Guillaume ch. 7 et 9: Vocabulaire

Question 1

terrain de jeux

Answer 1

playing field

Question 2

to try to

Answer 2

tenter de

Question 3

les estrades

Answer 3

bleachers

Question 4

to require

Answer 4

exiger

Question 5

se sauver

Answer 5

to run (away)

Question 6

unable to take it anymore

Answer 6

n’en pouvant plus

Question 7

full of holes

Answer 7

troué

Question 8

imbibé de bave

Answer 8

drenched in slobber

Question 9

to forbid

Answer 9

interdire à

Question 10

avoir beau [l’infinitif]

Answer 10

to [infinitive] in vain

Question 11

bench

Answer 11

le banc

Question 12

“cela n’avait rien à voir avec…”

Answer 12

that had nothing to do with…

Question 13

sharp, sharpened

Answer 13

aiguisé

Question 14

grâce à…

Answer 14

thanks to…

Question 15

to win the championship

Answer 15

remporter le championnat

Question 16

en effet

Answer 16

in fact

Question 17

to foresee

Answer 17

prévoir

Question 18

recourir à ce truc

Answer 18

to resort to this trick

Question 19

to be delighted to/with/by

Answer 19

être ravi de

Question 20

une manière d’agir

Answer 20

a way of acting

Question 21

his worst nightmares

Answer 21

ses pires cauchmars

Question 22

parcourir

Answer 22

to run around, to wander

Question 23

to get [spl], to succeed

Answer 23

aboutir

Question 24

nulle part

Answer 24

nowhere

Question 25

type of, species of

Answer 25

espèce de

Question 26

chameau

Answer 26

camel

Question 27

to crumble apart

Answer 27

s’effriter

Question 28

tant de monde

Answer 28

so many people

Question 29

to watch intently

Answer 29

dévisager

Question 30

“bâti comme tu es…”

Answer 30

“built as you are…”

Question 31

to last

Answer 31

durer

Question 32

cogner

Answer 32

to count, to beat

Question 33

and so on

Answer 33

ainsi de suite

Question 34

s’égarer

Answer 34

to get lost

Question 35

“unless he pretended to…”

Answer 35

“à moins de faire semblant de… “

Question 36

se pencher vers

Answer 36

to lean toward

Question 37

“I don’t insist on that.”

Answer 37

“Je n’y tiens pas.”

Question 38

un museau humide

Answer 38

a damp muzzle

Question 39

“he had almost said…”

Answer 39

“il avait failli dire…”

Question 40

une repartie

Answer 40

retort, quick answer

Question 41

“The pleasure is all mine.”

Answer 41

“Vous m’en voyez fort aise.”

Question 42

un “oui” bien net

Answer 42

a very clear “yes”

Question 43

to be worth the trouble

Answer 43

valoir la peine

Question 44

un malaise

Answer 44

an uneasiness, a sense of uneasiness

Question 45

large, strong

Answer 45

costaud

Question 46

fierté

Answer 46

pride

Question 47

can of food

Answer 47

une boîte de nourriture

Question 48

foie

Answer 48

liver

Question 49

to inhale his feast

Answer 49

avaler son festin

Question 50

une bouchée

Answer 50

bite, mouthful

Question 51

to suspect

Answer 51

se douter