L'étranger (Partie II, Chap. III)

Question 1

Délier

Answer 1

to untie; release; absolve

Question 2

Inégalable

Answer 2

unequalled, peerless

Question 3

Dévorant

Answer 3

all-consuming

Question 4

l’épaisseur (fem.)

Answer 4

thickness

Question 5

(Se) Durcir

Answer 5

to harden, solidify

Question 6

Aussitôt

Answer 6

immediately

Question 7

Résorber

Answer 7

to absorb, reduce

Question 8

étirer

Answer 8

to stretch; roll out

Question 9

se détendre

Answer 9

to become slack; to relax

Question 10

Une Gerbe

Answer 10

spray, bundle; shower

Question 11

Un Olivier

Answer 11

olive tree

Question 12

un crépuscule

Answer 12

twilight, dusk

Question 13

Pour que

Answer 13

so that, in order to

Question 14

Fausser

Answer 14

to break, bend; to distort

Question 15

Un chant

Answer 15

singing, song; rim

Question 16

Ainsi

Answer 16

thus, in this way

Question 17

Renouer

Answer 17

to retie; to renew, reconnect with

Question 18

D’ailleurs

Answer 18

incidentally, by the way, for that matter

Question 19

le sommeil

Answer 19

sleep, sleepiness; inactivity

Question 20

Puisque

Answer 20

seeing as, since; just as (impatient)

Question 21

Un itinéraire

Answer 21

route; life story

Question 22

Basculer

Answer 22

to tip over, to topple; to put through (telephone)

Question 23

la rumeur

Answer 23

rumor; murmur, distant sound

Question 24

un tournant

Answer 24

corner; turning point

Question 25

ébranler

Answer 25

to shake, weaken; to get going

Question 26

Hausser

Answer 26

to raise, elevate

Question 27

Se Draper

Answer 27

to wrap around oneself

Question 28

Redresser

Answer 28

to correct, straighten out; to stand up