Chapter 2.1

Question 1

entrelacer [ɑ̃trəlase]

Answer 1

to intertwine, to interlace

[ != enlacer qn - to embrace sb tenderly ]

Question 2

tant que

Answer 2

as, as long as, so much as, while

Question 3

ce, cet (Rule)

Answer 3

ce becomes cet in front of a masculin noun that begines with a vowel or a mute h. (adjective démonstrative) [ cet homme, cet ordinateur ]

Question 4

quincaillerie [kɛ̃kajri]

Answer 4

f. hardware store, guns

Question 5

anytime, whenever

Answer 5

n’importe quand

Question 6

bander

[ > 8 ]

Answer 6

to bandage (up), to bend, to stretch, to tauten, to arch, to vault, to have a hard on (vulgaire)

[se cambrer - to arch, to bend ]
[ > tordre, plier, ployer ]
[ > courber - to bow, to bend ]
[ > tendre - to tighten, to stretch, to bend, to hold out, to crane, to offer, to strive ]
[ > fléchir - to weaken, to fall, to bend ]
[ > rafistoler - to patch up, to fix temporarily]

Question 7

somptueux (f somptueuse) [sɔ̃ptɥø, øz]

[ > 1 ]

Answer 7

sumptuous (üppig, prächtig, kostbar, reich, verschwenderisch, oppulent), luxurious, magnificent, splendid, lavish (verschwenderisch, großzügig)
> copieux,se

Question 8

orteil

Answer 8

m. toe

Question 9

retenir

[ > 3 ]

Answer 9

to hold (back), to keep, to stifle (sich etwas verbeissen), to remember (se souvenir de)
[ > ravaler - to clean, to swallow, to stifle, to lower ]
[ > étouffer - to suffocate, to smother, to choke, to stifle, to lower ]

Question 10

ball, nut (vulgaire) [kuj]

Answer 10

f. la couille (le testicule)

Question 11

chouette [ʃwɛt]

Answer 11

fantastic, terrific, kind, helpful

Question 12

idéogramme [ideɔgram]

Answer 12

m. ideogram (a graphic symbol that represents an idea or concept)i

Question 13

rétorquer [retɔrke]

[ > 1 ]

Answer 13

to retort (erwiedern, entgegnen), to snap back

[ > répondre ]

Question 14

vœux

Answer 14

m. pl. greetings, wishes

Question 15

brut, brute

[ > 2 ]

Answer 15

raw, crude, coarse, untreated, naked, pure (émotion)

[ cru,e - rugueux,se ]

Question 16

sacré (f sacrée) [sakre]

Answer 16

a hell of a lot, sacred, holy, hallowed

Question 17

blague

[ > 3 ]

Answer 17

f. joke, hoax

une plaisanterie, une vanne, un canular

Question 18

vanter

[ > 9 ]

Answer 18

to praise, to extol (preisen, verherrlichen)
[ > se vanter:
frimer, crâner, ramener, se la péter, se targuer, se glorifier, se faire remarquer]
[ > ramener - to take/bring back, to restore, to draw, to pull, to show off ]
[ > vénérer ]
[ > prôner - to push for, to advocate, to commend, to extol ]

Question 19

abominable [abɔminabl]

Answer 19

appalling, abominable (grässlich, abscheulich, ekelhaft), heinous, vile (gemein, niederträchtig)

Question 20

j’ai hâte de

Answer 20

I’m looking forward to …

Question 21

ratatiner

[ > 1 ]

Answer 21

to shrivel (schrumpfen, vertrocknen, runzlig werden)

[ > se recroqueviller ]

Question 22

spectre [spɛktr]

[ > 1 ]

Answer 22

m. ghost, phantom (un fantôme), spectre (Br. Gespenst), figure, apparition, spectrum

Question 23

cornichon

Answer 23

m. pickle ( > un concombre)

Question 24

morceau (mpl morceaux) [mɔrso]

[ > 2 ]

Answer 24

m. piece, bit, cut (de viande), passage (musique - le fragment), lump (Stück, Knoten, Klumpen, Brocken), chunk
[ le pan, une pièce ]

Question 25

to curl up | [ > 1 ]

Answer 25

[ + to shrivel ] se recroqueviller [ > ratatiner ]

Question 26

assister à | [ > 1 ]

Answer 26

to attend, (être présent à) to be at, to witness

Question 27

contourner

Answer 27

to walk around, to bypass, to skirt (tangieren, begrenzen, umranden, etwas umgehen, ausweichen), to fashion, to shape (modeler, façonner)

Question 28

se dégarnir

Answer 28

to thin out, to become depleted (se vider), to lose its leaves

Question 29

digue | [ > 3 ]

Answer 29

f. seawall, embankment, barrier [ > le quai ] [ > un remblai / un talus - elevation, embankment ]

Question 30

projeter | [ > 2 ]

Answer 30

to plan, to arrange, to throw, to hurl, to cast, to show, to project [ > précipiter - to throw, to hurl, to plunge, to quicken, to hasten, to speed up ] [ > lancer - to throw, to fire, to shoot, to let out, to make, to launch, to get going, to stab ]

Question 31

morose | [ > 4 ]

Answer 31

glum (bedrückt, niedergeschlagen), moody, morose (mürrisch, griesgrämig, übel gelaunt) > renfrogné / bourru - sullen (mürrisch, mismutig, unfreundlich), surly > rébarbatif,ve / revêche - surly, cantankerous

Question 32

exécrable [ɛgzekrabl] | [ > 3 ]

Answer 32

abysmal (abgrundtief, bodenlos, miserabel), awful, foul, wretched (jämmerlich, erbärmlich, armselig), vile [ > chétif,ve - meagre, poor, puny (kümmerlich, klein, kläglich), stunted ] [ > abominable ] [ > étriqué- mean, petty, skimpy ]

Question 33

droit | [ > 1 ]

Answer 33

m. right, law, duty, tax, fee | [ > avoir la faculté de - to have the right to ]

Question 34

assurance [asyrɑ̃s]

Answer 34

f. insurance, assurance (Versicherung, Bekräftigung), self-confidence (Selbstbewusstsein)

Question 35

pouce

Answer 35

m. thumb

Question 36

allumette [alymɛt]

Answer 36

f. match (pour allumer)

Question 37

pour que

Answer 37

so that, in order that (afin que) | + subjonctif

Question 38

fist

Answer 38

le poing [pwɛ̃]

Question 39

trousseau (pl trousseaux) [truso] | [ > 1 ]

Answer 39

m. a bunch of | > une trousse - case, bag, kit

Question 40

quota [k(w)ɔta]

Answer 40

m. quota (Quote, Kontingent, Anteil, Pensum [lat. Tagesarbeit, Aufgabe] )

Question 41

reculer | [ > 1 ]

Answer 41

to push / move back, to recede, to weaken, to postpone, to defer (verschieben, vertagen) [ > un recul ]

Question 42

mon / ma exception?!

Answer 42

If the noun is feminine and singular, but begins with a vowel, use mon. (adjectifs possessifs)

Question 43

dégarnir | [ > 6 ]

Answer 43

to empty, to deplete (führen, aufbrauchen, ausbeuten), to drain ``` [ > siphonner ] [ > vidanger - to empty, to drain ] [ > vider ] [ > égoutter - to drain, to drip ] [ > écouler - to sell, to dispose of, to get rid of, to pass, to drift away ] [ > exténuer - to exhaust, to tire out ] ```

Question 44

déprimant (f déprimante) [deprimɑ̃, ɑ̃t]

Answer 44

depressing, demoralizing ( > je me sens déprimé aujourd'hui )

Question 45

I should have

Answer 45

j'aurais dû (conditionnel passé) | + verbe au infinitif présent

Question 46

s'engager

Answer 46

to start, to begin (une négociation, une procédure, un tournoi [tournament, challenge] ), to take a stand, to enlist (le militaire)

Question 47

tout en + gérondif

Answer 47

while

Question 48

to expect

Answer 48

to expect, to anticipate | s'attendre à

Question 49

mugissement [myʒismɑ̃] | [ > 1 ]

Answer 49

m. mooing (d'une vache), howling, roaring, thundering | [ > rugir - to roar ]

Question 50

songer

Answer 50

to muse, to think, to reflect, to dream

Question 51

to squat down | [ > 1 ]

Answer 51

[ + to crouch down ] s'accroupir [ > se tapir - to crouch down, to hide, to lurk ]

Question 52

enfiler

Answer 52

(sur un fil) to thread, to slip on / into, to take, to use, to screw (vulgaire)