Kafka sur le plage 3 - Sheet 1

Question 1

to rest

Answer 1

( + to lie, to sleep, to ask again, to repeat (question), to raise/bring up again )
reposer

Question 2

blanket #1

Answer 2

( + roofing, coverage (presse), cover, disguise, façade )
f. une couverture
[ une couette, une nappe, un édredon ]

Question 3

parcourir

Answer 3

to skim / leaf through, to cover (distance), to run, to walk, to ride, to travel through, to scour (scheuern, durchsuchen), to search (all over)

Question 4

it’s been a while

Answer 4

cela fait un moment

Question 5

room #1

Answer 5

( + piece, bit, part, patch, item, room, coin )

> une chambre, une piaule

Question 6

warm

Answer 6

chaleureux
[ > tiède, tiédasse, chaud, la tiédeur, la chaleur, torride ]
[ > la touffeur - sweltering heat, sultry ]

Question 7

coating

Answer 7

( [ = Überzug, Schicht, Belag ], + covering )
m. un revêtement
[ > une couche ]
[ > enrober - to coat, to wrap, to dress up]

Question 8

to tread

Answer 8

( + to press, to walk on, to tan )
fouler
[ > piétiner, bronzer, hâler, appuyer ]

Question 9

rug

Answer 9

( + carpet, mat )
m. un tapis
[ une moquette, une natte ]

Question 10

grape

Answer 10

( = Traube )
f. une grappe
[ > une vendange, m. des raisins ]

Question 11

to withdraw

Answer 11

( + to pick up, to collect, to remove, to take off / away )
retirer
[ > enlever, ôter, cueillir, dégoter ]

Question 12

procurer

Answer 12

to provide, to bring
[ > valoir ]
[ > une procuration - mandate, letter of attorney ]

Question 13

to borrow

Answer 13

( + to take, to follow )

emprunter

Question 14

what ever

Answer 14

( + it doesn’t matter, it’s not important )

peu importe

Question 15

to finish (off)

Answer 15

( + to bring to an end )

achever

Question 16

to refresh

Answer 16

( + to quench the thirst of )

désaltérer

Question 17

tomcat

Answer 17

( = Kater )
m. un matou
[ != un maton - guard, screw ]

Question 18

flagstone

Answer 18

( = Steinplatte), slab (Platte, Tafel, Tisch)

f. la dalle

Question 19

avoir la dalle

Answer 19

to be starving
> avoir un petit creux
> avoir une faim de loup

Question 20

in the past

Answer 20

( + in former times / days )
autrefois
[ > jadis, naguère (il y a peu de temps) ]

Question 21

sword

Answer 21

( + swordsman )

f. une épée

Question 22

anger

Answer 22

( + rage, wrath )
f. la colère
[ > un courroux, la rage, le seum ]

Question 23

tendance

Answer 23

f. tendency, trend, drift, tenor (Tendenz, Verlauf, Stil, Absicht), allegiance (Treue, Gefolgschaft), sympathy
[ > une disposition (layout, arrangement, aptitude, ability, stipulation, disposal) ]

Question 24

bouffon

Answer 24

m. buffoon (clown, Blödmann)

Question 25

sin

Answer 25

m. le péché

Question 26

cowardly #1

Answer 26

( + loose, loosely woven, spineless )
lâche
[ > un péteux, un trouillard ]

Question 27

sophisticated

Answer 27

( + refined, exquisite )
raffiné,e
[ > élégant, impeccable, soigné, être tiré à quatre épingles +

Question 28

puddle

Answer 28

f. une flaque

[ != une flasque / une gourde ]

Question 29

basically

Answer 29

[ sur le principe ]

au fond

Question 30

(land-) mark

Answer 30

( + line, reference point )
m. un repère
[ != un réverbère ]
[ > repérer ]

Question 31

pillar

Answer 31

( + column )
f. une colonne

[ != une colombe - dove ]

Question 32

thick #1

Answer 32

( + bushy, deep )
épais
[ > dru - thick, dense, heavy ]
[ > soutenu,e ]

Question 33

flesh

Answer 33

f. la chair

Question 34

to dry

Answer 34

( + to wipe, to clean, to endure, to suffer, to bear up against )
essuyer
[ = sécher, sec/sèche ]
[ > effacer, ramoner, nettoyer, torcher ]
[ > supporter - to support, to bear, to withstand, to endure ]
[ > souffrir, subir, éprouver ]

Question 35

knife

Answer 35

( + blade )

m. un couteau

Question 36

handle

Answer 36

( + sleeve )
m. le manche

[ > faire la manche - to beg ]

Question 37

to decorate

Answer 37

( + to adorn / spangle (schmücken), to embellish (verschönern) )
orner
[ > consteller + to stud (verzieren, besetzen) ]
[ > enjoliver - to embellish, to adorn ]

Question 38

trust

Answer 38

( + confidence )
f. la confiance
[ > confier - to confide, to entrust ]

Question 39

trunks

Answer 39

( + underpants )

m. le caleçon

Question 40

to lick

Answer 40

[ + to wash (around) ]

lécher

Question 41

provider

Answer 41

( + supplier )

m. un fournisseur

Question 42

glove

Answer 42

m. un gant

[ > une boîte à gants ]

Question 43

to stroll

Answer 43

[ + to amble (along) ]

déambuler

Question 44

gangster

Answer 44

( + thug, bully )
m. un voyou
[ un truand ]

Question 45

shady

Answer 45

( + weird, out of focus )
pas net [nɛt]
[ > louche / chelou - weird, strange, suspicious ]
[ bizarre, étrange, véreux (dubious, shady) ]
[ marrant - funny, odd, strange ]
[ farfelu - crazy, strange ]