Deck 2

Question 1

these days

Answer 1

ces jours-ci

Question 2

lecture, sermon

Answer 2

homélie

Question 3

against the tide, against the current

Answer 3

à contre-courant

être à contre-courant

Question 4

mushiness, sentimentality

Answer 4

mièvrerie

Question 5

enemy, foe

Thieves are the enemies of honest folk

Answer 5

ennemi

Les voleurs sont les ennemis des gens honnêtes

Question 6

deny / refute

He denies the existence of God

Answer 6

nier

Il nie l’existence de Dieu

Question 7

promote

Louis was promoted to manager

Answer 7

promouvoir

Louis a été promu directeur

Question 8

that is, in other words

Answer 8

c’est-à-dire

Question 9

abbot / priest

Answer 9

abbé

Question 10

witness

There are three witnesses to this attack

Answer 10

témoin

Il y a trois témoins à cette agression

Question 11

omnipotence

Stalin embodied Soviet omnipotence

Answer 11

toute-puissance

Staline incarnait la toute-puissance soviétique

Question 12

deficient, defective

The old man’s memory was sometimes deficient

Answer 12

défaillant

La mémoire du vieil homme était parfois défaillante

Question 13

starkness, austerity

Answer 13

dépouillement

Question 14

testimony, evidence

Answer 14

témoignage

fait de témoigner

Question 15

cheat /
not play by the rules

I don’t like playing cards with Simon, because he cheats

Answer 15

tricher

Je n’aime pas jouer aux cartes avec Simon parce qu’il triche

Question 16

strike with

The boss struck the table with his fist to make himself heard

Answer 16

asséner

Pour se faire entendre, le patron asséna un coup de poing sur la table

Question 17

flexible / pliable

Our work schedules are flexible

Answer 17

souple

Nos horaires de travail sont souples

Question 18

for lack of

The suspect was released for lack of evidence

Answer 18

faute de

Le suspect fut relâché faute de preuves

Question 19

as / in the capacity of

As mayor, I want to develop the town centre

Answer 19

en tant que

En tant que maire, je souhaite développer le centre-ville

Question 20

divisive / polarizing

This question splits (or: divides) French society

Answer 20

clivant

Cette question clive la société française

Question 21

among / within

He counts you among his friends

Answer 21

parmi

Il vous compte parmi ses amis

Question 22

steal / thieve

The thieves stole the casino’s takings

Answer 22

dérober

Les voleurs ont dérobé la recette du casino

Question 23

note / see

I saw that they all had the same watch

Answer 23

remarquer

J’ai remarqué qu’ils avaient tous la même montre

Question 24

Absolutely !

Have you got your watch? Absolutely!

Answer 24

tout à fait

Tu as bien ta montre ? - Tout à fait

Question 25

inalienable | qui ne peut changer de propriétaire

Answer 25

**inalienable**

Question 26

tirelessly

Answer 26

**inlassablement**

Question 27

faith / belief ## Footnote His faith comforts him in his misfortune

Answer 27

**la foi** ## Footnote Sa foi le réconforte dans ses malheurs

Question 28

Jewish ## Footnote The Jewish religion is very old

Answer 28

**juif** ## Footnote La religion juive est très ancienne

Question 29

sharp / cutting edge ## Footnote Be careful with the edge of that knife

Answer 29

**tranchant** ## Footnote Faites attention avec le tranchant de ce couteau

Question 30

renounce / abandon ## Footnote He renounced his faith for love

Answer 30

**abjurer** ## Footnote Par amour, il a abjuré sa foi

Question 31

teach to ## Footnote My brother teaches English to prisoners

Answer 31

**enseigner à** ## Footnote Mon frère enseigne l'anglais à des prisonniers

Question 32

vague / unclear / cloudy ## Footnote The fish are stirring up the silt, making the water cloudy

Answer 32

**trouble** ## Footnote Les poissons remuent la vase et l'eau est trouble

Question 33

stake / bet what's at stake ## Footnote He gambled and lost his stake

Answer 33

**enjeu** ## Footnote Il a joué et perdu son enjeu

Question 34

give in to ## Footnote He always gives way to what his boss wants

Answer 34

**se plier à** ## Footnote Il se plie toujours aux volontés de son chef

Question 35

beyond that, past that ## Footnote OK, the house is quite ugly, but you need to see past that; it's very practical

Answer 35

**au-delà** ## Footnote D'accord, cette maison est assez moche : mais il faut voir au-delà, elle est très fonctionnelle

Question 36

taking into consideration, taking into account ## Footnote Taking these remarks into consideration allows progress to be made

Answer 36

**prise en compte** ## Footnote La prise en compte des remarques permet de progresser

Question 37

intersect with / overlap with ## Footnote His version of events corroborates the other witnesses

Answer 37

**recouper** ## Footnote Sa version recoupe celle des autres témoins

Question 38

wrist / cuff ## Footnote She fell and she sprained her wrist

Answer 38

**le poignet** ## Footnote Elle est tombée et s'est foulé le poignet

Question 39

shoulder ## Footnote The pirate had a parrot on his right shoulder

Answer 39

**l'épaule** ## Footnote Le pirate avait un perroquet sur son épaule droite

Question 40

elbow ## Footnote The elbow is located between the upper and the lower arm

Answer 40

**le coude** ## Footnote Le coude se situe entre le bras et l'avant-bras

Question 41

lower back

Answer 41

**bas du dos**

Question 42

indeed, in fact

Answer 42

**voire**

Question 43

pain / suffering

Answer 43

**la douleur**

Question 43

conceive , create ## Footnote It takes a man and a woman to beget a child

Answer 43

**engendrer** ## Footnote Il faut un homme et une femme pour engendrer un enfant

Question 44

incompetence, uselessness

Answer 44

**inaptitude**

Question 45

in addition , also

Answer 45

**par ailleurs**

Question 46

pull down / drag down

Answer 46

**entraîner**

Question 47

heavy, weighty ## Footnote This wardrobe is too heavy. We won't be able to shift it with just two of us

Answer 47

**lourd** ## Footnote Cette armoire est trop lourde, nous ne la bougerons pas à deux

Question 48

succeed ## Footnote Negotiations have succeeded

Answer 48

**aboutir** ## Footnote Les négociations ont abouti

Question 49

sick leave ## Footnote Giles isn't here; he's on sick leave. He's got the flu, I think

Answer 49

**arrêt de travail** ## Footnote Gilles n'est pas là : il est en arrêt de travail (or: en arrêt). Je crois qu'il a la grippe