Le Petit Prince Flashcards
un serpent
snake
avaler
to swollow
le fauve
wild cat
la proie
prey
entier
entire
mâcher
to chew
le crayon
pencil
tracer
to draw
le chef–d’œuvre
masterpiece
digérer
to digest
afin que
so that
le calcul
calculation
le succès
success
le coup d’œil
glance
s’égarer
to lose one’s way
ainsi
this way, thus
lucide
lucid
conserver
to keep
être à portée de qn
to be understandable to somebody
véritable
real, true
la panne
breakdown
le mécanicien
mechanic
la réparation
repair
le sol
soil, floor
le naufragé
wreck (boat)
le radeau
raft
le mouton
sheep
sauter
to jump
la foudre
lightning
le bonhomme
guy
ravissant
ravishing, beautiful
sauf
except
rond
round
or
but, now
égaré
lost
impressionnant
impressive, frightening
refaire
re-do
stupéfait
astounded, very surprised and shocked
encombrant
combersome, burdensome
l’indulgence
indulgence, leniency
le bélier
ram
la corne
horn
l’hâte
haste, impatience
le démontage
disassembly
griffonner
to scribble
pencher
to lean
révéler
to reveal
fier
pround
s’écrier
to exclaim
un éclat
glare, sparkle, splendour
entrevoir
to make out, to glimpse
aussitôt (que)
straight away, as soon (as)
la lueur
faint light, glow, gleam
brusquement
brusquely
hocher
to nod
s’enfoncer dans
to plunge into
la rêverie
day dream
plonger
to dive
la contemplation
quite serious thinking about something
le trésor
treasure
s’efforcer de
to try hard to
la corde
rope
le piquet
post, peg, picket line
remarquer
to remark, to notice
la centaine
about a hundred
un astronome
astronomer
un astéroïde
asteroid
turc
Thurkish
le congrès
congress
le dictateur
dictator
confier
to confide
le chiffre
figure
la brique
brick
le géranium
geranium
la colombe
dove
le toit
roof
parvenir à (faire qqch)
to manage to do something
la preuve
proof
hausser
to raise
traiter
to treat
indulgent
lenient
envers
towards
la fée
fairy
éprouver
to feel, to suffer, to test, to afflict
tant de
so much
le chagrin
grief
la tentative
attempt
tâtonner
to grope around, to feel one’s way along
semblable
similar
à travers
through
vieillir
to grow old
un arbuste
shrub
par conséquent
consequently
le troupeau
herd, flock
le bout
end
la sagesse
wisdom
la graine
seed
la fantaisie
whim, extravagance, imagination
s’étirer
to stretch
la brindille
twig
le radis
radish
le rosier
rosebush
arracher
to lift, to pull up/out, to tear down
se débarrasser
to clear, to get rid of
encombrer
to clutter up
la racine
root
éclater
to burst
perforer
to pierce, to perforate, to punch
la toilette
wash, clean
soigneusement
carefully
s’astreindre à
to force/be obliged to do something
appliquer (à)
to apply to
un inconvénient
drawback
ne…guère…
hardly
avertir
to inform, to warn
frôler
to brush against, to skim, to border on
grandiose
magnificent, spectacular
le coucher de soleil
sunset
suffire
to be enough
éloigné
distant
le pas
step
le crépuscule
dusk
la brusquerie
brusqueness
le préambule
preamble, prelude
méditer
to meditate, to plan
une épine
thorn
dévisser
to unscrew
le boulon
bolt
serrer
to grip, to clutch
soucieux
worried
s’épuiser
to run out, to exhaust
la méchanceté
nastiness
la rancune
grudge
le marteau
hammer
le cambouis
dirty oil
confondre
to fonfuse, to astound, to confound
mélanger
mix (up)
secouer
to shake
doré
golden
cramoisi
crimson, very red in colour
gonfler
to pump up, to swell, to inflate
un orgueil
pride
fabriquer
to manufacture, to make, to produce
anéantir
to destory, to crush
le coup
blow, shot, knock
se rendre
to surrendre
se rendre compte de qch/que
to realise something/that
un exemplaire
copy
le sanglot
sob
lâcher
to drop
bercer
to rock
la muselière
muzzle
une armure
armour
la larme
tear
orner (de)
to decorate (with)
le rang
row
le pétale
petal
s’éteindre
to go out, to pass away
germer
to sprout, to germinate, to form
surveiller
to keep an eye on, to supervise
le bouton
button, bud
miraculeux
miraculous
un abri
shelter
le soin
care
friper
to crumple
le coquelicot
poppy
le rayonnement
radiance
coquet
like to look nice, charming
bailler
to yawn
décoiffer
to mess up one’s hair
contenir
to hold (back), to contain
un arrosoir
water can
ombrageux
easily offended
le tigre
tiger
la griffe
claw
craindre
to be afraid of
le courant
current, movement
le paravent
screen
le globe
globle, glass cover
bien/mal installé
well/badly fiitted out, equipped
la tort
faut
la toux
cough
infliger
to inflict, to impose
embaumer
to smell of, to embalm
réjouir
to delight
attendrir
to tenderise, to move
agacer
to irritate
s’enfuir
to run away
la ruse
cunning, trickery, trick
contradictoire
contradictory
une évasion
escape
ramoner
to sweep
le volcan
volcano
posséder
to have, to own, to know inside out, to have good command of
commode
convenient
également
also, equally
la pousse
shoot
arroser
to water, to spray
tâcher de faire qch
to try to do sth
sot
silly
le reproche
reproach
déconcerter
to disconcert
supporter
to bear, to tolerate, to withstand
la chenille
caterpillar
trainer
to drag (on)
agaçant
irritating
instruire
to teach, to train
s’instruire
to educate, to learn
siéger
to be in session, to sit, to be on, to have headquartres in
la pourpre
purple, scarlet
une hermine
stoat, ermine
le manteau
coat
empêcher
to prevent, to stop
tantôt
sometimes
bredouiller
to stammer
vexer
to hurt
une autorité
authority
le pan
piece, area, section
minuscule
small
régner
to reign
se hâter
to hurry
le geste
gesture
designer
to point out, to appoint, to mark out, to refer to
tolérer
to tolerate
un tel
such a…
émerveiller
to fill with wonder
détenir
to hold, to detain
s’enhardir
to become bolder
solliciter
to seek
fermement
firmly
exiger
to demand, to require
chacun
each
s’informer (de)
to find out
le carrosse
horse-drawn coach
autrui
others
le sage
wise man
gracier
to grand a pardon to
achever
to finish
peiner
to sadden
le soupir
sigh
le vaniteux
conceited person
acclamer
to cheer
soulever
to lift
la monotonie
monotony
la tombe
grave, tomb
la louange
praise
court
short
lugubre
gloomy, dreary, mournful
plaindre
to feel sorry for
une honte
shame
avouer
to confess
baisser
to lower
secourir
to help, to rescue
rallumer
to relight, to revive
les balivernes
to talk nonsense
un hanneton
cockchafer
épouvantable
dreadful
flâner
to stroll
une abeille
bee
doré
gilded, bronzed, golden
rêvasser
to daydream
fainéant
idler
raisonner
to reason
l’ivrogne
drunkard
riposter
to retaliate, to answer back
grincheux
grumpy
breveter
to patent
songer à
to think about
gérer
to manage
le foulard
scarf
autour
around
le cou
neck
cueillir
to pick
enfermer
to lock up, to shut up
la clef
key
s’en aller
to go away
le réverbère
street lamp
aborder
to reach, to board
la consigne
instructions, left-luggage, detention, deposit
éponger
to sponge up, to mop, to soak up
le mouchoir
handkerchief
à carreaux
checked
poursuivre
to pursue
enjamber
to step over
mépriser
to despise, to scorn
bénir
to bless, to be eternally grateful to
le savant
scientist, scholar
le fleuve
river
entraîner
to train, to bring about, to entail, to lead, to carry
fournir
to supply, to provide
rapporter
to report
soudain
sudden, suddenly
s’émouvoir
to be moved, to be disturbed
tailler
to cut, to sharpen, to trim
le récit
story
une encre
ink
éphémère
fleeting, short-lived
se démoder
to go out of fashion
éveillé
alert, wide-awake
menacer
to threaten
quelconque
anyone, less, poor
environ
about
entretenir
to maintain, to support, to have
réglé
well-ordered
escamoter
to conjure away, to get around
les coulisses
(theatre) wings
le confrère
colleague, fellow member
mener
to lead, to take, to run
une oisiveté
idleness
la nonchalance
nonchalance, calm, not interested or worried about anything
honnête
honest
peupler
to populate
loger
to live, to accommodate
aisément
easily, readilly
entasser
to pile up
moindre
less
un îlot
small island
le pensum
(extra) work
un anneau
ring, link
remuer
move
se taire
to be quiet
la patte
(animal) leg
le navire
ship
s’enrouler
to coil up
la cheville
ankle
le granit
granite, a very hard grey rock
une énigme
enigma
gêner
to bother
une ascension
ascent, rise
le tabouret
stool, footstool
une aiguille
needle, pointer
le roc
rock
aiguiser
to sharpen
pointu
pointed, sharp
saler
to salt
fleurir
to blossom, to thrive, to decorate with flowers
échapper
to escape
soigner
to look after, to treat, to take care over
le renard
fox
le pommier
apple tree
apprivoiser
to tame, to bring out of one’s shell
le fusil
rifle, shotgun
chasser
to hunt
la poule
hen
le lien
bond, link
le chasseur
hunter
monotone
monotonous
ensoleillé
sunny
hors de
outside, out of
le terrier
burrow
le champ
field
le blé
wheat
merveilleux
wonderful, magic
le/la marchand
shopkeeper, shop
la langage
language
le malentendu
misunderstanding
s’agiter
to bustle about, to be agitated, to fidget, to stir
le rite
rite, ritual
la vigne
vine, vineyard
le passant
passer-by
abriter
to shelter, to screen, to harbour
afin de
in order to
un aiguilleur
traffic controller
le paquet
packet, package, pacel, bundle
trier
to sort out, to sort, to marshal, to select, to pick over
expédier
to send, to dismiss, to dispose
un illuminé
crank
gronder
to tell off, to rumble, to roar
le tonnerre
thunder
un aiguillage
switch, signalling
la locomotive
locomotive, driving force
inverse
opposite
écraser
to crush
la vitre
pane, window
la poupée
doll
le chiffon
rag, duster, dust cloth
enlever
to remove
apaiser
to calm down, to appease
épargner
to save, to spare
la goutte
drop
la provision
supply
le raisonnement
reasoning, argument
le puits
well, shaft
la lassitude
weariness
la marche
walking, march
auprès de
next to
le pli
fold, crease, line
la dune
dune, sand hill
rayonner
to shine
embellir
to make attractive, to embellish
la légende
legend
enfouir
to bury
émouvoir
to move, to disturb
clore
to close
la mèche
tuft of hair, lock of hair
une écorce
the outer covering of a tree, peel
la lèvre
lip
entrouvert
half-open
ébaucher
to sketch out, to outline, to start up, to open up
enfourner
to put in the oven, to shove sth into sth
le trou
hole, gap, deficit
creuser
to hollow out, to dig, to drill
la poulie
pulley, block
le seau
bucket, pail
gémir
to groan, to creak, to moan
la girouette
weather vane
hisser
to hoist, to raise, lift or pull sth up, especially using ropes
la margelle
edge
un aplomb
composure, balance
d’aplomb
steady
un aliment
food
cultiver
to cultivate
le miel
honey
une ébauche
outline, sketch, rough shape
le chou
cabbage
crayonner
to jot down, to sketch
la chute
fall
la ruine
ruin
pendant
dangling, hanging out, outstanding, pending
répliquer
to reply
le venin
venom, great anger or hatred, liquid poison of certain animals
faire halte
to stop
le bond
leap, spring
dresser
to put up
fouiller
to search
le revolver
pistol
couler
to run, to flow, to sink
le jet d’eau
fountain, spray
se faufiler entre
to dodge in and out of
parvenir à
to reach sb/sth
entourer (de)
to surrond (with)
battre
to beat
la carabine
rifle
une espérance
hope
un abîme
abyss
retenir
to hold back
se réchauffer
to get warmer, to warm up
glacer
to freeze
de nouveau
again
le grelot
bell
redevenir
to become again
quitter
to leave, to quite
mordre
to bite
la morsure
bite
s’évader (de)
to escape (from)
rouiller
to rust, to make rusty
verser
to pour
demeurer
to remain
le/la camarade
friend
la courroie
strap, belt
distraire
to entertain, to distract
supplier
to implore, to ask sth in an emotional way
