A | B |
au hasard | randomly/haphazardly |
doute | doubt |
les arbustes | shrubs |
emporter | to take |
un troupeau | a herd |
sagesse | wisdom |
Ben! Voyons! | Oh come on! (like Duh!) |
comme s'il s'agissait là d'une évidence | as if/like it was obvious |
fautaisie | imagination |
s'étirer | to stretch |
pousser | to push/shoot/boost/grow/shove/force |
brindille | twig/stick |
inoffensif | harmless |
s'il s'agit de... | if it consists of... |
laisser | to leave be/allow/let |
arracher | to dig up/grab/tear out |
dès que | as soon as/immediately/once/when |
le sol | the soil |
(se) débarraser | to throw out/clear out/dispose |
encombrer | to take up/clutter up/obstruct/clog/block |
perforer | to pierce |
les racines | the roots |
éclater | to burst/explode/shatter |
soigneusement | meticulously/neatly/carefully |
s'astreindre | to subject/force oneself to sth |
un paresseux/une paresseuse | a lazy person/sloth (animal) |
ne...guère | hardly/didn't really |
Je ne l'aime guère | I didn't really like it |
le tou | the ton |
s'égarer | to drift away/get lost/stray |
avertir | to inform/warn |
frôler | to graze/brush |
valoir la peine | to be worth while |