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new French words I have learnt from the book I am reading iron widow
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la souplesse
flexibility
le récit
an account, story, or tale
gronder
to rumble
la poussière
dust
tourbillonnant
whirling, swirling, tumultuous
dépourvu de (+qqch)
without (something), lacking (something), deprived of (something)
piqueter
to peg (out), to stake (out), to stud (like the stars studded the sky)
la tour de guet
watchtower
hérisser
bristle (but like a verb? stand on end kinda?)
marteler
to hammer
le martèlement
hammering, pounding
la griffe
claw, talon
le volant
(steering) wheel
le levier
lever
l’aéroglisseur (m)
hovercraft
la chair
flesh
s’élancer
to set forth, to embark
l’aiguille (f)
needle (for sewing), hand of a clock
jaillir
to spring
puiser
to obtain, to draw water
la coulée
a flow
s’enfouir
burrow
terne
colourless, dull
aveuglant
blinding, dazzling
le fracas
crash, roar, big loud sound
bourdonner
to buzz, hum, whir
supplanter
to replace (a person)
déverrouiller
to unbolt, unlock
s’amincir
to slim down, lose weight
le pouls
pulse
s’affairer
to busy yourself, to be busy
piétiner
to trample on, stamp on
la natte
mat
le menton
chin
emmêler
to tangle
poisseux
sticky
un chignon
bun (hair)
l’étoffe (f)
material, fabric, cloth
une mèche
strand/lock of hair
se tordre
to twist, sprain (ankle), knot (stomach)
déferler
crash (as waves), to wash over
plisser
to wrinkle/crease
une paupière
eyelid
une cachette
hiding place
blottir
to huddle, to nestle
le camaïeu
shades/hues/tones