| A | B |
| bas, basse | low |
| ça fait (un an) | It's been (a year) |
| prêt | ready |
| avertir | to warn |
| menacer | to threaten |
| le désordre | the untidiness; mess; chaos; disorder |
| la malpropreté | the dirtiness |
| un grognement | a grunt; growl |
| se précipiter | to hasten; rush |
| bercer | to rock |
| tendre/tendu | to stretch; extend; hold out; tighten |
| s'habituer à | to get used to |
| briller | to shine; sparkle |
| tandis que | while; whereas |
| murmurer | to murmur; whisper |
| doux, douce | sweet; soft |
| témoigner | to show; testify; give evidence |
| quitter | to leave |
| venir de + infinitif | to have just (done something) |
| réapparaître | to reappear |
| accorder | to grant; pay |
| le biberon | the bottle |
| se mettre à | to begin |
| croire | to believe |
| (se) réunir | to bring together; convene |
| la hauteur | the height |
| cracher | to spit |
| le caillou | the pebble; stone |
| un ange | an angel |
| carré | square; honest; blunt |
| différencier | to differentiate; to distinguish between |
| parfois | sometimes |
| étouffer | to smother; choke; suffocate |
| couvrir | to cover |
| un baiser | a kiss |
| le piège | the trap |
| une barrique | a barrel |
| une pièce | a room; coin; play |
| dès que | as soon as |
| braquer (sur/vers) | to point at; turn on |
| s'inquiéter | to worry |
| l'humeur (f) | the mood |
| la tristesse | the sadness |
| il vaut mieux | it's better that |
| se taire | to be silent; stop talking; shut up |
| marcher | to work; function; walk |
| un bâtiment | a building |
| paraître | to appear; show |
| un voyou | a lout; good-for-nothing |
| voler | to steal; fly |
| fumer | to smoke |
| la drogue | the drugs |
| le couteau | the knife |
| seul | alone |
| promettre | to promise |
| le chemin | the way; path |
| se débrouiller | to manage; get by |
| un libre-service | a self-service (store/restaurant) |
| le porte-monnaie | the purse; coin purse |
| la monnaie | the change; coins; currency |
| enfiler | to slip on; thread |
| le manteau | the coat |
| manquer | to miss; lack |
| le repas | the meal |
| traîner | to drag; take forever |
| le sou | the penny; cent |
| la lumière | the light |
| le bouton | the button |
| crasseux | filthy; grimy |
| la manière | the way; style |
| un(e) habitué(e) | a regular (m/f) |
| faire des courses | to go shopping |
| garder | to keep; guard |
| un centime | a cent |
| pourtant | however |
| remarquer | to notice |
| le timbre | the stamp |
| en dessous | underneath |
| prendre/pris | to take |
| à part | aside |
| supplier | to beg; beseech |
| faire confiance à quelqu'un | to trust someone |
| grâce à | thanks to |
| se porter bien | to be well |
| songer | to think of; muse |
| le songe | the dream |
| la lecture | the reading |
| les lunettes (f) | the (eye)glasses |
| fâcheux | unfortunate; distressing; detrimental |
| la tendance | the tendency |
| glisser | to slip; slide |
| au bout de | to the end of |
| le nez | the nose |