Chapter 1.2 - Un ovni ...

Question 1

hanche [ʼɑ̃ʃ]

Answer 1

f. hip

Question 2

se promener

Answer 2

to go for a walk / ride / drive

Question 3

convoiter

Answer 3

to covet (begehren), to long for, to crave for

Question 4

siffler

Answer 4

to hiss, to whistle

Question 5

cintre [sɛ̃tr]

[ != 1 ]

Answer 5

m. coat-hanger, arch, crest (Rücken, Kamm, Gipfel, Krone) (d’un siège [m. seat])
[ != une cendre !!!! ]

Question 6

pouffer (de rire)

[ > 6 ]

Answer 6

to titter ( to laugh foolishly / stupidly )
[ = kichern ]

> être plié en deux
fuser/éclater de rire
glousser / un gloussement
rire bêtement / sottement

Question 7

souple [supl] (6)

[ > 1 ]

Answer 7

• flexible
• pliable (biegsam, geschmeidig, formbar)
• supple (+elastisch),
• adaptable
• docile (fügsam, sanftmütig)
• obedient
  [ polyvalent,e - versatile, supple, adaptable ]

Question 8

épouvantable [epuvɑ̃tabl]

Answer 8

[très désagréable] awful, terrible

Question 9

trottoir

Answer 9

m. pavement, sidewalk

Question 10

roue

Answer 10

f. cog, gear (Zahnrad), wheel

Question 11

volant [vɔlɑ̃]

Answer 11

m. steering wheel

Question 12

marbrerie [marbrəri]

Answer 12

f. marble industry, marble work

Question 13

banquette

[ > 5 ]

Answer 13

f. seat, stool

[ > un tabouret, un siège, une chaise, un transat, un fauteuil ]

Question 14

rafale

[ > 1 ]

Answer 14

f. blast, gust (Windstoß, Bö, Schwall, Sturm), burst (Explosion, Stoß, Bruch, Salve)

[ > une bourrasque - squall, gust ]

Question 15

fendre

[ != 1 ]

Answer 15

to split, to cleave (spalten, abtrennen, durchschneiden), to crack, to break

[ != fondre - to melt, to dissolve, to blend, to merge ]

Question 16

auprès de

Answer 16

close to, nearby

Question 17

ongulé (f ongulée) [ɔ̃gyle]

[ != 1 ]

Answer 17

hoofed, ungulate (mit Hufen)

[ != onduler - to undulate, to ripple, to sway ]

Question 18

sauver

> 1

Answer 18

to save, to rescue

> récuperer

Question 19

s’inquiéter de

[ > 5 ]

Answer 19

to worry about
( inquiet, inquiète - worried)
[ > tracasser, preoccuper, se soucier de, chiffonner ]

Question 20

précéder

Answer 20

to precede (vorausgehen, einleiten), to be in front of / ahead of, to arrive before

Question 21

poil [pwal]

> 2

Answer 21

m. hair, coat
> une fourrure - fur, coat
> un pelage - fur, coat

Question 22

soûl, soûle

> 2

Answer 22

[su, sul]
drunk
> ivre
> bourré

Question 23

gloussement

Answer 23

m. chuckle, giggle

Question 24

cape

[ > 1 ]

Answer 24

f. cloak, cape

[ > une pelisse - cloak, coat ]

Question 25

tomber en désuétude [dezɥetyd]

Answer 25

a. [mot] to fall into disuse (Nichtgebrauch), to become obsolete

Question 26

désuétude [dezɥetyd]

Answer 26

f. obsolescence (Veralten)

Question 27

pare-chocs [parʃɔk]

Answer 27

m. bumper (Stoßstange)

Question 28

ras (f rase) [ra, raz]

Answer 28

(very) short

Question 29

fâché, fâchée

[ != 1 ]

Answer 29

angry

[ != fâcheux - regrettable, unfortunate, irritating]

Question 30

chauffage

Answer 30

m. heating

Question 31

renchérir

Answer 31

to go up,
to go further,
to become more expensive,
to make a higher bid, 
to add something to

Question 32

apaiser

[ > 6 ]

Answer 32

to appease, to calm, to soothe, to alleviate (lindern, mildern, erleichtern), to assuage (beschwichtigen, befriedigen)

[ > pallier - to mitigate, to alleviate]
[ > atténuer, bercer, soulager ]
[ > alléger - to reduce, to lighten, to relieve, to soothe ]
[ > adoucir - to ease, to soften, to take the edge off ]

Question 33

honteux, honteuse

[ > 3 ]

Answer 33

ashamed
[ > foutre la honte]
[ > une honte, un embarras]

Question 34

à mon gré

Answer 34

(after adjective) for my liking —– (after noun) to my liking

Question 35

ennuyé, ennuyée

Answer 35

bored

Question 36

branlant (f. branlante) [brɑ̃lɑ̃, ɑ̃t]

[ > 2 ]

Answer 36

unsteady, wobbly, shaky, loose, ramshackle (baufällig, klapprig, morsch), rickety (wackelig)

> vétuste - dilapidated (baufällig, schäbig, heruntergekommen)
sordide - dirty, sordid (schäbig, heruntergekommen )

Question 37

écharpe [eʃarp]

> 1

Answer 37

f. scarf

> un châle

Question 38

glaçon [glasɔ̃]

[ > 1 ]

Answer 38

m. icecube, block / patch of ice

[ > une banquise - ice floe, pack ice ]

Question 39

funéraire [fynerɛr]

[ > 5 ]

Answer 39

adj. funeral, funerary (Begräbnis-, Bestattungs- )

> un enterrement
f.pl. des obsèques
enfouir, enterrer, ensevelir

Question 40

ange

Answer 40

m. angel

Question 41

récit

Answer 41

m. story, narrative

Question 42

componction [kɔ̃pɔ̃ksjɔ̃]

Answer 42

f. gravity, solemnity (Feierlichkeit, Ernst)

Question 43

habilité

Answer 43

f. entitlement (Anspruch, Berechtigung)

Question 44

raide [rɛd]

[ > 1 ]

Answer 44

stiff, rigid, taut (straff, angespannt), tight, straight, steep, strong, far-fetched, hard to believe
[ > tiré par les cheveux]

Question 45

échapper

Answer 45

to escape, to let out (faire échapper), to slip, to overlook, to miss (laisser échapper)

Question 46

je suis venu de mon plein / propre gré

Answer 46

I came of my own free will

Question 47

un ange passa
[ > lull ]
[ > 1 ]

Answer 47

there was a pregnant pause OU an awkward lull in the conversation.

(lull = Pause, Flaute, Stockung)
[ > une accalmie - lull ]

Question 48

rassasié, rassasiée

[ > 1 ]

Answer 48

full, satiated, satisfied (être repu)

Question 49

cuiller, cuillère

Answer 49

both f. !!! spoon, spoonfull

Question 50

étroit (f étroite) [etrwa, at]

[ > 2 ]

Answer 50

narrow, tight, limited
[ > moulant,e - tight fitting ]
[ > exigu,ë - very small, narrow, tiny ]

Question 51

convivialité [kɔ̃vivjalite]

Answer 51

f. conviviality (d’une société) (Geselligkeit)

Question 52

amener

> 4

Answer 52

to bring along, to take, to convey, to introduce (un sujet), to cause

> emmener - to take along
trimballer - to lug/cart around, to take
emporter - to take, to carry off/away
acheminer - to move, to convey, to forward

Question 53

vêtu, vêtue (de)

Answer 53

dressed in, wearing

Question 54

sale [sal]

Answer 54

dirty, filthy, grimy, murky