English Vocabulary

To get by : se débrouiller

To slap = gifler

To flee, flee, fled= to run away= s’enfuir

Seed = graines

Pod= gousse

Wound= blessure

I am clean of my act= nettoyer la présentation

Odds= chance

Autumn= fall

To crip= ramper

To crip up= to climb =grimper

To slip= glisser

Backside=bum

Cheer leader= majorette

Holiday in Europe, vacation in USA

National holidays= jours fériés

School vacation = more than one day

Bath tub, shower ; the head in a ship is the toilet

Ceasure= coupure

Rut= sillon, rutted road= route traçée

To queue up= to line up ; indian file=queue leu leu

In single line= in single queue

Wit = esprit ; to have a quick wit= avoir l’esprit de réparti

To be once wit’s end= ne pas savoir quoi faire

Tiny= minuscule

Eerily=crepy= strangely

In block= en vrac

Weapon= armes

To scuffle= to struggle

To listen in= espionner

Eave = corniche

Playful= ludique

Loocksmith= serrurier

Bigot= fanatique

To praise= louer

Appall= dismay=inquiétude

To strand = poser un lapin

Birthright= privilège

Pang=spasm

Glossely=seriously

Hunger pang= malaise de faim

Can I take a rain check= décliner une invitation mais vouloir être réinvité

To each is own= à chacun sa façon

Draft= courant d’air

To waste one ‘s breath = ne te fatigue pas

He craw= il a tort

Soul= ame

To bulge= to swell

Woe= misery

Measly= scanty= petit, ridicule

To rear= to bring up babies= elever des enfants

Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched (éclore)

Jester= bouffon

Memorabilia= souvenirs pour rock et pop