Cinder Vocab Flashcards
Vocabulary that arises whilst reading "Cinder" en francais. (60 cards)
1
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rouiller (verb)
A
to rust
2
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la cheville
A
ankle
3
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l’empreinte cruciforme (fem.)
A
cross-recess (of a phillips-head screwdriver)
4
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serrer
A
to tighten
5
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le tournevis
A
screwdriver
6
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dévisser
A
to unscrew
7
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la vis
A
the screw
8
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l’établi (noun. masc.)
A
workbench
9
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empoigner (verb)
A
to grab/grasp
10
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déboîter (verb)
A
to dislocate/disconnect/release
11
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l’étincelle (noun. fem.)
A
a spark
12
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écheveau
A
a sleeve/skein
13
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soulagement
A
relief
14
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dépourvu(e) (adj)
A
devoid of
15
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l’échoppe (noun. fem.)
A
workshop/stall/booth
16
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trahir (verb)
A
to reveal/betray/give away
17
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se nicher (verb)
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to nest/hide in
18
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l’effluve (masc.) & les effluves (uncountable)
A
steam/scent & exhalation (with -s)
19
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le cambouis
A
dirty oil
20
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se plaindre
A
to complain
21
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crasseuse (adj)
A
filthy / dirty
22
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grouiller
A
Lots of things moving quickly
23
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le béton
A
the concrete
24
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les écrous
A
the nuts (hardware)
25
sursauter
jump in surprise
26
rentrer dedans
to bump someone/thing
27
navré(e)
sorry
28
la capuche
(rain)hood
29
écarquillés
googly
30
hocher
to shake
31
toussoter
to cough (little coughs)
32
collante
sticky (think: coller)
33
les parages
the area
34
le souci
concern
35
se raidir
to stiffen
36
jonchées
littered
37
un vieillard
an old man
38
tressaillir
to give a start / shiver / tremor
39
éberlué(e)
Flabbergasted/dumbfounded (something observed)
40
affolés
distraught
41
coincer
to corner
42
se nouer
to be tied
43
piétiner
to trample on
44
les cloques
blisters
45
gonfler (v)
to swell
46
les moignons
stumps (re: amputation)
47
ramper
to crawl
48
humecter
to moisten/dampen/make humid
49
indolore
painless
50
maudit
cursed/damned/damn
51
la chair
flesh
52
ricanement
snickering/mocking
53
simagrées
affectations
54
avouer
avow/admit/confess
55
s’affoler
to panic
56
l’aiguille
the needle
57
le brancard
the stretcher
58
le chuintement
the hiss
59
demeurer
to remain
60
se cogner
to bump/hit
