Vocabulaire de Candide 2

Question 1

Côtoyer

Answer 1

Stand along side, mix with (people), border (country, etc.)

Question 2

Un caillou

Answer 2

Small stone or jewel or head

Question 3

Un caleçon

Answer 3

Boxer shorts or leggings

Question 4

Une chaloupe

Answer 4

Life boat or other small boat

Question 5

Une enceinte

Answer 5

Enclosure (adjective: pregnant)

Question 6

S’enfoncer

Answer 6

To sink or to make things worse for oneself

Question 7

S’entretenir

Answer 7

To be maintained, to take care of oneself physically or to have a discussion

Question 8

Un fripon

Answer 8

A scoundrel

Question 9

Une galère

Answer 9

A ship with oars rowed by forced labor or a difficult, unpleasant task

Question 10

La laideur

Answer 10

Ugliness

Question 11

Maudit/maudire

Answer 11

Cursed/to curse

Question 12

Un moine

Answer 12

A monk

Question 13

Outre

Answer 13

Besides, as well as

Question 14

Parcourir

Answer 14

To travel, wander, roam or to browse/skim through

Question 15

Potelé

Answer 15

Chubby, plump

Question 16

Ramer

Answer 16

To row

Question 17

Sauter au cou

Answer 17

To throw one’s arms around someone, to fly into their arms, etc.

Question 18

Verser

Answer 18

To pour (liquids), to shed (tears) or to deposit/allocate (money)

Question 19

Améliorer

Answer 19

To improve

Question 20

Avoir les moyens de

Answer 20

To have the means (financially) to…

Question 21

Les biens

Answer 21

Assets, possessions

Question 22

Gagner le SMIC

Answer 22

To earn minimum wage

Question 23

Le syndicat

Answer 23

Labor union

Question 24

Joindre les deux boutes

Answer 24

To make ends meet

Question 25

Aborder

Answer 25

To approach, come up to