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Vol de nuit : Vocabulaire : Chapitre 6
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| somnoler | to drowse |
| le téléphoniste | telephone operator |
| franchir | to clear, to cross, to pass (over) |
| vanter | to cry up, to praise, to vaunt |
| jeter un coup d'œil | to take a glance |
| un veilleur de nuit | night watchman |
| une nef | nave (of church), ship, vessel |
| une voûte | arch, vault |
| guetter | to be on the lookout (for), to watch (for) |
| luire | to shine |
| le grondement | droning, rumbling |
| dégagé(e) | graceful, unhampered; clear (of sky) |
| enfoncé(e) | sunk |
| secourir | to aid, to help |
| le grésillement | crackling (noise), static |
| une gangue | gangue, matrix (of precious stone. etc.) |
| l'onde (f) | wave |
| déballer | to open, to unpack |
| piquer | to tack or pin (to the wall) |
| étaler | to display, to lay out |
| desserrer | to unclasp, to unlock |
| un déboire | disappointment, mortification |
| un caillou | pebble |
| noirâtre | blackish |
| l'Atlantide (f) | Atlantis (island which mythological tradition of antiquity claimed was situated west of Gibraltar) |
| la pudeur | modesty, sense of decency |
| digne | dignified, worthy |
| un rébus | conundrum, rebus, riddle |
| un songe | deep thought, dream, imagination |
| en faire part | inform somebody of something |
| auprès de | near, by the side of |
| l'apitoiement (m) | commiseration, pity |
| gâcher | to do carelessly, make a mess of, spoil |
| une boutade | hasty sally, (sarcastic) jest or remark |
| une demi-boutade | half jest, remark not fully meant as sarcasm |
| lié(e) | linked |
| entraîner | to bear, bring, carry along, lead (along), train |
| ainsi | so, thus |
| se nouer | to contrive, form, invent, knot |
| un fléchissement | bending, weakening |
| valoir mieux | to be better, to be worth more |
| duper | to deceive, dupe, trick |
| épargner | to save, to spare |
| une corvée | duty, service, task (difficult or disagreeable understood with all three) |
| infliger | to impose, to inflict |
| quelconque | of any kind, of some kind or other |
| la moyeu d'hélice | boss or hub of the propeller |
| la baisse de régime | decrease of speed (of motor) |
| un lot | allotment, lot, share |
| tromper l'attente (f) | while away the time of (unavoidable) waiting |
| un balisage | beacon; series of beacons outlining airport |
| dès que | as soon as |
| les flancs (m pl) | womb |
| s'écouler | to run out, slip away or by, pass (of time) |
| sourd(e) | deaf, dull, hollow, rumbling |
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