Littéraire

Question 1

se méfier de (4)

Answer 1

to be wary / suspicious / distrustful / mistrustful of sb

to distrust / mistrust

Question 2

être ni bon ni mauvais

Answer 2

to be neither good nor bad

Question 3

un …des environs

Answer 3

a neighbouring …

Question 4

entre nous 3

Answer 4

between the three of us

Question 5

colères

Answer 5

fits of rage / anger

Question 6

faire peur

Answer 6

frighten

Question 7

en bons termes (3)

Answer 7

On friendly / intimate / good terms

Question 8

des liens très profonds

Answer 8

close/intimate/strong ties/links

Question 9

être agité, nerveux, ne pas tenir en place

Answer 9

to grow/be restless

Question 10

entreprendre

Answer 10

to undertake

Question 11

le monde du spectacle

Answer 11

the world of entertainment

Question 12

un croc-mort

Answer 12

an undertaker

Question 13

valoir la peine de faire qc

Answer 13

to be worthwhile doing

Question 14

ça ne vaut pas la peine (2)

Answer 14

it’s not worthwhile / it’s not worth the effort

Question 15

disons vers…

Answer 15

say around…

Question 16

tenir compagnie à qn

Answer 16

to keep sb company

Question 17

maussade, morne

Answer 17

dreary

Question 18

la nuit tombe

Answer 18

darkness is closing-in

Question 19

les jours se rétrécissent

Answer 19

days are closing-in

Question 20

un village pittoresque

Answer 20

a picturesque village

Question 21

rendre visite à qn

Answer 21

to call on sb

Question 22

demander officiellement

Answer 22

to call for

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sans poussière

Answer 23

dust free

Question 24

quant à lui

Answer 24

as for him

Question 25

atteindre la trentaine

Answer 25

to turn thirty

Question 26

s'interesser à qn

Answer 26

to take / show interest in sb

Question 27

froncer les sourcils (2)

Answer 27

to frown at sb / to knit one's (eye)brows

Question 28

sinon

Answer 28

otherwise

Question 29

faire faire qc qn | on lui faisait faire...

Answer 29

to make sb do sg | he was made do ...

Question 30

Corvées

Answer 30

chores

Question 31

pas soigneuse / négligente (2)

Answer 31

careless / untidy

Question 32

avoir prise sur qn

Answer 32

to get an hold on sb

Question 33

se facher contre qn (furieux)

Answer 33

to get mad at sb

Question 34

s'énerver contre qn (2)

Answer 34

to get [angry/cross] with sb

Question 35

s'emporter contre qn (2)

Answer 35

to lose one's temper / to fly into a temper with sb

Question 36

rester de marbre (3)

Answer 36

to remain expressionless to remain stony faced to remain impassive

Question 37

hurler sur qn (2)

Answer 37

to yell/scream at sb

Question 38

finir par faire qc

Answer 38

to end up doing sg

Question 39

exaspérée

Answer 39

exasperated

Question 40

au bout du rouleau

Answer 40

at the end of one's tether

Question 41

yeux vides (2)

Answer 41

vacant/expressionless eyes

Question 42

ne pas broncher

Answer 42

not to budge

Question 43

se mettre en rage (2)

Answer 43

to fly into a temper, a rage

Question 44

ne pas être loin de penser que (2)

Answer 44

not to be far off believing that / to be close to believe

Question 45

faire pleurer qn (2)

Answer 45

to make sb weep / cry

Question 46

car

Answer 46

for

Question 47

quelqu'un qui s'abstient

Answer 47

an abstainer

Question 48

qqn qui s'abstient de boire de l'alcool

Answer 48

a teetotaller

Question 49

s'abstenir de l'alcool

Answer 49

to be teetotal

Question 50

faire l'éloge de qc à qn, recommande

Answer 50

to commend sb to sb

Question 51

flatteur

Answer 51

flattering

Question 52

crédible

Answer 52

believable

Question 53

invraisemblable

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unbelievable

Question 54

simple

Answer 54

mere

Question 55

seulement, simplement

Answer 55

merely

Question 56

mention passable / bien / très bien

Answer 56

``` third-class honors second-class honors first-class honors ```

Question 57

circonstances atténuantes ≠ aggravante

Answer 57

mitigating circumstances ≠ aggravating

Question 58

la faculté de droit (de Birmingham)

Answer 58

(Birmingham) Law society

Question 59

minimiser les effets de qc

Answer 59

to mitigate the effect of sth

Question 60

sentiments mitigés

Answer 60

mixed feelings

Question 61

la piece de vie, hall (hotel)

Answer 61

the foyer

Question 62

faire une erreur sur qc

Answer 62

to be mistaken about sth

Question 63

être pris pour qn d'autre

Answer 63

to be mistaken for sb else

Question 64

être induit en erreur

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to be misled

Question 65

un chiffre, une silhouette

Answer 65

a figure

Question 66

un pardessus

Answer 66

an overcoat

Question 67

être déterminé à faire qc

Answer 67

to be intent on doing sg

Question 68

avec détermination, insistance

Answer 68

intently

Question 69

patrimoine historique

Answer 69

national heritage

Question 70

Digne de confiance

Answer 70

Trustworthy

Question 71

Destin tragique

Answer 71

Doom

Question 72

De temps en temps

Answer 72

Every now and then

Question 73

Du tout, pas le moindre, aucun

Answer 73

Whatsoever (s'utilise comme at all)

Question 74

Salon (US)

Answer 74

The den

Question 75

Avant que, quand | Tu ferais mieux d'avoir fini le ménage avant que je ne rentre à la maison ou tu auras des problèmes.

Answer 75

By the time | You better have your chores done by the time I get home or you're in big trouble.

Question 76

(Se) disperser

Answer 76

To scatter

Question 77

Au sens figuré

Answer 77

figuratively

Question 78

Divin, merveilleux

Answer 78

Heavenly

Question 79

Marmonner

Answer 79

To mumble

Question 80

Une pile de

Answer 80

A stack of

Question 81

Ne pas bouger

Answer 81

To stand put

Question 82

Choisir | Se décider pour

Answer 82

To settle on

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Poignée de

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Fistful of | I grab a fistful of his polo

Question 84

Etre sur la pointe des pieds

Answer 84

To be up on one's tiptoes

Question 85

Enfantin, puéril

Answer 85

Boyish

Question 86

Crime

Answer 86

Felony

Question 87

Fin du monde, catastrophe

Answer 87

Doomsday

Question 88

Baisser la tête, honteux (3)

Answer 88

To look down, feeling ashamed To lower one’s head, feeling ashamed To hang one’s head in shame

Question 89

Il te manque une case

Answer 89

To have a screw loose

Question 90

Avoir perdu la boule

Answer 90

To have lost one’s marbles

Question 91

Il se fâche facilement, il s'énerve sur la moindre des choses.

Answer 91

He is so easily upset; he loses his temper over every little thing.