L'�tranger Vocabulaire Chapitre 3

to be mistaken

se tromper

relieved

soulag�(e)

a heap of, a stack of, lots of

un tas de

to build up, to pile up

s'amonceler

to go through

d�pouiller

damp, moist

humide

a shame, a pity

regrettable

overlooks, opens up to

donner sur

burning

br�lant(e)

uproar, clamor

un fracas

to begin to something

se mettre �...

pursuit, chase

la poursuite

dust

la poussi�re

mad dash, race

un �clan

to take a flying leap

sauter au vol

out of breath

hors de souffle

uneven

in�gaux (in�gal/in�gale)

breath

la haleine

dripping of sweat

en nage

belly

le ventre

apron

le tablier

all along (the length of)

le long de

to bump into, to collide with

heurter

neighbor

le voisin

skin disease

une maladie de peau

hunched over

vo�t�(e)

species

la race

to stumble

buter

hatred

la haine

drop

une goutte

accidentally, by accident

par hasard

miserable, pitiful

malheureux(euse)

to whimper, to moan

g�mir

anger, rage

la rage

warehouse guard

un magasinier

hardly

ne...gu�re

to discuss

d�gouter

to avoid

�viter

snapshot, photograph

un clich�

bandage, dressing for a wound

un pansement

fight, confrontation

une bagarre

a guy

un type

sharp, keen

vif(vive)

to kick

donner un coup de pied

on the ground

par terre

to punch

donner un taquet

bloody

en sang

to have enough

avoir son compte

to ask for advice

demander un conseil

frying pan

une po�le

to sit down, to settle in

s'installer

as a matter of fact

pour autant dire

to support (financially)

entretenir

deception, dishonesty, cheating

la tromperie

rent

le loyer

jealous

jaloux(ouse)

happiness

la bonheur

before

auparavant

shutters, blinds (window)

les volets

to punish, to discipline

punir

to adjust, to fix

r�gler

temples

les tempes

distant

lointain

(to be) in someone else's shoes

� la place de quelqu'un

to light

allumer

to make someone sorry

faire regretter (quelqu'un)

to spit

cracher

to draft, to write

r�diger

carefully, meticulously

soigneusement

drawer

un tiroir

square

carr�(e)

ink

l'encre

Moor (Muslim or Arab person living in North Africa)

une Mauresque

off the top of (my) head

au hasard

to please, to make happy

contenter

to notice, to realize

s'apercevoir

to seal (an envelope)

cacheter

opinion

un avis

depth

la profondeur

stairwell

une cage d'escalier

beating/throbbing of blood

les coups de sang

motionless

immobile

muffled

sourdement