QCM sur l’histoire “Comme tu as grandi ! – Audio Book – Kids Story

Vocabulary List for “Comme tu as grandi !” Here is a useful list of French words and expressions from the story to help with your reading.

French Word/Expression	English Translation	Context / Meaning
Grandir	To grow up	The central theme of the story; Zackarina is getting bigger.
La cueillette des pommes	Apple picking	The family’s annual tradition that frames the story.
Rectifier	To correct	What Zackarina’s dad does when her mom gets a date wrong.
Précautionneusement	Carefully, cautiously	How Zackarina must place the apples in the basket.
Un blouson	A jacket	Zackarina’s favorite red jacket that has become too small.
Clocher	To be wrong, to be off	What Zackarina feels is wrong with her jacket.
La stupéfaction	Amazement, astonishment	Her parents’ reaction when they see the jacket is too small.
S’esclaffer	To laugh heartily, to guffaw	How her dad laughs, which upsets Zackarina.
Miroiter	To shimmer, to glisten	How the grey sea looks.
Une grotte	A cave	The home of the Sand Wolf on the beach.
Frissonner	To shiver	What Zackarina does from cold and sadness.
Sangloter	To sob	How Zackarina cries when talking to the Sand Wolf.
Un pelage	Fur, coat (of an animal)	The Sand Wolf’s soft, warm fur.
Fascinant	Fascinating	How the Sand Wolf describes his new cave.
Déménager	To move house	What the Sand Wolf is doing to a bigger cave.
Un pique-nique	A picnic	What Zackarina suggests taking for the journey.
Un sac de couchage	A sleeping bag	Another item Zackarina suggests for the new adventure.
Une lampe de poche	A flashlight, a torch	An essential item for finding the new cave.
Se placer	To place oneself, to stand	Zackarina positions herself under the branch.
Ployer	To bend	The branch bends when she picks the apple.