Excel 3; I think this is form Mariama Bâ

Question 1

bouleversement

Answer 1

upheaval

Question 2

folie

Answer 2

of a state: madness, insanity

of an act: foolish

Question 3

veulerie

Answer 3

spineless

Question 4

constat d’huisser

Answer 4

balif’s report

Question 5

brandir

Answer 5

to brandish, to wave or to flourish something (esp. a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement

Question 6

rapace

Answer 6

rapacious, aggressively greedy or grasping

Question 7

impitoyable

Answer 7

pitiless, merciless

Question 8

soustraire

Answer 8

to subtract

Question 9

malin

Answer 9

smart, clever, malign, evil

Question 10

une petite

Answer 10

girl

Question 11

doué

Answer 11

gifted, talented

Question 12

dû

Answer 12

adj for due, owed, owing

Question 13

retirer

Answer 13

to withdraw, to take away, to take off

Question 14

bosse

Answer 14

bump

Question 15

moindre

Answer 15

adj for the lesser

Question 16

privilégée

Answer 16

privileged

Question 17

vu

Answer 17

prep- in view of

Question 18

emprunter -

Answer 18

to borrow, to take/adapt/assume, to follow

Question 19

facilité

Answer 19

ease

Question 20

empruntée

Answer 20

il-at-ease, awkward

Question 21

appartenir

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to belong to, to be up to

Question 22

versement

Answer 22

payments

Question 23

mensuellement

Answer 23

monthly

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verser

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to pour

Question 25

bancaire

Answer 25

bank

Question 26

prêt

Answer 26

ready

Question 27

acquérir

Answer 27

to acquire, to achieve, to purchase

Question 28

ébéniste

Answer 28

cabinetmaker

Question 29

se cogner

Answer 29

to bump

Question 30

traite

Answer 30

treaty

Question 31

denrée

Answer 31

foodstuff, commodity

Question 32

boucher

Answer 32

to close, to cover, to darken
Boucher une bouteille (➙ bouchon; et aussi capsuler).
Boucher les trous d’un mur, les pores du bois.
Boucher hermétiquement un vase, un récipient.
Boucher une voie d’eau.
Boucher à fond.
Se boucher le nez (en le pinçant), pour ne pas sentir une odeur.
Se boucher les yeux : refuser de voir.
Se boucher les oreilles : refuser d’entendre.
Tu bouches le passage.
La rue est bouchée par un gros camion.
Boucher une porte, une fenêtre.

Question 33

débattre

Answer 33

debate [debatʀ] verb (conjugation 41)
etym. ◊ XI beat and de-
⇨ etymological family fight.
❖
1. V. intr. Vx or region. (Canada) beat strongly. The heart debate me. ➙ throb.
2. V. tr. (XIII) * Examine contradictorily (something) with one or more partners. Debating an issue. ➙ shake, deliberate (to) discuss, debate. They discussed the matter among themselves, have discussed at length. Discuss a price. ➙ bargain. Discuss the terms of a pact, an agreement. ➙ negotiating process.
▫ “Everything discussed on balance” (La Fontaine).
▫ Absolt “They differ, discuss, consider, criticize” (Sartre).
▫ Discuss (by infl. Discuss). Discuss the price. They discussed.
3. V struggle. pron. * Fight, making great efforts to defend themselves, resist, escape. ➙ agitated, struggling. Struggle like hell, like a man possessed, like a madman. Swimmer struggling against the current. The victim has long been debated.
◆ Fig. Struggle against the difficulties of life. ➙ fight, fight, wrestle. Days “where one struggles in vain against all that is low and vile” (Maurois).
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■ contrary Yield.
■ homonyms poss. Debate: Debate; débattrai: débâterai (debater) struggled: débâtis (Unbuilding).

Question 34

syndicale

Answer 34

labor union

Question 35

endiguer

Answer 35

restrain

Question 36

ampleur

Answer 36

scale, magnitude

Question 37

crûment

Answer 37

harshlhy, crudely

Question 38

soigneusement

Answer 38

attentivement

Question 39

dépouillement

Answer 39

perusal, counting, analysis

Question 40

jarrets

Answer 40

hocks, knees

Question 41

fâcheuse

Answer 41

annoyingfâcheusement
adv
(=de façon déplaisante) unpleasantly
être fâcheusement impressionné par qn/qch to get a bad impression of sb/sth
(=malencontreusement) unfortunately

Question 42

gémissement

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moaning, whining, wailing

Question 43

regimber

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resist in refusal

Question 44

solennité de l’heure

Answer 44

solemnity of the hour

Question 45

dépit

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spite - dans chaque sens

Question 46

soupir

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to sigh. soupir. not sourire, which is to smile. S O U P I R. sigh

Question 47

nouer

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to tie, to knot

Question 48

craquement

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crackly

Question 49

bouger

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to move

Question 50

envolée

Answer 50

flight, a surge of inspirations,

s’envoler is to fly away

envolée poétique
n.
flight of poetry

envolée oratoire
n.
flight of oratory

envolée lyrique
n.
flight of poetry

envolée du prix