| A | B |
| raccrocher | to hang up (the telephone) |
| avertir | to warn |
| se valoir | to be worth (each other)/ to be equal |
| elle s'est tue | She became quiet |
| se taire | to be quiet; to become quiet (to shut up) |
| la cour | courtyard |
| des cours noires | dark (black) courtyards |
| la peau | skin |
| tendre | to extend; |
| l'addition | the bill |
| le pourboire | the tip |
| une a une/un a un | one by one |
| bailler | to yawn |
| aboyer | to bark |
| aboieront | (they) will bark |
| secouer | to shake |
| une gifle | a slap |
| gifler | to slap |
| adosser | to lean (your back) against |
| en vouloir a qqn | to be angry with someone |
| jaunatre | yellowish (ugly yellow) |
| le matin meme | that very morning |
| le sable | the sand |
| s'etendre | to stretch out; to spread out |
| chauffer | to warm up; to heat |
| il n'ajoutait rien au sens | it added nothing to the meaning |
| epatante | splendid; wonderful |
| plaire a qqn | to please someone |
| je lui plaisais | He/she liked me |
| lourd | heavy |
| dehors | outside |
| l'eclat | burst/brightness/sparkle |
| insoutenable | unbearable |
| se diriger vers | to go towards |
| mouiller | to moisten; to wet |
| des souliers | shoes |
| des souliers de toile | cloth shoes |
| faire mine de + INF | to pretend |
| s'aplatir | to flatten (oneself); to spread out |
| contre le fond | against the bottom |
| ainsi | thus; in that fashion; |
| des bulles crevant | bubbles bursting |
| autour de | around |
| assez de champ | enough room; enough "field" (between them) |
| s'enfuir | to flee; to run away |
| rester + adj | to remain + adj |
| finir par + INF | to end up (doing something) |
| faire + INF | to make so do smthg |
| se mettre en colere | to become angry |
| la marche | the step |
| l'escalier | the stairs; staircase |
| aveuglant(e/es) | blinding |
| serrer les dents | to clench (one's) teeth |
| les poings | fists |
| un coquillage | a seashell |
| les machoires | jaws |
| au bout de | at the end of ; after |
| se mettre a + INF | to begin to + V |
| elle avait jete | she had thrown |
| bouillant | boiling |
| des gouttes | drops (of liquid) |
| les sourcils | eyebrows |
| l'acier | steel |
| une lame | a blade |
| secouer | to shake |
| la sueur | sweat |