| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ground up, crushed | pilé (e, s) |
| hoarse (voice) | enroué (e, s) |
| indicated, pointed out/to, detected | décelé (e, s) |
| to do something in vain | avoir beau être |
| to touch lightly, brush against | effleurer |
| to clutter (up), to obstruct, to block (passage) | encombrer |
| a channel, rivulet | une rigole |
| to strike (blow) | asséner |
| streaked, grooved, ridged | strié (e, s) |
| the fibrils (g) | les fibrilles (f) |
| the fragrances (the emanations, brush discharges (g)) | les effluves (m) |
| to stretch (oneself, one's limbs) | s'étirer |
| to feel repugnance (for something) | répugner (à qqch) |
| the kennels (g) | les chenils (m) |
| a black man | un Noir |
| a Negro (insulting word) | un Nègre (pej!) |
| to contract | se crisper |
| to put on "airs", to be affected | faire des manières |
| walking with swaying hips | déhanché (e, s) |
| the assault, attack, onslaught (g) | l'assaut (m) |
| dazzled | ébloui (e, s) |
| thoughtless, careless, scatterbrained | étourdi (e, s) |
| to crop/cut (hair) close, short | couper ras |
| to betray (betrayed) | trahir (trahi) |
| the clay (g) | l'argile (f) |
| a defect | une tare |
| to his liking, taste | à son gré |
| crippled, maimed | estropié (e, s) |
| to watch for, (animal) lie in wait for | guetter |
| a cartridge | une cartouche |
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