Les Adventures du Tintin: Tintin au Congo pp. 12-14

Question 1

gibier

Answer 1

game, wild meat

Question 2

(le) bain

Answer 2

bath (n.)

Question 3

Hissons-nous

Answer 3

let’s hoist ourselves

Question 4

tronc d’arbre

Answer 4

the tree trunk

Question 5

paresseux

Answer 5

lazy, sloth (n.)

Question 6

sang-froid

Answer 6

cold-blooded

Question 7

toucher

Answer 7

to touch

Question 8

(la) mouche

Answer 8

fly (n.)

Question 9

perdre

Answer 9

to lose

Question 10

joue

Answer 10

cheek, jowl

Question 11

puisqu’il

Answer 11

since

Question 12

ouvrir

Answer 12

to open

Question 13

tant

Answer 13

so much

Question 14

profitons-en

Answer 14

let’s take advantage of it

Question 15

poltron

Answer 15

coward

Question 16

renfort

Answer 16

reinforcement

Question 17

laissé

Answer 17

left (v.)

laisser - to leave

Question 18

louche

Answer 18

weird, suspicious

Question 19

a volé

Answer 19

stolen

voler - to steal

Question 20

je le rattrape

Answer 20

I catch up with him

Question 21

chaleur

Answer 21

warmth

Question 22

au moins

Answer 22

at least

Question 23

panne

Answer 23

breakdown (n.)

Question 24

sinon

Answer 24

otherwise

Question 25

(nous) rejoindrons

Answer 25

join

joindre - to join

Question 26

approchons-nous

Answer 26

we approach

approcher - to approach

Question 27

prudemment

Answer 27

carefully

Question 28

quelque part

Answer 28

somewhere

Question 29

bagnole

Answer 29

car, wheel

Question 30

remettre

Answer 30

to put it back

Question 31

en marche

Answer 31

working

Question 32

noix de coco

Answer 32

coconut

Question 33

essayons

Answer 33

let’s try

Question 34

étourdir

Answer 34

to stun