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Petit Nicolas 13-16
French
| French | English |
|---|---|
| l'air dégoûté | disgusted air |
| le Chat Botté | Puss-n-Boots |
| les conseils | advice |
| la foule | the crowd |
| les guirlandes | garland |
| une estrade | stage |
| une épée | a sword |
| la dentelle | lace |
| le maire | the mayor |
| la mairie | town hall |
| un ogre | an ogre |
| les paysans | peasants |
| la retraite | retirement |
| le Petit Poucet | Tom Thumb |
| les sabots | clogs |
| les villageois | villagers |
| le souffleur | the prompter |
| la queue | the tail |
| le plumier | the pencil case |
| fêter | to celebrate |
| vaincre (vaincu) | to defeat |
| agir | to act |
| vexer | to vex |
| agiter | to wave |
| (se) plaindre | to pity, to complain (reflexively) |
| casser | to break |
| bouder | to sulk |
| parmi | among |
| la grippe | the flu |
| ramener | to bring back |
| deviner | to guess |
| argent | silver |
| briller | to shine |
| une sonnette | a bell (on a bike) |
| se mettre à courir | to start running |
| avoir du mal | to have trouble |
| les genoux | knees |
| se débrouiller | to manage |
| par-dessus | over |
| la haie | the hedge |
| taquiner | to tease |
| savoir à peine | to scarcely know |
| le guidon | the handlebars |
| lâcher | to let go of |
| la tanière | the lair, den |
| la honte | shame |
| faire honte | to make ashamed |
| avoir honte | to be ashamed |
| arracher | to pull out |
| atteindre (atteint) | to reach |
| déraper | to skid |
| une course contre la montre | a timed race |
| dégonflé! | wimp! |
| le trottoir | the sidewalk |
| radin | stingy |
| une aiguille | a hand of a watch, a needle |
| tirer au sort | to draw lots, to decide who starts |
| déchiré | ripped |
| la roue | the wheel |
| tordu(e) | twisted |
| une poubelle | a garbage can |
| la récré | recess |
| un pâté de maisons | a block of houses |
| chronométrer | to time |
| de travers | askew, crooked |
| faire de la peine | to hurt, cause pain |
| la preuve | proof |
| la poitrine | chest (body) |
| chauve | bald |
| le crâne | skull |
| un ours | a bear |
| le loup | wolf |
| sans blague | no kidding |
| en courant | while running |
| gronder | to scold |
| serrer la main | to shake hands |
| écraser | to smash, crash |
| les draps | sheets |
| frotter | to rub |
| une éponge | sponge |
| la glacière | refrigerator |
| une cuisse | a thigh, poultry leg |
| des éclaboussures | splashes |
| une pierre ponce | a pumice stone |
| avoir mauvaise mine | to look bad |
| avoir bonne mine | to look good |
| briller | to shine |
| dessiner | to draw |
| emmener | to take (a person) |
| mentir | to tell a lie |
| gêner | to bother, embarass |
| la longueur | the length |
| le cachot | jail |
| les fraises | strawberries |
| les sous | <<pennies>> |
| la ficelle | string |
| la charcuterie | deli, pork products |
| l'épicerie | grocery store |
| la parfumerie | perfume store |
| l'horloger | clock maker |
| rigoler | to have fun, laugh |
| le jambon | ham |
| cacher | to hide |
| jaloux, jalouse | jealous |
| pâlot, pâlotte | palish |
| les pépins | seeds (small ones) |