VocabularyDeck12

Question 1

Busboy

Answer 1

A worker in a restaurant who sets and clears tables, brings water,…
(Aide-serveur)

Question 2

Batty

Answer 2

If you say that someone is batty, you mean that they are rather eccentric or slightly crazy.
(Toqué, loufoque)
He is driving me batty.

Question 3

Scrawny

Answer 3

If you describe a person or animal as scrawny, you mean that they look unattractive because they are so thin.
(Décharné)

Question 4

Spew

Answer 4

When something spews out a substance or when a substance spews from something, the substance flows out quickly in large quantities.
(Cracher)
It was spewing irresistible aroma molecules into the air around him like lava from Mount Vesuvius.

Question 5

Stomp

Answer 5

If you stomp somewhere, you walk there with heavy steps, often because you are angry.
(Piétiner)
To stomp in (entrer en piétinant)
To stomp out (sortir en piétinant)

Question 6

Behemoth

Answer 6

If you refer to something as a behemoth, you mean that it is extremely large, and often that is unpleasant, inefficient, or difficult to manage.
(Monster)

Question 7

Snippet

Answer 7

A snippet of something is a small piece of it.
The snippets of conversation.
(Bribes)

Question 8

Mar

Answer 8

To mar something means to spoil or damage it.
The election was marred by massive cheating.
(Gâcher, gâter)

Question 9

Fidget

Answer 9

If you fidget with something, you keep moving it or touching it with you fingers with small movements, for example because you are nervous or bored.
He removed his glasses and begin to fidget with them.
(Tripoter)

Question 10

Plod

Answer 10

If someone plods, they walk slowly and heavily.

Se traîner

Question 11

Peruse

Answer 11

If you peruses something such as a letter, article, document, you read it.
(Consulter)

Question 12

Doomsday

Answer 12

Doomsday is a day or time when you expect something terrible or unpleasant is going to happen.
(Jugement dernier)
Doomsday scenario (scenario catastrophe)

Question 13

Rote

Answer 13

Rote learning or learning by rote is learning things by repeating them without thinking about them or trying to understand them.
You are merely reciting facts that you have learned by rote.
(Par cœur, machinalement)

Question 14

Infatuated

Answer 14

If you are infatuated with a person or thing, you have strong feelings of love or passion for them which make you unable to think clearly or sensibly about them.
(Sous le charme, entiché de quelqu’un)

Question 15

Reek

Answer 15

If you say that something reeks of unpleasant ideas, feelings, or practices, you disapprove of it because it gives a strong impression that it involves those ideas, feelings, or practices.
The whole thing reeks of hypocrisy.
(Puer)

Question 16

Tear

Answer 16

If you tear somewhere, you move there very quickly, often in an uncontrolled or dangerous way.
(Se ruer)

Question 17

Prowling

Answer 17

On the watch for prey, on the watch for a person.

Question 18

Pun

Answer 18

A pun is a clever and amusing use of a word or phrase with two meanings, or of words with the same sound but different meanings.
(Jeu de mots, calembour)

Question 19

In mint condition

Answer 19

En parfait état.

Question 20

Despondent

Answer 20

If you are despondent, you are very unhappy because you have been experiencing difficulties that you think you will not be able to overcome.
(Découragé, abattu)

Question 21

Bellow

Answer 21

If someone bellows, they shout angrily in a loud, deep voice.
(Brailler, mugir, beugler)

Question 22

Innuendo

Answer 22

Innuendo is indirect reference to something rude, unpleasant.
Sexual innuendo.
(Sous-entendu, allusion)

Question 23

Seamless

Answer 23

Adj - you use seamless to describe something that has no breaks or gaps in it or which continues without stopping.
(Sans couture, sans heurt)

Question 24

Giddy

Answer 24

If you feel giddy, you feel unsteady and think that you are about to fall over, usually because you are not well.
(Vertigineux)
To be / feel giddy (avoir la tête qui tourne)

Question 25

Gallows

Answer 25

A structure, typically of two uprights and a crosspiece, for the hanging of criminals. (Potencé)

Question 26

Waltz

Answer 26

A dance in triple time performed by a couple, who turn rhythmically round and round as they progress around the dance floor. (Valse)

Question 27

Snarl

Answer 27

Of a person, say something in an angry, bad-tempered voice. I used to snarl at anyone I dislike. (Grogner, gronder)

Question 28

Cesspool

Answer 28

A covered hole or pit for receiving drainage or sewage, as from a house. (Fosse sceptique)

Question 29

To run amok

Answer 29

To run about with or as the f with a frenzied desire to kill. (Être pris d'un accès de folie furieuse)

Question 30

To bide one's time

Answer 30

To wait for further developments. To wait for a good opportunity. (Attendre) I'm just biding my time until he makes a mistake.

Question 31

Shun

Answer 31

If you shun someone or something, you deliberately avoid them or keep away from them. (Éviter, fuir) True believers shun modern technology.

Question 32

Alluring

Answer 32

Someone or something that is alluring is very attractive. A return the a simpler life does sound alluring. Attractive, tempting (séduisant, charmant, attrayant)

Question 33

Out of wedlock

Answer 33

(En-dehors des liens du marriage) | To be born out of wedlock.

Question 34

Limelight

Answer 34

If someone is in the limelight, a lot of attention is being paid to them, because they are famous or because they have done something very unusual or exciting. I wanted to stay out of the limelight as long as possible. Spotlight (feux de la rampe)

Question 35

Sneer

Answer 35

If you sneer at someone or something, you express your contempt for them by the expression on your face or by what you say. (Ricanement)

Question 36

Maim

Answer 36

To maim someone means to injure them so badly that part of their body is permanent damaged. (Mutiler, estropier)

Question 37

Waif

Answer 37

If you refer to a child or young woman as a waif, you mean that they are very thin and look as they have nowhere to live. (Gamin des rues)

Question 38

Skittish

Answer 38

If you describe a person or animal as skittish, you mean they are easily made frightened or excited. She looks as skittish as a rabbit. Nervous (nerveux)