Chapitre 4 Flashcards
(50 cards)
Le gardien
The Keeper
ex: the keeper of the key
Se réveiller en sursaut
Jerked away.
ex: Dudley jerked away
Déraper, glisser
To skid.
ex: Uncle Vernon came skidding into the room.
Synonyme: to slide without control.
Un fusil
A rifle.
ex: He was holding a rifle in his hands.
Crier
To shout.
Who’s there? he shouted
Etre arraché
To swung clean off.
The door was hit with such force that it swung clean off its hinges.
Se tenir debout
To be standing.
A giant man was standing in the doorway.
Devant la porte
in the doorway.
A giant man was standing in the doorway.
Des gonds, charnières (1 Pièce métallique autour de laquelle pivote un battant de porte ou de fenêtre)
The hinges
The door was hit with such force that it swung clean off its hinges.
Assourdissant
Deafening, extremely loud.
(…) with a deafeing crash landed flat on the floor.
Atterrir
to land.
The door landed flat on the door.
A plat
flat
The door landed flat on the door.
Epais
tangled. His face was completely hidden by a tangled beard.
Une crinière
A mane of hair
Etinceler
to glint, to shine in small flashes
You could make out his eyes glinting like black beetles under all the hair
Voir et identifier
to make out.
You could make out his eyes glinting like black beetles under all the hair
Se glisser,
to squeezed (manage to get into a narrow)
The giant squeezed his way into the hut
Une petite maison
A hut (a small and simple house)
The giant squeezed his way into the hut
Se pencher
to stoop (to ben down or over)
The giant stooping so that his head brushed the ceiling.
Eflleurer, froler
to brush
The giant stooping so that his head brushed the ceiling.
Ramasser
To pick up
He picked up the door
Fixer, encastrer, installer
To fit
He fitted back into his frame
Un support
a frame
He fitted back into his frame
to drop
S’atténuer, baisser
The noise dropped a little.
