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Vol de nuit : Vocabulaire : Préface
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| lutter | to fight, to struggle, to wrestle; «lutter de vitesse avec» to compete or to vie in speed with |
| un navire | ship, vessel |
| désormais | henceforth, from this or that time on |
| impalpable | impalpable, intangible, unseen |
| perfide | perfidious, treacherous |
| (se) hâter | to hasten |
| une épopée | epic |
| saisissant(e) | remarkable, striking |
| frémissant(e) | trembling, vibrant |
| une déchéance | failure, fall, forfeiture |
| insuffler | to impart, to insufflate |
| exiger | to demand, to exact |
| la prouesse | feat |
| une défaillance | failing, lapse, weakness |
| non point | not |
| gré | «savoir gré à quelqu'un de quelque chose» to be grateful to somebody for something |
| entrevoir | to catch a glimpse of, to see (for a brief moment) |
| ne ... point | not at all |
| dévorer | to devour |
| survoler | to fly over |
| un dépannage | repair and recovery (of airplane forced to land by motor trouble) |
| Maure | Moor |
| siffler | to hiss, to whistle |
| une balle | ball, bullet; «sous les balles» under fire |
| Platon | Plato (Greek philosopher of first half of fourth century B.C.) |
| l'entêtement (m) | stubbornness |
| une épigraphe | epigraph, motto |
| un apophtegme | apothegm, maxim |
| Quinton | René Quinton (French biologist [1866-1925]; encouraged development of aviation) |
| l'aumône (f) | alms, charity |
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