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Question 1

hacher, bousiller

Answer 1

to hash

Question 2

come to agreement on something after lengthy and vigorous discussion

Answer 2

to hash out

régler

Question 3

un avis, notification, délai, annonce

Answer 3

a notice

Question 4

a large outdoor board for displaying advertisements

Answer 4

a billboard

Question 5

(of an incident or a person) said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality

Answer 5

alleged

Question 6

use the hands clumsily while doing or handling something

Answer 6

to fumble

tâtonner

Question 7

extreme, great

Answer 7

howling

the meal was a howling success

Question 8

show a continuous and dramatic increase

Answer 8

to spiral

the spiraling cost of debt repayments

Question 9

a humorous or malicious deception

Answer 9

a hoax

Question 10

a person who tricks or deceives someone by means of a hoax

Answer 10

a hoaxer

Question 11

an illness, typically a minor one

Answer 11

an ailment

Question 12

a person or thing that prevents incompatible or antagonistic people or things from coming into contact with or harming each other.

Answer 12

a buffer

Question 13

a deep roaring shout or sound

Answer 13

a bellow

un mugissement

Question 14

to faint from extreme emotion

Answer 14

to swoon

Question 15

a boring or tiresome person or thing

Answer 15

a drag

Question 16

behaving as someone, especially the speaker, would recommend; sensible; wise

Answer 16

advised

Question 17

bel et bien

Answer 17

well and truly

Question 18

to refuse to think about an unpleasant situation, hoping that it will improve so that you will not have to deal with it

Answer 18

to bury my head in the sand

Question 19

plonger

Answer 19

to delve

Question 20

le déterrement

Answer 20

unearthing

Question 21

if someone has a change of heart, they change their opinion or the way they feel about something

Answer 21

a change of heart

Question 22

a person who deserts one party or cause in order to join an opposing one

Answer 22

a turncoat

Question 23

(of the weather) pleasantly warm

extremely foolish; eccentric

Answer 23

balmy

Question 24

calm, dignified, and unhurried

Answer 24

sedate

Question 25

Loud and shrill enough to hurt the ears:

Answer 25

ear splitting

Question 26

a shaft sunk into the ground to obtain water, oil, or gas

Answer 26

a well

Question 27

the ideas, attitudes, or activities that are regarded as normal or conventional; the dominant trend in opinion, fashion, or the arts

Answer 27

mainstream

Question 28

carry on (a war or campaign)

Answer 28

to wage

Question 29

push (someone or something) roughly

Answer 29

to shove

Question 30

a claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically one made without proof

Answer 30

an allegation

Question 31

le terrain

Answer 31

the pitch

Question 32

(especially of something undesirable or harmful) of common occurrence; widespread

Answer 32

rife

Question 33

un fusil

Answer 33

a rifle

Question 34

angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict

Answer 34

a strife

Question 35

to become a problem that has to be dealt with

Answer 35

to rear its ugly head

Question 36

en douce

Answer 36

on the sly

Question 37

sournois, rusé, malin

Answer 37

sly

Question 38

a slender candle

Answer 38

a taper

un cierge

Question 39

narrowing

Answer 39

tapering

devient très fin

Question 40

involving new ideas or methods

Answer 40

pioneering

novateur

Question 41

a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; a shortage of water resulting from this

Answer 41

a drought

Question 42

draft = draught

Answer 42

ok

Question 43

a channel or pipe carrying off surplus liquid, especially rainwater or liquid waste

Answer 43

a drain

Question 44

a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot

Answer 44

a quagmire

un bourbier

Question 45

to tower above and cast a shadow over

to appear much more prominent or important than

Answer 45

to overshadow

Question 46

look keenly or with difficulty at someone or something

regarder attentivement, dévisager

Answer 46

to peer

Question 47

he place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place

Answer 47

the setting

le cadre, le décore

le réglage

Question 48

a written accusation as presented to a grand jury

Answer 48

a bill of indictment

un acte d’accusation

Question 49

équivaloir à

Answer 49

to amount to

Question 50

une ligne de tir

Answer 50

a firing line

Question 51

the practice of temporarily exchanging homes with another person or family, typically for a vacation

Answer 51

house swapping

Question 52

échanger, troquer

Answer 52

to swap

Question 53

descendre en piqué, plonger, piquer

Answer 53

to swoop

Question 54

richly luxurious and expensive

Answer 54

plush

Question 55

(of a person’s skin or face) become red and hot, typically as the result of illness or strong emotion

Answer 55

to flush

débusquer, rougir, nettoyer à grande eau

Question 56

completely level or even with another surface

Answer 56

flush

Question 57

an act of running somewhere suddenly and hastily

Answer 57

dash

Question 58

se précipiter, anéantir, jeter violemment

Answer 58

to dash

Question 59

élan, course, ruée, attaque

Answer 59

a dash

Question 60

pépère

Answer 60

cushy

Question 61

to tow

Answer 61

remorquer

Question 62

en terme de, en fonction de, du point de vue de

Answer 62

in terms of

Question 63

étant donné que

Answer 63

in view of

Question 64

to kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate

Answer 64

to smother

étouffer

Question 65

la perspective, la vue

Answer 65

the outlook

the economic outlook

Question 66

a place from which to keep watch or view landscape

Answer 66

a look-out

Question 67

to cast out

Answer 67

chasser, expulser