2/ Chap 4: 1 juillet

Question 1

S’affaisser

Answer 1

to sag. The giant sat back down on the sofa which sagged under his weight

Question 2

Grillé

Answer 2

sizzling

“The hut smell of sizzling sausage”

Question 3

Glisser

Answer 3

to slid

He slid the first six sausages.

Question 4

Remuer, gigoter

Answer 4

to fidget

As he slid the first six sausages, Dudley fidgeted a little.

Question 5

Sévèrement

Answer 5

harshly, sharply

As he slid the first six sausages, Dudley fidgeted a little and uncle Vernon said sharply: don’t touch anything the gives you, Dudley

Question 6

Crier

Answer 6

to bark

Sorry?! barked Hagrid

Question 7

Reculer

Answer 7

to recoil, to shrink

The Dursleys shrank back into the shadows

Question 8

Vociférer

Answer 8

To thunder, to boom

Hagrid thundered

Question 9

Sauter bondir

Answer 9

To leap

Question 10

C’était un peu exagéré

Answer 10

This was going a bit far

Question 11

Faire un signe de la main

Answer 11

To wave his hand,

Question 12

Déconcerter

Answer 12

Bewilder

He fixed Harry with bewildered stare

Question 13

Un halétement, un souffle

Answer 13

a gasp

A gasp of horror

Question 14

Un sifflement

Answer 14

A whistling

Question 15

Bégayer

Answer 15

To steamer

Question 16

Rouler

Answer 16

To roll

Hagrid rolled up the note
To roll a barrel: rouler un tonneau

Question 17

Déchet

Answer 17

Rubbish

Question 18

A freak, a oddity

Answer 18

Un monstre, un phénomène

A freak of nature= un monstre de la nature

Question 19

To draw, to inhale

Answer 19

Aspirer

to draw a deep breath

Question 20

to rant

Answer 20

tempêter, fulminer

Question 21

To blow up

Answer 21

faire disparaître, exploser (Voldemort en tuant lily)

Question 22

To roar

Answer 22

Rugir, hurler, éclater

Question 23

To scuttle

Answer 23

se précipiter

Question 24

A Beating, thrashing.

Probably nothing a good beating wouldn’t have cured

Answer 24

Une correction

Question 25

Une correction

Probably nothing a good ….. wouldn’t have cured

Answer 25

A Beating, thrashing.

Question 26

Surnaturel ou bizarre

Your parents were …, no denying it.

Answer 26

Weirdos
Unearthly
Strange

Question 27

Sticky

With these wizarding types - just what I expected, always knew they’d come to a a sticky end

Answer 27

Difficile

Question 28

Difficile

With these wizarding types - just what I expected, always knew they’d come to a … end

Answer 28

Sticky

Question 29

a sword

pointant le parapluie like a sword

Answer 29

Une épée

Question 30

Une épée

pointant le parapluie like a…

Answer 30

A sword

Question 31

Serrer
évoquant la lettre: the owl … it in its beak

She … her mouth shut

Answer 31

to clamp

Question 32

To clamp
the owl … it in its beak
She … her mouth shut

Answer 32

Serrer