LFBP December 2020 I

Question 1

wide open (eyes)
to open wide

Answer 1

écarquillé

écarquiller

Question 2

hubcap

Answer 2

chapeau de roue (nm)

enjoliveur (nm)

Question 3

nostril

Answer 3

narine (nf)

Question 4

tense/stiff (not flexible) physical and allergorical

Answer 4

raide

Question 5

stray bullet

Answer 5

balle perdue (nf)

Question 6

a match/harmony

a perfect match for my training

Answer 6

adéquation

une parfaite adéquation avec ma formation

Question 7

tech support

Answer 7

support technique (nm)

Question 8

to be trained under

he trained with dr durand

Answer 8

former

il a été forme avec dr durand (former)

Question 9

firecracker

Answer 9

pétard (nm)

Question 10

he made a reputation for himself

Answer 10

il s’est fait une réputation

Question 11

to thwart/elude

he thwarted the security checks

Answer 11

déjouer

il a déjoué les contrôles de sécurité

Question 12

no less than

he lost no less than 4,9 billion

Answer 12

pas moins de

il a perdu pas moins de 4,6 millard (mee-Yards)

Question 13

car dealership

Answer 13

salon de l’automobile (nm)

Question 14

ephemeral

Answer 14

éphémère

Question 15

look exactly alike/spitting image

Answer 15

comme deux gouttes d’eau

Question 16

scarlet

Answer 16

écarlate

Question 17

crimson

Answer 17

cramoisi

Question 18

exaggerate (make a mountain out of a molehill)

Answer 18

se faire une montagne d’un rien

Question 19

firefly

Answer 19

ver luisant (nm)

Question 20

to go through hell

to be forced to be subject to someone’s whims…usually sexual

Answer 20

passer à la casserole

Question 21

self hate

Answer 21

haine de soi (nf)