| A | B |
| un puits | a well |
| respirer | to breathe |
| la boxe (un match de boxe) | boxing (a boxing match) |
| un sou | aujourd'hui = un centime |
| une corde (lancer une corde) | a rope (to throw a rope) |
| un notaire | a "lawyer" for civil matters that don't involve a trial |
| se prostituer | to become a prostitute |
| un complice | an accomplice |
| La Marseillaise | French national anthem |
| champion de France des poids moyens | (Boxing) middleweight champion |
| perdre la vue | to become blind |
| être costaud | to be tough, hefty, beefy |
| être condamné à | to be condemned to |
| passeport d'ancien bagnard | ex-convict passport |
| j'y tiens | I care about them (ou: about it) |
| un barrage | barricade, barrier |
| un camion (de déménagement) | a (moving) truck |
| un traître | a traitor |