Chapitre deux Flashcards

(43 cards)

1
Q

for whom he had had desire

A

pour qui il avait eu envie

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2
Q

intimacy / privacy

A

l’intimité (f)

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3
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a buoy/ rubber ring

A

une bouée

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4
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dilapidated, run down

A

délabrée

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5
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to destroy (not detruire)

A

délabrer

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6
Q

banal

A

sans intérêt

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7
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to ensue

A

s’ensuivre

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8
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to stay awake/ stay with

A

veiller

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9
Q

foot traffic

A

la circulation piétonne

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10
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insomniac

A

insomniaque

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11
Q

fast forward

A

une avance rapide

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12
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sinister

A

sinistre

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13
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a typist

A

un/ une dactylo

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14
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to raise/ pull

A

hisser

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15
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to stick

A

coller

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16
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stiff / straight (hair) / taut (rope) / paralysed

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raide

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17
Q

nascent (emerging)

A

naissant

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18
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to glisten

19
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to redress

20
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the moving back

21
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to wander/ err

22
Q

a boater hat

23
Q

a coat hanger

24
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a bunch (fruit)/ group (people)

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thoughtful, miles away (adj) dreamer (n)
(un/ une) songeur (se)
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imperceptibly, by increments
insensiblement
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easy going (adj)/ chest of draw (n)
(une) commode
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straw
la paille
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an advertisement
une réclame
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to entangle/ get caught
empêtrer [qch]
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a bow tie
un noeud papillon
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sawdust
la sciure
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a step
un marchepied
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to gesticulate
faire des signes
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neck
le cou/ la nuque
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I cut out an ad and stuck it in a notebook
J'ai découpé une réclame et je l’ai collé dans un cahier
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my room overlooks the street
ma chambre donne sur la rue
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the sky got dark and I thought we were going to have a summer storm
Le ciel s’est assombri et j’ai cru que nous allions avoir un orage d'été
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the passage of clouds had left a promise of rain on the streets
Le passage des nuées avait laissé sur la rue comme une promesse de pluie
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the sky became redish
Le ciel est devenu rougeâtre
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the lamps made the wet pavement shine
Les lampes faisaient luire le pavé mouille
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the air had cooled and I felt a bit cold
L’air avait fraîchi et j’ai eu un peu froid
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