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French Vocabulary 301 Trivia Quiz

This is a quick quiz on French vocabulary. The '301' part of the title indicates that it's for advanced students, a bit beyond first year words like le nez, l'oiseau and rouge. I give the word in French, you give me the closest English translation.

A multiple-choice quiz by ensiform. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ensiform

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
87,125

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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2582

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is 'un abri'? Hint

A kind of tree

A shelter, refuge, protection

A shortening, as of a text

A kind of bird

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is 'une �tourderie'? Hint

A weight for athletes

A hearing-aid

A bit of absentmindedness, careless error

A tour guide

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is 'une supercherie'? Hint

A deception, trick, hoax

Something very dear to someone

A kind of fruit

A stain, mark

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is 'un mordu'? Hint

A brat

An overbite

A fan, buff

A tombstone

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'Siffler' means to hiss or whistle, but what can it also mean? Hint

To walk slowly

To gulp down, knock back

To cook

To cry

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is 'un versement'? Hint

An overturning, a spill

A verse of a poem

A payment

The act of throwing

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is 'une tirelire'? Hint

A bookmark

A moneybox

A spare tire

A corkscrew

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is 'se raidir'? Hint

To pillage

To stiffen, tense up

To outline, draw up boundaries

To go on holiday

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is 'jadis'? Hint

Never

In a luxuriant way

Long ago, formerly

Quietly

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is 'exaucer'? Hint

To answer, grant, fulfill

To breathe heavily

To exhaust

To exceed

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is 'un abri'?

Answer: A shelter, refuge, protection

Protection. Par exemple --- Le roi Mithridate prenait chaque jour une dose d'antidote pour mettre son corps a l'abri des poisons, fort prises dans les intrigues de cour.

2. What is 'une �tourderie'?

Answer: A bit of absentmindedness, careless error

Careless error. Le prof a dit : une seule personne dans toute la classe m'a fait remarquer mon �tourderie ! A related word is �tourdi, which means scatter-brained.

3. What is 'une supercherie'?

Answer: A deception, trick, hoax

Hoax. Pour l'anti-americain, la d�mocratie americaine telle qu'elle fonctionne n'est qu'une supercherie destin�e a cacher ou se trouve le vrai pouvoir. (C'est pas vrai, ca.)

4. What is 'un mordu'?

Answer: A fan, buff

Fan. Je suis un vrai mordu de Tintin, peut-�tre *le* fan, bref, un Tintinologue.

5. 'Siffler' means to hiss or whistle, but what can it also mean?

Answer: To gulp down, knock back

To swallow quickly. A French synonym is 'avaler.' L'ivrogne doit siffler ce qu'il y a dedans sa bouteille tout de suite.

6. What is 'un versement'?

Answer: A payment

Payment. Les etiquettes de ce magasin sentaient un peu l'arnaque [of swindle] : le prix global des marchandises �tait �crit en tout petits caract�res et les versements hebdomadaires en tres gros.

7. What is 'une tirelire'?

Answer: A moneybox

Moneybox or piggybank. Le garcon ouvre sa tirelire et prend cinq francs, avec l'intention d'aller acheter un cadeau pour sa m�re. ('Bookmark' was a sneaky incorrect answer, wasn't it? --- tire, to hold, lire, to read. No, sorry. And a corkscrew is a tire-bouchon.)

8. What is 'se raidir'?

Answer: To stiffen, tense up

To tense up. Quand le mec se penche et lui chuchote quelque chose risqu� dans son oreille, la fille se raidit d'un coup, r�pond brusquement "Non!" et s'en va.

9. What is 'jadis'?

Answer: Long ago, formerly

Formerly, of yesteryear. L'ancienne ville a conserve sa splendeur de jadis.

10. What is 'exaucer'?

Answer: To answer, grant, fulfill

To grant. Dieu avait exauc� mon voeu ! Thanks very much for taking this quiz. I hope you did well. If so, you have a very mighty French vocabulary indeed.

Source: Author ensiform

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