Won from the Waves — Page 12

Vocabulary

appel

a-pel — A call, appeal, or summons to action

eut

œ — Past tense of 'avoir'; had, produced an effect

effet

e-fɛ — Effect, result, or intended outcome

voulu

vu-ly — Wanted, intended, or desired result

Même

mɛm — Even, same; used for emphasis or inclusion

superstitieux

sy-pɛr-sti-sjø — Superstitious; believing in omens or magic

honte

ɔ̃t — Shame or embarrassment felt by someone

refuser

rə-fy-ze — To refuse or decline to do something

accompagner

a-kɔ̃-pa-ɲe — To accompany or go along with someone

Lorsqu'

lɔrs-k — When; conjunction used before a vowel

sauta

so-ta — Jumped or leaped onto something; past tense

bord

bɔr — Edge, side, or aboard a vessel

bateau

ba-to — A boat or small watercraft

équipage

e-ki-paʒ — Crew of a ship or aircraft

suivit

sɥi-vi — Followed; simple past tense of 'suivre'

gré

gre — Will, liking; used in 'bon gré mal gré'

aurait

o-rɛ — Conditional of 'avoir'; would have

renvoyé

rɑ̃-vwa-je — Sent away, dismissed, or fired someone

second

sə-gɔ̃ — Second in rank; first mate on a ship

garçon

gar-sɔ̃ — Boy, young man, or male servant

jeune

ʒœn — Young; adjective describing youth or age

supplia

sy-pli-a — Begged or pleaded earnestly with someone

insistance

ɛ̃-zis-tɑ̃s — Insistence; persistent urgency in a request

emmené

ɑ̃m-ne — Taken along or brought with someone

pars

par — Leave, depart; second-person of 'partir'

père

pɛr — Father; male parent in a family

devrais-

də-vrɛ — Should; conditional form of 'devoir'

rester

rɛs-te — To stay or remain in a place

arrière

a-rjɛr — Behind, back; rear position or direction

occupera

ɔ-ky-pra — Will take care of; future of 's'occuper'

mère

Mother; female parent in a family

préfère

pre-fɛr — Prefer; to like one thing over another

partager

par-ta-ʒe — To share or divide something with others

pourrait

pu-rɛ — Could, might; conditional of 'pouvoir'

arriver

a-ri-ve — To happen or arrive; occur to someone

furent

fyr — Were; simple past of 'être', third plural

bientôt

bjɛ̃-to — Soon; in a short time from now

plupart

ply-par — Most, the majority of a group

possédaient

po-se-dɛ — Owned, possessed; imperfect of 'posséder'

parts

par — Shares or portions in an enterprise

risquaient

ris-kɛ — Were risking; imperfect tense of 'risquer'

ainsi

ɛ̃-si — Thus, so, in this way; adverb of manner

biens

bjɛ̃ — Goods, possessions, property owned by someone

autant

o-tɑ̃ — As much, as many; comparison of quantity

vies

vi — Lives; plural of 'vie', life

rames

ram — Oars used to row a boat

sorties

sɔr-ti — Out; past participle of 'sortir', taken out

installant

ɛ̃s-ta-lɑ̃ — Installing, settling; present participle of 'installer'

fermement

fɛr-mə-mɑ̃ — Firmly, steadily; with stability or strength

bancs

bɑ̃ — Benches or rowing seats in a boat

préparèrent

pre-pa-rɛr — Prepared themselves; simple past of 'préparer'

tâche

tɑʃ — Task, job, or duty to be accomplished

attendait

a-tɑ̃-dɛ — Was waiting, awaited; imperfect of 'attendre'

éloignant

e-lwa-ɲɑ̃ — Moving away from; gerund of 'éloigner'

rivage

ri-vaʒ — Shore, bank, or edge of water

prit

pri — Took; simple past tense of 'prendre'

barre

bar — Helm or tiller used to steer a boat

ramèrent

ra-mɛr — Rowed; simple past tense of 'ramer'

vigueur

vi-gœr — Vigor, energy, or strength in action

sortant

sɔr-tɑ̃ — Leaving, exiting; present participle of 'sortir'

port

pɔr — Harbor or port where boats dock

tard

tar — Late; after the expected or usual time

affrontaient

a-frɔ̃-tɛ — Were facing; imperfect tense of 'affronter'

vagues

vag — Waves on a body of water

houleuses

u-løz — Rough, choppy; describing turbulent waves

couronnées

ku-rɔ-ne — Crowned, topped; past participle of 'couronner'

écume

e-kym — Foam, froth, or sea spray on waves

face

fas — Face, front; facing toward something directly

tempête

tɑ̃-pɛt — Storm; violent weather with strong winds

Parfois

par-fwa — Sometimes; occasionally but not always

lorsqu'

lɔrs-k — When; temporal conjunction before a vowel

rafale

ra-fal — Gust or sudden burst of wind

violente

vjɔ-lɑ̃t — Violent, fierce; feminine form of 'violent'

habitude

a-bi-tyd — Habit, custom; something done regularly

balayait

ba-lɛ-jɛ — Was sweeping; imperfect tense of 'balayer'

surface

syr-fas — Surface; the outer layer or top area

eau

o — Water; fundamental liquid substance

semblaient

sɑ̃-blɛ — Seemed; imperfect tense of 'sembler'

lieu

ljø — Place; used in 'au lieu de' meaning instead

avancer

a-vɑ̃-se — To advance, move forward or progress

dériver

de-ri-ve — To drift; move without control or direction

vers

vɛr — Toward; in the direction of something

apercevait

a-pɛrs-vɛ — Could glimpse; imperfect of 'apercevoir'

vaguement

vag-mɑ̃ — Vaguely, dimly; in an indistinct manner

derrière

dɛ-rjɛr — Behind; at the back of something

Puis

pɥi — Then, next; adverb indicating sequence

déployant

de-plwa-jɑ̃ — Deploying, using fully; present participle of 'déployer'

nouveau

nu-vo — New, again; 'de nouveau' means once more

forces

fɔrs — Forces, strengths; physical or collective power

progressaient

prɔ-grɛ-sɛ — Were progressing; imperfect of 'progresser'

direction

di-rɛk-sjɔ̃ — Direction; the way toward a destination

épave

e-pav — Wreck; remains of a sunken or stranded ship

Pendant

pɑ̃-dɑ̃ — During; throughout a period of time

entendait

ɑ̃-tɑ̃-dɛ — Could hear; imperfect tense of 'entendre'

coups

ku — Shots, blows; plural of 'coup'

canon

ka-nɔ̃ — Cannon; large firearm used on ships

tirés

ti-re — Fired, shot; past participle of 'tirer'

intervalles

ɛ̃-tɛr-val — Intervals; spaces of time between events

réguliers

re-gy-lje — Regular, steady; occurring at even intervals

indiquant

ɛ̃-di-kɑ̃ — Indicating, showing; present participle of 'indiquer'

navire

na-vir — Ship; a large seagoing vessel

tenait

tə-nɛ — Was holding on; imperfect of 'tenir'

encore

ɑ̃-kɔr — Still, yet, again; adverb of continuation

secours

sə-kur — Rescue, help, or emergency assistance

seraient

sə-rɛ — Would be; conditional of 'être'

inutiles

i-ny-til — Useless, pointless; serving no purpose

encouragea

ɑ̃-ku-ra-ʒa — Encouraged; simple past of 'encourager'

persévérer

pɛr-se-ve-re — To persevere; continue despite difficulties

détonations

de-tɔ-na-sjɔ̃ — Detonations, explosions; loud blasts or reports

cependant

sə-pɑ̃-dɑ̃ — However, yet; conjunctive adverb of contrast

maintenant

mɛ̃t-nɑ̃ — Now; at the present moment in time

entendre

ɑ̃-tɑ̃dr — To hear; to perceive sound with ears

début

de-by — Beginning, start; the initial phase of something