QCM sur l’histoire “Les lunettes de Camille” – Audio Book

Vocabulary List for “Les lunettes de Camille” 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
Jalouse	Jealous	Manon’s primary feeling towards Camille at the beginning of the story.
Je m’en fiche	I don’t care	A phrase Manon uses repeatedly to convince herself she isn’t jealous.
Avoir horreur de	To hate, to detest	What Manon claims to feel about jewelry.
Tinter	To jingle, to clink	The sound the golden bracelets make.
Vert de jalousie	Green with envy	An idiom describing how jealous Manon feels.
Paniquer	To panic	What Camille does when she realizes her glasses are missing.
Foncer	To rush, to dash	What Manon does to her room when she gets home.
Flou	Blurry	What Manon sees when she tries on Camille’s glasses.
Fabriquer	To make, to manufacture (colloquially: to be up to)	What Manon’s mother asks her what she is doing.
Voir clair	To see clearly	What Manon’s mother asks if she can do.
Une bêtise	A misdeed, a silly mistake	What Manon realizes she has committed.
Glisser	To slide, to slip	How Manon returns the glasses package into Camille’s cubby.
Dépasser	To stick out, to protrude	How Camille notices the package in her cubby.
Jeter un coup d’œil	To glance	What Camille does to Manon after finding the glasses.
Soulagée	Relieved	How Manon feels after Camille finds the glasses.
Un secret	A secret	What the exchanged note becomes between Manon and Camille.