Dictée 4 Part 1

Question 1

confier

Answer 1

à quelqu’un
entrust with/to
conjugated like copier

Question 2

rattraper

Answer 2

catch/catch again
recapture
conjugated like parler

Question 3

soutirer

Answer 3

extract/squeeze out/worm out

conjugated like parler

Question 4

cassure

Answer 4

feminine

break/split/fracture

Question 5

tenue

Answer 5

feminine

outfit/clothes/uniform

Question 6

gifle

Answer 6

feminine

slap/smack (in the face)

Question 7

achat

Answer 7

masculine

purchase/shopping/buying

Question 8

enfouissement

Answer 8

masculine

burying site

Question 9

dévasté

Answer 9

dévasté, dévastée, dévastés, dévastées
devastated/ruined/destroyed
can be verb too (conjugated like parler)

Question 10

brumeux

Answer 10

misty/foggy/hazy

brumeux, brumeuse, brumeux, brumeuses

Question 11

meuble

Answer 11

masculine

piece of furniture, furniture item

Question 12

déshonneur

Answer 12

masculine

dishonor/disgrace

Question 13

vacarme

Answer 13

masculine

racket/din

Question 14

battement

Answer 14

masculine

beating/beat/fluttering

Question 15

cohue

Answer 15

feminine

crowd/crush/scramble

Question 16

habitude

Answer 16

feminine

habit/custom/be used to

Question 17

économies

Answer 17

feminine (plural)

savings

Question 18

avenant

Answer 18

likable/affable/appealing

avenant, avenante, avenants, avenantes

Question 19

rentable

Answer 19

profitable/money-making

rentable, rentables

Question 20

inavouable

Answer 20

shameful/guilty

inavouable/inavouables

Question 21

taire

Answer 21

keep quiet (about)
se taire: keep quiet, stay quiet, shut up
conjugated like plaire

Question 22

régenter

Answer 22

rule/govern/control
se régenter: control yourself
conjugated like parler

Question 23

découler

Answer 23

come out of/stem from/flow

conjugated like parler

Question 24

épouvante

Answer 24

feminine
terror/horror
verb épouvanter: to terrify/horrify

Question 25

inconnu

Answer 25

masculine

unknown/unidentified/anonymous person

Question 26

impuissant

Answer 26

powerless/helpless

impuissant/impuissante/impuissants/impuissantes

Question 27

mouillé

Answer 27

wet/damp/soaked/soaking

mouillé/mouillée/mouillés/mouillées

Question 28

de fond en comble

Answer 28

from top to bottom

Question 29

en proie à

Answer 29

prey to/beset by/in the grip of

être en proie à qqch

Question 30

d’emblée

Answer 30

straight away/right away/immediately/at once

Question 31

fouiller

Answer 31

search/rummage through/go through

parler

Question 32

affronter

Answer 32

face/face up to/confront/clash with

conjugated like parler

Question 33

risible

Answer 33

laughable/ridiculous

risible/risibles

Question 34

inintelligible

Answer 34

unintelligible

inintelligible/inintelligibles

Question 35

funèbre

Answer 35

funeral

funèbre/funèbres

Question 36

crépuscule

Answer 36

masculine

twilight/dusk

Question 37

entendement

Answer 37

masculine

comprehension/understanding/insight/grasp/reason/sense

Question 38

éclatant

Answer 38

brilliant/dazzling/blazing

éclatant, éclatante, éclatants, éclatantes

Question 39

moqueur

Answer 39

teasing/mocking

moqueur, moqueuse, moqueurs, moqueuses

Question 40

atténué

Answer 40

diminished/soft/dull/dim/subdued

atténué, atténuée, atténués, atténuées

Question 41

vacances

Answer 41

vacation, feminine plural