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Petit Prince 15-20
Petit Prince chapters 15-20
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Souffler | To puff, to pant |
| Les mers | The oceans, seas |
| Les fleuves | The rivers |
| Les montagnes | The mountains |
| Les déserts | The deserts |
| Un explorateur | An explorer |
| Un géographe | A geographer |
| Un coup d’œil | A glance |
| Déçu | Disappointed |
| Un souvenir | A recollection, a memory |
| Entrainer | To draw, to bring about |
| Fournir | To furnish |
| Tailler | To sharpen |
| Ephémère | Ephemeral, temporary |
| Se démoder | To go out of fashion, to become obsolete |
| Se vider | To empty |
| Disparition | Vanishing |
| Savant | Wise man |
| Une enquête | An inquiry, investigation |
| Pour flâner | To saunter about |
| Mentir | To lie |
| Exiger | To require |
| Soudain | Suddenly |
| Ouvrir | To open |
| A l’encre | In ink |
| Terre | Earth |
| Quelconque | Ordinary, “any old” |
| Milliards | Billions |
| Entretenir | To maintain |
| Lampions | Types of lanterns |
| Confrère | Colleague, fellow-member |
| Oisiveté | Idleness, sloth |
| Nonchalance | Non-caring, ease |
| Se tromper | To make a mistake, error |
| S’escamotaient dans les coulisses | Vanish in the wings |
| faire d l’esprit | try to be witty |
| Vous leur conseillerez | You should advise them |
| Pensum | Task, chore |
| Anneau | Loop, ring, coil |
| Que chacun puisse un jour retrouver la sienne | So that each of us can find his own, someday |
| Ils se turent | They were both silent |
| pattes | paws |
| navire | ship |
| La cheville | Ankle |
| Tu me fais pitié | I take pity on you |
| Enigmes | Riddles |
| Je les rous toutes | I solve them all |
| Se taire | To be quiet |
| Résoudre | To resolve |
| Rendre | To give back, return, pronounce, produce |
| Enroule | Roll up, wind up |
| Serré | Compacted, closed |
| Honnête | Honest |
| Peupler | To people, to inhabit |
| Se tenir debout | To stand |
| Entasser | To pile up, to put in one place |
| Îlot | Islet, small island |
| Remuer | To stir, to move |
| Une pierre | A rock |
| Mince | Thin, skinny |
| Mordre | To bite |
| Tuer | To kill |
| Traverser | to cross |
| Rien du tout | Nothing at all |
| Racines | Roots |
| Gêner | To bother |
| Baute | High |
| Un tabouret | Footstool |
| Aiguille | Pointed |
| Aiguisé | Pointed |
| Sèche | Dry |
| Pointue | Pointed |
| Salée | Salted |
| Fleuri | Flowered |
| Echapper | To escape |
| Il y a des années | Years ago |
| Qui lui arrivaient au genou | That came up to his knee |
| Une route | A road |
| Vexée | Annoyed |