Reading French: Chapter 7-9

Question 1

ne … pas

Answer 1

not

Question 2

ne … point

Answer 2

not (emphatic)

Question 3

ne … rien

Answer 3

nothing, not … anything

Question 4

ne … plus

Answer 4

no longer

Question 5

ne … que

Answer 5

only, not … but/except

Question 6

ne … personne

Answer 6

nobody, not … anyone

Question 7

ne … jamais

Answer 7

never, not … ever

Question 8

ne … guère

Answer 8

hardly, scarcely

Question 9

ni … ni

Answer 9

neither … nor

Question 10

ne … aucun(e)

Answer 10

no + noun, not … any

Question 11

ne … nul(le)

Answer 11

no + noun, not … any

Question 12

et … et

Answer 12

both … and

Question 13

ou … ou

Answer 13

either … or

Question 14

soit … soit

Answer 14

either … or (be it … be it)

Question 15

ou bien … ou bien

Answer 15

or rather or (more emphatic)

Question 16

ou alors … ou alors

Answer 16

or then or (more emphatic)

Question 17

plus … plus

Answer 17

the more … the more

Question 18

de même que … de même

Answer 18

in the same way as … so

Question 19

l’amélioration (f.)

Answer 19

improvement, betterment

Question 20

l’avocat (m.)

Answer 20

lawyer

Question 21

le discours

Answer 21

speech, discourse

Question 22

l’espoir (m.)

Answer 22

hope

Question 23

la jeunesse

Answer 23

youth

Question 24

le manque

Answer 24

lack

Question 25

l’occasion (f.)

Answer 25

opportunity

Question 26

la paix

Answer 26

peace

Question 27

le point de vue

Answer 27

point of view

Question 28

le psaume

Answer 28

psalm

Question 29

le rapprochement

Answer 29

reconciliation

Question 30

la sagesse

Answer 30

wisdom

Question 31

le sens

Answer 31

meaning, sense; direction

Question 32

la vérité

Answer 32

truth

Question 33

le vers

Answer 33

line of a poem

Question 34

le verset

Answer 34

Bible verse esp. of a psalm

Question 35

la vie

Answer 35

life

Question 36

la vieillesse

Answer 36

old age

Question 37

la voie

Answer 37

way

Question 38

la voix

Answer 38

voice

Question 39

avoir besoin de

Answer 39

to need (to have need of)

Question 40

avoir envie de

Answer 40

to desire (to have a fancy for)

Question 41

avoir peur de

Answer 41

to fear (to have fear of)

Question 42

il s’agit de

Answer 42

it concerns (it is a question/matter of)

Question 43

faire la connaissance de

Answer 43

to become acquainted with

Question 44

parler de

Answer 44

to talk about

Question 45

autre…que

Answer 45

other than

Question 46

le baiser

Answer 46

kiss

Question 47

la poignée de main

Answer 47

handshake

Question 48

seul(e) (adj.)

Answer 48

only, alone

Question 49

faire profession de

Answer 49

to make profession of, profess

Question 50

relever de

Answer 50

to arise from, be a matter/product of

Question 51

tirer

Answer 51

to draw

Question 52

qualifié(e) de

Answer 52

qualified as, styled

Question 53

approuvé(e)

Answer 53

approved, endorsed

Question 54

menacé(e)

Answer 54

threatened, intimidated

Question 55

aux dépens de

Answer 55

at the expense of

Question 56

au cours de

Answer 56

in the course of

Question 57

à l’oeuvre

Answer 57

at work

Question 58

au faîte de

Answer 58

at the pinnacle of

Question 59

les dépens (m.)

Answer 59

expenses

Question 60

le cours

Answer 60

course

Question 61

l’oeuvre (f.)

Answer 61

work

Question 62

le faîte

Answer 62

summit

Question 63

dissoudre

Answer 63

to dissolve

Question 64

dissous (dissoute)

Answer 64

dissolved

Question 65

rédiger

Answer 65

to draw up, write

Question 66

même

Answer 66

even (adv.); very; same

Question 67

certains (pron.)

Answer 67

certain others

Question 68

les plus…

Answer 68

the most + adj. (superlative adj.)

Question 69

à l’encontre de

Answer 69

against

Question 70

à travers

Answer 70

through, throughout

Question 71

au sein de

Answer 71

at the heart (in the bosom) of

Question 72

malgré

Answer 72

in spite of

Question 73

ainsi que

Answer 73

as well as

Question 74

alors que

Answer 74

when; whereas

Question 75

comme

Answer 75

like, as; as if (occasionally)

Question 76

dans la mesure où

Answer 76

where

Question 77

où

Answer 77

where (adv.); when (pron.)

Question 78

si

Answer 78

if, whether (conj.); so (adv.)

Question 79

tandis que

Answer 79

whereas

Question 80

ainsi

Answer 80

thus, in this way

Question 81

aussitôt

Answer 81

immediately

Question 82

d’emblée

Answer 82

at once, right away

Question 83

de nouveau

Answer 83

again

Question 84

à neuf

Answer 84

anew, as new

Question 85

-même(s)

Answer 85

-self/-selves

Question 86

pour cela

Answer 86

for that reason

Question 87

pourtant

Answer 87

yet

Question 88

pour autant

Answer 88

for all that

Question 89

tellement

Answer 89

so

Question 90

ce qui (que)

Answer 90

that which; what, which

Question 91

chacun(e) (de)

Answer 91

every one (of); each

Question 92

plusieurs

Answer 92

several

Question 93

soi-disant

Answer 93

so-called

Question 94

tel(le)

Answer 94

such

Question 95

tout(e)

Answer 95

every, all, whole

Question 96

arriver

Answer 96

to arrive, happen

Question 97

se passer

Answer 97

to happen

Question 98

arriver à

Answer 98

to succeed in

Question 99

réussir à

Answer 99

to succeed in

Question 100

parvenir à

Answer 100

to succeed in

Question 101

considérer comme

Answer 101

to consider (as)

Question 102

être au courant de

Answer 102

to be “up to date” on

Question 103

faire partie de

Answer 103

to belong to, be a member of

Question 104

s’intéresser à

Answer 104

to be interested in

Question 105

menacer (de)

Answer 105

to threaten

Question 106

triompher (de)

Answer 106

to triumph (over)

Question 107

se trouver

Answer 107

to be (found)

Question 108

venir de + inf.

Answer 108

to have just

Question 109

falloir

Answer 109

to be necessary

Question 110

il faut

Answer 110

it is necessary

Question 111

il reste

Answer 111

there remain(s)

Question 112

avoir à

Answer 112

to have to (necessity)

Question 113

être à

Answer 113

to belong to; have to be (necessity)

Question 114

être habitué à

Answer 114

to be accustomed to

Question 115

penser à

Answer 115

to think about

Question 116

renoncer à

Answer 116

to renounce, give up

Question 117

se fier à

Answer 117

to trust in

Question 118

servir à

Answer 118

to be useful for, serve as

Question 119

tenir à

Answer 119

to be anxious/keen to; hold to

Question 120

me

Answer 120

me, to me

Question 121

te

Answer 121

you, to you (sg.)

Question 122

le, la

Answer 122

him, her, it

Question 123

lui

Answer 123

to him, her, it

Question 124

se

Answer 124

(to) him, her, it; them

Question 125

nous

Answer 125

us, to us

Question 126

vous

Answer 126

you, to you (pl., polite)

Question 127

les

Answer 127

them

Question 128

leur

Answer 128

to them

Question 129

y

Answer 129

there, to/on/in/at it, etc.

Question 130

en

Answer 130

some, any, of/from it/them, etc.

Question 131

le sort

Answer 131

their lot (lit. fate)

Question 132

l’un et l’autre

Answer 132

both

Question 133

leur entourage (m.)

Answer 133

their social milieu

Question 134

s’en délivrer

Answer 134

to be delivered from it

Question 135

transporter

Answer 135

to project (other possible meanings not listed)