| A | B |
|---|
| à tout de rôle | in turn; taking turns |
| tenir | to hold; to restrain; to keep; to grasp |
| le coude | the elbow |
| vorace | voracious; ravenous |
| devenir | to become |
| la faute | the mistake; error; fault |
| par la faute de quelqu'un | because of someone |
| suivre | to follow |
| une raclée | a hiding; spanking |
| sécher | to dry; skip a class (conjugated like préférer |
| le linge | the laundry |
| étaler | spread out |
| l'herbe (f) | the grass |
| auprès de | beside; next to; compared with |
| lancer | to throw; toss |
| gigoter | to wiggle; fidget |
| fixer | to stare at; focus; fix; set |
| bouche bée | gaping; open-mouthed |
| interdit | forbidden |
| le créole | the creole (language) |
| citer | to quote; name; summon |
| une promenade | a walk |
| une évocation (de) | a mention (of); evocation; reminiscence |
| la naissance | the birth |
| la blague | the joke |
| gober | to swallow; fall for |
| jurer | to swear; curse |
| la vérité | the truth |
| incroyable | unbelievable |
| autrement | differently; in a different way; otherwise |
| caresser | to stroke; caress |
| un écran | a screen |
| la vague | the wave |
| déferler | to break; surge; erupt; pour into |
| un bocal | a fish bowl; jar; bowl |
| la chance | the luck |
| plonger | to dive |
| escalader | to climb; scale |
| au ras de sol | at ground level |
| la planche | the plank; board |
| le toit | the roof |
| la rouille | the rust |
| le paradis | the paradise; heaven |
| branlant | rickety; shaky; loose |
| le volcan | the volcano |
| engloutir | to swallow up; engulf |
| chavirer | to capsize; tip over |
| un envol | a flight; takeoff |
| désésperé | desperate; in despair |
| pourtant | however |
| le malheur | the misfortune; adversity; accident; unhappiness |
| lâcher | to let go; release |
| voûter | to stoop; become bent |
| frissonner | to shiver; shudder; tremble |
| causer | to talk; chat |
| allonger | to lay down; extend; lengthen |
| un entrebâillement | a crack; gap |
| immanquablement | inevitably |
| un hochement | a shake of the head; nod |
| épater | to amaze |
| conclure / conclu | to conclude / concluded |
| propre | clean |
| net, nette | clear cut; clear; distinct; clean |
| mettre le couvert | to set the table |
| imiter | to imitate; forge; to an impression of |
| le personnage | the character |
| le feuilleton | the soap opera |
| le diamant | the diamond |
| un saut | a jump; skip |
| privé | private |
| un caillou | a pebble; stone |
