| Term | Definition |
|---|
| reculer | to back up (to move away) |
| culer | to move away |
| cules-toi d'ici | move yourself from here |
| culer la chaise | to move the chair |
| ôtes la chaise | you (thou) remove the chair |
| appuyer | to lean on |
| appues ton épaul | you (thou) lean your shoulder |
| pousses très fort | you (thou) push very hard |
| presses sur le bouton | you (thou) push on the button |
| faire cette machine courir | to make this machine run |
| gargariser | to gargle |
| gargoler | to gargle (the throat) |
| j'vas gargoler ma gorge | I will gargle my throat |
| j'vas aller me coucher | I will go to bed (to sleep) |
| le gargotant (gargoton) | the throat or windpipe area |
| y m'a frappé sur le gargoton | he hit me on the throat or windpipe area |
| j'ai perdu mon souffle (ma haleine) | I lost my breath |
| pour un élan | for a short while |
| y m'a gargoté | he struck me hard at the windpipe |
| il aurait pu me tuer | he could have (if) to kill me |
| le couloir | the strainer |
| passait le lait au couloir | strain the milk (using a strainer) |
| le corridor | the passage or open shed |
| l'allée | the alleyway |
| le corridor dans not(re) maison | the corridor in our house (the breezeway) |
| le corridor été usé pour serrer... | the corridor or opened shed was used to store... |
| la remise | the enclosed storage shed |
| la remise de mon grand-père | my grandfather's storage shed |
| la forge | the forge |
| la manche | the passageway in open country (the sleeve) |
| la manche de terre | the dirt road that lead to a major road |
| un peut loin de | quite a distance from |
| joindre le transfère | to join or catch the school bus |
| le transfère d'école | the school bus |
| loin du grand ch(e)min | far from the main road |
| alors | therefore |
| la manche dans la savane | the fenced in passage for the animals, leading to pasture |
| dans cette boue | in this mud |
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