Vocabulaire de Candide 2 Flashcards
Côtoyer
Stand along side, mix with (people), border (country, etc.)
Un caillou
Small stone or jewel or head
Un caleçon
Boxer shorts or leggings
Une chaloupe
Life boat or other small boat
Une enceinte
Enclosure (adjective: pregnant)
S’enfoncer
To sink or to make things worse for oneself
S’entretenir
To be maintained, to take care of oneself physically or to have a discussion
Un fripon
A scoundrel
Une galère
A ship with oars rowed by forced labor or a difficult, unpleasant task
La laideur
Ugliness
Maudit/maudire
Cursed/to curse
Un moine
A monk
Outre
Besides, as well as
Parcourir
To travel, wander, roam or to browse/skim through
Potelé
Chubby, plump
Ramer
To row
Sauter au cou
To throw one’s arms around someone, to fly into their arms, etc.
Verser
To pour (liquids), to shed (tears) or to deposit/allocate (money)
Améliorer
To improve
Avoir les moyens de
To have the means (financially) to…
Les biens
Assets, possessions
Gagner le SMIC
To earn minimum wage
Le syndicat
Labor union
Joindre les deux boutes
To make ends meet
