Chapitre Cinq

Question 1

accélérer (v.) le pas

Answer 1

to quicken one’s pace; to walk faster

Question 2

aller (v.) aux nouvelles

Answer 2

to go and find out what’s happening

Question 3

allumer (v.)

Answer 3

to switch on; to turn on

Question 4

avenant

Answer 4

welcoming; personable

Question 5

avoir (v.) d’autres chats à fouetter (v.)

Answer 5

to have other fish to fry

Question 6

avoir (v.) la nette impression de

Answer 6

to have a distinct impression of

Question 7

avoir (v.) quelque chose à voir (v.) avec

Answer 7

to have something to do with

Question 8

avoir (v.) un creux

Answer 8

to be peckish (britannique for hungry)

Question 9

battant (m)

Answer 9

fighter

Question 10

cernes (m, pl)

Answer 10

rings; bags under one’s eyes

Question 11

de garde

Answer 11

on duty

Question 12

déchiré pas la guerre

Answer 12

war-torn

Question 13

ébobé

Answer 13

flustered; discombobulated

Question 14

en avoir (v.) vu d’autres

Answer 14

to have seen it all before

Question 15

faire (v.) comme si de rien n’était

Answer 15

to act as though nothing had happened

Question 16

garder (v.) espoir (m)

Answer 16

to stay hopeful

Question 17

glace (f)

Answer 17

mirror

Question 18

imperméable (m)

Answer 18

raincoat; waterproof

Question 19

jouer (v.) avec le feu

Answer 19

to play with fire

Question 20

londonien

Answer 20

(of) London; Londoner

Question 21

parcourir (v.)

Answer 21

to skim through; to glance at

Question 22

périlleux

Answer 22

risky

Question 23

planning (m)

Answer 23

schedule

Question 24

poche (f) intérieure

Answer 24

inside pocket

Question 25

portable (m)

Answer 25

mobile phone; cell phone

Question 26

quotidien (m)

Answer 26

daily newspaper

Question 27

rayon (m) de soleil

Answer 27

ray of sunlight

Question 28

rédacteur (m) en chef

Answer 28

lead editor

Question 29

réveiller (v.) quelqu’un en sursaut

Answer 29

to wake somebody with a start

Question 30

s’empresser (v.) de faire (v.) quelque chose

Answer 30

to hurry to do something

Question 31

s’en sortir (v.)

Answer 31

to pull through

Question 32

s’entretenir (v.) avec

Answer 32

to speak to; to have a discussion with

Question 33

saisir (v.)

Answer 33

to understand; to grasp

Question 34

sang (m)

Answer 34

blood

Question 35

sans pour autant

Answer 35

without actually; without necessarily; despite

Question 36

se bouger (v.) les fesses

Answer 36

to get a move on; to get one’s butt in gear

Question 37

fesses (f)

Answer 37

buttocks

Question 38

se dégourdir (v.) les jambes

Answer 38

to stretch one’s legs

Question 39

se détourner (v.) de

Answer 39

to turn away from

Question 40

se faire (v.) couler (v.) un bain

Answer 40

to run oneself a bath

Question 41

se mettre (v.) en route

Answer 41

to set off

Question 42

se volatiliser (v.)

Answer 42

to vanish; to disappear

Question 43

soins (m, pl) intensifs

Answer 43

intensive care

Question 44

sommeil (m) réparateur

Answer 44

refreshing; restful sleep

Question 45

suite à

Answer 45

following

Question 46

table (f) de chevet

Answer 46

bedside table

Question 47

tomber (v.) dans le coma

Answer 47

to fall into a coma

Question 48

tout de même

Answer 48

all the same; nonetheless

Question 49

veille (f)

Answer 49

day before

Question 50

veiller (v.)

Answer 50

to keep watch; to gaurd