| A | B |
| le fond | the back; background |
| la façade | the facade; front |
| tordu | crooked; twisted |
| la vendeuse | the vendor/seller (f.) |
| se moquer de | to make fun of |
| falloir/il faut | to be necessary/it is necessary |
| se battre | to fight |
| attraper | to catch |
| le tricot | the knitting; knitwear |
| une paire | a pair |
| le collant | the tights; pantyhose |
| une sorte de | a kind of |
| sentir | to feel; sense |
| laisser | to leave; allow |
| envoyer | to send |
| trotter dans la tête | to go through one's mind |
| le regard | the gaze; look |
| la veille | the eve; the night before |
| s'endormir | to fall asleep |
| rêver de | to dream about |
| écarquillé | wide-eyed |
| le toit | the roof |
| la tôle | the sheet metal |
| fixement | staring |
| le ciel | the sky; heaven |
| blanchâtre | whitish |
| traverser | to cross |
| sale | dirty |
| au-dessus | above |
| tendre | to stretch; extend; hold out |
| saisir | to grab; seize; catch |
| une parole | a word |
| reconnaître | to recognize |
| se mettre à | to being; start to |
| rouler | to roll |
| le sourcil | the eyebrow |
| le cil | the eyelash |
| battre | to beat |
| doucement | gently; softly; quietly |
| s'éloigner de | to move away from |
| être en colère | to be angry |
| le tonnerre | the thunder |
| éclater | to burst; explode; break out |
| pleurer | to cry |
| la pluie | the rain |
| il fait noir | It's dark out. |
| entendre | to hear |
| le bruit | the noise |
| être en train de | to be in the middle of |
| sucer | to suck |
| le pouce | the thumb; big toe; an inch |
| avoir du mal à | to have trouble (to/with) |
| raconter | to tell; recount; narrate |
| la chance | the luck |
| si loin | so far |
| courir un danger | to be in danger |
| bancal | rickety; unsatisfactory |
| chasser | to chase away; hunt |
| le revers | the back; wrong side; reverse; backhand |
| la saison | the season |
| habiller | to dress; clothe |
| offrir/offert | to offer |
| ramener | to bring back; return; restore |
| l'humeur (f) | the mood |
| gâter | to spoil |
| le goût | the taste; liking |