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12th Grade
12/18/2013
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Term
cruauté
 Definition
cruelty
Term
inattendu
 Definition
unexpected
Term
marrant
 Definition
funny
Term
plomber
 Definition
to seal
Term
le vernis
 Definition
polish
Term
morceaux
 Definition
pieces
Term
aspérités
 Definition
bumps
Term
tire-bouchonner
 Definition
to twist
Term
ratatiner
 Definition
to shrivel
Term
échouer
 Definition
to fail
Term
arrondissement
 Definition
district
Term
les fuyards
 Definition
fugitives
Term
dandiner
 Definition
to waddle
Term
louper
 Definition
to miss out on/ to flank
Term
le préau
 Definition
yard
Term
piquer
 Definition
to sting
Term
les siennes
 Definition
his/ hers
Term
lorsque
 Definition
when
Term
les fauteuils
 Definition
armchairs
Term
vestiaire
 Definition
change room
Term
la barbe
 Definition
beard
Term
raser
 Definition
to shave
Term
filocher
 Definition
to follow
Term
les rubans
 Definition
ribbons
Term
gonfler
 Definition
to inflate
Term
galoches
 Definition
french kiss
Term
gêner
 Definition
to embarrass
Term
tâter
 Definition
to feel
Term
lueur
 Definition
glow
Term
rouleaux
 Definition
rolls
Term
caoutchouteux
 Definition
rubbery
Term
boyaux
 Definition
hoses/ pipes
Term
cambrioleurs
 Definition
thief
Term
vadrouilleuses
 Definition
rover/ gadabouts
Term
événements
 Definition
events
Term
baratiner
 Definition
to lie
Term
brocanteurs
 Definition
flea market
Term
chuchotements
 Definition
whispers
Term
le rideau
 Definition
curtain
Term
allonger
 Definition
to lay down/ to prolong
Term
s'enroua
 Definition
hoarse
Term
débrouiller
 Definition
to untangle
Term
les franges
 Definition
fringes
Term
une reculade
 Definition
retreat
Term
cuillères
 Definition
spoons
Term
le couloir
 Definition
hallway
Term
le couvre-feu
 Definition
curfew
Term
les ténèbres
 Definition
darkness
Term
la cohue
 Definition
the crowd
Term
faufiler
 Definition
to sneak
Term
la verrière
 Definition
canopy
Term
accrocher
 Definition
to hang
Term
les vitres
 Definition
windows
Term
les quars
 Definition
docks
Term
fonceur
 Definition
go-ahead type
Term
la foule
 Definition
crowd
Term
tortiller
 Definition
to wiggle
Term
le guichet
 Definition
window
Term
manteau
 Definition
coat
Term
la lèvre
 Definition
lip
Term
un pli
 Definition
fold
Term
les panneaux
 Definition
paneling
Term
rang
 Definition
rank
Term
un juron
 Definition
oath
Term
l'espoir
 Definition
hope
Term
sursauter
 Definition
to jump
Term
tenter
 Definition
to try
Term
le diable
 Definition
devil
Term
la cloison
 Definition
partition
Term
musette
 Definition
bag
Term
banlieue
 Definition
suburb
Term
épingler
 Definition
to pin
Term
dégèler
 Definition
to unfreeze
Term
la poitrine
 Definition
chest
Term
s'emparer
 Definition
to take oneself
Term
glouglous
 Definition
gurgles
Term
ralentissement
 Definition
deceleration
Term
refluer
 Definition
to flow back
Term
saccharine
 Definition
syrupy
Term
se creuser
 Definition
to widen
Term
les paupières
 Definition
eyelids
Term
surgir
 Definition
to arise
Term
rebrousser
 Definition
to turn back
Term
enchaîner
 Definition
to shackle
Term
le seuil
 Definition
threshold
Term
percolateur
 Definition
coffee machine
Term
poêle
 Definition
stove
Term
faïence
 Definition
pottery
Term
le tuyau
 Definition
pipe
Term
s'acharner
 Definition
to strive
Term
se pencher
 Definition
to lean
Term
hausser
 Definition
increase
Term
éclairir
 Definition
to lighten
Term
le bois
 Definition
wood
Term
s'écarter
 Definition
to spread wide apart
Term
devant
 Definition
before/ in front of
Term
bas
 Definition
low
Term
fossé
 Definition
ditch
Term
méfaire
 Definition
to do ill
Term
une ferme
 Definition
farm
Term
la paille
 Definition
straw
Term
emparer
 Definition
to seize
Term
aperçu
 Definition
glimpse
Term
fouiller
 Definition
to excavate
Term
brin
 Definition
blade (of grass)
Term
le versant
 Definition
slope
Term
rocailleuse
 Definition
stony
Term
allumettes
 Definition
matches
Term
récolte
 Definition
harvest
Term
carreau
 Definition
tile
Term
poulailler
 Definition
hen-house
Term
sauter
 Definition
to jump
Term
les harines
 Definition
nostrils
Term
chuchoter
 Definition
to whisper
Term
grange
 Definition
barn
Term
un couvent
 Definition
convent
Term
la lingerie
 Definition
laundry room
Term
l'archevêché
 Definition
archbishop
Term
appartenant
 Definition
belonging
Term
ruiné
 Definition
bankrupt
Term
un réfectoire
 Definition
cafeteria
Term
bout de causette
 Definition
chit-chat
Term
remonter
 Definition
to get back
Term
un ouvrage
 Definition
task
Term
s'échaper
 Definition
to escape
Term
poussant
 Definition
threading
Term
un aiguille
 Definition
needle
Term
commisions
 Definition
errands
Term
prêter
 Definition
to lend
Term
cachette
 Definition
sneakily
Term
roman
 Definition
novel
Term
un tablier
 Definition
apron
Term
une besogne
 Definition
task
Term
amant(e)s
 Definition
lovers
Term
s'évanouissant
 Definition
fainting
Term
crever
 Definition
to burst
Term
serments
 Definition
oaths
Term
sanglots
 Definition
sobs
Term
larmes
 Definition
tears
Term
nacelles
 Definition
boats
Term
rossignols
 Definition
nightingales
Term
bosquets
 Definition
groves
Term
messieurs
 Definition
misters
Term
doux
 Definition
sweet/ soft
Term
agneaux
 Definition
lambs
Term
vertueux
 Definition
virtues
Term
urnes
 Definition
urns
Term
se graisser
 Definition
to grease
Term
poussiére
 Definition
dust
Term
rêver
 Definition
to dream
Term
bahuts
 Definition
low side-board
Term
chätelaines
 Definition
ladies of manor
Term
un corsage
 Definition
bust
Term
sous
 Definition
under
Term
un trèfle
 Definition
club/ clover
Term
un coude
 Definition
elbow
Term
un menton
 Definition
chin
Term
un fond
 Definition
depth
Term
plume
 Definition
feather
Term
pas
 Definition
step
Term
causer
 Definition
to chat
Term
une parure
 Definition
ornament
Term
vanter
 Definition
to boast
Term
grosseur
 Definition
bigness
Term
plein de
 Definition
full of
Term
entourer
 Definition
to surround
Term
louis
 Definition
twenty-franc piece
Term
coureurs
 Definition
runners
Term
engraisser
 Definition
to flatten
Term
fautes
 Definition
lack
Term
dénaturer
 Definition
distort
Term
refluer
 Definition
to flow back
Term
vitres
 Definition
windows
Term
bruit
 Definition
thud
Term
éclats
 Definition
explosion
Term
tourner
 Definition
to turn
Term
apercevoir
 Definition
to perceive
Term
contre
 Definition
against
Term
carreaux
 Definition
window panes
Term
paysans
 Definition
peasants
Term
reviser
 Definition
revise
Term
bourbeuse
 Definition
muddy
Term
laiterie
 Definition
dairy
Term
nette
 Definition
neat
Term
s'évanourir
 Definition
to faint
Term
crochets
 Definition
hooks
Term
soigner
 Definition
to be particular about
Term
partielles
 Definition
partial
Term
ainsi
 Definition
thus
Term
la parution
 Definition
publication
Term
œuvre
 Definition
work (n)
Term
ouvrier
 Definition
workman
Term
exprimer
 Definition
to express
Term
la peinture
 Definition
painting
Term
ombrer
 Definition
to shade
Term
étaler
 Definition
to spread
Term
tenir
 Definition
to hold
Term
une coquille
 Definition
shell
Term
vermeil
 Definition
vermillion
Term
la cuiller
 Definition
spoon
Term
plaindre
 Definition
to complain
Term
écrémant
 Definition
remove the cream
Term
vécue
 Definition
lived
Term
un marasquin
 Definition
little boar
Term
rang
 Definition
class
Term
métier
 Definition
job
Term
les paroles
 Definition
speech
Term
argotique
 Definition
slang
Term
marquer
 Definition
to mark
Term
brèves
 Definition
brief
Term
la gestuelle
 Definition
characterized gesture
Term
egalement
 Definition
equality
Term
recourir
 Definition
to run back
Term
sens
 Definition
sense/ way
Term
la vue
 Definition
sight
Term
l'ouïe
 Definition
hearing
Term
moindre
 Definition
smaller
Term
devant
 Definition
before
Term
cerner
 Definition
to surround
Term
dépeindre
 Definition
to depict
Term
la puissance
 Definition
power
Term
but
 Definition
aim
Term
méhoratifs
 Definition
ameliorating
Term
soutenir
 Definition
to sustain
Term
apparaître
 Definition
to appear
Term
ivrognes
 Definition
drunkards
Term
la chute
 Definition
fall
Term
détruire
 Definition
to destroy
Term
loin
 Definition
far
Term
entourer
 Definition
to surround
Term
inéluctable
 Definition
unescapable
Term
permettre
 Definition
to permit
Term
méfaits
 Definition
misdeeds
Term
méfaire
 Definition
to do ill
Term
asservissement
 Definition
enslavement
Term
moitié
 Definition
half
Term
rappels
 Definition
recall
Term
effroyable
 Definition
dreadful
Term
l'époque
 Definition
age
Term
se partager
 Definition
to share out
Term
eviter
 Definition
to avoid
Term
peur
 Definition
fear
Term
entente
 Definition
meaning/ understanding
Term
reprimer
 Definition
repress
Term
le declenchement
 Definition
launch
Term
rapprocher
 Definition
to approach
Term
reculer
 Definition
to retreat
Term
tranchés
 Definition
trenches
Term
echecs
 Definition
failures
Term
ravitaillement
 Definition
supplying
Term
saigner
 Definition
to bleed
Term
degager
 Definition
to free
Term
confrondre
 Definition
to confound
Term
ècraser
 Definition
to crush
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