A | B |
essuyer | to wipe |
le plafond | the ceiling |
une oreille | an ear |
le front | the forehead; brow |
sursauter | to startle; jolt |
effrayer | to alarm; frighten |
un sanglot | a sob; sobbing |
une grippe | a flu |
supporter | to bear; tolerate; endure |
la foule | the crowd |
un cafard | a cockroach |
le fantôme | the ghost |
laisser tomber | to drop |
neutre | neutral |
puer | to stink |
gonfler | to swell; become swollen |
géant(e) | giant |
le cachot | the dungeon |
le parrain | the godfather |
une puce | a flea |
le bourreau | the executioner; torturer |
la chauve-souris | the bat |
coupable | guilty |
maudit(e) | cursed; blasted |
un achat | a purchase |
(se) traîner | to drag; trudge; lie around; straggle |
un cambriolage | a burglary; break in |
le but | the aim; goal; objective |
une poignée | a fistful; (door)handle; handful; grip |
le plancher | the floor; flooring |
le fer | the iron; weapon; blade; horseshoe |
la marche | the step; marching; stair; walk |
une infirmière | a nurse |
pénible | painful; hard; troublesome; boring; trying |
le remède | the remedy; medicine |
une barbe | a beard |
la gorge | the throat |
accueillir | to welcome; receive; host; greet |
prendre sa retraite | to retire |
la nappe | the tablecloth |
le dortoir | the dorm; the dormitory |
la culotte | the underwear; panties |
le manteau | the coat |
chargé(e) | overloaded; busy; heaped; full |
le chevalier | the knight |
se douter | to suspect |
un seigneur | a lord; master |
un moine | a monk; friar |
un foulard | a scarf (dressy more than for warmth) |
le parfum | the perfume; fragrance; flavor; scent |
une boule | a ball; globe |
une chaîne | a chain; fetter; a channel (like on TV) |
soulager | to comfort; give relief; salve; ease |
le collier | the necklace; collar; ruff |
la bague | the ring |
doué(e) | gifted; talented |
la taille | the waist; size; waistline; significance; figure |
le foie | the liver |
la séance | the session; meeting; showing (of a movie) |
un juron | a curse; swear word |
le renard | the fox |
un piège | a trap; pitfall; noose |
l'os (m) | the bone |