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"Le sang ne sech pas..."
Assia Djebar vocab.
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Language - French
Undergraduate 3
11/03/2007
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Term
s'eteindre
 Definition
to go out, die out
Term
bribe
 Definition
scrap, bit
Term
relais
 Definition
truck stop
Term

gîte

 Definition
resting place
Term
souffler
 Definition
to blow, puff
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étape

 Definition
step, stage
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fuite
 Definition
flight
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pan
 Definition
section
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s’éclairer
 Definition
to brighten, become clearer
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s’écrouler

 Definition
to collapse
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pourchasse
 Definition
pursuit
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de passage
 Definition
passing through
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hauteurs
 Definition
heights
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étale

 Definition
flat
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débiter
 Definition
to utter
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linceul
 Definition
shroud
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interloqué
 Definition
dumbfounded
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en proie à
 Definition
prey to, tortured by
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délire
 Definition
frenzy
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veiller
 Definition
to survey, watch over
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trajet
 Definition
route, path
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viser
 Definition
to target
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tempe
 Definition
temple
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en émoi
 Definition
agog, excited
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pétrifié
 Definition
stone-like
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a'battre
 Definition
to pour down
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conteuse
 Definition
story-teller
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encre
 Definition
ink
Term
efffroi
 Definition
dread
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se dévider
 Definition
to unwind (spool of thread)
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couvre-feu
 Definition
curfew
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sommer
 Definition
to summon someone to do something
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ciblé
 Definition
targeted
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demeure
 Definition
dwelling, home
Term
chevet
 Definition
bedside
Term
longeant
 Definition
to follow along
Term
scandant
 Definition
to scan, chant
Term

à-coups

 Definition
jerks, jolts
Term
morsure
 Definition
bite
Term
sursauts
 Definition
sudden start
Term
réprimé
 Definition
put down, repressed
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avalé
 Definition
swallowed
Term
tourbe
 Definition
peat
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jalon
 Definition
marker
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goutte
 Definition
drop
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receuillir
 Definition
to gather up, together
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rictus
 Definition
grin, grimace
Term
s'approvisionner
 Definition
to stock up on supplies
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noué
 Definition
knotted
Term
serrer
 Definition
to grip, clasp, squeeze
Term
lambeau
 Definition
to shred, bite
Term
esquisser
 Definition
to sketch
Term
pérenisser
 Definition
to perpetuate
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se remémorer
 Definition
to rcollect, recall
Term
palpiter
 Definition
to quiver, throb
Term
voilé
 Definition
wearing the veil
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entravé
 Definition
hindered, hampered
Term
coup
 Definition
blow
Term
s'abriter
 Definition
to find shelter
Term
se recroqueviller
 Definition
to curl up
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se taire
 Definition
to keep still, refrain from talking
Term
frémissant
 Definition
quivering
Term
fétide
 Definition
stinking
Term
cul-de-sac
 Definition
dead end
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par-delà
 Definition
beyond
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gicler
 Definition
splash, squirt
Term
parvenir
 Definition
to reach
Term

éclat

 Definition
flagment, splinter
Term
déchiqueté
 Definition
all in shreds
Term
dévisager
 Definition
to stare
Term
hébété

 

 Definition
dazed, stupified
Term
face
 Definition
face, head
Term
hurlant
 Definition
screaming
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frôlé
 Definition
brushed against
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durée
 Definition
duration
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traîné

 Definition
dragged
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