| A | B |
| le bord | the edge; side; rim; bank (of water) |
| trancher | to slice; slit |
| la politesse | the politeness; manners |
| un enlèvement | a kidnapping; capture; abduction; taking away |
| la mouette | the seagull |
| assommer | to knock (someone) senseless; to knock out; overcome; bore |
| saoul | drunk |
| pourvu que | on the condition that; provided that |
| la loupe | the magnifying glass |
| le navire | the ship; boat |
| la veille | the eve; day before; vigil |
| géant | giant |
| le cuivre | the copper |
| le tablier | the apron |
| le deuil | the mourning; grief; bereavement |
| le poids | the weight |
| faillir + infinitif / ex.: J'ai failli tomber | to nearly, to have almost... / ex.: I nearly/almost fell |
| ignorer | to not know; to know nothing of; to ignore |
| affreux | hideous; awful; dreadful |
| un état | a state; condition |
| le lien | the link; strap; connection |
| inadmissible | intolerable; unacceptable |
| détendu | relaxed; slack |
| les biens (m/pl) | the goods; assets; commodity; estate |
| une coquille | a shell; scallop |
| la noix | the nut |
| le puits | the well |
| la cible | the target |
| repérer | to spot; locate; mark; scope out |
| viser | to aim at; take aim; zero in |
| la grenouille | the frog |
| une moule | a mussel |
| une gaufre | a waffle; honeycomb |
| la selle / seller | the saddle / to saddle |
| le fil | the thread; string; yarn |
| le dé | the dice; the thimble |
| la paume | the palm (of the hand) |
| coudre / cousu | to sew |
| étaler | to spread out; scatter; flaunt; sprawl |
| le tissu | the material; fabric |
| enfiler | to slip on;; thread (a needle) |
| le savon | the soap |
| le cartable | the schoolbag; satchel; briefcase |
| chier | to shit |
| souffler | to blow; blow out (a candle) |