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un papillon
a butterfly
le facteur
a mailman
apporter
to bring
hocher
to shake; nod
détourner
to look away; divert
réduire / réduit
to reduce / reduced
la mendicité
the begging
une aumône
a hand-out; alms
de toute façon
anyway
souhaiter
to wish
une nouvelle
a piece of news
serrer
to grip; hug; tighten; squeeze
au lieu de
instead of
une boîte
a box; can
le fer
the iron
les draps
the sheets (m.)
repasser
to iron
la naissance
the birth
a paquebot
a ship; ocean liner
s'énerver
to get annoyed; worked up
secouer
to shake
une ride
a wrinkle
le front
the forehead; brow
amer, amère
bitter
aussitôt
immediately; straight away
une fourmis
an ant
une latte
a board (on the floor); a slat
disjoindre
to loosen; separate
le plancher
the floor
envoyer
to send
un mandat
a money order; a mandate
nourrir
to feed; nourish
étroit
narrow
coincer
to wedge; jam
le hangar
the shed; warehouse
trier
to sort
une case
a hut
redresser
to straighten (up); to rectify
les travers
the foible; quirk (m.)
corriger
to correct
rigoler
to laugh; joke
la jeunesse
the youth
applaudir
to applaud
apprendre une récitation
to learn a text by heart
pourtant
however
paraître
to appear
attirer
to attract
mentir
to lie
partout
everywhere
enjoué
cheerful
encadré
framed; boxed
marmonner
to mumble; mutter
toiser
to look (someone) up and down
une bêtise
a stupid thing; stupidity
le courrier
the mail
faire mine de
to pretend to
ignorer
to not know
la berceuse
the rocker; the lullaby
sombrer
to sink; to lapse
apercevoir
to catch glimpse of
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