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Question 1

Arroser

_{<em>As-tu arrosé les fleurs?</em>}

_{<em>Casablanca est plus arrosé que San José. </em>}

_{<em>Nous avons gagné, ça s’arrose! </em>}

Answer 1

to water, spray, (informal) - to drink to

_{<em>Did you water the flowers?</em>}

_{<em>Casablanca is wetter (gets more rain) than San José.</em>}

_{<em>We won, let’s drink to that!</em>}

Question 2

Bagnole

Answer 2

Car

_{<em>Look at that old banger!</em>}

Question 3

Bandant

_{<em>Elle est vachement bandante!</em>}

_{<em>Ce film n’est pas très bandant</em>}

Answer 3

sexy, interesting; to have an erection;

_{<em>She is really sexy!</em>}

_{<em>This movie isn’t that interesting.</em>}

Question 4

Le baratin

_{<em>Il me fait du baratin.</em>}

_{<em>Assez de baratin!</em>}

Answer 4

sweet talk, chatter

_{<em>He’s sweet-talking me.</em>}

_{<em>Cut the chatter!</em>}

Question 5

un béguin

_{<em>Michel a le béguin pour Dominique </em>}

_{<em>Elle a le béguin pour cette maison</em>}

Answer 5

crush, fancy, also a bonnet

_{<em>Michael has a crush on Dominique.</em>}

_{<em>She took a fancy to this house.</em>}

Question 6

Bicher

_{<em>Elisabeth biche parce qu’elle a réussi à l’examen</em>}

_{<em>Related: Ca biche?</em>}

Answer 6

to be pleased with oneself

_{<em>Elisabeth is pleased with herself because she passed the test.</em>}

_{<em>How’s life?</em>}

Question 7

Un bled

_{<em>C’est un bled! </em>}

_{<em>Mes parents habitent dans un bled.</em>}

_{<em>Le « bled » veut dire la ville en arabe marocain.</em>}

Answer 7

village, dump, godforsaken place

_{<em>It’s a dump!</em>}

_{<em>My parents live in the middle of nowhere.</em>}

_{<em>“Bled” means town in Moroccan Arabic.</em>}

Question 8

une bourrique

_{<em>Quelle bourrique!</em>}

_{<em>Tu es têtu comme une bourrique </em>}

Answer 8

(informal) - blockhead, pigheaded person

normal register - donkey

_{<em>What a pigheaded person!</em>}

_{<em>You’re as stubborn as a donkey!</em>}

Question 9

Brouter

_{<em>Les vaches broutent l’herbe pendant tout l’été.</em>}

_{<em>Il nous les broute !</em>}

Answer 9

to graze, to nibble, (slang) to be annoying

_{<em>Cows graze on grass all summer.</em>}

_{<em>He’s a pain in the ass (to us)!</em>}

Question 10

Buter

_{<em>J’ai buté contre tes chaussures</em>}

_{<em>Cette décision va buter l’opposition</em>}

_{<em>Le mafia a buté l’homme</em>}

Answer 10

to stumble, trip; antagonize; to score a goal in soccer; to prop up

_{<em> I tripped over your shoes.</em>}

_{<em>This decision is going to antagonize the opposition.</em>}

_{<em>The mafia killed the man</em>}

Question 11

Caler

_{<em>Il a calé la porte avec un livre</em>}

_{<em>Je suis calé</em>}

_{<em>Il va caler d’ici une semaine </em>}

_{<em>se caler les joues</em>}

Answer 11

to wedge, lock; to prop up;

to fill up (with food); to give in/up

_{<em>He wedged a book under the door</em>}

_{<em>I’m full (up).</em>}

_{<em>He’s going to give in within the next week.</em>}

_{<em>to chow down, have a good feed</em>}

Question 12

Carburer

_{<em>Mon pote ne carbure pas très bien.</em>}

_{<em>Le travail carbure mal.</em>}

_{<em>Il carbure au rouge. </em>}

_{<em>Ça carbure sec ici!</em>}

Answer 12

to go, to be

_{<em>My buddy isn’t doing very well.</em>}

_{<em>Work is going badly.</em>}

_{<em>Red wine is his poison/tipple.</em>}

_{<em>They’re really drinking it down! They’re working flat out!</em>}

Question 13

Cartonner

_{<em>Il vient de se cartonner en voiture.</em>}

_{<em>Ne t’inquiète pas; j’ai cartonné!</em>}

_{<em>Oh là là, j’ai cartonné</em>}

Answer 13

to smash into, to do really well/poorly (depends on context)

_{<em>He just crashed his car.</em>}

_{<em>Don’t worry, I did brilliantly!</em>}

_{<em>Oh dear, I blew it / did very poorly / failed</em>}

Question 14

Casser

_{<em>Je me suis cassé la jambe.</em>}

_{<em>Il ne s’est pas cassé pour m’aider</em>}

_{<em>Nous nous sommes cassés après le dîner</em>}

Answer 14

to break; (familiar) - to split, take off; to strain oneself, to work at something

_{<em> I broke my leg.</em>}

_{<em>He didn’t strain himself to help (i.e., he didn’t do much)</em>}

_{<em> We split after dinner.</em>}

Question 15

Causer (informal)

_{<em>J’ai causé avec Marie hier.</em>}

Answer 15

to chat

_{<em>I chatted with Marie yesterday.</em>}

Question 16

Charabia

_{<em>C’est quoi ce charabia que tu racontes?</em>}

_{<em>Ce bouquin est plein de charabia.</em>}

_{<em>Je déteste tout ce charabia administratif</em>}

Answer 16

(informal) - gibberish, gobbledygook

_{<em>What’s this gibberish that you’re spouting?</em>}

_{<em>This book is full of gobbledygook.</em>}

_{<em>I hate all of this administrative nonsense.</em>}

Question 17

Choper

_{<em>Qui m’a chopé mon sac à dos?</em>}

_{<em>La police les a chopés</em>}

_{<em>J’espère ne pas choper la grippe cet hiver</em>}

Answer 17

(fam) - to pinch, nick, steal; to catch

_{<em>Who nicked my backpack?</em>}

_{<em>The police caught them.</em>}

_{<em>I hope I don’t catch the flu this year.</em>}

Question 18

Gacher

_{<em>Il gache son talent.</em>}

Answer 18

To spoil; waste

_{<em>He wastes his talent.</em>}

Question 19

Alentours

_{<em>Les alentours du chateau.</em>}

Answer 19

Surroundings; vicinity

_{<em>The chateau’s surroundings.</em>}

Question 20

épanouir

_{<em>S’épanouir dans un métier.</em>}

_{<em>Épanouissement économique.</em>}

Answer 20

Thrive; grow; blossom; develop

_{<em>Thrive in a job</em>}

_{<em>Economic development</em>}

Question 21

quant à

_{<em>Il pense que non, mais quant à moi, je pense que c’est une bonne idée</em>}

_{<em>Quant à ça, je n’en sais rien</em>}

Answer 21

as for, regarding

_{<em>He doesn’t think so, but as for me/as far as I’m concerned, (I think) it’s a good idea</em>}

_{<em>As for that, I don’t know anything</em>}

Question 22

éméché

Answer 22

Tipsy

Question 23

Maint(e)(s)

_{<em>En maints lieux</em>}

_{<em>à maintes reprises</em>}

_{<em>Il a déjà fait preuve de son efficacité en maints endroits</em>}

Answer 23

Many; several

_{<em>In many places</em>}

_{<em>Time and time again; over and over</em>}

_{<em>He/it has already proven to be useful in many places/on several counts.</em>}

Question 24

Vétille

_{<em>Je regrette d’importuner un aussi célèbre chasseur de nazis avec une vétille comme le loyer, mais nous sommes déjà le 3.</em>}

Answer 24

Something trifle, insignificant

_{<em>I hate to bother a famous nazi hunter (like yourself) with something as trifle/insignificant as the rent, but it’s the third of the month already!</em>}

Question 25

désormais

_{<em>Il est désormais possible de… </em>}

Answer 25

From now on; henceforward;

_{<em>It is now possible to…</em>}

Question 26

Franchir

_{<em>Franchir le pas</em>}

_{<em>Franchir l’interdit</em>}

_{<em>Franchir un cap</em>}

Answer 26

to clear, to get over; to cross

_{<em>Make the leap; take the step</em>}

_{<em>Break the taboo</em>}

_{<em>Turn a corner</em>}

Question 27

aborder…(question)

Answer 27

Address (something or someone), broach, tackle (a subject); go into, enter - approach

Question 28

avertir

_{<em>Elle m’avait averti qu’elle partait bientôt </em>}

Answer 28

Inform, announce, to let know, warn

_{<em>She let me know that she was leaving soon</em>}

Question 29

Recueillir

_{<em>Les voisins ont recueilli cette famille.</em>}

_{<em>Recueillir des éloges.</em>}

_{<em>Les épines que j’ai recueillies viennent de l’arbre que j’ai planté.</em>}

Answer 29

To take; to gather; collect; take in

_{<em>The neighbors took in that family.</em>}

_{<em>Take in praise, gather compliments.</em>}

_{<em>The thorns that I’ve gathered are from the tree I planted.</em>}