| A | B |
|---|
| disparaître / disparu | to disappear |
| volatiliser | to vanish into thin air |
| la trappe | the trap door |
| le son | the sound |
| la sorcellerie | the sorcery |
| coquin(e) | naughty; mischievous |
| le soupirail | the cellar window |
| quant à | as for |
| grec; greque | Greek |
| loger | to house; lodge |
| le tonneau | the barrel; cask |
| par hasard | by chance/luck |
| une charnière | a hinge; joint |
| une sortie | an exit; excursion |
| la piste | the trail; track; runway (planes); slope |
| hurler | to yell |
| une fois | once; one time |
| utile / inutile | useful / not useful |
| s'agir de | to concern, be about |
| s'écahpper (de) | to escape (from) |
| canarder | to snipe at |
| bloqué | blocked |
| une issue | an exit; solution; outcome |
| la retraite | the retirement; retreat; pension |
| avoir la tête qui tourne | to feel dizzy |
| la vapeur | the steam |
| cueillir | to pick; arrest |
| emmener | to take along/away |
| lâcher | to release; let go |
| le sacripant | the rascal |
| trahir | to betray |
| la trahison | the treachery; treason |
| le renégat | the renegade |
| un(e) esclavagiste | a slave driver |
| régler les comptes à quelqu'un | to sort someone out |
| un emplâtre | a wimp |
| la noix de coco | the coconut |
| être chargé de | to be in charge of/ responsible for |
| introduire / introduit | to introduce |
| discret, discrète | discreet |
| à propos | about, concerning |
| soupçonner | to suspect |
| livrer | to deliver; betray; hand over |
| le stupéfiant | the drug; narcotic |
| hors d'ici | Get out of here! |
| écorcher | to skin; flay |
| vif, vive | quick; lively, bright; vivid |
| un paltoquet | a nincompoop |
| la réglisse | the licorice |
| une arme à feu | a firearm |
| interroger | to question; test (school) |
| assurer | to assure; insure; secure |
| le bijou | the jewel; jewelry |
| périlleux | perilous |
| découvrir / découvert | to discover |
| un individu | an individual |
| se passer | to happen; take place |
| la canaille | the rabble |
| le forban | the pirate |
| un coup de bâton | to hit with a stick; to cane |
| fuir | to flee |
| s'occuper de | to take care of |
| essayer de | to try to |
| rattraper | to catch up with |
| vers | toward |
| le marin = le matelot | the sailor |
| à toute allure | at top speed |
| le canot | the dinghy |
| les amarres (f) | the moorings |
| détacher | to untie |
| le canif | the penknife |
| poursuivre | to pursue |
| calé | bright; clever |
| l'hélice (f) | the propeller |
| le filet | the net |
| la malédiction | the curse |
| être aux trousses (f) de quelqu'un | to be hot on the heels of someone |
| une embardée | a swear; yaw |
| la lutte | the struggle; conflict |
| maîtriser | to control; master |
| la longue-vue | the spy glass; telescope |
| ramener | to bring back; restore |
| un équipage | a crew |
| être au grand complet | to all be present |
| le brigadier | the corporel |
| grâce à | thanks to |
| cerner | to surround; encircle; outline |
| camoufler | to cover up; camouflage |
| là-haut | up there |
| félicitations | congratulations! |
| se présenter | to introduce oneslef |
| délivrer | to liberate; free |
| retenir | to keep; hold |
| écumer | to skim; search |
| s'abattre | to break over; beat down on (like a storm) |
| le pont | the bridge |
| le récif | the reef |
| perfide | perfidious; treacherous |
| déchirer | to tear up; split; rip |
| la chaleur | the heat |
| interrompre | to interrupt |
| une émission | a show; broadcast |
| grave | serious; deep; grave |
| enlever | to take away; remove; capture |
| remettre | to put back/on again |
| avertir | to warn |
| se noyer | to drown |
| se vanter | to boast; brag |
| contenir | to contain |
| bredouiller | to mumble |
| le verrou | the bolt |
| être sous les verrous | to be behind bars |
| un auditeur | a listener |
| une causerie | a chat; discussion |
| l'alcool (m) | the alcohol |
| un(e) ennemi(e) | an enemy |
| le courrier | the mail |
| se méfier de | to be wary of; mistrustful of |
| la tempête | the tempest; storm |
| la vague | the wave |
