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LCDMC - Part 3
Le Comte de Monte Cristo
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| étoffes | fabrics |
| le goût | taste |
| un cadre | frame |
| avoir hâte de | to be excited about |
| un pair | a military grade |
| latérale | across |
| vêtu | dressed/covered in |
| boutonnière | the part of a suit that covers the chest |
| rubans | ribons |
| vivement | quickly, with passion |
| poignée | door handle |
| chaleur | heat |
| s’élançler | to dart in front of |
| croire | to believe |
| pourquivre | to prosecute |
| la cupidité | greed |
| ainsi | in this way |
| plaisanterie | a joke |
| concenable | convenient, in this context very nice |
| un portefeuille | a wallet |
| moitié | half |
| gré | will / desire |
| illustre | illustrious / famous |
| assidûment | regularly, diligently |
| livrer | to deliver |
| une attestation | a sworn statement |
| un fauteuil | an armchair |
| un dossier | a file |
| telle | such that |
| un témoin | a witness |
| un hussier | a baliff |
| un pacha | an official (eastern title) |
| un pacte de vente | a sales agreement |
| le chagrin | shame |
| une cicatrice | a scar |
| avouer | to swear |
| la chute | the fall |
| se tire | to shut up/be quiet |
| payer comptant | to pay in cash |
| se raviser | to change one's mind |
| la sueur | sweat |
| compter | to count on |
| prévu | arranged |
| conducteur | driver |
| ménagement | care |
| rançon | ransome |
| la veille | the day before |
| avidité | greed |
| un sou | a cent |
| solennelle | solemn |
| pareille | the same |
| déchirante | heartbreaking |
| la poitrine | the chest |
| se dilater | to get larger |