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Chapter 4

Joffo, Joseph- vocabulaire

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se dégrouiller to hurry, se dépêcher
arracher to pull
la cohue crowd, la foule
escalader to climb, grimper
se faufiler to parade
en sueur sweaty
la verrière glass wall
tinter to jingle
accrocher to hang (un tableau)
le guichet ticket counter
se tortiller to roll up
les mèches lock of hair
le rang an aisle
ramasser to collect
paumé bewildered
un tas de a bunch of
un tracas a problem, une souci
emplir to fill, remplir
un juron swearword, un gros mot
Il ne faut pas tenter le diable. "Don't risk your luck"
une poigné de valise a handle
se planquer to hide, se cacher
faire des envieux to make others jealous
écorché par emptied by
se trainer to hang around
épinglé pinned
un chignon a bun (hair)
les rides wrinkles
mentir to lie
se pencher to lean
pétiller to bubble
plat flat, without bubbles
tout au moins at least
la soutane priest's robe
le vacarme noise, racket
la buée mist
les toits rooftops
luire to glisten
au secours help!
délivrer to save
le menton chin
les freins brakes
debout standing
imperméable raincoat
se précipiter vers to rush forward toward...
un sifflet a whistle
un coup de feu a shot
un coup de fouet whiplash
les fusils guns
effrayé frightened
la peau skin
être ému to be moved (emotionally)
ralentir to slow down
se méfier de to distrust
poser to place, to question
s'habituer à to get used to
un portefeuille a wallet
usé worn
tendre qqch à qqn to give something to someone
une grimace a smirk
un car a long distance bus
gêné, ca me gêne bothered, that bothers me
débarasser to clear, to get rid of
écorné turn the corner of
la boue mud
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