click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Chp 7 Sac de billes
Joffo, Joseph- vocabulaire
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| en osier | of wicker |
| lourd | heavy |
| des rétraités | retired people |
| acceuillir | to welcome |
| jouer aux dames | to play checkers |
| un système de troc | a barter system |
| passer en douce | to sneak or smuggle |
| le marché noir | the black market |
| le Negresco | famous hotel in Nice on Promenade des Anglais |
| les cravates | ties |
| gagner du temps | to make good time |
| ça vaut les yeux de la tête | slang- that's extremely expensive |
| les semelles | soles of shoes |
| le désespoir | dispair |
| occupé | busy, filled |
| tarder | to take a long time |
| cloué/un clou | nailed to, stuck to/ a nail |
| l'espoir (m.) | hope |
| la boue | mud |
| le pas | footsteps, tred |
| un cordonnier | cobbler, shoemaker |
| plonger (replonger) | to dive into |
| taper comme un sourd | beat (hard as if incapable to hear the damage, deaf) |
| le fusil | rifle |
| briller | to shine |
| allumer | to turn on, to light |
| avoir tendance à | to tend to |
| le facteur | the postman |
| livrer quelque chose à quelqu'un | to deliver sthg to smone |
| le front | the forehead |
| jeter à terre | to throw to the ground |
| je suis navré | sorry, brokenhearted |
| une machine à coudre | a sewing machine |
| appuyer | to push (a button) |
| manquer | to miss |
| les sourcils | eyebrows |
| parier | to bet |
| les mouches | flies |
| s'en apercevoir | to notice something |