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) |