Semester 2 - Week 9

Question 1

darkness x2

Answer 1

1. obscurité (nf)

2. nuit (nf)

Question 2

(literary) dark

Answer 2

obscur-e

Question 3

1. (positive, literary) half-light

2. (negative) gloom

Answer 3

pénombre (nf)

Question 4

half-light

Answer 4

demi-jour (nm)

Question 5

moonlight

Answer 5

clair (nm) de lune

Question 6

darkness (literary, very dark and frightening)

Answer 6

ténèbres (nf pl)

Question 7

1. shade

2. shadow

Answer 7

ombre (nf)

Question 8

it’s pitch dark

Answer 8

il fait noir comme dans un four

Question 9

you can’t see your hand in front of your face

Answer 9

on n’y voit pas à trois pas

Question 10

let’s sleep on it

Answer 10

demain il fera jour

Question 11

1. to switch on

2. to light (e.g. candle, cigarette)

Answer 11

allumer

Question 12

to shine a light on (literally)

Answer 12

éclairer

Question 13

to shine, to be shiny

Answer 13

briller

Question 14

to gleam, to glisten

Answer 14

luire

Question 15

to glitter

Answer 15

scintiller

Question 16

to sparkle

Answer 16

étinceler

Question 17

to light up

Answer 17

illuminer

Question 18

to shimmer

Answer 18

chatoyer

Question 19

to blink

Answer 19

clignoter

Question 20

bright

Answer 20

brillant-e

Question 21

lit

Answer 21

éclairé-e

Question 22

gleaming, glistening

Answer 22

luisant-e

Question 23

glittering

Answer 23

scintillant-e

Question 24

sparkling

Answer 24

étincelant-e

Question 25

shimmering

Answer 25

chatoyant-e

Question 26

flash (knife blade, pair of eyes)

Answer 26

rayon (nm) de soleil

Question 27

glow (dull)

Answer 27

lueur (nf)

Question 28

(literary) shine

Answer 28

éclat (nm)

Question 29

(poetic, natural) light

Answer 29

clarté (nf)

Question 30

lamp

Answer 30

lampe (nf)

Question 31

torch

Answer 31

lampe (nf) électrique

Question 32

bicycle lamp

Answer 32

phare (nm) de bicyclette

Question 33

candle

Answer 33

bougie (nf)

Question 34

candle (old-fashioned)

Answer 34

chandelle (nf)

Question 35

light bulb

Answer 35

ampoule (nf) électrique

Question 36

all that glitters is not gold

Answer 36

tout ce qui brille n’est pas or

Question 37

the century of the Enlightenment

Answer 37

le siècle des lumières

Question 38

to move (emotionally)

Answer 38

émouvoir

Question 39

to feel

Answer 39

sentir

Question 40

to feel (formal)

Answer 40

ressentir

Question 41

to have a feeling

Answer 41

éprouver

Question 42

his/her blood ran cold

Answer 42

son sang n’a fait qu’un tour

Question 43

to give sb a turn

Answer 43

tourner les sangs à qqn

Question 44

weakness

Answer 44

faiblesse (nf)

Question 45

to weaken

Answer 45

affaiblir

Question 46

to become weaker

Answer 46

s’affaiblir

Question 47

weak

Answer 47

faible

Question 48

feeble

Answer 48

piètre

Question 49

puny

Answer 49

malingre

Question 50

1. frail
2. fragile (psychologically)
3. flimsy

Answer 50

fragile

Question 51

frail

Answer 51

frêle

Question 52

vulnerable

Answer 52

vulnérable

Question 53

powerless

Answer 53

impuissant-e

Question 54

helpless

Answer 54

sans défence

Question 55

weakling, wimp

Answer 55

mauviette (nf)

Question 56

to be lily-livered (be without energy, enthusiasm or warmth)

Answer 56

avoir du sang de navet (dans les veines)

Question 57

he/she’s too weak to stand

Answer 57

il/elle ne tient pas debout

Question 58

he/she’s feeling down

Answer 58

il/elle n’a pas le moral

Question 59

gaudy

Answer 59

criard-e

Question 60

pale

Answer 60

pâle

Question 61

light (opposite of dark)

Answer 61

clair-e

Question 62

dark x2

Answer 62

1. sombre
2. foncé-e
3. noir-e

Question 63

deep

Answer 63

profond-e

Question 64

as black as ink/coal

Answer 64

noir comme de l’encre/du charbon

Question 65

as white as snow

Answer 65

blanc comme neige

Question 66

as white as a sheet

Answer 66

blanc comme un linge

Question 67

white-skinned

Answer 67

blanc comme un cachet d’aspirine