manier
to handle
chuchoter
to whisper
pétri(e)
full of
Une bagatelle
little thing
brimer
to bully
un clivage
division or split
vil
vile
scinder
to divide or to split
déboussolé
disoriented
houspiller
to reprimand or to reproach
se repaître
to rejoice
hardi
adventurous, bold or daring
frêle
fragile
dévalé
faded
renchérir
to outdo someone else, or to have the last word
vénéré
venerated or revered
Une pomme d’Adam
Adam’s apple
draconien
draconian or excessively harsh
endiguer
to contain or to restrain
jauger
mesurer
dépité
discouraged and frustrated
rager
to be infuriated
bafoué
flouted (to disregard the rules)
immoler
to sacrifice
luisant
gleaming
net
clair (clear)
un cauris
a cowry shell
se mirer
to see yourself in a mirror (se regarder dans un miroir)
endiguer
stem
guetter
to watch out for, to be on the lookout for
broussarde
from the country or not from the city
tenaillé
squeezed
acuité
acuity
se liguer contre
to be against someone or something (an idea or a concept)
Une dystonie
dystonia (a movement disorder that causes muscles to contract involuntarily)
une ponction lombaire
a lumbar puncture (medical procedure)
ponctuer
punctuate
bouder
to make a face or to pout