Tresors Du Temps: Onzieme Etape
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MissBreaux on February 15, 2012
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Onzieme Etape
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French | English |
|---|---|
 machine a vapeur | steam engine |
| tour a tour | in turn |
| mandat | term of office |
| en proie a | which had fallen prey to |
| neanmoins | nevertheless |
| s'efforce de | makes every effort to |
| fusille | shot |
| amour propre | pride |
| il se developpe un esprit de revanche | a feeling of revenge develops |
| mal place | misplaced |
| actionne | runs, drives |
| inquietude | uneasiness, anxiety |
| bouillante | boiling |
| inouie | extraordinary, incredible |
| raies | streaks, stripes |
| grace a | thanks to |
| matiere premiere | raw materials |
| sous | pennies, cents |
| patrons | bosses |
| syndicats | labor unions |
| egouts | sewers |
| cordonniers | shoemakers |
| savants | scientists |
| souris | mice |
| demesure | enormous |
| fresque | epic, ( literally fresco) |
| maudits | accursed, damned |
| milieu | middle |
| meprisables | contemptible |
| faubourgs | suburbs |
| a recule | has retreated |
| cartouches | cartridges, rounds of ammo |
| gamin | child, kid |
| gibernes | cartridge pouches, knapsacks |
| leva le nez | looked up |
| et alors | so what? |
| s'enfonca dans la rue | turned into the street |
| gisaient | lay |
| pave | street |
| bout | end |
| s'apercevoir | see each other, perceive |
| obscurissement | darkening |
| rampait | crawled |
| caporal | lance corporal |
| debarrassait....sergent | removed the cartridges from a sergeant |
| fichtre | darn |
| etincelles | sparks |
| hanches | hips |
| visaient | were aiming |
| manqua | missed |
| taquinait | teased |
| fusillade | rifle fire |
| moineau | sparrow |
| se redressait | stood up again |
| embrasure d'une porte | doorway |
| ripostait....nez | thumbed his nose back at the rifles |
| fee | fairy |
| jeu de cache cache | game of hide and seek |
| ajustee | aimed |
| chanceler | stagger |
| filet | trickle |
| rayant | streaking |
| ruisseau | gutter |
| n'acheva point | didnt finish |
| tireur | shooter |
| ne remua plus | no longer moved |
| val | small valley, hollow |
| concours | contest, competition |
| voyant | seer, one who sees whats invisible to others |
| debordante | overactive |
| chameaux | camels |
| trou | hole, hollow |
| verdure | greenery |
| accrochant | hanging |
| haillons | rags, shreds |
| luit | shines |
| mousse | bubbles |
| nuque | nape of the neck |
| cresson | watercress |
| nue | clouds |
| glaieuls | gladioli |
| fait un somme | is napping |
| berce-le | rock him |
| frissonner | quiver |
| narine | nostril |
| poitrine | chest |
| radeau | raft |
| toile | canvas |
| natures mortes | still life paintings |
| tournesols | sunflowers |
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