Ways of speaking

Question 1

profond, grave (n, adj, adv)

Answer 1

deep (n, adj, adv) (+)

Question 2

monotone, terne, sans émotion (voice)
point mort (stock market, business)

Answer 2

flat (adj) (-)

Question 3

criard, strident (cry, voice)
dur, sévère ( person, punishment, criticism, judgment, words…)
choquant (colour, contrast)

Answer 3

harsh (adj) (-)

Question 4

sévèrement, avec rigueur (punish, treat)
avec rudesse/dureté (answer, speak)
sévèrement, durement (judge)
d’un ton strident (cry, shout)

Answer 4

harshly (adv)

Question 5

dureté, sévérité (of person, punishment, treatment, judgement, statement, words, tone)
rigueur, rudesse (of climate)
discordance (of cry, voice)
dureté (of light, contrast)

Answer 5

harshness (n)

Question 6

aigu, haut (sound, voice, note)
passioné (argument, discussion)
à forte pente(roof)

Answer 6

high-pitched (adj) (-)

Question 7

lancer, jeter (throw)
donner (note, tune)
poser (one’s voice)
set level of

Answer 7

pitch (transitive verb)

Question 8

ton (tone)
niveau, degré(particular level or degree)
comble (highest point)
terrain (uk-sports field)
lancer (act of throwing)
pente, inclinaison (of roof etc.)

Answer 8

ptich (n)

Question 9

en pente (roof)

Answer 9

pitched (adj)

Question 10

rauque, enroué (voice)

Answer 10

husky (adj) (+)

Question 11

d’une vix rauque (speak)

d’une voix voilée (sing)

Answer 11

huskily (adv)

Question 12

vif, plein d’entrain

Answer 12

lively (adj)

Question 13

vivacité (of person)
animation (of conversation, party)
vigueur (of debate, style)
gaieté, allégresse (of music, dance)
éclat, gaieté (of colours)

Answer 13

liveliness (n)

Question 14

moyens d’existence, gagne-pain (uncountable)

Answer 14

livelihood (uncountable)

Question 15

mûr (fruit)
velouté (wine)
doux (light, colour)
doux, mélodieux (voice, music)
serain, tranquille (person mood)
(v, adj-> devenir)

Answer 15

mellow (adj, v)

Question 16

maturation (of fruit, wine)
adoucissement (of person, mood, light)
adoucissant (adj)

Answer 16

mellowing (n, adj)

Question 17

douceur (of fruit)
moelleux, velouté (of wine)
douceur, mélodie (of light, colour, voice, music)
douceur, sérénité (of person, mood)

Answer 17

mellowness (n)

Question 18

monotone (adj)

de façon monotone (adv)

Answer 18

monotonous (adj)

monotonously (adv)

Question 19

ton monocorde (n,adj)

Answer 19

monotone (n, adj)

Question 20

monotonie (n)

Answer 20

monotony (n)

Question 21

nasal (anatomy and linguistics) (n, adj)

nasillard (voice, sound)

Answer 21

nasal (n, adj)

Question 22

doux (to touch- skin, hands)
moelleux
souple (leather)
doux, soyeux (material, hair)

Answer 22

soft (adj)

Question 23

doucement (literary)

Answer 23

soft (adv)

Question 24

ramollir (butter, ground)
adoucir (skin, water)
adoucir, radoucir (voice, tone)
assouplir (make less strict)

Answer 24

soften (v)

Question 25

apaisant (music, words, voice)-> make you feelrelaxed, comfortable, at ease rassurant (atmosphere, presence) apaisant, calmant (lotion, ointment)

Answer 25

soothing (adj)

Question 26

calmer, apaiser (calm, placate) | calmer, soulager (relieve, pain)

Answer 26

soothe (v)

Question 27

grinçant (floorboard, bed, hinge) | aigu (voice)

Answer 27

squeaky (adj)

Question 28

(informal) extrêmement propre (hands, hair) sans tache (reputation)

Answer 28

squeaky clean (adj)

Question 29

chaud, chaleureux (adj, v) | réchauffer, chauffter (person, room, food)

Answer 29

warm (adj, v)

Question 30

chaudement, chaleureusement, avec enthousiasme

Answer 30

warmly (adv)

Question 31

chaleur (temperature, of colour) chaleur, cordialité (of greeting, welcome) chaleur, vivacité (of recommendation, thanks) enthousiasme (of applause, support)

Answer 31

warmth (n)

Question 32

tremblant (hand, voice) -> unstable voice: nervous, unsecure, unsure branlant, chancelant, qui tremple (table, chair, pile, jelly) qui n'est pas droit (line)

Answer 32

wobbly (adj)

Question 33

``` trembler (hand, jelly, voice) branler, faire basculer (chair, table) osciller, tituber, aller de travers, aller en zigzag(cyclist) hésiter (figuratif) ```

Answer 33

wobble (v)

Question 34

somnolent, engourdi (person, voice) endormi (place) engourdir qqn, endormir qqn, provoquer des somonolences chez qqn (atmosphere, drug)

Answer 34

drowsy (adj)

Question 35

somnolence (uncountable)

Answer 35

drowsiness (n) (uncountable)

Question 36

d'un air somnolent (adv)

Answer 36

drowsily (adv)

Question 37

s'assoupir

Answer 37

drowse off (v)

Question 38

somnoler

Answer 38

drowse (v)