Le secret du feu 1 Flashcards
effrayer
[ e.fʀɛ.je / e.fʀe.je ] to scare / frighten
réussir
[ ʀe.y.siʀ ] to succeed (at s.th.)
se faufiler
[ sə.fo.fi.le ] to slink / worm one’s way
(le) buisson
[ bɥi.sɔ̃ ] bush
la ronce
[ ʀɔ̃s ] bramble
emprunter
[ ɑ̃.pʀɛ̃.te ] to borrow
la case
[ kaz ] cabin / shack
le souffle
[ sufl ] blow / exhalation
la nuque
[ nyk ] nape / back of the neck
s’efforcer de
[ se.fɔχ.se.də ] to try hard / endeavor to
dissimuler
[ di.si.my.le ] to hide / conceal
la brousaille
[ bʀu.saj ] undergrowth / scrub
qu’il fasse
[ fas ] that s/he do
le raccourci
[ ʀa.kuχ.si ] shortcut
le sol
[ sɔl ] soil / earth
attirer
[ a.ti.ʀe ] to attract / lure
frôler
[ fʀo.le ] to brush against / skim
tremper
[ tʀɑ̃.pe ] to soak / drench
la sueur
[ sɥœʁ ] sweat
cogner
[ kɔ.ɲe ] to thump / whack
la poitrine
[ pwa.tʀin ] chest (body)
étendu
[e.tɑ̃.dy] stretched / spread
serrer
[ sɛ.ʀe / se.ʀe ] to squeeze / tighten
bouger
[ bu.ʒe ] to move
la bouillie
[ bu.ji ] gruel / porridge
accouchement
[ a.kuʃ.mɑ̃ ] delivery / act of giving birth
soulager
[ su.la.ʒe ] to relieve / soothe
ululement
[ y.lyl.mɑ̃ ] (owl’s) hoot
hibou
[ i.bu ] horned owl
le bruissement
[ bʀɥis.mɑ̃ ] rustle / murmur
la cloison
[ klwa.zɔ̃ ] partition
la paille
[ paj ] straw
le bout
[ bu ] tip / end
