Chapter 1 - Un Ovni ...

Question 1

frisson

[ > 2 synonyms]

Answer 1

m. shiver, shudder, thrill (Erregung, Nervenkitzel)

> un frémissement

> un tressaillement

Question 2

younger
[ > un synonym]
[ > oldest ]

Answer 2

( + youngest )
cadet, cadette [kadɛ, ɛt]

> plus jeune
aîné,e - the oldest (un enfant)

Question 3

couler
[ > to drip (2) ]
[ > 2 verbes ]

Answer 3

to run (down), to pour / to trickle down, to flow, to go under, to sink

[ > ruisseler, dégouliner ]
[ > sombrer - to sink, to fall, to collapse, to decline, to fade, to founder (=versinken, untergehen)]
[ > engloutir - to devour, to gobble up, to wolf down, to go down, to sink down ]

Question 4

conceited

[ > 2 ]

Answer 4

(eingebildet, eitel)
[ + arrogant, proud ]
orgueilleux (f orgueilleuse) [ɔrgɶjø, øz]

[ > altier,ère - haughty, arrogant ]
[ > fier,ère - proud, noble ]

Question 5

souci [susi]

[ > 2 ]

Answer 5

m. worry
( > se soucier de )

> pas de soucis

Question 6

esquisser

[ > 4 ]

Answer 6

to give a hint of, to give a faint / slight … , to outline, to sketch

> griffonner, ébaucher, relever, un croquis

Question 7

chemin de fer

[ > 2 ]

Answer 7

m. railroad

> une cheminée - chimney, shaft, fireplace
un cheminot

Question 8

constantly

[ > 3 ]

Answer 8

( + forever, perpetually )
perpétuellement [pɛrpetɥɛlmɑ̃]

> constamment
sans cesse
interminable

Question 9

décrocher

Answer 9

to unhook, to take off / down, to uncouple

Question 10

lourdaud, lourdaude [lurdo, od]

[ > 3 ]

Answer 10

oafish (tölpelhaft), clumsy

> un malotru - scoundrel, oaf, bumpkin
maladroit - awkward, clumsy, tactless, heavy-handed
balourd,e - awkward

Question 11

lacking in

Answer 11

( + devoid of )

dénué de

Question 12

since

[ != 1 ]

Answer 12

( + because )
puisque

[ != lorsque - when ]

Question 13

unanimité [ynanimite]

Answer 13

f. unanimity (Einstimmigkeit)

Question 14

étriqué, étriquée [etrike]

[ > 4 ]

Answer 14

petty (kleinlich, lächerlich, armselig, unbedeutend), mean, skimpy (knapp, spärlich)

> radin,e - stingy
une parcimonie
une austérité
lésiner sur

Question 15

sceau (pl sceaux) [so]
[ != 2 ]
[ > 7 ]

Answer 15

m. seal, mark, stamp, footprint, imprint (une empreinte)

[ != le seau / le sou ]
[ > une marque, un timbre ]
[ > calfeutrer - to make draft-proof, to seal ]
[ > colmater, sceller, fermer, cacheter, un cachet ]

Question 16

volubile [vɔlybil]

> 4

Answer 16

garrulous (gesprächig, geschwätzig), voluble (redselig), fluent (avec aisance)(f. ease)
[ > causant,e / bavard,e ]
[ > jaseur,se / loquace ]

Question 17

haut de gamme

[ > 5 ]

Answer 17

f. top of the range, high-end, high-quality, prestigious (angesehen, renommiert)

> à la pointe - cutting edge, state of the art
éminent, célèbre, renommé, prestigieux

Question 18

hair-dryer

Answer 18

m. un sèche-cheveux [sɛʃʃəvø]

Question 19

quelconque

[ > 4 ]

Answer 19

ordinairy, plain, average, lacklustre, mediocre, nothing special

> banal, éteint, terne, vulgaire

Question 20

mouchoir [muʃwar]
[ != 1 ]
[ > 1 ]

Answer 20

m. handkerchief, paper tissue
[ != une mâchoire - jaw ]
[ > un tissu ]

Question 21

grouchy

[ > 2 ]

Answer 21

[ + grumpy ]
bougon, bougonne [bugɔ̃, ɔn]

> ronchon - grumpy ( > ronchonner, râler )
grognon - grouchy ( > grogner - to grumble, to grunt, to growl )

Question 22

flot

[ > 3 ]

Answer 22

m. flood, tide, stream - les flots: waves

> un fil - thread, strand, linen, wire, string, edge, current, stream
un courrant - current, stream, trend, movement, shift
ruisseler - to stream, to trickle, to drip

Question 23

succinct (f succincte) [syksɛ̃, ɛ̃t]

[ > 3 ]

Answer 23

succinct (prägnant, bündig), brief, concise

[ > incisif - scharfsinnig, treffend, prägnant ]
[ concis,e ]
[ laconique - brief, concise, laconic (bündig, prägnant) ]

Question 24

ruban [rybɑ̃]

Answer 24

m. ribbon, tape, band

Question 25

acheminer [aʃmine]

[ > 1 ]

Answer 25

to convey, to move, to forward

> amener - to bring along, to take, to convey, to introduce, to cause

Question 26

parapluie [paraplɥi]

[ > 1 ]

Answer 26

m. umbrella

> un pépin

Question 27

ovni

Answer 27

m. UFO (objet volant non identifié)

Question 28

coller

[ > 2 ]

Answer 28

to stick, to glue, to press (appuyer), to cling, to follow closely, to tag along behind

> une colle - trick question
un collant - (pair of) tights, pantyhose

Question 29

affaler sur / dans / devant

[ > 5 ]

Answer 29

to slump into (zusammensacken, sich fallen lassen, abnehmen, plumpsen), to collapse into

[ s’avachir, s’écrouler, s’effondrer ]
[ > sombrer - to sink, to fall, to collapse, to decline, to fade, to founder ]
[ dégringoler - to go down, to collapse, to race/tumble down, to knock over ]

Question 30

grimace

Answer 30

m. un rictus [riktys]

Question 31

wallet

[ > 1 ]

Answer 31

( + portfolio )
m. un portefeuille

[ > un porte-monnaie ]

Question 32

déborder

Answer 32

to overflow, to run / to boil / to spill over, to jut out (hinausragen)

Question 33

package

[ > 2 ]

Answer 33

( + parcel )
m. un colis

> un progiciel - software package
un paquet

Question 34

onéreux, onéreuse [ɔnerø, øz]
[ > 2 ]
[ != 2 ]

Answer 34

costly, expensive

[ > cher (f chère) ]
[ > prohibitif,ve ]

[ != bon marché, pacotille ]

Question 35

atterrir

Answer 35

to land, to end up / to wind up

Question 36

to handle

[ > 5 ]

Answer 36

( + to use, to operate )
manier

> user, utiliser, se servir de, profiter de, brûler

Question 37

tandis que

[ > 1 ]

Answer 37

while, whilst (soutenu), as, whereas (während, wohingegen)

> tant que - as, as long as, so much as, while

Question 38

She lay sprawled on her stomach

Answer 38

Elle était affalée sur le ventre

Question 39

bundle #2

[ > 2 ]

Answer 39

[ + wad (Bündel, Haufen) ]
f. une liasse

[ > une botte - boot, bunch, bundle, sheaf, thrust ]
[ > un trousseau de ]

Question 40

mole

Answer 40

( + beauty spot )

un grain de beauté