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quizzes

/ˈkwɪzɪz/

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noun

Personne ou chose bizarre, énigme

An odd, puzzling or absurd person or thing.

Examples :

"My grandfather, with his strange inventions and peculiar habits, is one of the biggest quizzes I know. "

Mon grand-père, avec ses étranges inventions et ses habitudes bizarres, est l'une des plus grandes énigmes que je connaisse.

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noun

Concours de questions, quiz

A competition in the answering of questions.

Examples :

"We came second in the pub quiz."

Nous sommes arrivés deuxièmes au quiz du pub.

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noun

Interrogations, contrôles

A school examination of less importance, or of greater brevity, than others given in the same course.

Examples :

"Our math teacher gives us short quizzes every Friday to check if we understood the week's lessons. "

Notre professeur de maths nous donne des interrogations courtes tous les vendredis pour vérifier si nous avons compris les leçons de la semaine.

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verb

Railler, se moquer de

To hoax; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions.

Examples :

"My older brother loves to quiz me with riddles he knows I can't solve, just to see my frustrated face. "

Mon frère aîné adore se moquer de moi avec des énigmes qu'il sait que je ne peux pas résoudre, juste pour voir ma tête frustrée.

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verb

Regarder fixement, toiser

To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.

Examples :

"The cat quizzes the new puppy, unsure if it's friend or foe. "

Le chat toise le nouveau chiot, incertain s'il est ami ou ennemi.

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verb

Interroger, questionner

To question closely, to interrogate.

Examples :

"The police will quiz the suspect about his whereabouts on the night of the crime. "

La police va interroger le suspect sur ses allées et venues la nuit du crime.

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verb

Interroger, questionner

To instruct by means of a quiz.

Examples :

"The teacher quizzes the students on vocabulary words every Friday to help them learn. "

Le professeur interroge les élèves sur les mots de vocabulaire tous les vendredis pour les aider à apprendre.

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verb

Interroger, faire passer un questionnaire

To play with a quiz.

Examples :

"The students were quizzing each other about the upcoming history test. "

Les élèves s'interrogeaient mutuellement sur le prochain contrôle d'histoire.

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