Volume 2

Question 1

loucher

Answer 1

to squint

louche (adj) = shady, questionable

Question 2

sentimental (adj)

vie sentimentale
aventure sentimentale

Answer 2

sentimental (person)
love (life, adventure)

love life
love affair

Question 3

munir de

Answer 3

to provide with

Question 4

une mallette

Answer 4

attaché case

Question 5

pimpant (adj)

Answer 5

fresh and stylish

Question 6

linéaire (adj)

Answer 6

linear

Question 7

un cachotier

Answer 7

secretive person

Question 8

une induration

Answer 8

hardening

Question 9

sciemment

Answer 9

deliberately

knowingly

Question 10

crachoter

Answer 10

to crackle

Question 11

la sollicitude

Answer 11

concern

care

Question 12

la méchanceté

par méchanceté

Answer 12

nastiness

out of spite

Question 13

hâlé (adj)

Answer 13

suntanned

Question 14

un cal

Answer 14

callus

Question 15

s’envoler

s’envoler en tête

Answer 15

fly away

jump into the lead

Question 16

la scène

scène de ménage

Answer 16

scene
stage

domestic row

Question 17

un ermite

Answer 17

hermit

Question 18

le score

Answer 18

score

result

Question 19

électriser

Answer 19

to electrify

Question 20

un plafonnier

Answer 20

ceiling light

Question 21

masser

Answer 21

to masssge

mass (eg troops)

Question 22

se masser

Answer 22

to gather

Question 23

rhabiller

se rhabiller

Answer 23

to dress again

to get dressed again

Question 24

faire les cent pas

Answer 24

to pace up and down = arpenter

Question 25

un baratin

Answer 25

sales pitch smooth talk patter

Question 26

pété (adj) être pété pète le feu/la forme

Answer 26

knackered to be pissed to be out of it to be in top form

Question 27

navigation par vue

Answer 27

play it by ear

Question 28

une lucarne

Answer 28

skylight

Question 29

un colimaçon escalier en colimaçon

Answer 29

snail spiral staircase spiral staircase

Question 30

encastrer encastrer qc dans

Answer 30

embed recess to fit/embed st into

Question 31

le roulement

Answer 31

movement | rotation

Question 32

cantonner qn à qc

Answer 32

to confine sb to st | station

Question 33

rehausser

Answer 33

to raise | enhance

Question 34

scinder | se scinder

Answer 34

``` to split spin off (a company) ```

Question 35

proprement proprement dit

Answer 35

properly cleanly strictly speaking per se

Question 36

embusqué (adj)

Answer 36

in ambush s’embusquer = lie in ambush

Question 37

affûter

Answer 37

to sharpen | hone

Question 38

un trublion

Answer 38

troublemaker

Question 39

gros dépensier

Answer 39

big spender

Question 40

les talons à vif

Answer 40

raw heels ``` talon = heel vif = sore, open, raw ```

Question 41

un arrangement à l’aimable

Answer 41

gentleman ‘s agreement

Question 42

l’étirement (m)

Answer 42

stretching

Question 43

depuis un moment

Answer 43

for a while

Question 44

un passage à niveau

Answer 44

level crossing

Question 45

renflouer renflouer les caisses

Answer 45

refloat bail out refill the coffers

Question 46

un planton

Answer 46

orderly

Question 47

le statut

Answer 47

status | standing

Question 48

rêche (adj)

Answer 48

rough

Question 49

un coulage

Answer 49

loss of stock (eg. theft) | casting (eg. concrete)

Question 50

un rachat

Answer 50

purchase repurchase redemption (religion)

Question 51

ratisser

Answer 51

to rake (up) sweep (an area) comb (an area)

Question 52

un épissure

Answer 52

junction | joining of cables

Question 53

un branchement

Answer 53

connection

Question 54

une blanchisserie

Answer 54

laundry

Question 55

un balai

Answer 55

broom | brush

Question 56

intervertir

Answer 56

to invert reverse change over

Question 57

la portée

Answer 57

range | reach

Question 58

un pense-bête

Answer 58

reminder

Question 59

pleurnicher

Answer 59

to snivel | whine

Question 60

embringuer

Answer 60

to drag in | involve

Question 61

l’aine (f)

Answer 61

groin

Question 62

nécrologique (adj) rubrique nécrologique

Answer 62

obituary obituary column

Question 63

chômer

Answer 63

to be unemployed

Question 64

une fusion par terre

Answer 64

melt down

Question 65

au juste

Answer 65

exactly | really

Question 66

aviser

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to inform advise catch sight of

Question 67

s’aviser

Answer 67

to become aware of se rendre compte de

Question 68

séant (adj)

Answer 68

seemly | fitting

Question 69

sur son séant

Answer 69

in a sitting position

Question 70

tirer la chasse chasse d’eau

Answer 70

flush the toilet flush

Question 71

ameublir

Answer 71

to loosen

Question 72

un pot aux roses

Answer 72

secret

Question 73

une stèle

Answer 73

commemorative stone | marker

Question 74

en gros en

Answer 74

basically

Question 75

le chantage

Answer 75

blackmail

Question 76

le fumier

Answer 76

manure | fertilizer

Question 77

gicler

Answer 77

spurt squirt splatter

Question 78

faire le grand écart

Answer 78

do the splits

Question 79

passer chez le coiffeur

Answer 79

get a haircut

Question 80

tenir le coup

Answer 80

to cope | hang in there

Question 81

se mettre dans de sales draps

Answer 81

get into a mess

Question 82

en retraite de

Answer 82

set back from

Question 83

bien que

Answer 83

although

Question 84

tirebouchonné

Answer 84

twisted

Question 85

un tire-bouchon

Answer 85

corkscrew

Question 86

en mon for intérieur

Answer 86

deep down in my heart

Question 87

par l’intermédiaire de

Answer 87

through

Question 88

que dalle

Answer 88

damn all | nothing at all

Question 89

réprimer

Answer 89

punish | repress

Question 90

affronter

Answer 90

to face | confront