Combray Vocab Flashcards
(76 cards)
1
Q
éteinte
A
turn off, put out
2
Q
boiserie
A
woodwork
3
Q
évanouir
A
to faint
4
Q
engourdi
A
numb
5
Q
se blottit
A
to huddle/nestle
6
Q
hirondelle
A
swallow (bird)
7
Q
lueur
A
glow
8
Q
vétiver
A
vetiver, Indian plant
9
Q
tressautant
A
jumping
10
Q
coulisse
A
wings
11
Q
châssis
A
frame
12
Q
saccadé
A
jerky
13
Q
fente
A
crack
14
Q
surnaturelle
A
supernatural
15
Q
ossature
A
skeleton
16
Q
astral
A
astorological
17
Q
prune
A
plum, ticket
18
Q
déambulation
A
stroll
19
Q
muraille
A
wall
20
Q
criard
A
piercing, shrill
21
Q
ferrugineux
A
ferruginous
22
Q
intarissable
A
inexhaustable
23
Q
clochette
A
bell
24
Q
s’efforcer
A
to try hard
25
subrepticement
surreptitiously
26
aplatis
flattened
27
mortuaire
death
28
enclin
inclined to
29
choyer
overindulge
30
faubourg
area, district
31
lorgnon
spectacles
32
cachette
hiding place
33
soustrait
subtract
34
tricot
pullover
35
cavalièrement
arrogantly
36
panier
basket
37
framboise
raspberry
38
quérir
to find, fetch
39
retenti
ring out, resound
40
sonorité
sound
41
marronnier
horse chestnut
42
brin
blade, wisp
43
estragon
tarragon
44
facheux
annoying
45
déclassement
downgrading
46
engrangé
gather in
47
dérobasse
steal
48
assommant
oppressive, stifling
49
grossièreté
coarseness, rudeness
50
panneau
sign
51
furtif
brief
52
olfactive
olfactory
53
volet
shutter
54
creuser
to dig
55
intransiger
uncompromising
56
recéler
to receive
57
flotte
water, rain
58
propice
favourable
59
tripot
gambling den
60
figé
solidified
61
dégrafer
to unclip, undo
62
corsage
blouse
63
puéril
childish
64
octroyé
given, granted
65
parjure
perjury
66
intransigeance
inflexibility
67
consentir
to agree to
68
épargner
to save/spare
69
serin
dimwitted
70
échéance
due date
71
gravure
engraving
72
pigeonnier
dovecote
73
empreint
imbued with
74
empourpré
blushing
75
amortir
to soften
76
insuffler
to breathe life into
