Petite Cause, Grands Effets

to knit

tricoter

to overcome something

venir a bout de quelque chose

halfway

a moitie

to find a way

trouver le moyen de

to sneeze

eternuer

achoo

atchoum

stunned

abasourdi

to loose one’s balance

perdre l’equilibre

female cat

minette (f)

belly

bedaine (f)

protective cover

bache (f)

convertible

decapotable

to swerve

faire une embardee

roadway

chaussee (f)

meow

miaulement (m)

to hold on tightly

se cramponner

bang

vlan

opposite direction

sens inverse (m)

intersection

carrefour (m)

with full force

de plein fouet

foamy/sparkling (wine)

mousseux

horn

avertisseur (m)

pedestrian

pieton (m)

to take shelter

se mettre a l’abri

streetlamp

reverbere (m)

bus shelter

aribus (m)

steering wheel

volant (m)

to fall down

degringoler

to bounce

rebondir

to wreck/ruin

bousiller

now/at present

a present

even more intensely

de plus belle

damage

degats (m)

pileup

carambolage (m)

one thing to another

de fil en aiguille