| l`obédience | Noun | persuasion |
| partir en croisade contre | Phrase | to crusade against |
| oecuménique | Adjective | ecumenical |
| la montée en puissance | Noun (f) | speed-up |
| dominical | Adjective | Sunday |
| consensuel | Adjective | consensual |
| faire mine de | Phrase | to act as if |
| moucher quelqu`un | Verb | (here) take somebody down a peg or two |
| le pré carré | Phrase | fiefdom |
| mettre à mal | Phrase | to jeopardise |