| A | B |
|---|
| le facteur | the postman |
| hocher | to nod; shake |
| détourner | to diver |
| réduire | reduce |
| la mendicité | the begging |
| une aumône | a handout; charity |
| de toute façon | anyway |
| se porter bien/mal | to be (doing) well/badly |
| recevoir | to receive |
| au lieu de | instead of |
| le fer | the iron |
| poser | to put down/in; to ask |
| le drap | the sheet |
| repasser | to iron |
| la naissance | the birth |
| un paquebot | a liner |
| s'énerver | to get irritated; worked up |
| secouer | to shake |
| une ride | a wrinkle |
| le front | the brow; forehead |
| la parole | the word |
| amer, amère | bitter |
| une fourmi | an ant |
| une latte | a board (floor); a slat |
| le plancher | the floor |
| un mandat | a money order |
| nourrir | to feed; nourish |
| étroit | narrow |
| une commune | a village; town |
| le hangar | the shed; warehouse; hangar |
| trier | to sort |
| ranger | to put away; arrange; put in order; tidy |
| une case | a hut; cabin |
| le bois | the wood; woods |
| redresser | to rectify; straighten |
| le travers | the foible; quirk |
| la force | the strength |
| corriger | to correct |
| emprunter | to borrow; take (a road) |
| rigoler | to laugh; have fun; joke; kid |
| évoquer | to recall; mention; bring up |
| la jeunesse | the youth |
| un(e) ennemi(e) | an enemy (m/f) |
| le malheur | the misfortune; adversity; accident |
| contredire | to contradict |
| mentir | to lie |
| le bien | the good |
| le pas | the step |
| enjoué | cheerful; light-hearted |
| attraper | to catch |
| encadré | framed; boxed |
| marmonner | to mumble; mutter |
| toiser | to look (someone) up and down |
| une bêtise | a stupid thing; stupidity |
| déposer | to dump; lay; deposit |
| le courrier | the mail |
| faire mine d'ignorer | to pretend not to know about/ignore |
| le restant | the remainder; the rest |
| la matinée | the morning |
