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Absurd French 505

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Introduction:
"Here's another absurd French test, after all, one never knows when knowing how to inform someone of a parrot perched upon their head might come in handy! Choose the appropriate English version of each French phrase. Bonne chance!"


1. Choisissez l'equivalent en anglais: La tortue rose apparait a minuit.
    The pink turtle appears at midnight.
    The pink turtle appears at noon.
    The twisted rose appears at noon.
    The midnight rose appears to be the turtle.


2. Sophie reve de devenir coiffeuse des vedettes.
    Sophie remembers becoming a safecracker.
    Sophie dreams of becoming the hairdresser of the stars.
    Sophie dreams of becoming a hatmaker of the stars.
    Sophie dreamt of becoming an exotic dancer on a boat.


3. Combien de sucres voudriez-vous dans votre nez?
    How many lumps of sugar would you like in your tea?
    How many suckers are born every day?
    How much sugar is produced in your country?
    How many lumps of sugar would you like in your nose?


4. Je ne vois pas la foret pour les arbres.
    I can't see the forest for the trees.
    I don't see any trees in the forest.
    I can't see the trees in the forest.
    I don't see the forest nor the trees.


5. Pardon, mais le chapeau de votre iguane traine par terre!
    Excuse me, but your iguana hat is dragging on the ground.
    Excuse me, but your iguana's hat is dragging on the ground.
    Excuse me, but your hat is on the ground with an iguana pulling it.
    Excuse me, but your iquana's train engineer's hat has fallen on the ground.


6. Mon collegue de travail envoie ses excuses, il est parti avec les extra-terrestres.
    My college is a poor excuse, I'd be better off with the extra-terrestrials.
    My co-worker sends his excuses, he is at an extra-terrestrial party.
    My co-worker sends his excuses, he left with the extra-terrestrials.
    My extra-terrestrial colleague left sending his excuses.


7. Le canif du l'archiduchesse est sec ou archi-sec.
    The archduchess' poodle is dry or very dry.
    The archduchess's pocket knife is dry or very dry.
    The poodle's pocketknife is sharp or very sharp.
    The duchess' poodle dried its pocketknife.


8. Pardon, auriez-vous du feu?
    Pardon me, would you happen to be on fire?
    Pardon me, would you happen to have a light?
    Pardon me, did you know you have a fever?
    Pardon me, could you possibly light my fire?


9. Il etait une fois un petit chaperon rouge.
    He was faithful to his little red riding hood girl.
    Once upon a time, there was a faithful little red hen.
    Once upon a time, there was a girl called little red riding hood.
    He once used to be a girl named the red chaperon.


10. Excusez-moi, mais saviez-vous que vous aviez un canard sur le toit de votre decapotable?
    Excuse me, but did you know that you had a duck on the roof of your convertible?
    Excuse me, but did you know that your duck's convertible got its top down?
    Excuse me, but did you know that ducks were sent to the guillotine?
    Excuse me, but do you know if it's best to duck one's head when lowering the top on your convertible


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