Chapter 17

Question 0

Demande de brevet déposée

Answer 0

Patent pending

Question 1

En attente, imminent

Answer 1

Pending

Question 2

Détention provisoire

Answer 2

Detention pending trial

Question 3

En attendant les résultats de l’enquête

Answer 3

Pending investigation

Question 4

Effort (physical effort)

Answer 4

Strain

Question 5

Pression (stress)

Answer 5

Strain

Question 6

Source d’un virus

Answer 6

Strain

Question 7

Entorse, élongation, claquage

Answer 7

Strain

Question 8

Course-poursuite

Answer 8

Car chase

Question 9

Réprimande, remontrance

Answer 9

Scolding

Question 10

Ébats

Answer 10

Frolic, frolics

Question 11

Gambader, folâtrer, batifoler

Answer 11

To frolic

Question 12

Lingot

Answer 12

Ingot, bar

Question 13

Savoir intuitivement

Answer 13

To intuit

Question 14

Citer, mettre des guillemets

Answer 14

To quote

Question 15

Déraciné

Answer 15

Dug-up

Question 16

Creusé à la main

Answer 16

Hand-dug

Question 17

Obstiné, tenace

Answer 17

Dogged

Question 18

Début, commencement

Answer 18

Outset, beginning

Question 19

Tenter sa chance

Answer 19

Try your luck

Question 20

Manque de chance

Answer 20

Tough luck

Question 21

Porter chance

Answer 21

To bring luck

Question 22

Rater sa chance

Answer 22

To miss the opportunity

Question 23

Laisser passer sa chance

Answer 23

To miss the chance, to let the chance pass one by

Question 24

Saisir sa chance

Answer 24

To seize an opportunity, to take a chance

Question 25

Etre poursuivi par la malchance

Answer 25

To be dogged

Question 26

Stand, cabine

Answer 26

Booth

Question 27

Musicien des rues

Answer 27

Busker

Question 28

Apôtre

Answer 28

Apostle

Question 29

Pertinent, juste

Answer 29

Apposite

Question 30

Réalisation, concrétisation | Fécondité

Answer 30

Fruition

Question 31

Éviter, fuir, rejeter, esquiver, s'abstenir

Answer 31

To eschew

Question 32

Frénétique, intense, très agité

Answer 32

Hectic

Question 33

Reculer, se dérober, fuir (devant)

Answer 33

To shrink (from back)

Question 34

Perfectionner, développer, améliorer

Answer 34

To sharpen

Question 35

Aiguiser, tailler, affûter

Answer 35

To sharpen

Question 36

Strass

Answer 36

Rhinestone

Question 37

S'éteindre (light, star)

Answer 37

To go out

Question 38

Se retrouver

Answer 38

To meet up (with)

Question 39

Lancement, commencement | Début

Answer 39

Inception

Question 40

Orgue de barbarie

Answer 40

Barrel organ

Question 41

Payer comptant

Answer 41

To pay cash on the barrel head

Question 42

Réglisse

Answer 42

Licorice (us), liquorice (uk)

Question 43

Avec/et tout le tralala, avec tout ce qu'il faut,

Answer 43

With the works

Question 44

Foirer

Answer 44

To screw up

Question 45

S'enrichir

Answer 45

To grow rich

Question 46

Faiblir (voice)

Answer 46

To grow weak

Question 47

S'imposer petit à petit

Answer 47

To grow on

Question 48

Maigrir à vue d'œil

Answer 48

To waste away

Question 49

Nœud coulant

Answer 49

Noose

Question 50

Entériner dans une loi

Answer 50

To enshrine in / into law

Question 51

Se casser la figure

Answer 51

To take a tumble

Question 52

Faire une chute, culbuter, tomber à la renverse

Answer 52

To tumble

Question 53

Qui n'éprouve aucun remord

Answer 53

Unapologetic

Question 54

Présenter, offrir, donner (formal)

Answer 54

To tender

Question 55

Riposte, réplique

Answer 55

Retort

Question 56

1/ enthousiasme | 2/ scandale, tollé, protestations

Answer 56

Furor, furore

Question 57

Plonger dans, creuser dans, fouiller dans

Answer 57

To delve into

Question 58

Être aux prises avec, se débattre avec

Answer 58

To grapple with

Question 59

Guérir, cicatriser, se consolider

Answer 59

To heal

Question 60

Tour (performance)

Answer 60

Trick

Question 61

Tour, blague, farce

Answer 61

Trick, prank, joke

Question 62

Truc, ruse, combine, astuce

Answer 62

Trick

Question 63

Piège

Answer 63

Trick

Question 64

Querelle, dispute, chamaillerie

Answer 64

Quarrel, squabble

Question 65

À emporter

Answer 65

Takeaway

Question 66

Moins (soustraction)

Answer 66

Take away, minus

Question 67

Esquiver

Answer 67

To duck out (of)

Question 68

Éviter de faire quelque chose

Answer 68

To duck out of doing something

Question 69

Hors de portée, inaccessible

Answer 69

Out of reach

Question 70

Tendre le bras

Answer 70

To reach out

Question 71

Entrer en contact avec

Answer 71

To reach out to

Question 72

Dompteur, dresseur

Answer 72

Tamer

Question 73

Orgueil démesuré

Answer 73

Hubris

Question 74

Affection (maladie)

Answer 74

Ailment

Question 75

Notable (remarquable)

Answer 75

Noteworthy

Question 76

Ecole buissonnière

Answer 76

Hooky

Question 77

Sécher les cours (Canada : foxer les cours)

Answer 77

To play hooky

Question 78

Infaillible, à toute épreuve

Answer 78

Foolproof

Question 79

Contrefaire

Answer 79

To forge

Question 80

Gratter, se gratter

Answer 80

To scratch

Question 81

Gratter, démanger

Answer 81

To itch, to be itchy, to make itchy