Chapitre Deux

Question 1

à l’aise

Answer 1

comfortable

Question 2

à peine (adv.)

Answer 2

only just

1. général [o] barely; hardly; only just
2. circonstances [o] with difficulty; scarcely
3. tout juste [o] barely; scarcely; hardly; only just

Question 3

affalé

Answer 3

slumped

Question 4

ampoule (f)

Answer 4

lightbulb

Question 5

arroser (v.)

Answer 5

to water

Question 6

avachi

Answer 6

slumped

Question 7

bleu (m) de travail

Answer 7

overalls

Question 8

bloc (m) de couteaux

Answer 8

knife block

Question 9

casser (v.) la croûte

Answer 9

to have a bite to eat

Question 10

cloche (f)

Answer 10

bell

Question 11

combiné (m)

Answer 11

handset

Question 12

cour (f)

Answer 12

courtyard

Question 13

couverture (f)

Answer 13

blanket

Question 14

craindre (v.) le pire

Answer 14

to fear the worst

Question 15

de long en large (adv.)

Answer 15

up and down; all over

Question 16

désarroi (m)

Answer 16

helplessness

Question 17

dire (v.) tout bas

Answer 17

to say softly; to whisper

Question 18

distinguer (v.)

Answer 18

to distinguish; to make something out

Question 19

donner (v.) sur

Answer 19

to open out onto

Question 20

effaré

Answer 20

frightened; alarmed

Question 21

en un rien de temps

Answer 21

in next to no time

Question 22

entrouvert(e)

Answer 22

ajar

Question 23

entrouvrir (v.)

Answer 23

to half open; to partially open

Question 24

éveillé

Answer 24

awake; conscious

Question 25

fauteuil (m)

Answer 25

armchair

Question 26

fermer (v.) à clé

Answer 26

to lock

Question 27

foncer (v.)

Answer 27

to hurry; to dash

Question 28

fouiller (v.)

Answer 28

to rummage through; to search

Question 29

frisson (m)

Answer 29

shiver

Question 30

gésir (v.)

Answer 30

to lie

Question 31

glacial

Answer 31

icy

Question 32

grand(e) ouvert(e)

Answer 32

wide open

Question 33

gravir (v.)

Answer 33

to climb

Question 34

palier (m)

Answer 34

landing

Question 35

par dessus tout

Answer 35

above everything else

Question 36

parquet (m)

Answer 36

wooden floor

Question 37

perdre (v.) connaissance (f)

Answer 37

to lose consciousness

Question 38

poignarder (v.)

Answer 38

to stab

Question 39

porte-fenêtre (f)

Answer 39

French window

Question 40

pousser (v.) un cri

Answer 40

to let out a cry

Question 41

prendre (v.) froid

Answer 41

to get cold

Question 42

pris de panique

Answer 42

panic-stricken

Question 43

redresser (v.)

Answer 43

to sit (somebody) up

Question 44

renversé

Answer 44

knocked over

Question 45

retenir (v.) dans le silence

Answer 45

to echo in the silence

Question 46

s’écrier (v.)

Answer 46

to shout

Question 47

saccager (v.)

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to wreck; to ransack

Question 48

SAMU (m) (service d’aide médicale d’urgence)

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ambulance service

Question 49

sans trop y croire (v.)

Answer 49

with no real conviction

Question 50

se faufiler (v.)

Answer 50

to slip; to sneak in

Question 51

se figer (v.)

Answer 51

to freeze

Question 52

se fourrer (v.) dans un guêpier

Answer 52

to get oneself into a mess

Question 53

se précipiter (v.)

Answer 53

to rush

Question 54

secours (m, pl)

Answer 54

emergency services

Question 55

suppliant

Answer 55

pleading

Question 56

tiroir (m)

Answer 56

drawer

Question 57

verrou (m)

Answer 57

bolt