French Lesson 1 Tools A B abasourdi stunned maladroitement clumsily les sanglots sobs paraître to look, to seem désarmé disarmed fretiller to wriggle, to waggle se figer to freeze le brouillard mist, fog subitement suddenly bafouiller to mumble le balai broom un étage the floor réagir to react emmener to take muet mute, silent oser to dare se mouiller to get wet bouleverser to turn upside down, to disrupt les brouillons rough copies, drafts creuser les meninges to crack your head se faufiler to slip into prendre les devants to make the first move tendu tense, strained s'éloigner to move away bredouillant stammering s'écrouler to collapse gravement seriously demuni deprived la peine pain démarrer to start up, to drive off raffoler to adore dresser to raise, to train une punaise thumbtack s'ennuyer to get bored embêté bothered encourager to encourage rater to fail le chagrin grief caché hidden reveler to reveal