| Term | Definition |
|---|
| avoir faim | to be hungry |
| avoir raison | to be right |
| être fatigué | to be tired |
| avoir peur | to be afraid |
| encourager | to encourage |
| être inquiète | to be worried |
| éteindre | to switch off |
| allumer | to switch on |
| une paire de | a pair of |
| le talon | the heel |
| les souliers | the shoes |
| les patins | the skates |
| assister | to take part in |
| les informations à la télé | the news on tv |
| le maire | the mayor |
| un électeur | a voter |
| élire | to elect |
| un agent de police | a police man |
| dès que | as soon as |
| dégager | to clear, to free up |
| les talons hauts | high heels |
| ranger | to put away |
| s'égarer | to loose one's way |
| un emploi | a job |
| s'embrouiller | to get muddled up with |
| étourdi | scatter brained |
| brouiller | to become blurred |
| égarer | to lead astray |
| interdit | forbidden |
| défendu | forbidden |
| prévenir | to anticipate |
| empêcher | to prevent |
| essentiellement | basically |
| la pêche | fishing |
| le poisson | the fish |
| la montagne | the mountain |
| une chaleur | a heat |
| brûler | to burn |
| étouffant | stiffling |
| parfois | sometimes |
| garer | to park |
| mieux | better |
| bien que | although |
| parce que | because |
| puisque | since, if |
| lorsque | when |
| la jetée | the pier |
| une vague | a wave |
| auparavant | beforehand |
| lors de | at the time of |
| déjà | already |
| quelquefois | sometimes |
| lors de | during, at the time of |
| un séjour | a stay, a visit |
| une leangue maîtrisée | a mastered language |
| cependant | however |
| souvent | often |
| quelquefois | sometimes |
| atterrir | to land |
| rendre compte | to realize |
| un cahier | a notebook |
| une affiche | a poster |
| un panneau publicitaire | an advertising signboard |
| compréhensible | understandable |
| bien entendu | as a matter of course |
| être ravi | to be delighted |
| un dossier | a file |
| tout d'abord | first of all |
| au lieu de | instead of |
| perdre du temps | to lose time |
| un coup de fil | a phone call |
| passer un coup de fil | to make a call |
| décrocher | to pick up (the phone) |
| un adepte | an enthusiast |
| conquérir | to conquer |
| selon que | according to |
| exiger | to demand, to require |
| plonger | to dive |
| le défi | the chalenge |
| destiner | to intend |
| une délice | a delight |
| un image | a picture |
| bien que | in spite of |
| un paysage | a landscape |
| la vie quotidienne | every day life |
| n'avoir que l'embarras du choix | to have too much to choose from |
| une école maternelle | a kindergarten |
| d'autrefois | before, in the past |
| d'ailleurs | besides |
| à reprendre | to take over |
| remporter | to win |
| dédier | to dedicate |
| fidèle | loyal |
| autant que | as much as |
| demeurer | to remain, to reside |
| implanter | to establish |
| un pélerinage | a pilgrimage |
| contrairement | on the contrary |
| tenter | to attempt |
| un(e) épouse | a spouse |
| le fondateur | the founder |
| puiser | to draw water |
| à l'époque | at the time |
| un colon | a pioneer, a settler |
| une flèche | an arrow |
| en bois | made of wood |
| éteindre | to put out, to switch off |
| un incendie | a fire |
| parmi | among |
| un prêtre | a priest |
| un notaire | a notary |
| le jumelage | the merger |
| causer | to talk about |
| approfondir | to go into [sth] in depth |
| un puits | a well |
| une fondation | a foundation |
| protéger | to protect |
| attaquer | to attack |
| avoir confiance en | to be confident in |
| le clergé | the clergy |
| éloigner | to move away |
| natal | native |
| une église | a church |
| lorsque | when |
| un neveu | a nephew |
| causer des affaires | to talk about business |
| amener | to bring |
| convenable | convenient |
| un rien de | a touch of |
| la pouce | the thumb |
| un rien de pain sur la pouce | a little something |
| libre comme l'air | to be free as a bird |
| un bavardage | gossip |
| nuire | to be harmful |
| ne...point | hardly |
| un sou | a penny |
| avare | stingy |
| la veuve | the widow |
| rechercher | to look up, to find again |
| laisser des traces | to leave a trail, mark etc |
| un épave | a wreck |
| un mari | a husband |
| un espoir | a hope |
| un survivant | a survivor |
| rejoindre | to meet up with |
| mourir en chemin | to die on the way |
| surnommer | to nickname |
| mener à | to lead to |
| le sol | the ground |
| geler | to freeze |
| un canot | a small boat |
| maint | manyfold |
| tenter | to attempt |
| une épouse | a wife |
| un navire | a boat |
| survivre | to survive |
| la glace | the ice |
| atteindre | to reach |
| un chaleur | a heat |
| un immeuble | a building |
| engouffrer | to swallow up |
| démarrer | to start |
| à bout du souffle | out of breath |
| un contretemps | a setback |
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