Chapters 10-18 Flashcards
(23 cards)
Pourpre (adj)
purple
Émerveiller (v)
to fill with wonder, enthrall
Un carrosse (nm)
a horse-drawn carriage
Les louanges (nmp)
praises
Lugubre (adj)
glum, morose, sorrowful
Les balivernes (nf)
nonsense, rubbish
Flâner (v)
to saunter, wander, roam
Fainéants (adj - pluriel)
lazy, idle
Un ivrogne (nm)
a drunkard, alcoholic
Cueillir (v)
to gather, pick, pluck
Un tabouret (nms)
a stool
Bénie (adj)
blessed, hallowed
Un réverbère (nm)
a street lamp, lamppost
La consigne (nf)
an order, instructions
Avouer (v)
to confess
Fournir (v)
to supply, furnish
Éphémère (adj)
ephemeral, short-lived, fleeting
Quelconque (adj)
ordinary, non-descript
Escamoter (v)
to make disappear
Les coulisses (nmp)
behind the scenes, backstage
Aisément (adv)
easily, comfortably
Un navire (nm)
ship, boat, vessel
Oisiveté (adj)
idleness, inoccupation