| A | B |
|---|
| un aiguilleur | a switchman |
| aiguiller (vers) | to direct or steer (towards)/to shunt or switch a train (towards) |
| trier | to do triage/to make a selection and arrange by groups |
| expédier | to send a letter to its destination |
| l'expéditeur d'une lettre | the sender of a letter |
| un rapide | an express train |
| gronder | to scold |
| un grondement | a scolding |
| le tonnerre | thunder |
| pressé(e) | in a hurry/hurried |
| se presser | to be in a hurry |
| presser | to squeeze (sponge, fruit), object/to press (a bell or switch or push-button), to urge or press s.o. to do something/ to put pressure on |
| ignorer | to be completely unaware of something UNLIKE THE ENGLISH WORD TO IGNORE, ignorer DOES NOT SUGGEST THAT YOU HAD ANY PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE AND THAT YOU WERE PRETENDING NOT TO KNOW/SEE |
| le sens inverse | the opposite direction |
| écraser | to crush |
| une vitre | the glass in a window |
| une poupée | a doll |
| un chiffon | a rag/also a chalkboard eraser |
| enlever (accent like lever) | to remove |
| un marchand | a merchant, a shopkeeper |
| une pilule | a pill |
| apaiser | to calm down |
| éprouver | to feel (sensation/feeling)/to suffer (loss)/ to experience (difficulties)/ to put s.o. to the test/ to be aflicted or distressed by illness/ to suffer greatly |
| l'économie | the act of saving money |
| épargner | to save (e.g. life/money) |
| nous en étions au... | it was the (date) |
| une goutte | a drop (of water, etc.) |
| un puits | a well |
| la lassitude | weariness |
| las(se) | weary |
| se mettre en marche | to get moving (person)/to start up (machine) |
| se mettre à | to begin to |
| une fièvre | a fever |
| un pli | a fold |
| les plis du sable | the sand dunes |
| rayonner | to radiate |
| embellir | to beautify/ to embellish |
| enfouir (dans) | to bury (in) (e.g. a pocket, a pile, the snow, etc.) |
| être d'accord (avec) | to agree (with) |
| ému(e) | moved (emotionally) |
| clos(e) | closed |
| une mèche de cheveux | a lock of hair |
| une écorce | the bark (tree), the peel (orange)/ here, it means the outer shell or the appearance |
| entr'ouvert(e) | half open or a jar (e.g. window/door) |
| ébaucher | to sketch/ to outline |
| une ébauche | a sketch/ an outline |
