L'étranger - Raymond et le lutte avec sa maitresse

Question 1

convenir

Answer 1

to be suitable

convenir
v.
suit (vi.) ; agree (+prép. de) (vi.) ; agree (+inf.) (vi.) ; b …

convenir à
exp.
to suit

convenir de
exp.
to agree on

convenir que
exp.
to admit that

convenir que
exp.
to acknowledge the fact that

convenir de qch
exp.
to admit sth

convenir de qch
exp.
to acknowledge sth

convenir de faire qch
exp.
to agree to do sth

Question 2

roseaux

Answer 2

reeds

Question 3

tiède

Answer 3

adj
[boisson, plat] (désagréablement) lukewarm, tepid , (agréablement) warm
[eau, bain] tepid, lukewarm
[accueil, sentiment] lukewarm
[vent, air] warm
adv
boire qch tiède to drink sth lukewarm

Question 4

paresseuse

Answer 4

lazy

Question 5

amertume

Answer 5

bitterness

Question 6

se coller

Answer 6

to stick, to seal, be pasted

Question 7

couler

Answer 7

i: to flow, run, sink, go under
t: to sink, go under, to put out of business

Question 8

gronder

Answer 8

to growl, to scold, to mutter, to rumble, (revolt): to be brewing

Question 9

semelles

Answer 9

sole of a shoe, sole (exterior, of a platform)

Question 10

griffes

Answer 10

nf
a slap
[+animal] claw
Le chat m’a donné un coup de griffe. The cat scratched me.
(fig)
[+artiste] signature
→ on reconnaît là la griffe de l’artiste
[+couturier, parfumeur] label
la griffe d’un grand couturier the label of a top designer

Question 11

retrousser

Answer 11

to roll up, to tuck up

Question 12

manches

Answer 12

sleeves

se retrousser les manches (fig) to roll up one’s sleeves

Question 13

aiguë

Answer 13

aiguë
adj.
pointed
[Comp.]

aiguë
adj.
acute ; sharp

Question 14

sourd

Answer 14

adj  
   [personne]   deaf  
faire la sourde oreille      to turn a deaf ear  
     (fig)  
être sourd à      to be deaf to  
   [bruit, voix]   muffled
   [douleur]   dull
     (LINGUISTIQUE)   
[consonne]   voiceless, unvoiced
   [violence]   muted
   [lutte]   silent, hidden
   [couleur]   muted
      nm/f   deaf person  
les sourds et les malentendants      the deaf and hard of hearing  
il n'est pire sourd que celui qui ne veut entendre      there's none so deaf as those that will not hear  

sourd-muet , sourde-muette

Question 15

hurler

Answer 15

to roar, to yell, to howl, to clash

Question 16

emplir

Answer 16

to fill, occupy (remplir : to fill up)

Question 17

plomber

Answer 17

to led, make something reminiscent of lead

7. Seal (tooth) with a filling.
8. Arg. Contaminate (someone) with a sexually transmitted disease (especially syphilis).
9. Fam. Have a negative effect, compromise. The crisis has leaded growth.
   ▫ “Leaded by its failures and this perpetual bad luck” (P. Lapeyre).

Question 18

gifler

Answer 18

to slap

Question 19

ramasser

Answer 19

[+objet tombé ou par terre] to pick up
Il a ramassé son crayon. He picked up his pencil.
(=recueillir)
[+feuilles mortes, ordures] to collect
ramasser les copies to collect in the exam papers
(=récolter)
[+champignons, tomates] to gather, to pick
[+noix] to gather, to collect
[+pommes de terre] to dig up, to lift
* (fig) (=trouver) to pick up
Où as-tu ramassé ça? Where did you pick that up?
* (fig) (=recevoir)
[+coup, maladie, mauvaise note] to get
ramasser une pelle, ramasser un gadin to fall flat on one’s face

Question 20

mégot

Answer 20

cigarette butt

Question 21

guignol

Answer 21

clown, puppet

Question 22

se taper

Answer 22

to fight

taper (se)
vpr/vt
*
[+travail] to get lumbered with, to get landed with
Il a dû se taper la resaisie de tout le document. He ended up having to retype the whole document.
[+nourriture] to have
[+bouteille] to have, to down
→ on s’est tapé un petit Meursault pas mal
On va se taper une choucroute? Shall we have some sauerkraut?
(sexuellement)
[+personne] to have it off with * , to sleep with
Tu crois qu’il se l’est tapée? Do you think he’s slept with her?
vpr/vi
* s’en taper de qch (se moquer de) not to give a damn about sth *
Je m’en tape de leur règlement. I don’t give a damn about their rule.
Si tu savais comme je m’en tape! I really couldn’t give a damn!

Question 23

un maquereau

Answer 23

maquereau ( maquereaux pl )
nm
(=poisson) mackerel inv
* (=proxénète) pimp

Question 24

la gueule

Answer 24

a mouth, a mug

  nm   rant   → le coup de gueule d'un médecin         → le coup de gueule de la semaine         pousser un coup de gueule      to have a rant  

ta gueule! * shut up! * , shut your face! *

Question 25

soûl

Answer 25

drunk

Question 26

se peigner

Answer 26

to comb one’s hair

Question 27

égal

Answer 27

equal, even, level, steady, just like each other

ça m’est égal (=je n’ai pas de préférence) I don’t mind
Tu préfères du riz ou des pâtes? - Ça m’est égal. Would you rather have rice or pasta? - I don’t mind.

Question 28

rapprocher

Answer 28

(=mettre plus près) to move closer
rapprocher qch de to move sth closer to
Il a rapproché le fauteuil de la télé. He moved the armchair closer to the TV.
[+deux objets] to move closer together
(=réunir) to bring together
Cet accident a rapproché les deux frères. The accident brought the two brothers together.
(=comparer) to establish a parallel between

rapprocher (se)
vpr/vi
(=se mettre plus près) to come closer, to come nearer
Rapproche-toi, tu verras mieux. Come closer, you’ll see better.
se rapprocher de to come closer to
(=présenter une analogie avec) to be close to
vpr/récip
[familles, pays] to come together
[points de vue] to come closer together

Question 29

raccrocher

Answer 29

vt
[+tableau, vêtement] to hang back up
[+récepteur] to put down
vi (au téléphone) to hang up
ne raccrochez pas hold the line, don’t hang up

raccrocher (se)  
      vpr/vi  
se raccrocher à      (=saisir)   
  [+branche, corde]   to grab hold of  
  [+espoir]   to cling on to

Question 30

couloir

Answer 30

nm
(dans un immeuble) corridor, passage
au bout du couloir à droite on the right at the end of the corridor
le couloir de la mort death row
→ les prisonniers qui attendent dans le couloir de la mort
des bruits de couloir, des bruits de couloirs (=des rumeurs) rumours (Grande-Bretagne) , rumors (USA)
→ des bruits de couloirs évoquent d’autres défections et provoquent une vraie crise de confiance dans le gouvernement
(dans un avion) aisle , (dans un bus) gangway
(SPORT) [+piste] lane
(TRANSPORTS) lane
(GÉOGRAPHIE) gully

Question 31

marmonner

Answer 31

to mutter, mumble, mumber, or muttle,

Question 32

avertir

Answer 32

to warn

Question 33

conjugation for s’asseoir

Answer 33

Present Future Imperfect Present participle
j’ assois assoirai assoyais assoyant
tu assois assoiras assoyais
il assoit assoira assoyait Passé composé
nous assoyons assoirons assoyions Auxiliary verb avoir*
vous assoyez assoirez assoyiez Past participle assis
ils assoient assoiront assoyaient

Subjunctive Conditional Passé simple Imperfect subjunctive
j’ assoie assoirais assis assisse
tu assoies assoirais assis assisses
il assoie assoirait assit assît
nous assoyions assoirions assîmes assissions
vous assoyiez assoiriez assîtes assissiez
ils assoient assoiraient assirent assissent

Imperative
(tu) assois *The irregular verb asseoir means “to seat someone else.”
To talk about sitting (oneself) down, you must use asseoir as a
pronominal verb, in which case it needs être as the auxiliary verb.

Question 34

fouiller

Answer 34

vt  
     [+lieu, suspect]   to search
   (=creuser)   to dig   
[archéologue]   to excavate
   (=approfondir)   
  [+étude]   to go into
      vi  
   [archéologue]   to excavate
   (=chercher)  
fouiller dans/parm