Avalanche Hôtel

affalé

slumped

ronchonner

to grumble

amertume

bitterness

te pieuter

to hit the sack

se fout

doesn’t give a damn

culbuter

to tumble

résorber

to reduce

biche

doe

pâteuse

pasty

bretelles

suspenders

siroter

to sip

combler

to fill in

menottes

handcuffs

fosse

ditch

indemne

unharmed

tailler

to prune

bousculer

to jostle

sombrer

to sink

classeurs

binders

acier

steel

hargne

spite

écarquiller

to widen

cerf

deer

nageuse

swimmer

criarde

garish

échéance

due date

grosses berlines

large sedans

agrafer

to staple

renifler

to sniff

guère

scarcely

rude

harsh

courbés

curved

rebrousser

to turn back

grincement

creaking

une connerie

bull shit

peine perdu

complete waste of time and effort

fière chandelle

A great debt of gratitude

fuyant

fleeing

ramener

to bring back

tripe

entrails

fendue

split

fatras

jumble

carnets

notebooks

bordel

mess

foutre

to fuck

merdier

shit show

je déconne

I’m kidding

mâchoire

jaw

déplier

to unfold

subi

undergone

soumis

submitted

écart

gap

barque

small boat

détisser

unweave

émerveiller

to fill with wonder

esclaffement

burst of laughter

foudroya

struck down

dalle

slab

striées

striated

rampe de néons jaunâtres

row of yellowish fluorescent lights

grattait

scratched

orbite

eye socket

estompa

softened

coudes

elbows

croûte

crust

écrasant

crushing

rouleau compresseur

steam roller

tourbillon

whirlpool

heurter

to strike, collide with

néant glacé

frozen void

grimper

to climb

tant de fois

so many times

valdinguer

to go flying

tuyaux

tubes

paupièr

eyelid

apalti

flattened

abri

shelter

vestiaire

changing room

casiers en fer roull

rusty iron lockers

portemanteaux

coat racks

pendre

to hang

doudoune

puffy jacket

capuche

hood

épatant

stunning, splendid

menton

chin

colimaçon

spiral staircase

étaler

to spread out

goudronnée

paved

bosquet

grove

scintiller

to sparkle

lurette

ages

ainsi

thus

grange

barn

buter

to stumble

vierge

virgin

amont

uphill

maudite

cursed

pente

slope

cuisses

thighs

poil épais

thick pile