English vocabulary ( July and August 2015)

Question 1

The French for "a poll" ?

Accepted Answer

Un sondage

Answer

Une quête

Question 2

The French for " in a row" ?

Accepted Answer

de suite / d'affilée

Answer

dans son esprit

Question 3

" to take over" ?

Accepted Answer

prendre le contrôle de

Answer

avoir perdu

Question 4

The French for "to charge with" is " agresser" ?

Answer

true

Question 5

Is "a plea" the English word for " un appel" ?

Answer

true

Question 6

"Sustained applause" => " applaudissement soutenus"

Answer

true

Question 7

to hand back ?

Accepted Answer

donner en retour

Answer

serrer la main

Question 8

greed => joie

Answer

true

Question 9

drowsy = bien dessiné

Answer

true

Question 10

to fall out ?

Accepted Answer

se disputer

Answer

tomber

Question 11

storey ?

Accepted Answer

étage

Answer

magasin

Question 12

timber ?

Accepted Answer

bois

Answer

timbre

Question 13

to overthrow => jeter en l'air

Answer

true

Question 14

seemingly ?

Accepted Answer

apparemment

Answer

finalement

Question 15

to sketch out ?

Accepted Answer

esquisser

Answer

faire le guignol

Question 16

scruffy => propre

Answer

true

Question 17

démodé ?

Accepted Answer

dowdy

Answer

brand new

Question 18

surroundings ?

Accepted Answer

les environs

Answer

centre commercial

Question 19

to fill in => remplir, combler

Answer

true

Question 20

frippery ?

Accepted Answer

bagatelles

Answer

bijoux

Question 21

handy ?

Accepted Answer

pratique

Answer

désuet

Question 22

sliver ?

Accepted Answer

rayon

Answer

argent

Question 23

to peek => piquer, pincer

Answer

true

Question 24

to squint ?

Accepted Answer

plisser des yeux

Answer

esquinter quelqu'un

Question 25

flock => flocage ?

Answer

true

Question 26

laid-back => relaxé ?

Answer

true

Question 27

to stroll

Accepted Answer

se balader tranquillement

Answer

se battre

Question 28

oyster => otarie ?

Answer

true

Question 29

maze ?

Accepted Answer

multitude

Answer

amoureux

Question 30

to smuggle ?

Accepted Answer

échanger de la contrebande

Answer

étrangler quelqu'un

Question 31

steamboat => bateau à vapeur ?

Answer

true

Question 32

sail ?

Accepted Answer

voile

Answer

sel

Question 33

feutré ?

Accepted Answer

hushed

Answer

painted

Question 34

"in the jittery wake of" = "à la suite de ces événements bienfaiteurs " ?

Answer

true

Question 35

to mothball ?

Accepted Answer

mettre quelque chose en veilleuse

Answer

lancer une balle à vive allure

Question 36

moth => mou ?

Answer

true

Question 37

swamp ?

Accepted Answer

marais

Answer

étang

Question 38

" day in and day out" => " tous les jours" ?

Answer

true

Question 39

to pore over ?

Accepted Answer

étudier avec attention

Answer

essuyer le dessus

Question 40

to blow out of the sky ?

Accepted Answer

détruire en plein vol

Answer

jeter un mouchoir dans le ciel

Question 41

thawing => amélioration

Answer

true

Question 42

to dispel ?

Accepted Answer

dissiper

Answer

épeler ( un mot)

Question 43

ominous ?

Accepted Answer

sinistre, inquiétant

Answer

omniscient, invincible

Question 44

barbed wire => fil barbelé ?

Answer

true

Question 45

kennel ?

Accepted Answer

chenil

Answer

menotte

Question 46

"preserved-in-amber" => ancien ?

Answer

true

Question 47

to prompt ?

Accepted Answer

persuader

Answer

surgir

Question 48

to spearhead ?

Accepted Answer

diriger un groupe

Answer

se cogner la tête

Question 49

looming threat => danger lointain ?

Answer

true

Question 50

eventually => finalement ?

Answer

true

Question 51

county = pays ?

Answer

true

Question 52

income ?

Accepted Answer

revenu, salaire

Answer

migrant

Question 53

to set up => créer, établir ?

Answer

true

Question 54

to be meant to ?

Accepted Answer

être supposé de

Answer

avoir compris que

Question 55

blueprint = modèle ?

Answer

true

Question 56

policy ?

Accepted Answer

plan politique

Answer

police

Question 57

to enact

Accepted Answer

décréter, promulguer

Answer

agir

Question 58

to repudiate => rejeter, dénoncer

Answer

true

Question 59

to endorse

Accepted Answer

approuver

Answer

recouvrir

Question 60

to be entitled to ?

Accepted Answer

avoir le droit de

Answer

être nommé pour

Question 61

to mend ?

Accepted Answer

réparer, raccommoder

Answer

mendier, supplier

Question 62

to ensue => transpirer ?

Answer

true

Question 63

to seek => essayer de ?

Answer

true

Question 64

bemused ?

Accepted Answer

perplexe

Answer

saoûl

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