Kafka sur le plage 1 - Sheet 1

Question 1

tant pis

Answer 1

never mind, too bad, forget it

Question 2

coucher de soleil

Answer 2

m. sunset

Question 3

tant

Answer 3

so, so hard, so much

Question 4

réflexion

Answer 4

f. thought, remark, comment

> un propos

Question 5

crépuscule

Answer 5

m. twilight, dusk (fin du jour)

Question 6

valoir

Answer 6

to be worth, to earn, to bring (procurer), to be as good as, to match up to (dans une comparaison)
[ > être en adéquation avec, concorder ]

Question 7

croître

Answer 7

to grow, to swell, to wax (wachsen, zunehmen) (la lune)

[ > s’accentuer, augmenter, grandir, s’intensifier, gonfler ]

Question 8

dévisser

Answer 8

to loosen, to unscrew, to undo, to twist, to fall, to come off (en montagne)
[ > déboucher, tordre, torsader, tourner, entortiller, lâcher ]

Question 9

troupeau

Answer 9

m. herd, flock

Question 10

renoncer à

Answer 10

to renounce, to give up, to abandon

[ > abdiquer, abandonner ]

Question 11

doré, dorée

Answer 11

golden, browned, golden brown, gilded (vergoldet)

Question 12

atteindre

Answer 12

to reach, to get to, to attain (erreichen), to contact, to affect, to move, to stir [atteint, atteinte]
[ parvenir, avancer ]

Question 13

perforer

Answer 13

to pierce (percer)
> crever ( + to burst, to puncture)
> forer, fraiser
> vriller

Question 14

laid, laide

Answer 14

ugly, unattractive, awful, hideous, rude

Question 15

friper

Answer 15

to crumple, to crease (plisser, froisser, chiffonner, un froissement)

Question 16

bercer

Answer 16

to rock, to cradle, to soothe, to lull (einlullen, beruhigen)
> apaiser, soulager, pallier, atténuer, adoucir, alléger, une accalmie

Question 17

s’appliquer à

Answer 17

to try to, to take care (over one’s work), to apply
> postuler à
> tenter, tâcher de, essayer, éprouver

Question 18

gonfler

Answer 18

to inflate, to blow up, to enlarge, to fill, to exaggerate, to rise, to swell up, to be bloated

[ > enfler, remplir, imprégner, tremper, s’accentuer ]

Question 19

serrer

Answer 19

to hold/be/pull tight, to clamp, to clench

> serrer à droite/gauche
étreindre - to embrace, to hug, to clutch, to grip
resserrer - to tighten, to strenghten, to close

Question 20

douceur

Answer 20

f. softness, sweetness, gentleness, mildness

Question 21

en effet

Answer 21

in fact, actually, indeed

Question 22

tant de mal

Answer 22

so much harm, so much evil, so much trouble, so hard

Question 23

rancune

Answer 23

f. grudge, hard feelings

[ rancunier - spiteful, vindictive ]

Question 24

dès que

Answer 24

as soon as, whenever (dès - from, as soon as)

Question 25

graine

Answer 25

f. seed
> le pépin
> des grains torréfiés

Question 26

germer

Answer 26

to shoot, to sprout, to germinate (keimen)

[ > pousser ]

Question 27

brindille

Answer 27

f. twig

Question 28

cambouis

Answer 28

m. dirty oil, grease

Question 29

cramoisi, cramoisie

Answer 29

crimson, flushed (visage)

> pourpre

Question 30

ça décoiffe

Answer 30

it takes your breath away

Question 31

préambule

Answer 31

m. preamble (Einleitung, Vorwort)
[ > liminaire - introductory ]
[ > avant-coureur - precursory ]

Question 32

muselière

Answer 32

f. muzzle (Schnauze, Mündung, Maulkorb)

m. un museau

Question 33

décoiffer quelqu’un

Answer 33

to mess up sb’s hair, to remove somebody’s hat

[ > ébouriffer, mettre les cheveux en désordre / en bataille ]

Question 34

d’abord

Answer 34

at first, initially, to begin with, to start with, anyway (de toute façon)

Question 35

maladroit, maladroite

Answer 35

clumsy, awkward, tactless, heavy-handed (schwerfällig)

[ > lourdaud,e - balourd,e - encombrant,e ]

Question 36

coquet, coquette

Answer 36

stylish, fashionable, tidy, nice, smartly dressed

[ > élégant, raffiné, soigné, impeccable, être tiré à quatre épingles ]

Question 37

bouton

Answer 37

m. bud (Knospe, Keim), button, knob, pimple, spot

[ > un bourgeon, une papille ]

Question 38

courir

Answer 38

to run, to race, to rush, to accrue (ansammeln, sich anhäufen, zuwachsen), to seek, to hunt

Question 39

cesser

Answer 39

to stop, to cease, to abate (abklingen, nachlassen)

Question 40

coquelicot

Answer 40

m. poppy (Mohnblume)

Question 41

rejoindre

Answer 41

to join, to meet / to catch up with, to agree with, to get back, to return to
[ > retourner ]
[ côtoyer - to mix/deal with, to meet ]
[ > concorder, une concordance, convenir, acquiescer ]

Question 42

boulon

Answer 42

m. bolt

[ > déboulonner - to fire, to unbolt, to oust ]

Question 43

soucieux / soucieuse

Answer 43

worried, preoccupied

[ se soucier de ]

Question 44

sanglot

Answer 44

m. sob

> éclater en sanglots

Question 45

lâcher

Answer 45

to loosen, to let off, to let go, to drop, to release, to unleash, to quit, to snap, to break, to fail
[ > dévisser, larguer, déchaîner, déverser, casser, faillir, échouer, rater, flancher, vacciller ]

Question 46

sagesse

Answer 46

f. insight, wisdom, soberness, quietness, good behaviour

Question 47

frôler

Answer 47

to brush, to touch lightly, to graze, to come close to touching ( = effleurer)

Question 48

remettre

Answer 48

to postpone, to put back / on, to remember, to forgive, to remit (erlassen, vergeben, überweisen), to lay, to put, to repair, to restore, to deliver, to hand over
[ > acquitter, céder, virer, se souvenir de ]

Question 49

serrer à droite/gauche

Answer 49

to keep to the right/left

Question 50

encombrer

Answer 50

to clutter up, to fill up, to clog up, to hold up, to block

[ > boucher, encombrant ]

Question 51

s’habiller

Answer 51

to get dressed, to dress (up)

[ > revêtir, enfiler, s’apprêter ]