| A | B |
| fleurir | to bloom; blossom |
| se balancer | to sway; rock |
| dès | from |
| la Pâque | the Passover |
| les Pâques (f/pl) | the Easter |
| allonger | to lay down; extend |
| la camionnette | a van |
| conduire | to drive |
| engraisser | to fatten; fertilize (soil) |
| un cochon | a pig |
| baptiser | to baptize; christen |
| une armée | an army |
| vorace | voracious; ravenous |
| un goret | a piglet |
| avaler | to swallow |
| une platée | a plateful |
| n'importe quel | any which |
| inspirer | to inspire |
| éclater | to burst; explode |
| le bouton | the button; the pimple |
| implacablement | relentlessly; ruthlessly; implacably |
| gras | fatty; oily; greasy |
| débiter | to cut up; debit; retail; yield; produce; turn out |
| roussir | to brown |
| une igname | a yam |
| le tambour | the drum |
| une auréole | a ring; halo |
| auréolé de | basking in the glow of |
| une assurance | a (self-)confidence; assurance; insurance |
| démarrer | to start (up); drive off; pull away |
| plein | full |
| déposer | to lay; deposit; dump; submit |
| tendu | tight; tense |
| le berger, la bergère | the shepherd; shepherdess |
| fidèle | faithful |
| profiter de | to use; make the most of; take advantage of |
| un plateau | tray; pan; platter |
| aligné | aligned; lined up; syncchronized |
| un(e) complice | the accomplice; associate |
| le talon | the heel |
| percer | to pierce; penetrate; bore |
| ciré | waxed |
| dîner | to have dinner |
| la nappe | the tablecloth |
| gratté | scratched; scraped |
| enjoué | cheerful; light-hearted |
| cuire | to cook |
| consommer | to eat; consume; use; drink; take |
| cru | raw |
| par contre | on the other hand |
| la bûche | the log |
| resservir | to serve again; give another helping |
| piquer une tête | take the plunge; dive |
| la taille | the waist; size |
| coller | to stick; glue |
| saisir | to grab; seize; catch |
| vers | toward; around |
| faire plaisir à quelqu'un | to please |
| se rengorger | to puff out its breast/chest; to swell with conceit |
| remporter | to win; take back |
| le cimetière | the cemetery; graveyard |