Le Petit Prince 1

Question 0

supporter

Answer 0

to support (soutenir), to bear, to withstand (résister à), to endure (essuyer)

Question 1

s’enrhumer

Answer 1

to catch a cold

Question 2

chenille

Answer 2

f. caterpillar

Question 3

s’instruire

Answer 3

to learn, to educate oneself

Question 4

pourpre

Answer 4

m. crimson ///// f. purple

[ cramoisi,e ]

Question 5

louange [lwɑ̃ʒ]

Answer 5

f. praise ( > vanter )

Question 6

hermine [ɛrmin]

Answer 6

f. stoat / ermine (Hermelin / Wiesel)

Question 7

tantôt [tɑ̃to]

Answer 7

this afternoon, later

[ à tantôt - see you later ]

Question 8

bredouiller [brəduje]

Answer 8

to mumble, to mutter

Question 9

vexer (quelqu’un)

Answer 9

to hurt (somebody’s feelings)

Question 10

détenir [detnir]

Answer 10

to hold, to detain

Question 11

s’enhardir

Answer 11

to pluck up courage, to grow bold

> hardi,e

Question 12

solliciter [sɔlisite]

Answer 12

to solicit (bitten, erbitten), to request, to seek (urgently), to apply to, to approach

Question 13

préparatifs

Answer 13

m. pl. preparations

Question 14

acclamer [aklame]

Answer 14

to acclaim (zujubeln, anerkennen, Beifall spenden), to applaud, to cheer

Question 16

exiger [ɛgziʒe]

Answer 16

to demand, to claim (revendiquer, soutenir), to insist on, to require, to need
[ != exigu,ë ]

Question 17

ne … point

Answer 17

= not
il ne fut point blessé
(une expression surannée)

Question 18

to patent

Answer 18

breveter

> un brevet [certificate, exam, patent]

Question 19

maybug

Answer 19

( + junebug, cockchafer [Maikäfer] )

m. un hanneton

Question 20

nonsense

Answer 20

f.pl. [dire] des balivernes
f.pl. des bêtises
f.pl. des sottises
f. une absurdité
dire n’importe quoi
c’est de la foutaise

Question 21

to stroll #3

Answer 21

( + to amble along)
flâner
Ce n’est pas le moment de flâner dans les couloirs.
[ > déambuler, se balader, se promener +