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La Parure part 1

QuestionAnswer
charmant(e) charming
une erreur a mistake
le destin destiny, fate
une dot a dowry
l’espérance(f) expectation, hope
un moyen (de) a means (to)
épouser quelqu’un to marry someone
un commis a clerk
paré(e) beautifully dressed
un(e) déclassé(e) one who has lost his/her social position
une caste a social class
la race breeding
la naissance birth
la souplesse d’esprit versatility
le peuple the people
égal(e) equal
le luxe luxury
souffrir de (pp:souffert) to suffer from
la pauvreté poverty
le logement housing
l’usure(F) wear (and tear)
un siège a seat
la laideur ugliness
une étoffe fabric
éperdu(e) lost,bewildered
songer à to think of
net(m)/nette(f) neat, clean
une tenture a wall hanging
éclairer to light
une torchère (old word) a lamp
une culotte (old French) pants
assoupi(e) drowsy
la chaleur warmth
le calorifère (old French), le chauffage the heater
la soie silk
un meuble a furniture
inestimable priceless, very expensive
un bibelot an object used for decoration
coquet(m)/coquette(F) dainty
la causerie conversation
rond(e) round
couvert(e) de covered with
une nappe a tablecloth
la soupière the soup dish
un pot-au-feu a stew
l’argenterie silver serving dishes and silverware
reluisant(e) polished
une tapisserie a tapestry
une muraille/ la muraille de Chine a wall/the wall of China
une féérie a fairyland
exquis(e) delicious
une galanterie a gallant remark
chuchoter to whisper
la chair the flesh
une truite a trout
une aile a wing
les toilettes(f) fancy clothes
les bijoux(m) jewelry
séduisant(e) seductive
le couvent the convent
le désespoir despair
Or but
tenir à la main to hold in one’s hand
déchirer to tear (a paper)
ravi(e) delighted
avec dépit with a mixture of anger and sadness, with spite
une occasion an opportunity
avoir de la peine à (+ infinitive) to have a hard to (do sthg)
un oeil an eye
irrité irritated
balbutier to stammer
éperdu(e) lost, bewildered
une larme a tear
pleurer to cry
un coin a corner
bégayer to stutter
une joue a cheek
essuyer to dry, to wipe
par conséquent consequently
un collègue a colleague
être nippé(e) (colloquial) to be dressed
convenable suitable
une somme a sum
un refus a refusal
sans s’attirer l’attention without drawing attention
pâlir to grow pale
un fusil a rifle
dompter to master (an animal or an emotion)
la chasse hunting
tirer to shoot
une alouette a lark
je ne sais pas au juste I don’t exactly know
tâcher de (+infinitive) to try (to do sthg)
Created by: Madame Schranz
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