p. 9-18 Flashcards
(33 cards)
les viellards
old people/the elderly
en somme
in short, “tout bien considéré”
j’ai à/ je n’ai pas à
to (not) have to
en deuil (le deuil)
in grieving, mourning
un brassard
an armband
bavarder
chat, chatter, talk a lot
étourdi
absent minded, dazed
rêtenir (qqc)
to put on a piece of clothing, to “don”
tassé
compacted, packed, shrunk
assoupi
in a doze, half asleep
assoupir
to dull, numb (dull a migraine), to make (qqn) sleepy
un jacassement
a chattering
une perruche
parakeet
meublé.e
furnished (to furnish, to fill)
paraît-il
it seems, it appears (it would seem, it would appear)
paraître
to seem, to appear (or to be published, “ont paru”
un couvercle
lid, cover
bégayer
stammer, stutter
dévisser
unscrew
le teint
complexion (un teint un peu rouge)
tortiller
to twist (tortiller la moustache)
empiler
to pile, pile up
le corbillard
the hearse (funeral)
somnoler
to doze, nap
