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Le petit Nicolas
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| chérir | to cherish |
| brillantine | Brylcream |
| gronder | to rumble, to tell off |
| rater | to miss |
| le chouchou | favorite, teacher’s pet |
| un coup de poing | punch |
| rigoler | to laugh, to joke |
| faire le guignol | to clown around |
| le bocal | bowl, jar |
| un combine épatante | a marvelous trick |
| peigné | combed |
| se voir | to see yourself, to see each other |
| la caisse | box, case |
| se mettre à plusieurs | to put ourselves as a group |
| coincé | stuck |
| un engin | machine, device |
| un parasoleil | lens hood |
| une cellule photoélectrique | photoelectric cell |
| C’est gagné. | It’s a done deal. |
| racler | to scrape, to scrub off |
| un ou une camarade | friend, colleague |
| se fâcher | to get angry |
| renverser | to spill, to knock over |
| esquiver | to evade |
| empêcher de faire | to prevent doing |
| moucher | to blow one’s nose |
| la panoplie | costume |
| le sifflet à roulette | whistle |
| la cartouche | cartridge |
| un étui | case, holster |
| le carreau | pane, tile, check |
| un éperon | spur |
| un fusil à flèches | long gun |
| embêter | to annoy |
| le croupion | butt |
| pan! | bang! |
| un coyote | villain |
| la tribu | tribe |
| bouder | to sulk, to shun |
| plumer | to fleece |
| drôlement | amusingly, strangely |
| taquiner | to tease |
| debout | standing |