Samira des Quatre-Routes, ch. 3
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l'effervescence
excitement
hurler
to shout, yell, scream
le voisin, la voisine
the neighbor (m/f)
rire
to laugh, have fun, joke
au milieu de
in the middle of
le cliquetis
the jingling, clinking
se maquiller
to put on makeup
ça lui va bien
it suits her/him, looks good on her/him
à peine
hardly, barely, scarcely
poser
to put down
fourrer
to stuff, fill, shove
le canapé
the couch, sofa
excitation (f)
excitement
arabe
Arabic (language)
soulever
to raise
sa façon de dire
her way of saying
hausser les épaules
to shrug one's shoulders
chuchoter
to whisper, murmur
un bonheur
a happiness, joy, pleasure
faire la demande [en mariage]
to make a marriage proposal
ahuri(e)
stunned, dumbfounded, bewildered
l'avis (m)
the opinion
C'est bien trop tôt
It's way too early
le baccalauréat (le bac)
diploma based on a series of exams taken at the end of secondary education
le you-you
In Arab countries and certain countries of sub-Saharan Africa, a series of long, high-pitched, modulated cries uttered by women, generally to express their joy
rougir
to blush, to turn red
la tristesse
sadness
sûr de lui/sûre d'elle
confident (f/m)
en n'oubliant jamais
never forgetting
ne ... que
only, nothing but
raccompagner
to take (someone) home
jusqu'à
up to, until
se souvenir que + phrase
to remember that + verb phrase
être fier/fière de
to be proud of
d'un air entendu
knowingly, with a knowing look
assener
to throw, fling; (ici) to reveal something shocking
avoir besoin de
to need
selon
according to
je serai
I will be (être)
répliquer
to reply, retort, respond
en vouloir à quelqu'un
to be mad at someone
le visage
the face (m)
lisse
smooth
gagner sa vie
to make a living
un(e) comptable
an accountant
une grosse entreprise
a large corporation
les parents
the parents, (ici) the relatives
le coin
the corner/area
à l'écart de
away from
la cité
high-rise public housing (projects)
un vieux avant l'âge
an old man before his time
plaindre
to feel sorry for, pity
Faire porter le voile à quelqu'un
to make someone wear a traditional Muslim face-covering garment
tant qu'à faire
for that matter
serrer
to squeeze, hold tight
passer son bac
To take one's bac exam
quand même
anyway, still, nevertheless, even so, all the same
Hein ? (fam.)
Huh? / Right?
Un trousseau de mariage
a hope chest
une nappe
a tablecloth
un drap
a bedsheet
brodé(e)
embroidered
une serviette
a napkin or towel
ourlé(e)(s)
hemmed, fringed, lined
se faufiler
to sneak out
s'en aller
to go away
aller droit
to go straight ahead
une tour
a tall building, a tower, a high-rise
jurer
to swear, to vow
couler
to flow
j'aurai
I will have (avoir)
s'en sortir
to make it through, get out of it
un immeuble
an apartment building
cacher
to hide, conceal
un pavillon
a suburban house and yard
étroit, étroite
narrow, tight
une place
a town square, plaza
avoir du mal
to have trouble/difficult/a hard time
j'aurais voulu
I would have wanted/liked
savant, savante
learned; scholarly; knowledgeable
voyageur, voyageuse
traveler
avoir peur
to be afraid, scared, frightened