À Moi Paris Level 4 - ch 10

Question 1

Un interphone

Answer 1

an intercom, a buzzer

Question 2

Une cuisine américaine

Answer 2

an open kitchen

Question 3

Un tabouret

Answer 3

a bar stool

Question 4

Alléchant

Answer 4

appetizing; Lécher means to lick : so it makes you want to lick your lips

Question 5

Être aux fourneaux

Answer 5

to be cooking; Idiom - lit: to be at the stoves

Question 6

Il en met partout

Answer 6

he makes a mess

Question 7

À deux pas de

Answer 7

close to, only a stone’s throw; Idiom. Literally, at two steps from.

Question 8

Des frères et soeurs

Answer 8

siblings

Question 9

L’aîné(e)

Answer 9

the oldest; Both noun and adjective

Question 10

Plus âgé

Answer 10

older

Question 11

Un demi-frère, une demi-soeur

Answer 11

step brother, step sister

Question 12

Veuf, veuve

Answer 12

widower, widow

Question 13

Le cadet, la cadette

Answer 13

the younger

Question 14

Un garçon et une fille

Answer 14

a boy and a girl; Don’t say un fils et une fille

Question 15

Être fiancé

Answer 15

to be engaged; Un fiancé, une fiancée, des fiançailles for an engagement party.

Question 16

Un grand type brun

Answer 16

a tall brown hair guy

Question 17

Raffiné

Answer 17

refined

Question 18

Des traits fins

Answer 18

fine/delicate (face) features

Question 19

Un canon

Answer 19

gorgeous, bomb shell, stud or babe; Slang. Used for both man and woman

Question 20

Un mec

Answer 20

a guy; Slang. Proper French would be “un homme”.

Question 21

Pédant

Answer 21

overconfident

Question 22

Mettre quelqu’un en valeur

Answer 22

to show off someone’s good features

Question 23

Un macho

Answer 23

a macho, an arrogant male; Colloquial

Question 24

Les durs

Answer 24

the tough guys; Colloquial

Question 25

Peu bavard

Answer 25

not very talkative

Question 26

Franchement

Answer 26

Frankly, seriously

Question 27

Elle ne s’arrange pas

Answer 27

she doesn’t bring out the best of herself

Question 28

Carrément

Answer 28

really; Slang. Proper French would be "vraiment".

Question 29

Marrant

Answer 29

funny; Colloquial

Question 30

Il l’écrase

Answer 30

here, he steps all over her, he shadows her

Question 31

Foncer

Answer 31

to go and get them; Colloquial. Un fonceur, une fonceuse

Question 32

Une femme d’affaires

Answer 32

a business woman

Question 33

Par excellence

Answer 33

by definition, quintessential

Question 34

Le moule

Answer 34

the mold; ≠ une moule – a mussel, the shellfish

Question 35

Une coupe

Answer 35

a hair cut

Question 36

Hyper branché

Answer 36

extremely hip; Colloquial.

Question 37

La garde

Answer 37

custody

Question 38

Proche

Answer 38

close, here, at heart

Question 39

Vivre en concubinage

Answer 39

to live together without being married; This refers more to the juridic status and is stronger than just 'living together'

Question 40

La marraine

Answer 40

the godmother; Le parrain - godfather

Question 41

De taille moyenne

Answer 41

average size

Question 42

Assez ronde

Answer 42

Curvy; In France, usually used as a nice way to say s/ he could lose a few pounds

Question 43

Coquette

Answer 43

likes to take care of herself; Rather positive in French, masculine is "co­quet"

Question 44

Une mère exemplaire

Answer 44

a great mother

Question 45

Trop chou

Answer 45

too cute; Slang. Formal French would be "vraiment mignon".

Question 46

Il ressemble comme deux gouttes d’eau à

Answer 46

he is the spitting image of; Idiom: lit: he looks like 2 drops of water like...

Question 47

La peau mate

Answer 47

dark skin

Question 48

Un cheveu, un cheval, des chevaux

Answer 48

hair, horse, horses; Watch out for the pronunciation

Question 49

Des chambres de bonnes

Answer 49

maid’s rooms; A building's attic rooms formerly used for maids now usually rented out

Question 50

Un moniteur de colonies de vacances

Answer 50

a (summer) camp instructor