Chapter 2.2

Question 1

calamité [kalamite]

Answer 1

f. calamity (Unglück), catastrophe, disaster

Question 2

broadband

Answer 2

m. le haut débit

[ le débit = flow ]

Question 3

déglutir [deglytir]

[ > 3 ]

Answer 3

to swallow, to gulp
[ > avaler ]
[ > ravaler - to clean, to swallow, to stifle, to lower ]
[ > engloutir - to swallow up, to engulf, to devour, to gobble up, to wolf dowb, to go down, to sink down ]

Question 4

spare time

Answer 4

(+ leisure)
m. le loisir
(le passe-temps)

Question 5

merveilleux (f merveilleuse) [mɛrvɛjø, øz]

[ > 2 ]

Answer 5

marvellous, wonderful (fantastique, formidable)

Question 6

to drink without letting one’s lips touch the bottle

Answer 6

boire à la régalade

Question 7

to make cutting remarks at sb

[ > 1 ]

Answer 7

lancer des piques à quelqu’un

[ des réflexions acerbes ]

Question 8

website

Answer 8

le site Web

Question 9

trip

[ > 4 ]

Answer 9

(+ tour, jaunt [Ausflug, Spritztour], go for a ride / drive)
f. une virée [vire]
(une promenade, une balade, une excursion, un voyage)

Question 10

to end in

Answer 10

(+ to result in, to lead to)

aboutir à

Question 11

link

Answer 11

m. un lien

Question 12

to delay

[ > 2 ]

Answer 12

(+ to take a long time to)
tarder
> le retard
> s’attarder - to linger, to stay late, to dawdle
> s’attarder sur - to linger over, to dwell on ]

Question 13

melting

> 2

Answer 13

[+ thawing (Auftauen) (la glace) ]
f. la fonte

[ > fondre - to melt, to dissolve, to blend, to merge ]
[ > fuser - to gush/spurt/stream/burst out, to melt, to burn slowly ]

Question 14

crown

Answer 14

(+ circle, ring)

f. une couronne [kurɔn]

Question 15

oak

Answer 15

m. le chêne [ʃɛn]

Question 16

to haunt

[ > 1 ]

Answer 16

(+ to obsess, importune (belästigen, bedrängen, zur Last fallen)
obséder

[ tourmenter - to torment, to harass, to ill-treat, to haunt, to plague (la jalousie)]

Question 17

loudly

Answer 17

(+ noisily)

bruyamment [brɥijamɑ̃]

Question 18

cask

[ > 1 ]

Answer 18

m. le fût [fy]

( = Fass, Tonne), barrel [ un tonneau ]

Question 19

obviously

Answer 19

(+ of course, needless to say)

évidemment [evidamɑ̃]

Question 20

future

Answer 20

m. l’avenir

Question 21

to swallow

[ > 3 ]

Answer 21

(+ to devour, to drink, to inhale)
avaler
( > déglutir, engloutir, ravaler )

Question 22

password

Answer 22

m. un mot de passe

Question 23

feather

Answer 23

f. une plume

Question 24

fossé

[ > 4 ]

Answer 24

m. ditch (une tranchée - trench), gap, gulf, trough (la géographie)
[ un écart, une lacune ]
[ > un trou - hole, gap, tear, rip, little place, deficit, grave ]

Question 25

tune

Answer 25

m. un air

Question 26

uprising | [ > 1 ]

Answer 26

(= Aufstand, Erhebung, Ansteigen) m. le soulèvement [sulɛvmɑ̃] [ != le prélèvement - sample, swab, deduction, levy (Abgaben, Steuer, Eintreibung, Beschlagnahme) ]

Question 27

to be a thing of the past

Answer 27

(+ it's all in the past / behind us now) | c'est du passé

Question 28

ship >3

Answer 28

(+ vessel) | m. un navire, un vaisseau, un bateau

Question 29

mouse

Answer 29

f. une souris

Question 30

this ladder made of metal is the heaviest one

Answer 30

cette échelle en métal est la plus lourde

Question 31

education

Answer 31

m. un enseignement

Question 32

pièce

Answer 32

f. piece, bit, part, patch, item, room, coin (l'argent. m.)

Question 33

to buy | [ > 1 ]

Answer 33

(+ to purchase, to acquire, to obtain, to develop [une habitude] ) acquérir [akerir] > acheter

Question 34

since it is necessary to | [ > 1 ]

Answer 34

[+ even if it means that (au risque de) ] | quitte à

Question 35

contemptuous | [ > 5 ]

Answer 35

[+ scornful (verächtlich, höhnisch, spöttisch), disdainful ] dédaigneux (f dédaigneuse) [dedɛɲø, øz] [le mépris - contempt, disdain, scorn ] [ > mépriser - narquois,e] [ > une raillerie / un persiflage - mocking, scoffing ]

Question 36

to write | > 2

Answer 36

(+ to draw up, to compose) rédiger [rediʒe] > écrire > concevoir - to conceive, to see, to understand, to design, to develop, to compose

Question 37

crew [ > 2 ] [ > une phrase ]

Answer 37

(+ retinue [un cortège, la suite], equipment) m. l'équipage [ekipaʒ] [ > la suite - continuation, follow up, sequel, rest, next, series, succession, retinue, coherence, consequence ] > je n'ai pas pu entendre la suite - I couldn't hear the rest

Question 38

crétin, crétine [kretɛ̃, in] > une phrase > un synonyme

Answer 38

m./f. imbécile [ɛ̃besil] | > il est un crétin hors concours

Question 39

gas tanker

Answer 39

m. le méthanier

Question 40

to take place in / at | [ > 1 ]

Answer 40

avoir lieu à | [ > se dérouler - to unroll, to unwind, to take place, to be going on, to develop, to progress ]

Question 41

inheritance

Answer 41

(+ heritage) | m. le patrimoine [patrimwan]

Question 42

decree

Answer 42

(= Urteil, Entscheid, Erlass, Verfügung) | m. un décret

Question 43

partisan (f partisane) [partizɑ̃, an]

Answer 43

m. supporter, partisan (Anhänger, Parteigänger)

Question 44

cheap

Answer 44

bon marché

Question 45

this computer is the lightest one

Answer 45

cet ordinateur est le plus léger

Question 46

to act | [ > 1 ]

Answer 46

(+ to behave) se comporter [ > agir ]

Question 47

@ sign

Answer 47

m. un arobase

Question 48

exciting | [ > 3 ]

Answer 48

(+ elating [elation = Begeisterung, Erregung] ) exaltant,e [ > palpitant - thrilling, exciting, quivering, trembling ] [ > excité, agité ]

Question 49

handshake

Answer 49

f. une poignée de main

Question 50

bouseux, bouseuse [ > 1 ] [ != 1 ]

Answer 50

m./f. hick, bumpkin (Bauer, Landei) [ != boueux,se - muddy, smudged ] [ > un malotru - scoundrel, oaf, bumpkin ]

Question 51

shooting [ avec une caméra ] [ != 1 ]

Answer 51

(+ filming) m. le tournage [ != la fusillade ]

Question 52

to pay cash

Answer 52

payer en espèces

Question 53

unthinkable

Answer 53

impensable

Question 54

amazement

Answer 54

(+ astonishment) | f. la stupeur [stypɶr]

Question 55

anything

Answer 55

(+ nonsense, whatever) | n'importe quoi

Question 56

printer | [ > 3 ]

Answer 56

f. une imprimante [ɛ̃primɑ̃t] [ > imprimer ] [ != un sceau, une empreinte ]

Question 57

traffic

Answer 57

f. la circulation | + circulation, spread, movement

Question 58

to miss | > 3

Answer 58

[+ to flunk (un examen) (durchfallen, durchfliegen) ] louper > rater, échouer > flancher - to fail, to waver, to quit

Question 59

to fight

Answer 59

(+ to fight, to struggle, to wrestle) (contre / pour) lutter [ > se débattre ]