Kafka sur le plage 8 - Sheet 1

Question 1

reprendre

Answer 1

to pick up-, to take-, to take hold of-, to catch-again, to resume, to repeat, to restart, to reopen, to rework, to recapture

[ > ressaisir - to catch / grab / seize again ]

Question 2

pourtant

Answer 2

yet, even so, all the same

[ > cependant - yet, however, nevertheless ]

Question 3

f. langue

Answer 3

language, tongue

Question 4

f. patte

Answer 4

Paw, foot, hoof, leg, hand
[ > une paluche - hand, paw, mitt ]
[ m.pl. des battoirs - paws, mitts ]

Question 5

soigner

Answer 5

to treat, to nurse, to look after, to take care of, to polish up
[ > garder, fignoler ]

Question 6

incisif

Answer 6

cutting, biting, incisive (prägnant, scharfsinnig, treffend), piercing
[ > vif,ve - ascerbe ]
[ > concis,se - laconique, succinct,e ]

Question 7

redresser

Answer 7

to straighten, to set right, to put right, to rectify, to recover
[ > récupérer ]

Question 8

f. sacoche

Answer 8

(hand-) bag, purse

[ > une bourse ]

Question 9

m. écart

Answer 9

difference, discrepancy, gap, distance, swerving, margin, deviation
[ > un crochet - sharp turn, sudden swerve …]
[ > un décalage - gap, discrepancy, shift, displacement ]
[ > un interstice - crack, slit, gap ]
[ > une disparité, une différence ]
[ > une lacune ]
[ > une fossé - ditch (Graben), gap, gulf, trough ]

Question 10

ramener

Answer 10

To take/bring back, to restore, to pull, to draw, to show off

Question 11

f. haleine

Answer 11

breath

Question 12

cependant

Answer 12

however, nevertheless, yet

Question 13

dégager

Answer 13

To emit, to radiate, to give off, to release, to draw, to extract, to bring out, to open, to clear, to unblock, to free, to remove
[ > déverser, larguer, lâcher, un exutoir ]

Question 14

m. virage

Answer 14

Curve, bend, turn, change, shift, toning

[ > un infléchissement - change of course, shift ]

[ > un courant - current, stream, trend, movement, shift ]

[ > décaler, un changement, un poste, un revirement ]

Question 15

rester cloué sur (la) place

Answer 15

to be pinned / nailed to the spot

Question 16

surprendre

Answer 16

to get caught / overtaken by, to overhear, to surprise, to catch sb. in the act

Question 17

puissant

Answer 17

powerful, potent, strong, mighty, efficacious

[ > efficace, vif, costaud ]

Question 18

en proie à

Answer 18

in the grip of, racked with, beset by
> sous emprise
> tenailler - to torment, to gnaw at, to rack

Question 19

surgir

Answer 19

to appear, to arise, to loom up, to shoot up / to spring up, to materialize suddenly
[ > provenir, paraître, pousser, germer ]

Question 20

to be blown away, to be breathtaken

Answer 20

avoir le souffle coupé

[ > un souffle - breath, blow, blast (d’une explosion), spirit ]

Question 21

effacer

Answer 21

to erase, to remove, to clean / wipe off, to rub out, to obliterate
[ > essuyer, nettoyer, ramoner, torcher ]

Question 22

émaner

Answer 22

to emanate, to be issued by, to come from
[ > provenir, sont dus à ]
[ != emmener, amener ]

Question 23

gravir

Answer 23

to climb (monter, grimper)

Question 24

priser

Answer 24

to prize, to value highly, to take (le tabac [taba]), to snort

Question 25

f. suite

Answer 25

Continuation, follow up, sequel, rest, next, series, succession, suite, retinue (le cortège, un équipage), coherence, consequence

Question 26

chanceler

Answer 26

to totter, to stagger, to wobble | [ > tituber, vacciler, patauger, trébucher sur ]

Question 27

dresser

Answer 27

To put up, to raise, to erect, to build, to lift, to tame, to train, to drill, to draw up, to prepare, to dress [ > apprivoiser, saper, s'habiller, enfiler, revêtir, apprêter, élever, enlever, soulever, relever, punaiser, hausser ] [ s'entraîner - to carry/drag along, to pull, to haul, to train, to coach ]

Question 28

m. lavage

Answer 28

washing, scrubbing, pumping out [ != le sevrage - deprivation, withdrawal ] [> laver, frotter, débarbouiller ]

Question 29

tendre

Answer 29

To tighten, to stretch, to bend, to crane, to hold out, to offer, to strive [ bander, se cambrer, tordre, ployer, plier, fléchir ] [ != tondre - to mow, to crop, to shear ]

Question 30

dépasser

Answer 30

to pass, to surpass, to overtake (dérouter - to throw off the track), to outrun, to be taller than, to go over, to go beyond, to exceed, to be ahead of [ > précéder ]

Question 31

renifler

Answer 31

to sniff at, to snuffle, to smell sth > humer - to smell, to inhale, to breath in > flairer - to scent, to sniff at

Question 32

f. taille

Answer 32

Height, size, waist, trimming, clipping, pruning, carving, etching [ > un gabarit - template, size, build ] [ > une dimension, une pointure ] [ > élaguer, émonder, raccourcir ]

Question 33

ficher

Answer 33

To do, to give, to throw/kick out, get rid off, throw away, to (put on) file, to drive in, to stick in [ enfoncer, planter, allonger, filer, tirer, écouler, virer, archiver, classer ]

Question 34

raccorder

Answer 34

to link, to connect, to join up, to couple, to align [ > réunir - to join/tie/bring together, to reunite] [ > souder - to join/bring/bind together, to weld ] [ > joindre - to join, to combine, to connect, to put/bring together, to add, to attach, to contact, to get in touch with ] [ > rejoindre ]

Question 35

ramper

Answer 35

to creep, to crawl, to grovel, to slither, to lurk > se tapir - to hide, to lurk, to crouch down > rôder - to lurk / hang around

Question 36

remplir

Answer 36

to fill, to fulfill, to satisfy, to meet (un besoin), to carry out [ > imprégner, combler, accomplir ]

Question 37

pendre

Answer 37

to hang, to cling to | > pendre la crémaillère

Question 38

m. chiffon

Answer 38

cloth, rag > une guenille, m. des haillons, une loque > un tissu

Question 39

volontiers

Answer 39

gladly, willingly, with pleasure

Question 40

f. affaire

Answer 40

business, firm, company, job, deal, transaction, murder, trial, lawsuit, case, problem

Question 41

se confondre

Answer 41

To flow together, to merge, to be mixed up, to be confused | [ > se mêler, déranger, embrouillé ]

Question 42

onduler

Answer 42

to undulate, to ripple, to sway

Question 43

tirer

Answer 43

to open, to pull, to draw, to drag, to get, to take, to fire, to shoot, to do, to spend, to print [ ouvrir, rabattre, tirailler, ramener, puiser, dégager, lancer, ficher, imprimer ]

Question 44

enfourcher

Answer 44

to mount, to get on