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Question 1

fraîcheur

Answer 1

freshness, coolness

Question 2

teint

Answer 2

complexion; dyed, stained

Question 3

bidon

Answer 3

can, container; belly; phony, false, bogus

Question 4

se bidonner<>

bidonnant

Answer 4

laugh your head off, crack up, have a good laugh<>

funny, hilarious, side-splitting

Question 5

palier

Answer 5

landing (in a house), corridor, floor

Question 6

axe

Answer 6

axle, link (ie a highway), axis

Question 7

à la retenue

Answer 7

to restraint

Question 8

proférer

Answer 8

proclaim, pronounce, declair

Question 9

procès-verbaux

Answer 9

official report; the minutes

Question 10

renvoyer

Answer 10

send [sth] again, return; dismiss, fire;

Question 11

volontiers

Answer 11

gladly, willingly; with pleasure

Question 12

s’avérer

Answer 12

prove to be [sth], turn out to be [sth]

Question 13

levier

Answer 13

level, stick (as a manual transmission)

Question 14

découpage

Answer 14

cutting, cut-out

Question 15

performant

Answer 15

efficient, reliable, good

Question 16

concrétiser<>

se concrétiser

Answer 16

realize<>

materialize, come true, come to be

Question 17

atermoiements

Answer 17

extension, delay, postponement

Question 18

cerner

Answer 18

surround, encircle; pinpoint; enclose within a circle

Question 19

essais

Answer 19

try, attempt; trial, assay; essay

Question 20

main levée

Answer 20

freehand

Question 21

gammé

Answer 21

swastika-shaped

Question 22

décomplexer

Answer 22

remove/rid [sb] of his, her complexes

Question 23

mi-chemin

Answer 23

halfway, in the middle

Question 24

nouer<>

se nouer

Answer 24

tie, knot; tie [sth] up, build (ie relations), form<>

develop, build

Question 25

cachette

Answer 25

hiding place, hideout

Question 26

illimité

Answer 26

unlimited, unrestricted; infinite, boundless, indefinite

Question 27

sauterelle

Answer 27

grasshopper, locust; beanpole

Question 28

exigeante

Answer 28

demanding, strict; challenging

Question 29

macho

Answer 29

chauvinistic, sexist, macho

Question 30

greffe du foie

Answer 30

liver transplantation

Question 31

fixer le cap

Answer 31

set the course

Question 32

fissurer

Answer 32

crack, break apart

Question 33

rayon

Answer 33

radius, spoke, shelf,

Question 34

escarpin

Answer 34

heel, stiletto; pump (shoes),

Question 35

asservir

Answer 35

sunjugate, enslave

Question 36

décharge

Answer 36

landfill

Question 37

marée

Answer 37

tide, flood, wave, catch (fishing)

Question 38

fou

Answer 38

mad, crazy, wild, deranged; absurd; extreme;

Question 39

oléoduc

Answer 39

oil pipeline

Question 40

éventrer

Answer 40

disembowel, gut; rip [sth] open

Question 41

toiture

Answer 41

roof, roofing

Question 42

ardoise

Answer 42

slate (ie roof); account (ie at a store)

Question 43

remettre en cause

Answer 43

question, reconsider, challenge; reassess

Question 44

capituler

Answer 44

surrender, capitulate, give in; bow to the demands of

Question 45

creusement

Answer 45

digging, boring; deeper analysis, deeper study

Question 46

envieux

Answer 46

envious, covetous, jealous

Question 47

remettre en cause

Answer 47

question, reconsider, challenge; reassess

Question 48

revivre

Answer 48

relive, live through again; get a new lease on life

Question 49

ménagère

Answer 49

housewife, housekeeper; cutlery set, knife and fork set

Question 50

rechercher

Answer 50

collect; look for [s/b,sth]; search for, hunt, seek

Question 51

immanquablement

Answer 51

inevitably, certainly

Question 52

ménagère

Answer 52

housewife, housekeeper; cutlery set, knife and fork set

Question 53

rechercher

Answer 53

collect; look for [s/b,sth]; search for, hunt, seek

Question 54

affolement

Answer 54

panic;

Question 55

désagréger

Answer 55

disintrgrate, break down;

Question 56

boum

Answer 56

bang, crash; boom; shockwave

Question 57

pigiste

Answer 57

freelance journalist

Question 58

fondant

Answer 58

thawing; melting;

Question 59

glaçon

Answer 59

ice cube, icicle

Question 60

décryptage

Answer 60

decoding, deciphering

Question 61

drue

Answer 61

thick, abundant, dense; vigorous;

Question 62

enterrer<>

s’enterrer

Answer 62

bury<>

bury yourself away; hide away

Question 63

fuseau

Answer 63

time zone; stirrup pants

Question 64

indicible

Answer 64

unspeakable, indescribable

Question 65

nantissement

Answer 65

collateral, security, guarantee, insurance, pledge

Question 66

rieur

Answer 66

cheerful; laughing

Question 67

rond-point

Answer 67

rotary, traffic circle

Question 68

collation

Answer 68

snack, light meal

Question 69

vieillissante

Answer 69

aging

Question 70

indémodable

Answer 70

timeless, never out of fashion

Question 71

trembler

Answer 71

shiver, tremble, quake

Question 72

mélomane

Answer 72

music-loving; music lover

Question 73

désinvolture

Answer 73

casualness, off-handedness, indifference

Question 74

sans-gêne

Answer 74

shamelessness, brazenness, rudeness; inconsiderate person,

Question 75

convocation

Answer 75

notification, convening, summons

Question 76

plaie

Answer 76

wound, cut; calamity, plague, pain in the neck

Question 77

velour

Answer 77

velvet

Question 78

pourpre

Answer 78

purple

Question 79

arrondi

Answer 79

round, rounded; curved; hemline, neckline;

Question 80

se défausser;

défausser [qch]

Answer 80

discard;

straighten

Question 81

bruyamment

Answer 81

noisily, loudly

Question 82

fier;

se fier

Answer 82

proud;

trust; count on, rely on

Question 83

redresser<>

se redresser

Answer 83

correct, straighten up; stand back up, put back up<>

stand up straight, sit up straight

Question 84

stèle

Answer 84

tablet; headstone

Question 85

chimérique

Answer 85

idealistic, fancifal, irrational

Question 86

teneur

Answer 86

content

Question 87

gendre

Answer 87

son-in-law

Question 88

casserole

Answer 88

sauce pan, pan; casserole, stew; scandal, disgrace; out of tune

Question 89

capoter

Answer 89

founder, collapse, capsize; flip, roll, overturn; put the hood up

Question 90

engagement

Answer 90

commitment, engagement, appointment

Question 91

imbriquer

Answer 91

interlock, dovetail

Question 92

redevable de [qch]

Answer 92

indebted to [sb] for [sth]; owe [sb] [sth]; forever grateful for [sth]

Question 93

caoutchouc

Answer 93

rubber

Question 94

caoutchouc

Answer 94

rubber tree

Question 95

sève

Answer 95

sap, lifeblood

Question 96

réprobation

Answer 96

disapproval, censure; condemnation

Question 97

outrancièrement

Answer 97

outrageously

Question 98

errements

Answer 98

bad habits, misguided ways

Question 99

surnager

Answer 99

float; survive

Question 100

savamment

Answer 100

learnedly, knowledgeable, skillfully, cleverly