Dombey and Son : English - French

Question 1

the corner

Answer 1

le coin

Question 2

half-light / twilight

Answer 2

la pénombre

Question 3

armchair

Answer 3

fauteuil

Question 4

to tuck in

Answer 4

border

Question 5

to swaddle

Answer 5

emmailloter

Question 6

a wicker basket / crib

Answer 6

un berceau en osier

Question 7

carefully

Answer 7

soigneusement

Question 8

in front of

Answer 8

en face de

Question 9

as if it had been

Answer 9

s’il s’était agi

Question 10

to brown / toast

Answer 10

dorer

Question 11

new

Answer 11

frais (fresh, new and recent)

Question 12

roughly / about

Answer 12

à peu près

Question 13

bald

Answer 13

chauve

Question 14

red-faced (association with alcoholism)

Answer 14

rougeaud

Question 15

handsome well-made man (phrase)

Answer 15

il était fort bien de sa personne

Question 16

handsome / charming

Answer 16

séduisant

Question 17

vain

Answer 17

prétentieux

Question 18

pretty / cute

Answer 18

joli

Question 19

cute

Answer 19

mignon

Question 20

undeniably

Answer 20

bien sûr

Question 21

undeniably

Answer 21

sans conteste

Question 22

infant

Answer 22

nourrisson

Question 23

crumpled

Answer 23

fripé

Question 24

spotty

Answer 24

boutonneux

Question 25

brow

Answer 25

le front

Question 26

set

Answer 26

fixe

Question 27

marks

Answer 27

repères

Question 28

twins

Answer 28

jumeaux

Question 29

remorseless

Answer 29

impitoyables

Question 30

arpenter

Answer 30

pacing

Question 31

countenance

Answer 31

contenance

Question 32

creases

Answer 32

plis

Question 33

creased

Answer 33

froissé

Question 34

crossed

Answer 34

crossé

Question 35

deceitful

Answer 35

malhonnête

Question 36

to smooth

Answer 36

lisser

Question 37

to wear away

Answer 37

s’user

Question 38

scythe

Answer 38

faux

Question 39

deeper

Answer 39

profond

Question 40

carve / engrave

Answer 40

encoches

Question 41

to blur

Answer 41

estomper

Question 42

with a view to

Answer 42

en vue de