| A | B |
|---|
| souffler | to blow/to take a breather (i.e. to rest up) |
| déçu(e) | disappointed |
| décevoir (déçu) | to disappoint |
| une déception | a disappointment |
| faire le compte de | to calculate/to work out (number of)/to count |
| quitter | to leave (permanently) |
| prendre en note | to make note of, to write something down |
| faire une enquête sur | to investigate/to do a survey (on) |
| entraîner (vers) | to take s.o. off (towards)/to carry away (emotion)/to influence s.o. = to lead s.o. to do sth. |
| exiger | to demand |
| fournir | to provide, to fournish |
| une preuve | a (piece of) proof |
| s'émouvoir | to be moved/to be disturbed/to get worried or upset |
| un registre | a register or ledger |
| tailler | to cut/carve/engrave/sharpen/trim or clip (stone, wood, glass, pencil, hair) |
| éphémère | ephemeral, very short lasting |
| se démoder | to go out of fashion |
| démodé(e) | out of fashion |
| se vider | to empty |
| ça revient au même | it comes down to the same thing |
| quelconque | any(old) person/thing |
| environ (adverbe) | about (X number) |
| un milliard | a billion |
| régler | to settle or sort out or pay up (problem/conflict/debt)/ to tune a motor |
| un lampion | a (Japanese) paper lantern |
| entrer dans la danse | to decide to get involved or to join in |
| escamoter | to make sth. disappear (e.g. magic)/evade or dodge a problem or question/to skip a word or meal |
| les coulisses (f.) | the wings (theater) |
| la scène | the stage (theater) |
| confrère | colleague |
| l'oisiveté | idleness |
| oisif/oisive (adj.) | idle |
| le loisir | leisure |
| la nonchalance | nonchalance |
| nonchalant(e) | nonchalant |
| faire de l'esprit | to be witty |
| mentir | to lie (not tell the truth) |
| peupler | to people, to form the population of... |
| serrés | squeezed together/i.e. crowded |
| loger | to lodge, to live |
| aisément | easily |
| entasser (sur/dans) | to pile/heap up (things, arguments) onto/to cram or pack (people,things) into |
| un pensum | (School) punishment (writing out lines), so a long and boring task |
| un anneau | a ring |
| remuer | to move (e.g. one's finger, arm, leg) |
| se taire (tu) | to be quiet |
| mince | thin/darn it |
| puissant | powerful |
| la puissance | power |
| une patte | a paw (or leg of an animal) |
| un navire | a boat |
| enrouler | to roll or wind up |
| la cheville | the ankle |
| rendre | to give back |
| une énigme | a riddle |
| résoudre (résolu) | to resolve |
| un logement | a lodging, a room (e.g. in a hotel) |
