Nouns

Question 1

Cerf-volant

Answer 1

Kite

Question 2

Machin

Answer 2

whaddyacallit, whatchamacallit

Question 3

Chèvrefeuille

Answer 3

Honeysuckle

Question 4

Sardanapale

Answer 4

(has origins in the Latin word saranapalus, which refers to a powerful man leading a luxurious life. Tied to the adjective sardanapalesque)

Question 5

Colimaçon

Answer 5

Escargot

Question 6

Un escalier en colimaçon

Answer 6

A spiral staircase

Question 7

Abnégation

Answer 7

Self-denial, self-sacrifice

Question 8

Serrurerie

Answer 8

Locksmithing

Question 9

Quincaillerie

Answer 9

Hardware store

Cheap jewelry, trinket (usually metal)

Question 10

Parallélépiède

Answer 10

A solid whose six faces are parallelograms

Question 11

Bisounours

Answer 11

Naive (pejorative and condescending)

Question 12

Nournours

Answer 12

Teddy bear

Question 13

Contrée

Answer 13

Region, land

Question 14

Kyrielle

Answer 14

Plethora, host, multitue, bunch

Question 15

œnologie

Answer 15

The science of winemaking

Question 16

Noeud papillon

Answer 16

Bowtie

Question 17

l’oeil de boeuf

Answer 17

A peephole

The eye of an ox

A cute and practical oval window located in the upper part of a building used to ventilate and let light in (most common use of this word)