| A | B |
|---|
| un préambule | a preambule (e.g. to a constitution)/a prelude (to)/a preliminary (to) |
| une épine | a thorn |
| visser | to screw tight |
| serrer | to tighten |
| se serrer la main | to shake hands |
| soucieux/euse | concerned, worried |
| un souci | a concern, a worry |
| s'épuiser | to exhaust |
| craindre (craint) | to fear |
| le pire | the worst |
| renoncer à | to give up, to renounce, to relinquish, to abandon |
| la méchanceté | nastiness, spitefulness, wickedness/a mean or nasty action or remark |
| la rancune | a grudge, rancor |
| faire sauter | to blow up (e.g. with bomb)/to toss (e.g. a pancake)/to burst or break open (e.g. a lock) |
| un marteau | a hammer |
| déranger | to disturb/muss or mix up/to bother or trouble |
| s'occuper de | to take care of |
| le cambouis | motor oil |
| laid(e) | ugly |
| faire honte à | to shame |
| impitoyable | pitiless |
| confondre | to confuse |
| secouer | to shake (up) |
| doré(e) | gold(en) |
| cramoisi(e) | crimson |
| respirer | to breathe/to |
| gonfler | to swell (up) /to inflate/to be bloated (e.g. with pride) |
| l'orgueil(m) | pride (excessive) |
| orgueilleux/euse | proud |
| un champignon | a mushroom |
| fabriquer | to make (e.g. a machine) |
| quand même | even so |
| nulle part | no where |
| anéantir | to annhilate/to completely destroy |
| le néant | nothingness/oblivion |
| se rendre compte de | to realize (to become aware of something) |
| reprendre | to start up again/to begin again |
| éteindre (éteint) | to extinguish/to put out (fire/cigarette/light/hope) |
| éclater en sanglots | to burst into tears/sobs |
| un sanglot | a sob |
| lâcher | to let go/to unleash, set loose or release/to abandon/to give up (e.g. an advantage,studies, job) |
| un outil | a tool |
| bercer | to rock (e.g. a baby to sleep) |
| une muselière | a muzzle (e.g. to prevent a dog from biting) |
| une armure | (a suit of) armor/key signature (Music) |
| atteindre (atteint) | to reach (place/limit), arrive at or attain (a goal/a value) |
| une larme | a tear |
| orner (de) | to decorate/ to embellish (with) |
| un rang | a row |
| tenir de la place | to take up space |
| déranger | to disturb |
| ranger | to tidy up, to arrange, to put away (papers, clothing,etc.) |
| germer | to germinate, to sprout |
| surveiller | to watch over |
| un genre | kind,type, sort/appearance/gender |
| cesser de | to cease (to), to stop |
| croître | to grow (e.g. taller) |
| un bouton | a bud (e.g. of a flower) |
| n'en pas finir | to be endless/never-ending |
| à l'abri de | under cover, in a safe place, in a shelter from |
| abriter | to shelter |
| un sans-abri/un SDF | a homeless person |
| ajuster | to adjust, to alter/to straighten up or tidy up one's appearance |
| fripé(e) | crushed |
| un coquelicot | a poppy |
| le rayonnement | radiance/influence |
| durer | to last |
| bâiller | to yawn |
| décoiffer | to mess up one's hair |
| contenir (contenu) | to contain/to hold back (tears, anger, crowd, inflation, surprise) |
| deviner | to guess |
| émouvant(e) | touching, moving (emotionally) |
| confus(e) | asmamed, embarrassed/confused, muddled |
| arroser | to water |
| un arrosoir | a watering can |
| ombrageux/euse | touchy, quick to take offense, easily offended, prickly |
| une griffe | a claw/a tag indicating the clothing maker |
| craindre (craint) | to fear |
| avoir horreur de | to loathe/detest something |
| un courant d'air | an air current |
| un paravent | a folding screen or partition |
| installer | to install, to set up, to settle down, (illness/strike) to take hold |
| s'interrompre | to interrupt |
| humilié(e) | humiliated |
| le mensonge | the lie (untruth) |
| mettre qqn dans son tort | to show s.o. he is wrong |
| infliger | to inflict |
| embaumer | to perfume |
| se réjouir de | to be delighted, thrilled about/by |
| agacer | to irritate |
| agaçant(e) | irritating |
| attendrir | to move (to pity) |
| s'enfuir | to flee |
