| A | B |
|---|
| falloir/il faut | to be necessary/it is necessary |
| apercevoir | to catch a glimpse/sight of, to see from afar |
| compliqué(e) | complicated |
| fier/fière | proud |
| la fierté | pride |
| fis-je | said I |
| un éclat de rire | a burst of laughter |
| un éclat | a sudden and violent noise |
| irriter | to irritate |
| prendre au sérieux | to take seriously |
| entrevoir | to make out (barely see)/to foresee, to anticipate (e.g. objections, solutions, complications) |
| une lueur | a glimmer (of light) |
| interroger | to ask questions |
| hocher la tête | to shake one's head (in agreement/disagreement) |
| s'enfoncer | to plunge or sink into/to cave in/ to stick or run through (e.g. a bone in the throat) |
| une rêverie | a daydream, a revery |
| un rêve | a dream |
| rêver | to dream |
| s'efforcer (de) | to try very hard, to endeavor, to apply oneself |
| en savoir plus long | to know more |
| emporter | to take something away from a place |
| un piquet | a stake (pole planted in the earth) |
| n'importe (qui/quoi) | any(one/thing), it doesn't matter (who/what) |
| droit devant lui | straight ahead |
| en dehors de | in outside/irrelevant (to), apart from/beyond |
| une centaine | about one hundred |
| découvrir | to discover |
| une découverte | a discovery |
| un costume | an outfit |
| imposer | to impose |
| la peine de mort | the death sentence |
| la peine | (here, punishment) |
| s'habiller | to dress |
| à l'Européenne | in the European style/fashion |
| un habit | a suit (male only) |
| un avis | an opinion |
| un chiffre | a number/numeral/digit |
| un papillon | a butterfly |
| peser (je pèse) | to weigh |
| une colombe | a dove |
| parvenir | to achieve (honor)/ to reach (summit/age), to manage to do sth, to succeed in doing sth |
| s'écrier | to cry out |
| hausser | to heighten |
| hausser les épaules | to shrug one's shoulders |
| traiter | to treat (s.o.) well or poorly |
| traiter de | to call someone/to characterize someone (as good/bad/evil/lazy/a genius/etc.) |
| convaincre | to convince |
| laisser tranquille | to leave someone alone |
| en vouloir à qqn | to have it in for someone/to have anger or a grudge against someone |
| envers | toward(s) |
| se moquer de | to mock, to laugh at, to make fun of |
| un conte de fées | a fairy tale |
| une fée | a fairy |
| le chagrin | grief, sorrow, ill-humor |
| raconter | to recount or tell (joke, story) |
| dur(e) | hard, difficult |
| une tentative | an attempt |
| tenter | to attempt |
| un dessin va | one drawing is enough |
| la taille | the size (clothes [except for shoes and gloves or mittens, person) |
| tâtonner | to grope or feel one's way/to proceed by trial and error |
| tant bien que mal | so so |
| se tromper (de) | to be mistaken (by/about) |
| semblable | similar |
| à travers | through |
| vieillir | to age, to become old |
