Feb 25

Question 1

un levier

Answer 1

a lever

Question 2

l’anodin

Answer 2

the innocuous

Question 3

on n’y manquera pas

Answer 3

one won’t miss it

Question 4

vachement

Answer 4

bloody well (often really) vachement choquée (really, bloody shocked)

Question 5

c’est balbutiant

Answer 5

it’s in its infancy

Question 6

y a juste à le dire

Answer 6

you just need to say it (tell it)

Question 7

à ne pas l’occulter

Answer 7

to not hide it, don’t cover it up

Question 8

les fouilles (fem)

Answer 8

the excavations

Question 9

seront/ sont/ ont été mené(e)(s)

Answer 9

will be/ are being/ have been carried out (passive sense of mener - to lead)

Question 10

la trouvaille

Answer 10

a find

Question 11

la sépulture

Answer 11

a grave

Question 12

un cercueil

Answer 12

a coffin

Question 13

celui/celle qu’on appelait jusqu’à présent

Answer 13

previously known as

Question 14

en creusant

Answer 14

whilst digging

Question 15

se serrer les coudes

Answer 15

to stick together

Question 16

d’amorcer des pourparlers

Answer 16

to start talks

Question 17

osé

Answer 17

daring

Question 18

raté

Answer 18

missed