| A | B |
| le trouble | the unrest; trouble; confusion |
| pareil, pareille | similar |
| une berceuse | a rocker; a lullaby |
| sombrer | to sink; lapse into |
| sur la pointe des pieds | on tiptoe |
| crier | to shout; protest |
| le bout du doigt | the fingertip |
| atterrir | to land; disembark |
| en sursaut (m) | with a start |
| ne t'avise pas de recommencer | don't you dare do that again |
| ne t'avise pas de profiter de | don't you dare take advantage of... |
| la fierté | the pride |
| se plaire à dire | like to say |
| le fait | the fact |
| déchiffrer | to decipher |
| la raison | the mind; reason; intellect |
| chausser | to put on (shoes/glasses) |
| croiser | to cross; traverse |
| se mettre à | to start; begin |
| rouler | to roll |
| le tablier | the apron |
| un soupir | a sigh |
| poursuivre | to pursue; continue; chase; hound |
| étonner | to astonish; amaze; surprise |
| les nouvelles (f) | the news |
| autrement | differently; otherwise |
| le départ | the departure |
| éléver | to rear; raise; put up |
| rejoindre | to join; meet up with |
| accorder | to give (someone something) |
| la confiance | the trust |
| plisser | to pleat; crease; wrinkle |
| tandis que | whereas; while |
| un gémissement | a moan |
| arracher | to pull out; rip out; uproot |
| vider | to empty |
| le sang | the blood |
| serrer | to grip; tighten; squeeze |
| téter | to suckle (at a breast); feed (at a bottle) |
| être en pleurs | to be in tears |
| une larme | a tear; drop |
| couler | to flow; run; leak; sink (ship) |
| la joue | the cheek |
| se ressaisir | to pull oneself together |
| cracher | to spit |
| la ceinture | the belt; waist |
| ajouter | to add |
| enrober | to coat; mask |
| le miel | the honey |
| le bras | the arm |
| retrouver | to find; regain; meet |
| se mêler | to mingle with; mix with |