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Papillon 5 à 11 (ch1

QuestionAnswer
une case a house/a hut
hocher la tête to shake one’s head
détourner le regard to avoid looking
réduire (pp:réduit) to reduce
faire l’aumône to beg
De toute façon anyway
se porter bien to be doing well
au lieu de+ nom ou infinitif instead of
faire la savante act like a know it all
serrer to hold tight
en fer made of iron, tin
la naissance birth
un paquebot an ocean liner
s’énerver to lose one’s temper
secouer la tête to shake one’s head
une ride a wrinkle
le front the forehead
amer/amère bitter
une fourmi an ant
le plancher the wooden floor
un mandat a money order
coincé(e) entre stuck between
trier to sort
un carton a cardboard box
étroit(e) narrow
en bois made out of wood
un travers a shortcoming
emprunter to borrow
la jeunesse youth
le malheur unhappiness
la figure the face
marmonner to mumble
toiser quelqu’un to look someone up and down, to measure someone
faire une bêtise to make a mistake, do something wrong
pareil à (= nom) similar to (+ noun)
une berceuse a rocker (also a lullaby)
se balancer to rock oneself
une sieste a nap
Sur la pointe des pieds on tip toes
Prendre garde de (ne pas + infinitif) to be careful (not ) to
déchiffrer to decipher
croiser to cross
la jambe the leg
un tablier an apron
rouler entre les doigts to roll between one’s fingers
un soupir a sigh
un gémissement a groan
plisser to make folds
vider to empty
le sang blood
être en pleurs to be in tears
ingrat(e) ungrateful
se mêler to get mixed
le brouhaha the loud noise
Created by: Madame Schranz
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