Kafka sur le plage NEW6 - Sheet 1

Question 1

un synonyme pour choisir

Answer 1

to opt for (wählen, sich entscheiden)

opter pour

Question 2

détraquer

Answer 2

to damage

Question 3

déménagement

Answer 3

m. move

Question 4

apprivoiser

Answer 4

to tame, to domesticate
[ > dresser - to put up, to raise, to erect, to lift, to build … ]
[ > entraîner]

Question 5

horloge

Answer 5

f. clock

Question 6

défier

Answer 6

to challenge, to defy
[ > un défi ]
[ > relever le défi - to rise up to a challenge ]

Question 7

insinuer

Answer 7

to insinuate (unterstellen, anspielen, andeuten)
> dénoter (andeuten, bedeuten, kennzeichnen)
> signaler, indiquer

Question 8

caillou, cailloux

Answer 8

m. pebble, stone

[ > une pierre ]

Question 9

cru (noun)

Answer 9

m. wine, vineyard

[ > adj. cru,e / brut,e ]

Question 10

affreux, affreuse

Answer 10

horrible, dreadful, awful, ghastly (gräßlich, schauderhaft) [atroce]

Question 11

j’ai un petit/gros coup du barre

Answer 11

I just got really tired
> je suis crevé
> je suis très fatigué

Question 12

du coup

Answer 12

as a result of, all of a sudden, suddenly

[ = soudain, subitement, tout à coup ]

Question 13

assiette

Answer 13

f. plate

[ > un mets - dish ]

Question 14

notamment

Answer 14

especially, in particular, notabely (vor allem)

Question 15

alors que

Answer 15

while, when, even though

Question 16

se régaler

Answer 16

to enjoy

[ > un régal - feast, treat, delight ]

Question 17

pousser

Answer 17

to push, to shove, to let out (un cri), to grow, to shoot, to come through (une dent)
[ > germer, bousculer, appuyer, lancer ]

Question 18

renseigner

Answer 18

to inform, to give information to, to give direction to

[ > aviser, avertir, prévenir, dénoncer ]

Question 19

percevoir

Answer 19

to feel (vibration, sensation, chaleur), to receive, to be paid, to collect
[ > éprouver, ressentir, recevoir, recéler, cueillir ]

Question 20

palpitant, palpitante

Answer 20

thrilling, exciting (passionant), quivering, trembling (frémissant)
[ exaltant, agité, excité ]
[ un tressaillement, un frémissement, un frisson, survolté ]

Question 21

dès (préposition)

Answer 21

from, as soon as (dès que - as soon as, whenever)

Question 22

he’s been working for 3 days.

Answer 22

Il y a trois jours qu’il travaille.
Il travaille depuis 3 jours.
Ça fait 3 jours qu’il travaille.

Question 23

I stayed in England for 5 days.

Answer 23

J suis resté en Angleterre pendant 5 jours.

Pendant indicates the duration of an action/situation. Action already over, past tense

Question 24

couette

Answer 24

f. blanket
[ > une couverture ]
[> une nappe, un édredon ]

Question 25

je me pèle

Answer 25

j'ai (très) froid

Question 26

je suis gelé jusqu'aux os

Answer 26

I'm freezing to death (geler)

Question 27

garder

Answer 27

to guard, to look after, to keep | [ > soigner - to treat, to nurse, to take care of, to look after, to polish up]

Question 28

quoique

Answer 28

though, although

Question 29

unless

Answer 29

à moins que (+ subjonctif) | [ != au moins - at least ]

Question 30

without

Answer 30

sans que (+ subjonctif)

Question 31

décevoir (quelqu'un)

Answer 31

to disappoint (someone), to let (someone) down [déçu,e]