Autumn 2018

Question 1

I sent it Friday

Answer 1

Je l’ai envoyé vendredi

Question 2

In everyday French

Answer 2

En français courant

Question 3

To undo, untie, unravel

Answer 3

Dénouer

Question 4

To untangle, disentangle

Answer 4

Démêler

Question 5

To disentangle truth from falsehood

Answer 5

Démêler la vérité du mensonge

Question 6

A file, folder

Answer 6

Un dossier

Question 7

To realise, become aware of

Answer 7

Se rendre compte de

Question 8

To realise, to achieve

Answer 8

Réaliser (cf., atteindre)

Question 9

To admit, confess to

Answer 9

Avouer

Question 10

I must admit that I’ve had all I can take

Answer 10

Je t’avoue que j’en ai assez

Question 11

I realised

Answer 11

Je me suis rendu compte de

Question 12

She’ll hurt him

Answer 12

Elle va lui faire mal

Question 13

Tat, junk

Answer 13

La camelote

Question 14

Wrinkle, ripple

Answer 14

Une ride

Question 15

A creek, cove, inlet

Answer 15

Une crique

Question 16

A midge

Answer 16

Un moucheron

Question 17

It was fine (weather)

Answer 17

Il faisait beau, ou c’était beau.

Question 18

The downside

Answer 18

Le mauvais côté

Question 19

A mole

Answer 19

Une taupe

Question 20

So (that) I can

Answer 20

Pour que je puisse (subj.)

Question 21

Smooth, mellow, velvety

Answer 21

Velouté

Question 22

Behaviour

Answer 22

Le comportement

Question 23

Packaging

Answer 23

L’emballage (m.)

Question 24

As much as

Answer 24

Autant que/de

Question 25

As far as, until

Answer 25

Jusqu’à

Question 26

In other words

Answer 26

Autrement dit, en d’autres termes

Question 27

Useless

Answer 27

Inutile (pronounced ‘een-utile’ as the ‘in’ is in front of a vowel)

Question 28

In the past

Answer 28

Autrefois

Question 29

Running

Answer 29

La course (à pied)

Question 30

Tears

Answer 30

Des larmes

Question 31

I'll take you anywhere you wish

Answer 31

Je t'emmènerai partout où tu voudras. (Note the future tense is used with ‘tu voudras’ possibly because ‘it is more polite to express one's will to correspond to the other's wishes even in the future’)

Question 32

From, as soon as

Answer 32

Dès (que)

Question 33

To park and ride

Answer 33

Prendre la navette

Question 34

To lead, carry out, conduct

Answer 34

Mener

Question 35

Neoliberalism

Answer 35

Néolibéralisme, néocapitalisme

Question 36

I can conduct a simple conversation in French

Answer 36

Je peux mener une conversation simple en français

Question 37

Puddle

Answer 37

Une flaque

Question 38

The lawn

Answer 38

Le gazon, la pelouse

Question 39

Grass

Answer 39

L’herbe (f.)

Question 40

If only I had bought it

Answer 40

Si seulement je l’avais acheté

Question 41

I should have bought it

Answer 41

J’aurais dû l’acheter

Question 42

Affordable

Answer 42

Abordable

Question 43

To lead somebody up the garden path

Answer 43

Mener quelqu'un en bateau

Question 44

The upside, bright side

Answer 44

Le bon côté

Question 45

To take along

Answer 45

Emmener

Question 46

To bring along

Answer 46

Amener

Question 47

To bring someone home

Answer 47

Amener quelqu’un à la maison

Question 48

To take somebody out to dinner

Answer 48

Emmener quelqu'un dîner