bonjour tristesse vocab Flashcards by Ruby Brown

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pension

A

boarding school

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ravissante

A

delightful

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poussière

A

dust

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sable

A

sand

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s’allonger

A

to lie down, spread out

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voile

A

sail, sailing

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poignée

A

handful

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poignée de main

A

handshake

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voisine

A

neighbouring

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amant

A

lover

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goût

A

taste

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peine

A

sorrow, sadness, trouble, effort, difficulty

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fauteuils

A

armchairs

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ciel

A

sky

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éclabousser

A

to splash, (fig) to tarnish

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silloner

A

(digging) to furrow, to criss-cross

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bouger

A

to move

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cigales

A

cicadas

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ivre

A

drunk

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ivre de…

A

drunk/wild/intoxicated with

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chaleur

A

heat, warmth

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sommeil

A

sleep

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avide

A

eager

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mondanités

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small talk

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étonnée

surprised

réagir

to react

orgueilleux

proud

lointain

faraway, distant

avouer

to admit

dès que

as soon as

dès

from

dès lors que

from the moment (that)

le lendemain

the next/following day

réveiller

to wake up

inonder

to flood

se débattre

to struggle

visage

face

écarter

to move apart, separate

renoncer

to give up

puis

then

feuilleter

to leaf through

remarquer

to notice, to remark that

mordre

to bite into

gicler

to squirt

gorgé(e)

a mouthful, sip, gulp

brûlant(e)

burning, boiling (hot)

se chauffer

to warm up oneself

déplisser

to smooth out

baigner

to bath

côte

(anat) rib

la joue creuse

hollow cheek

riant

smiling, cheerful

hélas

alas! unfortunately

rosse

(horse) nag, nasty

se pencher

to lean over

paupières

eyelids

imprevu(e)

unexpected

s'esquiver

to slip away

croiser

to pass dans l'escalier, je croisai Elsa

gonflé(e)

swollen les paupières gonflées

lèvre

lip

cramoisi(e)

crimson

soigné(e)

well-groomed

dommage

harm, injury, damage

mettre en garde

to warn

maillot de bain

swimming costume

asseoir

to sit down

gêné(e)

embarrassed

canot

boat, dinghy

être debout

to be standing

appuyer qch sur/contre/à

to lean/rest sth on/against

honte

shame

insouciance

carefree attitude

tais-toi

be quiet taire

doucement

gently, sweetly

inonder

to flood

glissant

slippery

sueur

sweat

au-dessus

above

veuf

widower