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Vol de Nuit : Vocabulaire : Chapitre 4
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| craindre | to fear |
| fausser | to distort, to twist, to warp |
| entrevu | caught sight of, glimpsed, seen (for a brief moment) |
| repousser | to push back, to repulse, to thrust aside |
| un forgeron | blacksmith |
| une enclume | anvil |
| auveugler | to blind |
| soulever | to lift up, to raise |
| au ras de | close to, on a level with |
| obturer | to clog, to plug, to stop up (a valve) |
| le verglas | hoar frost, ice |
| culbuter | to upset, to pitch, to tumble |
| heurter | to hit, to strike |
| déboucher | to open, to uncork, to emerge |
| Mendoza | Mendoza; (city in Argentina, about 600 miles west of Buenos Aires, slightly north of a straight line between Buenos Aires and Santiago) |
| une lave | lava |
| engloutir | to engulf, to gulp down |
| se taire | to remain silent, to say nothing |
| paraître | to appear, to seem |
| la veille | eve, day or night before |
| la verve | animation, spirit |
| un calembour | pun |
| ne... guère | scarcely |
| la rédaction | drawing up or preparation (of statement) |
| fournir | to furnish, to submit |
| le zèle | ardor, zeal |
| une nuit blanche | sleepless night |
| rebondir | to rebound |
| la prime | bonus, premium |
| un cas de force majeure | case of impossibilities |
| la brume | haze, mist, (light) fog |
| éprouver | to experience, to feel, to test |
| tirer | to drag, draw, haul, pull on |
| balayer | to sweep (away) |
| un toton | teetotum, (six-sided) top (with figures or words on sides, used in gaming) |
| châtier | to chastise, to punish |
| la panne | breakdown, forced landing, (engine) trouble |
| l'ivresse (f) | elation, intoxication, rapture |
| ailleurs | elsewhere |
| un bois | wood |
| envers | toward, to |
| la cire | wax |
| la dureté | cruelty, hardness, harshness |
| se réjouir (de) | to be glad (of) |
| en haleine | in breathing, eager, straining at leash (of dogs eager to hunt) |
| l'armure (f) | armor, casing |
| primer | to excel, to take precedence over |
| entrouvrir | to open halfway, to open slightly |
| remuer | to move, to stir |
| l'atterrissage (m) | landing (of airplane) |
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