Petit pays ch1-ch17 vocab

une camionnette

a van

pareil

the same

Pygmée

pygmy

eux

them

passons

moving on

fin

thin

dieu

god

pourtant

yet, however

ethnie

ethnic group

nez

nose

quelques-uns

a few, some

compter

to count, to matter, to be important

fin

thin

pointer

point

là

there, here, that

moi non plus

me neither

de toute façon

anyway, anyhow

quand même

all the same, still, anyway, even so

étrange

strange, odd

affaire

matter, affair

non plus

neither, nor

à partirt de (qch)

from, starting from, as of

la taille

size, height

faire des courses

go shopping, do some shopping

le centre-ville

downtown, city center

essayer

try

chuchoter

whisper

pantalon

pants

là-bas

over there

chemise

shirt

rayé

striped, stripy

se mettre à

to start doing something

douter de

doubt

histoire

story

puis

then

mêler

involve

se mêler de

to get involved in

politique

politics

chuchoter

whisper

enfler

to grow

de jour en jour

day by day

se chamailler

to bicker

à tout bout de champ

constantly, all the time

peu importe

no matter, regardless of, whatever

le fond de l'air

the atmosphere, the air

à part de

apart from

obséder

to haunt, obsess

furtif

fleeting, furtive

diffus

faint

réveiller

to awaken, bring back

ne cesse de

keeps, never stops

un tas de

a pile, a bunch of

maudit

cursed

lucide

clear sighted, lucid, perceptive

chasser de sa tête

to get something out of one's mind

une bonne fois pour toutes

once and for all

se fondre

blend in, merge

charnellement

physically, bodily, carnally

topographie

landscape, topography

anfractuosité

nook, crevice

ne faire que

to do nothing but, only

loger

to lodge, to stay

crècher

to crash, to stay somewhere

squatter

to squat, to stay somewhere without permission

cité

housing development, housing estate

dortoir

dormitory

linoléum

linoleum

s'éviter

to avoid each other

cage d'escalier

stairwell

inconnus

strangers

sentir

smells, feels

falloir

to need, must, to be necessary

amical

friendly

s'intégrer

to integrate, fit in

comme on dit

as they say

loisirs

leisure activities, hobbies

faire des rencontres

meet people

une rencontre

meeting

une histoire d'un soir

one night stand

s'enivrer

to become intoxicated

s'abandonner

to surrender

lancinant

nagging, persistent, haunting

convenu

conventional, predictable

quasi

almost

sommé de

ordered, expected, required to

montrer patte blanche

to prove yourself trustworthy, to prove one's credentials

décliner

to state, give

agacer

to annoy, irritate

provoquer

to provoke

pédant

pretentious

haut

high, tall, great

bien huilé

well oiled, smooth, well practiced

s'imbiber

to soak, absorb

s'inonder

to flood, drench oneself

se submerger

to overwhelm, submerge

alcool fort

hard liquor

redoutable

formidable, fearsome

séduire

to seduce, to charm

entretenir

to maintain

volontairement

deliberately