Thème littéraire Flashcards
à la campagne
in the countryside
reprendre des forces
to pick up
s’occuper de quelqu’un
to look after someone
s’entendre
to get on/along
agressif
aGGressive
divorcer
to get a divorce
il avait fallu… pour…
it took… to
être opérer
to have surgery
se promener en voiture
to tour
vanter
to boast about
de
of = simple évocation about = approfondi
confirmer
to bear out
permettre
to allow
regarder avec hostilité et suspicions qque chose
to cast a hostile, suspicious look at
des cartes postales sentimentales
mawkish postcards
à vrai dire
to tell (you) the truth
animalement
intuitively
méfiance
mistrust
la comédie du bonheur conjugal
the pretence of the happily married couple
se cacher derrière
to lurk behind
Franchement
Frankly
aller jusqu’au bout
to see through
méfiant
wary, mistrustful, distrustful
attendre la suite
to wait for what would come next