Chapter 10

Question 0

Comme cul et chemise
Copain-copain
De connivence

Answer 0

Buddy-buddy

Question 1

Grenier, mansarde

Answer 1

Attic

Question 2

Pote, copain

Answer 2

Buddy

Question 3

Se pointer, arriver, venir

Answer 3

To show up

Question 4

Cabane

Answer 4

Shack

Question 5

Raviver, rafraîchir, donner un coup de jeune

Answer 5

To spruce up

Question 6

Esprit vif

Answer 6

Keen mind

Question 7

De plein fouet

Answer 7

Head-on

Question 8

Rustre, pignouf, butor

Answer 8

Lout

Question 9

Ordinaire, banal

Answer 9

Commonplace

Question 10

Banalité, lieu commun

Answer 10

Commonplace

Question 11

Tristement, avec regret

Answer 11

Ruefully

Question 12

Se moquer de

Answer 12

To scoff at

Question 13

Raide, abrupt

Excessif, salé

Answer 13

Steep

Question 14

Faille (technique)

Answer 14

Loophole

Question 15

Elle est à bout

Answer 15

She’s a nervous wreck

Question 16

Quelques pièces (de monnaie)

Answer 16

A few bob

Question 17

Brouillard (propre et figuré)

Answer 17

Haze

Question 18

Obscurcir (about mist or cloud)

Answer 18

To haze over

Question 19

Tout puissant

Answer 19

Almighty

Question 20

Tour (short drive)

Answer 20

Spin

Question 21

Interprétation (biased viewpoint)

Baratin

Answer 21

Spin

Question 22

Partial
Subjectif
Pondéré

Answer 22

Biased

Question 23

Bande fauchée
Bande dégagée
Sentier, chemin

Answer 23

Swath

Question 24

Engloutir

Answer 24

To engulf

Question 25

Garçon manqué

Answer 25

Tomboy

Question 26

Matou

Answer 26

Tomcat

Question 27

Consanguinité

Answer 27

Inbreeding

Question 28

Provenir, découler, dériver

Answer 28

To stem

Question 29

Brasse anglaise (depth measure)

Answer 29

Fathom

Question 30

Piger

Answer 30

To fathom

Question 31

Adoptif

Answer 31

Foster

Question 32

Épargner

Answer 32

To spare

Question 33

Évincer

Answer 33

To oust

Question 34

Se jeter à l’eau, se lancer, sauter le pas

Answer 34

To take the plunge

Question 35

Scintiller, briller

Answer 35

To twinkle

Question 36

Nébuleuse

Answer 36

Stardust

Question 37

Chimère (romantic quality)

Answer 37

Stardust

Question 38

Fougère

Answer 38

Fern

Question 39

Pour un rien, pour des broutilles

Answer 39

At a drop of a hat

Question 40

Suivre

Answer 40

To keep up

Question 41

Algue

Answer 41

Seaweed

Question 42

Désherber

Answer 42

To weed

Question 43

Se débarrasser de

Answer 43

To weed (out)

Question 44

Mauvaise herbe
Tabac
Haschich, herbe

Answer 44

Weed

Question 45

Monstre, diable, esprit malin

Answer 45

Fiend

Question 46

Monstrueux, diabolique, démoniaque

Answer 46

Fiendish

Question 47

Causer, provoquer

Answer 47

To wreak

Question 48

Empêcher

Answer 48

To prevent

Question 49

Verrouillé

Answer 49

Bolted

Question 50

Trimbaler

Answer 50

To tote

Question 51

Liasse

Answer 51

Wad

Question 52

Stupéfier, abasourdir, sidérer, ahurir

Answer 52

To stagger

Question 53

Leurre

Answer 53

Decoy

Question 54

Rejeter, bannir

Fuir, éviter

Answer 54

To shun

Question 55

De fortune, improvisé

Answer 55

Makeshift

Question 56

Schématiquement

Answer 56

In broad outline

Question 57

Contour

Answer 57

Outline

Question 58

Tracer les contours
Brosser le tableau
Esquisser les grandes lignes
Faire un bref compte-rendu

Answer 58

To outline

Question 59

Faire une chute (rapide)

S’effondrer

Answer 59

To plummet

Question 60

Être avachi, avoir le dos voûté

Answer 60

To slouch

Question 61

Canard boiteux (figurative)

Answer 61

Lame-duck

Question 62

Serrer les dents

Answer 62

To grit

Question 63

Poussière, terre

Sable (abrasive substance)

Answer 63

Grit

Question 64

Courage, cran, endurance (determination)

Answer 64

Grit

Question 65

Contrecarrer

Answer 65

To stymie

Question 66

Gêner, entraver, freiner

Answer 66

To hinder

Question 67

Méprisable, ignoble, abject

Answer 67

Despicable

Question 68

Vif, fougueux

Insolent, impertinent

Answer 68

Sassy

Question 69

Forteresse, bastion

Answer 69

Stronghold

Question 70

Puits de mine

Answer 70

Mineshaft

Question 71

Cogner, tabasser (slang)

Answer 71

To clobber

Question 72

Affaires, barda, fringues (slang)

Answer 72

Clobber

Question 73

Rouer de coups, frapper à coups de poing

Answer 73

To pummel

Question 74

Miam-miam

Answer 74

Yum-yum

Question 75

Piquer, percer, crever (by sharp point)

Answer 75

To prick

Question 76

Chochotte, femmelette

Answer 76

Pansy

Question 77

Célébré, rendu hommage

Answer 77

Toasted

Question 78

Reprendre le cours de la vie.

Answer 78

To go back to the daily life.

Question 79

Angoisse, anxiété

Answer 79

Anguish

Question 80

Courtois, affable

Answer 80

Gracious

Question 81

Digne

Answer 81

Gracious

Question 82

Bienveillant

Answer 82

Gracious

Question 83

Enrôler

Answer 83

To draft

Question 84

Appareil dentaire

Answer 84

Dentures, brace, plate

Question 85

Osé, coquin

Answer 85

Saucy

Question 86

Insolent, impertinent

Answer 86

Saucy