Theme 2

Question 1

tailleur gris

Answer 1

a grey-suit

Question 2

strict

Answer 2

strict-looking / formal
strict = personne

Question 3

mauve

Answer 3

purple

Question 4

notoriété

Answer 4

some sort of reputation

Question 5

notoriety meaning

Answer 5

the state of being famous or well known for some bad quality or deed.

Question 6

un plateau

Answer 6

a tray

Question 7

deux tasses

Answer 7

two cups

Question 8

Elle bougeait et s’exprimait comme le font les gens qui jouissent d’une certaine notoriété

Answer 8

She moved and expressed herself in the manner of those who have some sort of reputation

Question 9

while meaning

Answer 9

2 things at the same time but surprising

Question 10

seem meaning

Answer 10

seem but wasn’t true

Question 11

tableaux

Question 12

gravures

Question 13

Aux murs, des tableaux et des gravures..

Question 14

Je vais chercher le thé

Answer 14

I’ll get the tea

Question 15

assiette

Answer 15

plate

Question 16

gateaux secs

Answer 16

biscuits

Question 17

vers ce qui devait etre la cuisine

Answer 17

towards what must have been the kitchen

Question 18

a saucer

Answer 18

une soucoupe volante

Question 19

Coffee indénombrable

Answer 19

some coffee
a cup of coffee

Question 20

Le salon était agréable , dans le genre “colonial”

Answer 20

The living room was pleasant decorated in a colonial style / in a colonial-looking style

Question 21

arbres en pots

Answer 21

poted trees

Question 22

rideaux de cotonnades indiennes

Answer 22

indian cotton curtains

Question 23

peaux de chèvres blanches

Answer 23

white goat skins

Question 24

dépareillé

Answer 24

mismatched

Question 25

divan de cuir rouge

Answer 25

red leather divan

Question 26

plâtre

Answer 26

a plaster

Question 27

un plateau sur lequel on sert de la nourriture

Answer 27

a plater

Question 28

un plateau géographique

Answer 28

a plateau

Question 29

un plateau langues

Answer 29

a plate

Question 30

un plat

Answer 30

a dish

Question 31

une casserole

Answer 31

a pot

Question 32

occupied : diff usages

Answer 32

• places
  -bathroom
• military

Question 33

afaissé

Answer 33

sagging

Question 34

In english to speak future

Answer 34

• will = spontaneous decision to do sth
• going to = explain what you’re going to do = project

Question 35

endommagé (accident)

Answer 35

damaged

Question 36

miteux, élimé

Answer 36

shabby

Question 37

habit meaning

Answer 37

something you don’t control

Question 38

coussin pour la tête

Answer 38

pillow

Question 39

désigner

Answer 39

to show

Question 40

to come & to go

Answer 40

to come = to arrive & to go = to leave

Question 41

to use to
to be used to

Answer 41

to use to = not the case anymore
to be used to = avoir l’habitude

Question 42

accoudoir

Answer 42

armchair / couch

Question 43

engager la conversation

Answer 43

to start the conversation

Question 44

Comme je vous l’ai dit au téléphone

Answer 44

As I said over the phone

Question 45

coordonnées

Answer 45

adress

Question 46

GPS position

Answer 46

coordonate

Question 47

info on cv website

Answer 47

Contact informations

Question 48

Métier

Answer 48

job (++ short)
to be employed
profession
business
in this field

Question 49

2 weeks

Answer 49

a fortnight

Question 50

gagner un salaire

Answer 50

to EARN a living

Question 51

j’espère que je ne suis pas trop indiscrète

Answer 51

I’m not being too indiscrete

Question 52

simple document

Answer 52

mere document

Question 53

elle m’intimidait

Answer 53

she intimated me