vocab: Baba Yaga Flashcards
le sort
the curse
bouche bée
open-mouthed
rouvrit
re-open
campagne
fields, countryside
niege
snow
glace
ice
scintillait
gleamed, shined (think: scintillated)
sucre
sugar
s’elever
lift up
baisser
lower
nuage
cloud
s’aperçut
perceived
proteger
protect
visage
face
relever
to raise up
s’approcher
to approach
traîneau
sleigh
rênes
reins
cape
cape
capuche
hood
épaisse
thick
chevaux
horses
s’immobiliser
to stop (think: immobilize itself)
installé
sitting in, installed in
épaules
shoulders
menton
chin
cheveux
hair
adresser
to address someone, talk to someone
saluer
to greet (think: salute)
descender
to get down
poursuivir
continue, persevere (think: pursue)
haussa les épaules
shrugged her shoulders
hocha la tête
shook her head
fronça les sourcils
knit her brow (think: frowned)
d’un air… (surpris)
with a (surprised) air
finir par …(repondre)
end up …(responding)
étrange
strange
confirmer
to confirm, agree
se rapeler
recall, remember
s’assombrer
darken (think: somber)
un frisson de…
a shiver of…
reprit
continue a conversion, reprise, re-take-up
acquiesça
agree
soupira
sighed
impressioné
impressed
sorcière
witch
réussi
succeeded
secouer la tête
nod
échapper
escape
larmes
tears (crying)
fixer
stare at (think: fixated)
médusé
stunned
sauf moi
except for me (think: save for me)
morte
dead
au moins
at least
jeunesse
youth
compter le plus
to count the most (what counts the most is…)
emporter
to bring in, import
frissoner
to shiver
emplir de larmes
fill with tears
elle me manque
I miss her
s’inquiéter
to worry
secher les larmes
dry your tears
serrer la main
press someone’s hand
genoux
knees
couverture
blanket
au bout d’un moment
after a moment
se dresser
to stand up
coiffer
to be topped with (coif = hairdo!)
tandis que….
while….
argenté
silver
doré
golden
lilas
purple
rayé
striped
gelé
frozen
féerique
faery!
s’arrêter
to stop (think: arrest yoursself)
patiemment
patiently
prudemment
carefully (think: prudently)
ébahi
goggle-eyed, stupefied
escalier
staircase
marches
steps
marbre
marble
fenêtres
window (think: defenestrate)
tourner sur elle-même
turn around herself (in a circle)
salle
room, hall
fit un pas
took a step
vêtu de…
dressed in…
soie
silk
satin
satin
velours
velvet
laine
wool (think: lanolin)
en plein mouvement
in the midst of moving – in full movement
virevolter
whirl, spin around (i.e., dancing)
sapin
Xmas tree
éblouissant
dazzling
bijoux
jewels
il a lieu
it takes place
assis
sitting on
reconnut
recognized
préciser
to point out (think: precise)
se tourner vers
to turn towards (someone)
barbe
beard
brandissait
brandished
baguette
magic wand (not, in this case, a baguette)
jaillir, jaillissait
to gush or shoot out
éclair
flash of light (not, in this case, an eclair)
guerrier
warrior
vaincre
vanquish
puissant
powerful
arpenter
to weave/walk through a space
horloge
clock
manteau
blanket, coating
parmi
among
le long d’un mur
all along the wall
chargé de…
loaded with…
éclat
brightness
éclat de rire
a burst of laughter
vent
wind
balayer
to blow (the wind)
en un clin d’oeil
in the blink of an eye
vêtements
clothing
lui saisit la main
seized her hand, grabbed her hand
esprit
spirit
mit un instant à
took a moment to….
désespérément
despairingly
nulle part
nowhere
affoler
to panic
se dépêcher de
to hurry to (do something)
ôter
remove (clothing)
à la hâte
in haste (notice the â means there’s a missing “s”)
souffler
to whisper, hiss
un cri de surprise
a cry of surprise
surtout
above all
ramasser
to gather up, pick up (think: mass)
morder le lèvre
bite your lip
ridé
wrinkled
se précipiter
hurry towards, rush towards
précipitament
hurriedly
renifler
to sniff
je vous en supplie
I beg you
se tromper
to be mistaken (think: trump heh heh)
riposter
to respond
repousser
push someone away
respirer
to breathe
jeter un coup d’oeil
throw a glance
se diriger
to head towards, direct yourself towards
soupçonneux
suspicious
sangloter
to sob
flacon
bottle, flask
lutter
to struggle
pleurer
to cry
ordoner
to order someone to do something
essuyer les yeux
dry your eyes
susurrer
to whisper
espoir
hope
tes propres parents
your own parents (propre = own)
songea
to think to onesself
se mit à trembler
started to tremble
avidement
greedily (think: avid)
il s’agit de
it has to do with
il s’agissait de
it had to do with (past tense)
grâce à toi
thanks to you
gagner
to reach a place (think: gain)
grelotter
to shiver
s’emmitoufler
to wrap up (in clothing)
entraîner
to lead someone
repas
meal (think: repast)
coin
corner
feu
fire
brûler
to burn
cheminée
fireplace
bois
wooden
pierre
stone (the name Pierre means rock. So does Peter in English)
je dors
I sleep
désigner
to point out (think: designate)
cuire
to cook
elle a faim
she has hunger
se blottir
to snuggle
verser
to pour
champignons
mushrooms
cuiller
spoon
avaler
swallow
gorgée
mouthful (literally, throat-full)
douce
sweet
souffler
to blow (your breath)
aucun moyen
no way
briser
to break, shatter
échouer
to fail
flocon
flake
s’exclamer
to exclaim
défi
challenge
se redresser
to sit up, stand up (remember: dresser = stand)
voler
to fly OR to steal
le chemin
the path, the way to get somewhere
tu connais le chemin?
do you know the way?
ajouter
to add (when speaking)
patins
skates
patiner
to skate
catastophé
panicked
le ciel
the sky
la lune
the moon
cuir
leather
traverser
to walk across
fer
iron
ranger
to put something away, to put in a bag
conseiller
to advise
tomber
to fall (not tromper, to be mistaken)
rattraper
to catch
plier
to bend
glisser
to glide
constater
to state
étonné
astonished
lâcher les mains
let go of your hands
tout seul
all by yourself
fesses
bottom, derriere, hocks
chuter
to fall
se risquer à
to take a risk
féliciter
to congratulate
ruban
ribbon
serpenter
to wind
lui prit la main
took her hand
en chemin
on the way
se sentir à l’aise
feel at ease
de plus en plus
more and more
serrer
to crowd, press, squeeze
en effet
in fact
ruisseau
creek, stream
rochers
boulders
rive
bank of a river
réjouir
rejoyce
feuillage
foliage
à travers de
through
a du mal à
have a hard time (doing something)
chuchoter
to whisper
caillou
small stone
se pencher
to bend down
se fit entendre
made itself heard
frapper
to hit, to knock
se gratter
to scratch yourself
gronder
to growl
racines
roots
plisser les yeux
squint
celui-ci
this one here
celui-là
that one there
réflechir
to reflect on, to think carefully
son visage s’ilumina
her face lit up
sans oser… (respirer)
without daring to … (breathe)
soulager
to relax, be relieved
bondit en avant
jumped forward
hurler
to scream
ricaner
to sneer
fit un pas
took a step
c’est à moi
it’s mine
verre
glass
gémir
to groan
s’écrier
to cry out
s’avancer
to come forward, advance
rougir
to blush
s’incliner
to bow
remercer
to thank
serra dans ses bras
hugged her
agiter la main
to wave
rouvrir les yeux
open your eyes
suggerir
to suggest
