Kafka sur le plage 4 - Sheet 1

Question 1

pregnant

Answer 1

enceinte

> une grossesse, concevoir, un accouchement (childbirth, labour, delivery), imprégner

Question 2

un mur d’enceinte

Answer 2

boundary / perimeter / city- walls

Question 3

sound

Answer 3

(volume)

m. le son

Question 4

fence

Answer 4

( + railing, closing )

f. une clôture

Question 5

plank

Answer 5

[+ board, ski, shelf (une tablette, un rayon, une étagère) ]
f. une planche

[ != un plancher - floor, minimum ]

Question 6

low (dry stone) wall

Answer 6

m. un muret

[ > un paroi, un mur, une muraille ]

Question 7

stone

Answer 7

( + rock )
f. une pierre
[ > un caillou ]

Question 8

surmonter

Answer 8

to surmount (überwinden), to top, to get over, to overcome
[ > franchir ]

Question 9

a bush

Answer 9

m. u buisson, un arbuste
> la brousse
[ != une brosse - brush ]

Question 10

saw

Answer 10

f. une scie

[ > débiter - to saw up, to cut up, to produce, to discharge ]

Question 11

hum

Answer 11

( + buzz, drone )

m. le bourdonnement

Question 12

tromper

Answer 12

to be unfaithful, to deceive, to betray, to dupe, to fool, to mislead, to appease, to cheat (on)

[ > se tromper, avoir tort, volage, infidèle ]
[ > se moquer, duper, égarer ]

Question 13

sign #1

Answer 13

( + panel )
m. un panneau
[ un signe, une enseigne, une pancarte ]

Question 14

to signpost

Answer 14

[ (wegweisen), to mark with arrows ]
flecher
[ la flèche - arrow ]
[ != fléchir - to weaken, to fall, to bend ]

Question 15

encadrer

Answer 15

to frame, to flank, to surround, to lead, to organize
[ + to staff ]
> entourer, cerner, mener, gérer

Question 16

pond

Answer 16

m. un étang

[ > un lac, un bassin, une mare ]

Question 17

winding

Answer 17

[ tortuos (gewunden, umständlich), sinuous, meandering, convoluted ]
sinueux,se
[ tortueux,se, une divagation

Question 18

foundation

Answer 18

m. le massif

Question 19

impressive

Answer 19

( + imposing )
imposant,e

[ > infliger- to inflict, to impose ]

Question 20

plumtree

Answer 20

m. un prunier
[ > un pruneau ]

[ != une prunelle - pupil ]

Question 21

exprès

Answer 21

explicit, strict, express

Question 22

doorstep

Answer 22

( + doorway, threshold )
m. le seuil
[ != le deuil - mourning, grief ]

Question 23

bar #1

Answer 23

( + counter )
m. un comptoir
[ > un bouge, un troquet, un bar, un café, un estaminet, une taverne ]

Question 24

grit

Answer 24

( + gravel )

m. un gravier

Question 25

pencil

Answer 25

m. le crayon

Question 26

tone

Answer 26

( + reconance, (door) bell, stamp, sticker )

m. le timbre

Question 27

to relax

Answer 27

[ + to unclench (öffnen) ]
décontracter
[ > se détendre, se prélasser, désinvolte ]

Question 28

égal

Answer 28

equal, even, regular, steady

Question 29

to iron

Answer 29

[ to go (back) again, to be shown again (cinéma), to pass again, to iron, to sharpen ]
repasser
[ > une reprise - resumption ]

Question 30

accrocher

Answer 30

to hang (up), to hook, to tie to, to grab the attention of, to catch, to hit (voiture)
> être accro à
> accroche-toi - hang in there
> astreindre qn

Question 31

poignet

Answer 31

m. wrist, cuff (Manchette)

Question 32

rayon

Answer 32

m. ray, beam, radius, (book-) shelf, department
[ != la rayure ]
[ > un faisceau, une lueur ]
[ > une poutre ]
[ > une planche, une tablette ]

Question 33

consulter

Answer 33

to visit, to consult, to check, to go over, to look at, to read, to search, to refer to

Question 34

to protest

Answer 34

[ + to clamour (schreien, zetern), to shout ]

clamer

Question 35

roof

Answer 35

m. le toit
[ > un toit d’ardoises ]
[ > une couverture]

Question 36

lettres

Answer 36

f. pl. literature, the art, art subjects, humanities (Geisteswissenschaften)

Question 37

ainsi

Answer 37

this/that way, so, thus, for instance, for example

Question 38

se plaire

Answer 38

to like, to enjoy

Question 39

séjourner

Answer 39

to sejourn (verweilen, sich aufhalten), to stay, to lie (la neige)

[ > rester, reposer ]
[ > demeurer - to remain, to be left, to stay ]

Question 40

to skimp on

Answer 40

[ ( = knausern), to spare ]
lésiner sur
[ > étriqué, radin ]

Question 41

to be generous

Answer 41

ne lésiner pas sur

Question 42

dilapider

Answer 42

to waste, to squander (verschwenden), to embezzle
[ > vétuste, sordid, gaspiller ]
[ antonymes: engranger, économiser, stocker, accumuler ]

Question 43

as far as

Answer 43

autant que

Question 44

moue

Answer 44

f. pout

> bouder

Question 45

hobby

Answer 45

[ + pastime (Zeitvertreib) ]
m. le passe-temps
[ le loisir ]

Question 46

tax

Answer 46

m. un impôt

[ le prélèvement ]

Question 47

Monday-Sunday

Answer 47

lundi, mardi, mercredi, jeudi, vendredi, samedi, dimanche

Question 48

you’re welcome

Answer 48

je vous en prie

Question 49

plaire

Answer 49

to like, to be attractive/appealing

Question 50

beam

Answer 50

f. une poutre

[ > un faisceau, un rayon ]

Question 51

provenir

Answer 51

to come / result from, to arise
[ dont dus à - are resulting from ]
[ > émaner - to emanate, to come from, to be issued by ]
[ > surgir - to appear, to arise … ]

Question 52

étagère

Answer 52

f. shelf

[ > une planche, un rayon, une tablette ]

Question 53

essai

Answer 53

m. try, attempt, essay, test, trial

Question 54

saisir

Answer 54

to grab (hold of), to seize, to grasp, to catch (percevoir), to understand, to strike, to stun (impressionner)
[ > abasourdir ]