| A | B |
|---|
| le pouvoir | the power |
| être ravi de | to be delighted, thrilled (to) |
| un truc | a thing; a trick; a thingy |
| poser | to lay; put; put down |
| soigner | to take care of; look after |
| la poche | the pocket |
| parvenir (à) | to reach; achieve; succeed (at/in) |
| lourd(e) | heavy |
| ignorer | to not know; not be aware of |
| laisser | to let; leave; allow |
| remarquer | to notice; observe; acknowledge |
| marmonner | to mumble; mutter |
| sourd(e) | deaf |
| étroit(e) | narrow |
| la colère | the anger |
| mordre/mordu | to bite / bit |
| épais, épaisse | thick (m/f) |
| (jeter) un coup d'oeil | to glance at; take a peek at |
| cinglé = saugrenu | nuts; crazy; batty; weirdo |
| la montre | the watch |
| avoir lieu = se passer = arriver | to take place |
| la patte | the paw |
| menacer | to threaten |
| grogner | to growl; snarl; grunt |
| fixer | to gaze; focus; stare |
| le machin | the gizmo; thingy; whatsit |
| se tromper | to be mistaken |
| renvoyer | to fire; terminate; expel; send back |
| un soupir | a sigh |
| engager | to hire; employ; take on; enlist |
| touffu(e) | fluffy; tufted |
| lâcher | to let go; release |
| une tranche de | a slice of |
| un(e) orphelin(e) | an orphan (m/f) |
| brûler | to burn |
| les lèvres (f) | the lips |
| s'étirer | to stretch |
| craindre/craint | to fear / feared |
| un personnage | a character; role (in a book or film…) |
| pourrir/pourri | to rot; decay/rotted; decayed |
| la joue | the cheek |
| mouillé(e) | wet |
| (se) faire mal (à) | to hurt (oneself) |
| serrer | to grip; squeeze; clasp; lock |
| soupçonner | to suspect |
| supporter | to tolerate; put up with; bear |
| avertir | to warn |
| diriger | to head; aim; manage; guide |
| tenter | to tempt; try; invite |
| la part | the portion; share; allotment |
| noyer | to drown |
| la nappe | the tablecloth; cloth |
| parier | to bet |
| le chômage | the unemployment |
| être au chômage | to be unemployed |
| ivre | drunk |
| faire semblant (de) | to pretend (to) |
| écarlate | scarlet |
| le loup | the wolf |
| pénible | difficult; tiresome; taxing; troublesome |
| remplir | to fill |
| le souffle | the breath; breathing; puff |
| le carnet | the little notebook |
| la santé | the health |
| une blessure | the wound |
| déçu(e) | disappointed |
| le chemin | the path; road; way |
| dehors | outside |
| la manche | the sleeve; cover |
| un pas | a step |
| la parole = le mot | the word |
| un frisson | a shiver; shudder |
| miteux(se) | scruffy; flea-bitten |
| redouter | to fear; dread |
| déborder | to overflow; boil over; spill |
| faire signe | to signal |
| reculer | to shrink back; move back; recoil; draw back |
| aveugle | blind |
| le trottoir | the sidewalk; curb |
| la roue | the wheel |
| le pneu | the tire |
| un genou | a knee |
| la tache | the spot; stain; blotch |
| un siège | a seat |
| une bougie | a candle |
| le volant | the steering wheel |
| faire exprès | to do on purpose |
| un ton | a tone; tune; pitch; note |
| le sens | the sense; meaning; direction |
| le bois | the wood; the woods |
| le frein | the brake |
| le titre | the title |
| hocher | to nod; shake |
| une ferme | a farm |
| la poitrine | the chest; breast |
| la loi | the law |
| épuisé(e) | exhausted; beat; spent |
| se coiffer | to do one's hair; to comb one's hair |
| la chaleur | the heat |
| chauffer | to heat |
| le costume | the suit; garb; costume |
| songer | to muse on; think about |
| punir | to punish |
| sain et sauf | safe and sound |
| une théière | a tea kettle; tea pot |
| la poubelle | the trash can; the garbage can |
| dissimuler | to conceal; hide; cover up |
| parmi | among |
| la vitrine | the store window; showcase |
| la librairie | the bookstore |
| au lieu de | instead of |
| la matière | the school subject; academic discipline; subject |
| (s')écarter | to divert; move aside; brush aside |
| le choc | the shock |
| un ours | a bear |
| le niveau | the level; layer |
| bousculer | to jostle; bump into; shove |
| ajouter | to add |
| la peau | the skin |
| siffler | to whistle |
| la mouche | the fly |
| un panier | a basket |
| la queue | the tail |
| le don | the gift; talent; donation; subscription |
| pitoyable | pitiful; pathetic |
| le sol | the soil; ground |
| le goût | the taste; flavor; relish (enjoyment) |
| gêner | to bother; be in the way; embarrass |
| le coude | the elbow |
| un drapeau | a flag |
| l'esprit (m) | the mind; brain; spirit |
| saisir | to grab; grip; seize; aprrehend |
| fabriquer | to make; manufacture |
| un bouton | a button; a bud; a zit |
| émeraude | emerald |
| franchir | to cross; ford; go through; pass |
| surveiller | to keep watch; monitor; guard; supervise |
| plein(e) | full |
| sauf = excepté | except |
| une bêtise | a stupidity; a stupid thing |
| châtain | chestnut; auburn (an invariable adjective) |
| promettre/promis | to promise/promised |
| aussitôt | right away; immediately; at once |
| chacun(e) | each; everyone |
| grave | serious; grave; bass; deep; grievous |
| la chaussette | the sock |
| la citrouille | the pumpkin |
| étouffer | to choke; smother; gag; muffle; stifle; throttle; hush up |
| une auberge | an inn |
| hanter | to haunt; stalk |
| sauvage | untamed; wild; fierce; vicious |
| la colline | the hill |
| la bagarre | the fight; brawl |
| luisant(e) | gleaming; glowing; shiny; glossy |
| 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 |
| le hibou | the owl |
| bouger | to move |
| suivre ; suivi | to follow; followed |
| enseigner | to teach |
| tuer | to kill |
| un crapaud | a toad |
| un balai | a broom |
| convenir | to suit; be convenient |
| un sourcil | an eyebrow |
| le prisonnier | the prisoner |
| une cicatrice | a scar |
| le sang | the blood |
| l'encre (f) | the ink |
| la plume | the feather; pen |
| plaisanter = rigoler | to joke, kid around |
| déplaisant(e) | unpleasant |
| interdire = défendre | to forbid |
| une araignée | a spider |
| la voix | the voice |
| un doigt | a finger |
| oser | to dare |
| un meurtrier | a murderer |
| la cheminée | the chimney |
| gonfler | to swell, distend, inflate, bloat |
| fouiller | to dig, search, go through |
| raide | rigid |
| la croix | the cross |
| s'évader = s'échapper | to escape; vanish; get away from |
| géant(e) | giant |
| une aile | a wing |
| la confiserie | the candy (sweet) shop |
| malin; maligne | clever; very bright |
| éteindre | to turn off, extinguish |
| geler | to freeze (conjugated like acheter) |
| un déguisement | a disguise; a costume |
| glisser | to slide; slip; glide |
| éprouver | to experience; feel; perceive |
| une retenue | a detention (school); a deduction; self-restraint |
| être au courant | to be aware of; to have information about |
| cacher | to hide |
| hurler | to shriek; holler; yell; howl |
| une nouvelle | a news item; a piece of news |
| jurer | to swear; cuss; vow |
| trahir | to double-cross; betray; rat on |
| davantage | more |
| à nouveau | again |
| atteindre | to attain; reach; accomplish |
| la lueur | the gleam; glow |
| (se) pencher (sur) | to bend; lean (over/towards); to incline |
| (s') évanouir | to faint; pass out; vanish; fade away |
| poursuivre | to pursue |
