tandis Que
While, when
Croiser
to cross (arms); to run into, cross paths with
Esquiver
To evade, elude; slip away
Moucher
Se Moucher
to blow; (inf.) to put in his/her place, snub
To blow your nose
La noise
Chercher noise à
quarrel, fight
to pick a fight
Un copeau
shaving, chip (wood); curl (chocolate)
une décennie
decade
une délimitation
demarcation
la panoplie
fancy dress costume; collection, array
le képi
flat-topped military cap
les menottes
handcuffs
un sifflet
whistle
une cartouche
cartridge; carton; sidebar, text box
un étui
holster, scabbard, case
un poudrier
makeup powder compact
un rôti
roast, joint
une hache
axe
en mouton
sheepskin
à carreaux
checked
un éperon
spur
un fusil
gun; steel
Panser
to bandage; groom (horse)
Le Croupion
rump, bum
Une Gifle
slap
Venger
to avenge
Pendre
to hang
La Volaille
fowl, poultry
embêter
s’embêter
to annoy
to be bored; to worry about, bother with
Bouder
to sulk; show no interest in
Plumer
to pluck; (slang) rip off
contrariant
annoying, irksome
l’envol (masc.)
flight, takeoff
un manche
(slender part of an instrument) handle; neck; stick
tout de même
all the same, anyway, even so
la corde à linge
washing line, clothesline
un vacarme
racket, din, row
drôlement
strangely, very, amusingly
la haie
hedge; line of people
taquiner
tease, annoy
un chuchotement
whisper
en tant que
as, in the capacity of
Draguer
to hit on
économiser
to save up
Se Lancer
to try, have a go
Justement
Justly; exactly; as it happens, actually
