Dombey and Son : English - French Flashcards
(42 cards)
1
Q
the corner
A
le coin
2
Q
half-light / twilight
A
la pénombre
3
Q
armchair
A
fauteuil
4
Q
to tuck in
A
border
5
Q
to swaddle
A
emmailloter
6
Q
a wicker basket / crib
A
un berceau en osier
7
Q
carefully
A
soigneusement
8
Q
in front of
A
en face de
9
Q
as if it had been
A
s’il s’était agi
10
Q
to brown / toast
A
dorer
11
Q
new
A
frais (fresh, new and recent)
12
Q
roughly / about
A
à peu près
13
Q
bald
A
chauve
14
Q
red-faced (association with alcoholism)
A
rougeaud
15
Q
handsome well-made man (phrase)
A
il était fort bien de sa personne
16
Q
handsome / charming
A
séduisant
17
Q
vain
A
prétentieux
18
Q
pretty / cute
A
joli
19
Q
cute
A
mignon
20
Q
undeniably
A
bien sûr
21
Q
undeniably
A
sans conteste
22
Q
infant
A
nourrisson
23
Q
crumpled
A
fripé
24
Q
spotty
A
boutonneux
25
brow
le front
26
set
fixe
27
marks
repères
28
twins
jumeaux
29
remorseless
impitoyables
30
arpenter
pacing
31
countenance
contenance
32
creases
plis
33
creased
froissé
34
crossed
crossé
35
deceitful
malhonnête
36
to smooth
lisser
37
to wear away
s’user
38
scythe
faux
39
deeper
profond
40
carve / engrave
encoches
41
to blur
estomper
42
with a view to
en vue de
