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Question 1

UK (overly bold)
-> insolent, effronté, impertinent

Answer 1

cheeky (adj)

Question 2

mainly UK (angry, annoyed)
-> fâché
-> en colère

Answer 2

cross (adj)

Question 3

(quarrel)
-> (familier) prise de bec
-> dispute

Answer 3

spat

Question 4

1. informal (sticky or runny)
   -> gluant
2. informal (overly sentimental)
   ->mièvre

Answer 4

gooey (adj)

Question 5

1. figurative (emotional instability)
   -> versatilité
   -> inconstance
2. figurative (situation: potential for violence)
   -> instabilité
3. (chemistry: instability)
   -> (Chimie) volatilité

Answer 5

volatility (noun)

Question 6

Phrasal verb
1. (become plumper)
-> s’épaissir

2. figurative (make more detailed)
   -> étoffer

Answer 6

flesh out / flesh [sth] out

Question 7

(arduous, exhausting)
-> éreintant, épuisant, exténuant

Answer 7

Gruelling (adj)

Question 8

(division into two)

Answer 8

Dichotomy

Question 9

1.formal (be patient)
-> être patient, attendre

2. formal (abstrain from [sth])
   -> se retenir de faire [qch]
3. usually plural (ancestor)
   -> ancêtre

Answer 9

1. forbear
2. forbear to do [sth], forbear from doing [sth]
3. forbear, forebear

Question 10

1. (hide: knowledge)
   -> dissimuler, cacher, tenir secret
2. (hide: physically)
   -> dissimuler, cacher
3. (hide: emotions)
   -> dissimuler, cacher,

Answer 10

conceal [sth]
-> ex: The little boy concealed a tiny kitten under his coat

conceal yourself
-> se dissimuler

Question 11

1. (repair: clothes, shoes)
   -> (un vêtement) raccommoder
   -> (une route, un objet) réparer
   -> des chaussettes) repriser
2. (injury, body part: heal)
   -> guérir
   -> se remettre

Answer 11

1. mend [sth]
2. mend

Question 12

1. (determined, not changing)
   -> inébranlable
   -> ferme
   -> (ami, allié) loyal

Answer 12

steadfast (adj)

Question 13

slang, figurative (most difficult part of [sth])
On a fait le plus dur, le plus dur est passé

Answer 13

We are over the hump now

Question 14

Idiom : to get upset and annoyed with someone because you think they have done something bad to you
-> slang -> être furax

Answer 14

Get the hump

Question 15

Prendre de l’importance

Answer 15

Gain in importance
Gain in stature
Assume greater significance

Question 16

Dans une moindre mesure

Answer 16

To a lesser extent

Question 17

Often plural : stock owner
-> actionnaire

Answer 17

Shareholder