Vocabulary English

Question 1

Prosaic

Answer 1

having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty.

“prosaic language can’t convey the experience”

“the masses were too preoccupied by prosaic day-to-day concerns”

Question 2

Epiphany

Answer 2

the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles.

a moment of sudden revelation or insight

Question 3

Stalemate

Answer 3

Impasse (d’une situation/conflit)

Question 4

Fortuitude

Answer 4

Courage in pain or adversity

Question 5

Rattle (rattled)

Answer 5

cause (someone) to feel nervous, worried, or irritated.

“she turned quickly, rattled by his presence”

Question 6

Demotic

Answer 6

Everyday language used by ordinary people

Simpliste

Question 7

Bubbly

Answer 7

Very lively, cheerful, and talks a lot

Question 8

Sassy

Answer 8

Lively, bold, a little feisty, quick witted, and clever

Question 9

The gutter

Off the gutter

Answer 9

The gutter - La gouttière

Off the gutter - expression: idées sales (souvent sexuelles)

Question 10

Lullaby

Answer 10

Berceuse

Question 11

Palatable

Answer 11

Enjoyable to the palate = tasty

Antonym: tasteless, insipid

Question 12

Innuendo

Answer 12

Insinuation (allusions)

Question 13

Relented

Answer 13

Cédé (also ‘backpedal’)

Question 14

Using the pretense of

Answer 14

Utiliser le prétexte de (dans le sens excuse pour faire qqchose)

Question 15

Allegory

Answer 15

: the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths

or generalizations about human existence
a writer known for his use of allegory

also : an instance (as in a story or painting) of such expression
The poem is an allegory of love and jealousy.