Moderato #2 Flashcards
un aveu
a confession
aneantissant
completely destructive
s’accouder
to lean on, prop oneself u on one’s elbows
braveuz
saliva-y or drooly
briser les reins
to break the back of or destroy
le cerne
bruise or dark circles under the eyes
un repere
point of reference
roder
lurk
seant
decent, appropriate
sournoisement
sneakily
le supplice
torture
une surenchere
an outbid or overbid, a promise to do more
verser
to pour
vrombir
to make the sound a motor makes
la clarte
clarity or bright light
la crispation
tic
ereinte
completely exausted
froler
brush or touch lightly
fugace
fleeting or brief
le guet
surveillance, lookout
hebeter
make stupid, dze
le linceul
shroud
par-dessus le marche
on top of the bargain
pose
poised
l’allocation familiale
family benefit, tax deduction
concilier carriere et famille
reconcile career and family
les fiancailles
engagement
le machisme
male chauvinism
les parents proches
close relatives
prendre sa retaite
to retire
le troisieme age
old age
veuf, veuve
widow, widower
