| le chineur | the bargain hunter, second-hand dealer |
| flâner | to stroll |
| la brocante | the second-hand trade |
| une puce | a flea |
| une nostalgie | a regret |
| cohabiter | to live together |
| la gravure | the engraving, etching |
| le bric-à-brac | (the) rag-bag, odds and ends |
| intégré | built-in, incorporated |
| trier | to pick over, sort, select |
| un volet | a flap, shutter |
| le briquet | the cigarette lighter |
| la lithographie | the lithography |
| la faïence | the earthenware |
| le minitel | the minitel (videotex terminal) |
| inaugurer | to make an opening |
| la gamme | the range/variety |
| l'apparition (f) | the pony express (g) |
| l'écran (m) | the screen/shield (g) |
| bancaire | bank, banking (adj) |
| un azimut | a direction |
| envisageable | imaginable |
| s'amoindrir | to lower, decrease, lessen |
| le marché aux puces | the flea market |
| trier sur le volet | to handpick |