| A | B |
|---|
| profiter (de) | to take advantage (of) |
| une évasion | (here) a departure |
| un oiseau sauvage | a wild bird |
| ramoner | to sweep (out) a chimney |
| commode (adj.) | convenient, handy, practical |
| causer | to cause, to bring about/to chat |
| un ennui | some trouble, bother, worry, problem/boredom/tedium |
| une pousse | a sprout |
| familier/familière | familiar/informal (style) |
| un rhume | a cold (illness) |
| être enrhumé(e) | to have a cold |
| sot/sotte | silly, foolish, stupid |
| tâcher (de) | to try (to) |
| déconcerter | to disconcert/to frustrate |
| supporter | to put up with/to stand (something) |
| une chenille | a caterpillar |
| traîner | to drag (along/out) |
| s'instruire | to teach oneself/to find out information about sth. |
| un roi | a king |
| siéger | to be in session/to sit or be on (committee)/ to be headquartered in |
| la pourpre | purple |
| l'hermine (f) | ermine |
| le trône | the throne |
| l'étiquette | etiquette/price tag or label |
| interdire | to forbid |
| empêcher (de) | to prevent (from) |
| intimider | to intimidate |
| bredouiller | to stammer, to mumble |
| couramment | fluently |
| s'enquérir (de)(enquiert) | to inquire (about)/to ask about |
| un pan | a flap/shirttail |
| régner | to reign/rule over |
| le pouvoir | the power |
| s'enhardir | to embolden |
| hardi(e) | bold |
| une grâce | a favor |
| reposer sur | to depend on/to rest on/to be based on/to be supported by (e.g. facts) |
| le royaume | the kingdom |
| un carrosse | a carriage |
| autrui | (the) others |
| grâcier | to pardon |
| économiser | to economize/to save (e.g. money) |
| achever (accents like acheter) | to finish (off) |
| peiner | to work hard, to struggle |
| un soupir | a sigh |
| soupirer | to sigh |
| un vaniteux (adj./noun) | a vain person |
| la vanité | vanity |
| se vanter (de) | to boast (about) |
| saluer | to greet |
| acclamer | to acclaim, to cheer |
| une acclamation | a cheer |
| soulever (conjugated like lever) | to lift up/cela me soulève le coeur = to make me sick/nauseates me |
| une louange | a compliment |
| louer | to praise/to rent |
| s'en aller | to go away |
| un buveur | a drinker (of alcohol) |
| plaindre (plaint) | to complain |
| une plainte | a complaint |
| avouer | to confess |
| un aveu | a confession |
| secourir | to aide/to come to the aid of s.o. |
| une bête | an animal (beast) |
