| A | B |
|---|
| dévaler | to hurtle down |
| méchamment | spitefully; maliciously |
| se débattre | to struggle |
| le roseau | the reed |
| le chêne | the oak tree (she's referring to a fable by de la Fontaine here) |
| braver | tp brave; defy |
| la rafale | the gust; burst |
| déchaîner | to rouse; excite |
| gifler | to slap |
| vaincre / vaincu | to defeat; overcome; beat |
| le béton | the concrete |
| le peuple | the people |
| le monde entier | the whole world |
| quelque part | somewhere |
| un sablier | an hourglass; saltbox; egg timer |
| s'écouler | to pass; flow; escape; drain away |
| asservir | to enslave; subjugate |
| rengonfler | to reinflate; boost |
| s'asseoir | to sit down |
| une épreuve | a test; ordeal |
| exprimer | to express |
| un sentiment | a feeling; emotion |
| retenir | to keep; hold; detain; hold back; contain |
| rattraper | to catch up with; put right; save |
| se dandiner | to waddle |
| avoir besoin de | to need to |
| se tromper | to be mistaken |
| le renard | the fox |
| parmi | among |
| apprivoiser | to tame |
| une amitié | a friendship |
| ôter | to remove; take off |
| dissimuler | to conceal; hide |
| un colis | a parcel; package |
| un clin d'oeil | a wink |
| sautiller | to hop; leap |
| s'énerver | to get worked up; angry |
| le poumon | the lung |
| le charbon | the coal |
| grave | serious; grave; bass; deep; grievous |
| faire la planche | to float |
| respirer | to breathe |
| un poisson-chat | a catfish |
| enterrer | to bury |
| dénicher | to dig out;unearth; track down |
| creuser | to dig |
| parer | to ward off; protect |
| une écume | a foam; froth |
| la muraille | the fortification; wall; great wall |
| ramener | to restore; bring back |
| au fur et à mesure | as one goes along |
| un(e) esclave | a slave |
| les gars (m) | the guys |
| tousser | to cough |
| dingue | crazy; wild |
| aveugle | blind |
| un aigle | an eagle |
| piquer | to steal; sting |
| le vigile | the security guard; night watchman |
| la gueule | the face; mouth |
| le mec | the man (familiar) |
| le cul | the ass |
| détaler | to bolt; take off |
| (se) marrer | to have a great time; have a good laugh |
| le flic | the cop |
| bidon | bogus; phony |
| marrant | funny |
