l'étranger ch. 3

Question 1

élan

Answer 1

nm  
   (=animal)   elk, moose
     (SPORT, avant le saut)   run-up  
prendre son élan      to take a run-up  
prendre de l'élan      to gather speed  
     (fig)   
[+véhicule, entreprise]   momentum  
perdre son élan      to lose one's momentum  
un élan de tendresse      a surge of tenderness

Question 2

rediger

Answer 2

to draft,

 [+lettre, article]   to write
 [+contrat]   to draw up

Question 3

cirer

Answer 3

to wax, to polish

Question 4

la toile

Answer 4

cloth

toile cirée –waterproof table cloth, oil cloth

Question 5

hors de souffle

Answer 5

out of breath?

Question 6

poussière

Answer 6

dust

Question 7

sauté

Answer 7

exploded, changed, jumped

Question 8

quai

Answer 8

quay, embankment, platform

Question 9

appui

Answer 9

(=soutien) support
J’ai besoin de votre appui. I need your support.
(endroit où s’appuyer) chercher un appui to look for something to lean on
l’appui de la fenêtre the windowsill, the window ledge
(autres locutions) à l’appui [arguments, preuves] to support one’s argument
à l’appui de in support of
prendre appui sur [+mur] to lean on
[objet] to rest on
point d’appui fulcrum

Question 10

haleine

Answer 10

nf
breath
perdre haleine to get out of breath
à perdre haleine [courir] until one is gasping for breath
reprendre haleine to get one’s breath back
être hors d’haleine to be out of breath
avoir mauvaise haleine to have bad breath
(autres locutions) de longue haleine long-term
tenir en haleine (=fasciner) to hold spellbound
(=maintenir en attente) to keep in suspense

Question 11

heurter

Answer 11

[+mur] to hit
[+personne] to collide with
(=offenser, blesser) to upset
heurter qn de front to clash head-on with s

Question 12

escalier

Answer 12

escalier
nm stairs pl , (considéré comme un élément spécifique) staircase
→ il avait construit de ses mains un escalier en chêne pour monter au bureau installé dans les combles
dans l’escalier, dans les escaliers on the stairs
descendre l’escalier, descendre les escaliers to go downstairs, to go down the stairs
escaliers
nmpl stairs

cage d'escalier  
      nf   stairwell  
escalier à vis  
      nm   spiral staircase  
escalier de secours  
      nm   fire escape  
escalier de service  
      nm   backstairs  
escalier en colimaçon  
      nm   spiral staircase  
escalier mécanique  
      nm   escalator  
escalier roulant  
      nm   escalator

Question 13

nous longions

Answer 13

(en marchant) to go along, to go alongside, to walk along, to walk alongside , (en circulant) to drive along, to drive alongside
Nous avons longé la Seine. We walked along the Seine.
[mur, route] to run along, to border
La route longe la forêt. The road runs along the edge of the forest.

Question 14

treuil

Answer 14

treuil
nm winch
Translation French - English Collins Dictionary
See also: treuillage, treuiller, truie, treille
Collaborative Dictionary French-English
treuil
n.
winch
[Tech.]

treuil pneumatique
n.
air hoist
[Tech.]

treuil à câble
n.
cable winch

treuil à vis tangente
n.
worm-winch

Question 15

désordonné

Answer 15

disorderly, untidy

Question 16

palier

Answer 16

landing, stage

Question 17

l’épagneul

Answer 17

spaniel

Question 18

poils

Answer 18

hair, coat

Question 19

collier

Answer 19

necklace, collar

Question 20

voutée

Answer 20

[cave, salle] vaulted, arched

[dos, personne] bent, stooped

Question 21

le museau

Answer 21

muzzle, snout

Question 22

gémir

Answer 22

to moan

Question 23

quadrille

Answer 23

squared, under surveillance

Question 24

semer (soe, spread)

Answer 24

to soe, to spread, to scater

Question 25

boudin

Answer 25

sausage, pudding

Question 26

goutte

Answer 26

nf  
   [+eau, pluie]   drop  
goutte à goutte      a drop at a time  
tomber goutte à goutte      to drip  
la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vase      ~the straw that breaks the camel's back  
se ressembler comme deux gouttes d'eau      to be like two peas in a pod  
     (petite quantité)    
[+alcool, vin]  
une goutte de      a drop of  
     (MÉDECINE)   gout
   gouttes  
      nfpl     (MÉDECINE)   drops  
des gouttes pour les yeux      eye drops  
des gouttes pour le nez      nose drops

Question 27

dégoutter

Answer 27

to drip

Question 28

pèlerinage

Answer 28

pilgrimage

Question 29

gaver

Answer 29

force feed

Question 30

étouffer

Answer 30

[+personne] to suffocate
[+bruit] to muffle
(fig)
[+scandale] to hush up
vi
(=manquer d’air) to suffocate
(=avoir trop chaud) to feel stifled
On étouffe ici. It’s stifling in here.
(fig) (=se sentir oppressé) to feel stifle

Question 31

frôler

Answer 31

(=effleurer) to brush against
[projectile] to skim past
Le chat m’a frôlé au passage. The cat brushed against me as it went past., The cat brushed past me.
(fig) (=manquer de peu) to come very close to
Nous avons frôlé la catastrophe. We came very close to disaster.