| A | B |
|---|
| le moussaillon | the boy; the ship's boy |
| le porte-monnaie | the coin purse; money belt; coin holder |
| porter plainte | to press charges |
| se plaindre de | to complain about |
| une plainte | a complaint |
| au voleur | Stop, thief! |
| un filou | a crook; cheat; rascal |
| ameuter | to draw a crowd; stir up |
| une émeute | a riot |
| le sabord | the porthole |
| le machin | the thing; thingy; whatsit |
| prévenir | to warn; anticipate |
| inquiétant | worrisome |
| relâcher | to release; loosen; relax |
| la voie | the way; lane; track (of a train); |
| la voie public | the public highway |
| le lacet | the bootlace; shoelace |
| nouer | to tie |
| se dénouer | to come undone |
| au secours | Help! |
| le klaxon | the horn |
| le freluquet | the runt; pup; jackanapes; pipsqueak |
| mordre | to bite |
| enragé | rabid |
| la ruelle | the alleyway; back street |
| la vue | the sight; view |
| vêtir / vêtu | to dress; clothe |
| un fripier | a used clothing store |
| se tromper | to be mistaken |
| stupéfait | astounded |
| une escale | a stopover; port of call |
| le naufrage | the shipwreck; sinking |
| faire naufrage | to be shipwrecked; to be wrecked |
| dissimuler | to conceal; hide |
| orner | to decorate |
| contenir / contenu | to contain; hold |
| une erreur | a mistake |
| une marche | a step |
| casser | to break |
| le fournisseur ; la fournisseuse | the supplier; provider |
| un(e) négociant(e) | a merchant; wholesaler |
| volant | flying |
| mener | to lead; bring to; carry out; run (a company) |
| l'immatriculation (f) | the registration |
| particulier, particulière | personal; private; particular; special; odd |
| discret, discrète | discreet |
| motus et bouche cousue | Keep it under your hat! |
| la devise | the motto; currency |
| délivrer | to liberate; free; issue (a passport) |
| le quai | the quay; bank (of a river); platform (at a train station) |
| un âne | a donkey; ass |
| la mosquée | the mosque |
| chausser | to put on shoes |
| déchausser | to take off shoes |
| heurter | to hit; collide with; bump into |
| un pavé | a cobblestone |
| interroger | to question; ask; examine; test (in school) |
| demander l'aumône (f) | to ask for charity/alms |
| le seigneur | the lord |
| pouilleux | seedy; flea-ridden |
| le ver | the worm |
| galeux | mangy; scabby |
| le gigot | the leg of lamb |
| être de retour | to be back |
| la cave | the cellar; basement |
| rejoindre / rejoint | to rejoin; meet/catch up with; join up with |
