portrait of a lady on fire french vocab

d’abord

first,

il a mis

put (mettre) he put (perfect)

la remise

shed (store room)

also discount

il ne fallait pas?

you shouldn’t have

il y a longtemps

a long time ago

vers

towards

vide

empty

je vouz laisse

I leave you

sécher

to dry

je me suis permis

I allowed myself

vous auriez

you would have (?) something

maîtresse

mistress

réussi

successful

en vérité

in truth,

celle-ci

this one

encore

yet

couvent

convent

comtesse

countess

il débutait

he was starting

là-bas

over there

sachiez

subjunctive vous of savoir

déjà

already: d_____

épuiser

to exhaust, wear out

une compagne de promenade

a walking companion

surveiller

to keep an eye on

accrocher l'œil

to catch my eye/be attention grabbing

accrocher

to hook/hang

la falaise

the cliff

disparaître

to disappear

fracasser

to smash/shatter

en bas de

on the bottom floor of/at the bottom

la chute

the fall

prêter

to lend

baigner

to swim/bathe

je voulais dire

I meant to say

se tient

stands

même

even

je n'ai même pas vu

i didn’t even see

sourire

to smile

drôle

funny

inachevé

unfinished

poser la question

ask the question

à voix haute

out loud

d’autant que

especially, particularly

sans motif apparent

for no apparent reason

d'après vous

according to you, in your opinion

entendre

to hear

doux

sweet, tender

dans la marge de mes cahiers

in the margins of my notebooks

un commerce

a business

la succession

replacement, inheritance

auprès de

close to

plutôt

rather, instead

craindre, je crains, j’ai craint

to be afraid of, i am afraid of, i was afraid of

la colère, être en colère (contre)

anger, to be angry (at)

le/a propriétaire

the owner

emmener

take (transport)

ailleurs

elsewhere, somewhere else

la côte

the coast

arrivé

happened, came about

seul

alone

raconter, racontez-moi

tell (the story), tell me about it

un orage

a storm

les éclairs

lightning

la suite

the rest

dont - dont tu as parlé

of which (e.g. of which you spoke of)

manquer

to miss

terminé

finished, completed

montrer

to show

moi-même

myself (e.g. show him myself)

(se) vanter

to brag about/boast

coupable

guilty

tout à l'heure

just now, in a bit

flotter

to float, flutter, fly

s’agir de

to be a matter of, concern

manquer de

to lack

état

state, condition

passager

fleeting, short-lived

un sentiment

a feeling

le peintre

painter

reprendre

redo, re-prendre

se moquer de

to mock/make fun of/joke

qu'est-ce que cela change pour vous

what does this change for you

légèrement

a little, gently, light

appuyer

lean, rest on, press

attraper

grab, catch

la chaleur

the heat

suffisant

enough

attendons de voir

let’s wait and see

gagner

to win

blesser

to hurt

mordre

to bite

lèvres

lips

agacé

annoyed

(se) agacer

to annoy

ciller

to blink

baisser

to lower

le front

forehead

hausser

to raise, increase

les sourcils

eyebrows