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English vocabulary ( July and August 2015)

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The traduction of some tricky words I have found
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Question 1

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The French for "a poll" ?
Answer
  • Un sondage
  • Une quête

Question 2

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The French for " in a row" ?
Answer
  • de suite / d'affilée
  • dans son esprit

Question 3

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" to take over" ?
Answer
  • avoir perdu
  • prendre le contrôle de

Question 4

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The French for "to charge with" is " agresser" ?
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  • True
  • False

Question 5

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Is "a plea" the English word for " un appel" ?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 6

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"Sustained applause" => " applaudissement soutenus"
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  • True
  • False

Question 7

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to hand back ?
Answer
  • serrer la main
  • donner en retour

Question 8

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greed => joie
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  • True
  • False

Question 9

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drowsy = bien dessiné
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  • True
  • False

Question 10

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to fall out ?
Answer
  • tomber
  • se disputer

Question 11

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storey ?
Answer
  • magasin
  • étage

Question 12

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timber ?
Answer
  • bois
  • timbre

Question 13

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to overthrow => jeter en l'air
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  • True
  • False

Question 14

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seemingly ?
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  • apparemment
  • finalement

Question 15

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to sketch out ?
Answer
  • esquisser
  • faire le guignol

Question 16

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scruffy => propre
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 17

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démodé ?
Answer
  • dowdy
  • brand new

Question 18

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surroundings ?
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  • centre commercial
  • les environs

Question 19

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to fill in => remplir, combler
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  • True
  • False

Question 20

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frippery ?
Answer
  • bagatelles
  • bijoux

Question 21

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handy ?
Answer
  • désuet
  • pratique

Question 22

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sliver ?
Answer
  • rayon
  • argent

Question 23

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to peek => piquer, pincer
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 24

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to squint ?
Answer
  • plisser des yeux
  • esquinter quelqu'un

Question 25

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flock => flocage ?
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  • True
  • False

Question 26

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laid-back => relaxé ?
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  • True
  • False

Question 27

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to stroll
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  • se balader tranquillement
  • se battre

Question 28

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oyster => otarie ?
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  • True
  • False

Question 29

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maze ?
Answer
  • amoureux
  • multitude

Question 30

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to smuggle ?
Answer
  • échanger de la contrebande
  • étrangler quelqu'un

Question 31

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steamboat => bateau à vapeur ?
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  • True
  • False

Question 32

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sail ?
Answer
  • voile
  • sel

Question 33

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feutré ?
Answer
  • painted
  • hushed

Question 34

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"in the jittery wake of" = "à la suite de ces événements bienfaiteurs " ?
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  • True
  • False

Question 35

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to mothball ?
Answer
  • mettre quelque chose en veilleuse
  • lancer une balle à vive allure

Question 36

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moth => mou ?
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  • True
  • False

Question 37

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swamp ?
Answer
  • marais
  • étang

Question 38

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" day in and day out" => " tous les jours" ?
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  • True
  • False

Question 39

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to pore over ?
Answer
  • essuyer le dessus
  • étudier avec attention

Question 40

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to blow out of the sky ?
Answer
  • jeter un mouchoir dans le ciel
  • détruire en plein vol

Question 41

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thawing => amélioration
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 42

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to dispel ?
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  • dissiper
  • épeler ( un mot)

Question 43

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ominous ?
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  • omniscient, invincible
  • sinistre, inquiétant

Question 44

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barbed wire => fil barbelé ?
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  • True
  • False

Question 45

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kennel ?
Answer
  • menotte
  • chenil

Question 46

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"preserved-in-amber" => ancien ?
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  • True
  • False

Question 47

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to prompt ?
Answer
  • surgir
  • persuader

Question 48

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to spearhead ?
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  • diriger un groupe
  • se cogner la tête

Question 49

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looming threat => danger lointain ?
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  • True
  • False

Question 50

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eventually => finalement ?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 51

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county = pays ?
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  • True
  • False

Question 52

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income ?
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  • migrant
  • revenu, salaire

Question 53

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to set up => créer, établir ?
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  • True
  • False

Question 54

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to be meant to ?
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  • être supposé de
  • avoir compris que

Question 55

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blueprint = modèle ?
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  • True
  • False

Question 56

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policy ?
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  • police
  • plan politique

Question 57

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to enact
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  • décréter, promulguer
  • agir

Question 58

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to repudiate => rejeter, dénoncer
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  • True
  • False

Question 59

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to endorse
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  • recouvrir
  • approuver

Question 60

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to be entitled to ?
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  • avoir le droit de
  • être nommé pour

Question 61

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to mend ?
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  • réparer, raccommoder
  • mendier, supplier

Question 62

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to ensue => transpirer ?
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  • True
  • False

Question 63

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to seek => essayer de ?
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  • True
  • False

Question 64

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bemused ?
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  • perplexe
  • saoûl

Question 65

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fanciful ?
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  • irréel, imaginaire
  • désastreux, horrible

Question 66

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prior => avant ?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 67

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endeavour => repos ?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 68

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to mock ?
Answer
  • ridiculiser
  • se moucher

Question 69

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to be concomitant with ?
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  • être en désaccord avec
  • s'associer avec

Question 70

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to abate ?
Answer
  • disparaître
  • abattre (quelqu'un)

Question 71

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bid => candidature ?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 72

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to go down the tubes ?
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  • aller au métro
  • aller vers le désastre

Question 73

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" blink-and-you-miss-it" => "gigantesque" ?
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  • True
  • False

Question 74

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gloom
Answer
  • poussiéreux
  • pessimisme

Question 75

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nasty ?
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  • cruel
  • empathique

Question 76

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folk => peuple ?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 77

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to beam ?
Answer
  • secouer
  • dire en souriant

Question 78

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to thunder ?
Answer
  • retentir
  • cracher

Question 79

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to heed ?
Answer
  • guider (le chemin)
  • écouter

Question 80

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to bring from the shadows ?
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  • légaliser
  • faire peur

Question 81

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sell-out ?
Answer
  • disparu
  • traître

Question 82

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canny => mignon ?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 83

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bold => audacieux ?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 84

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blunt => timide ?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 85

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backlash ?
Answer
  • contre-coup
  • esquive

Question 86

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in limbo ?
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  • certain
  • incertain

Question 87

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to face down ?
Answer
  • s'arranger avec
  • baisser la tête
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