Kafka sur le plage 2 - Sheet 1

Question 1

rondouillard

Answer 1

tubby, pudgy
> rond,e
> potelé,e
> replet,ète
> joufflu,e
> boulot,te

Question 2

thick

Answer 2

( + dense, heavy )
dru,e
> épais

Question 3

brush #1

Answer 3

f. une brosse
> un pinceau
> une balayette

Question 4

to agree #1

Answer 4

( + to approve )
acquiescer
[ > approuver, convenir ]
[ > concorder - to tally, to match, to agree ]
[ > une concordance - agreement, similarity ]
[ > rejoindre ]

Question 5

waterproof

Answer 5

[ + impervious (insensible) (undurchlässig, unzugänglich) ]
imperméable [ɛ̃pɛrmeabl]
[ étanche, un imper (raincoat) ]
[ != imprégner ]

Question 6

un autro mot pour une caboche

Answer 6

[ mug (face), nuggin (head) (D=Birne) ]
f. une tronche
[ > le crane, la tête ]

Question 7

to achieve

Answer 7

[ + to succeed, to get to, to reach ]
parvenir
[ > atteindre, avancer, réussir, une réussite, un succès ]

Question 8

heap #1

Answer 8

( + pile )
m. un tas
> un amas - heap, pile, mass
> une pile - heap, pile, stack, battery

Question 9

outfit

Answer 9

m. un habit

[ > une panoplie, un ensemble, une tenue, un costume ]

Question 10

bulky

Answer 10

bulky, cumbersome, inhibiting, awkward
encombrant
[ maladroit,e ]
[ balourd,e - awkward, clumsy ]

Question 11

to carry off

Answer 11

( + to take, to carry away )
emporter
[ > charrier, mener, emmener, amener ]
[ > trimballer - to lug / cart around, to take ]
[ > entraîner- to carry/drag along ... ]

Question 12

to take off #1

[ > un vêtement ]

Answer 12

( + to remove, to lift, to kidnap, to abduct )
enlever
[ > ôter, retirer ]

Question 13

household

Answer 13

( + housekeeping, cleaning )
m. un ménage
[ > une femme de ménage, une gouvernante ]

Question 14

to get over

Answer 14

( + to cross )
franchir
[ > croiser, surmonter ]
[ > sillonner - to cross, to criss-cross, to furrow ]

Question 15

drop

Answer 15

[ + (rain-) drop, bead ]
f. une goutte
[ > tomber goutte à goutte, ruisseler, dégouliner ]

Question 16

when

Answer 16

lorsque
[ > quand ]
on a tort de parler lorsqu’il faudrait agir

Question 17

big cat

Answer 17

[ + fawn (color - light, yellowish brown) ]
m. un fauve
[ > jonquille, jaune ]

Question 18

to chew

Answer 18

( + to nibble at )
mâcher
[ grignoter, manger, becqueter, mordre, mordiller ]
[ > ronger - to gnaw at, to eat into, to wear away ]
[ > tenailler - to torment, to gnaw at, to rack ]

Question 19

to lose

Answer 19

( + to mislead, to lead astray, to deceive )
égarer
[ > tromper, duper, se moquer de, perdre, paumé ]

Question 20

to put oneself within her reach

Answer 20

se mettre à sa portée

Question 21

casser

Answer 21

to break off, to crack open, to snap, to demolish, to damage

Question 22

radeau

Answer 22

m. raft
[ != un râteau - rake ]
[ > ratisser - to rake up, to comb, to sweep, to clean out ]

Question 23

castaway

Answer 23

( + shipwrecked )
naufragé,e
[ > un naufrage, une loque, une épave de bateau ]

Question 24

frotter

Answer 24

to rub, to scrub

Question 25

(beginning of a sentence) but

Answer 25

( + now )
or
[ > mais ]

Question 26

ram

Answer 26

m. un bélier (Widder, Bock)

Question 27

horn

Answer 27

f. une corne

Question 28

hâte

Answer 28

f. haste, hurry, rush
[ f. une ruée ]
> j'ai hâte de - I'm looking forward to
> se précipiter, foncer, expédier
> faire à la va-vite

Question 29

to throw

Answer 29

[ + to fire, to shoot, to let out, to make (joke), to launch, to get going, to stab ]
lancer
[ ça me lance dans l’épaule ]
[ > précipiter, projeter, pousser, poignarder, déclencher ]
[ > tirer - to open, to draw, to pull, to drag … ]

Question 30

caisse

Answer 30

f. box, case, chest, crate, check-out, cashier’s desk, till (Kasse, Geldkasse)

> argot pour une voiture

[ > un écrin, une boîte, un coffret, un tronc, un carton ]
[ > une tire, une voiture, un bahut, une bagne ]

Question 31

judge

Answer 31

m. un juge

[ > un arbitre ]

Question 32

to glimpse

Answer 32

( + to glimpse, to catch sight of, to make out, to notice )
apercevoir
[ > entrevoir, remarquer, relever ]
[ > constater - to notice, to observe, to certify, to record, to list ]

Question 33

proud

Answer 33

( + noble )

fier (f fière) [fjɛr]

Question 34

éclat

Answer 34

m. shard, splinter, scandal, brightness, glamour, glare, burst

> éclater de rire
éclater en sanglots

Question 35

misfortune

Answer 35

( + bad luck, trouble, problem )
m. le malheur

[ > la poisse, un pépin, un pétrin (jam, pickle, predicament) ]

Question 36

to catch sight of

Answer 36

( + to catch a glimpse of, to foresee, to anticipate )
entrevoir
[ > apercevoir, deviner, s’attendre à ]

Question 37

to endeavour

Answer 37

( + to force oneself to )

s’efforcer de

Question 38

to try one’s best

Answer 38

s’efforcer à

> tant bien que mal - as best as one can

Question 39

piquet

Answer 39

m. post, stake (Pfahl, Pfosten)

> un poteau, une perche, un pieu, un mât, un échalas

Question 40

to notice #2

Answer 40

[ + to remark, to point sth. out ]
remarquer
[ > une réflexion, un propos ]
[ > relever, apercevoir, constater ]
[ != remorquer - to tow, to haul ]

Question 41

apart from

Answer 41

en dehors de

Question 42

to confide

Answer 42

( + to entrust )

confier

Question 43

to weigh

Answer 43

peser

[ > la pesanteur ]

Question 44

dove

Answer 44

f. une colombe

Question 45

ravissant

Answer 45

beautiful, gorgeous, delightful

[ > captivant,e - superbe - magnifique ]

Question 46

to shrug

Answer 46

( + to raise, to increase, to put up )
hausser [ les épaules ] 
[ > relever, soulever, dresser, s'accentuer (to rise, to increase), arrondir (to increase, to extend) ]
[ > punaiser - to put up, to pin up ]
[ > planter ]

Question 47

chagrin

Answer 47

m. sorrow, grief (la douleur)
[ > le deuil - grief, mourning ]
[ > déplorer ]

Question 48

boîte

Answer 48

f. box, nightclub (de nuit)

Question 49

hésiter

Answer 49

to hesitate, to pause, to falter (stocken, wanken, zögern)

[ > vacciller, flancher ]

Question 50

to grope #1

Answer 50

[ ( = tasten, greifen, fummeln), to grope around (hésiter, expérimenter) ]
tâtonner
[ > tripoter, câliner - to caress, to fondle ]