Verbs

Question 1

Abandonner, capituler

Answer 1

surrender

Question 2

1.donner un petit coup de coude à
2.encourager

Answer 2

To knudge :
Stacy nudged Jake awake as they reached the bus stop.

Mike’s friends had to nudge him a few times to get him apply for a new job.

Question 3

1.Se moquer de
2.Aguicher, allumer

Answer 3

To tease

1.I got teased at school because my hair looked funny.
2. She’s such a tease, wearing clothes like that.

Question 4

Éviter
Les kayakistes ont évité les rochers dans la rivière.
Éviter de faire qqch
Ruth évite de parler à Chris depuis hier matin.

Answer 4

Avoid
The kayakers avoided the rocks in the river.
Avoid doing sth
Ruth has avoided speaking to Chris since yesterday morning.

Question 5

Permettre, autoriser, accorder, prévoir
Vous devriez prévoir deux heures de trajet pour l’aéroport.
Tes parents vont-ils te permettre d’aller à la soirée ?

Answer 5

Allow
Will your parents allow you to go to the dance?
You should allow two hours for travel to the airport.

Question 6

se débrouiller, se débrouiller avec, se débrouiller sans
Je ne demande rien à personne, je me débrouille seul.
Pour manger, je me débrouille avec les légumes du jardin.
Nous nous débrouillerons sans crème fraîche, nous prendrons du yaourt.

Answer 6

Manage, get by with, make do with, make do without
I don’t ask anything from anyone; I manage by myself.
For food, I get by with vegetables from the garden.
We’ll make do without crème fraîche; we’ll use yoghurt.

Question 7

s’offrir [qch], se payer [qch]
se permettre d’acheter [qch]
Nous ne pouvons pas nous payer (or: nous offrir) une grande maison.
Depuis que je suis au chômage, je n’ai plus les moyens de partir en vacances

Answer 7

afford to do [sth]
We can’t afford a large house.
Now that I’m unemployed I can’t afford to go on holiday.

Question 8

Pointer du doigt
Le jury pointe du doigt les zones floues de la présentation.

Answer 8

To point out

The jury points out the grey areas in the presentation.

Question 9

Se retrouver, se voir
J’aimerais bien voir mes amis plus souvent mais c’est difficile de se retrouver à un moment qui convienne à
tous
Je te retrouve encore ce soir.

Answer 9

Meet up
I wish I could see my friends more often, but it’s hard to find a time when we can all meet up.
I’ll meet up with you again tonight.

Question 10

Mûrir, faire murir
Vous ne pouvez pas manger les bananes maintenant; attendez qu’ils mûrissent.
On peut faire mûrir les pêches en les laissant hors du réfrigérateur

Answer 10

Ripen
You can’t eat the bananas now; wait until they ripen.
You can ripen the peaches by leaving them outside of the refrigerator.

Question 11

Tremper, arroser
Le cuisinier a arrosé la salade de vinaigrette.
J’ai accidentellement trempé ma chemise en me brossant les dents.

Answer 11

Drench
The cook drenched the salad in vinaigrette.
I accidentally drenched my shirt when I was brushing my teeth.

Question 12

affaiblir⇒, fragiliser
La circulation constante a affaibli (or: fragilisé) la structure d’appui du pont et elle a donc dû être réparée.
Nancy s’était affaiblie avec l’âge et devait marcher avec une canne.

Answer 12

Weaken
The constant flow of traffic weakened the bridges supports, so they had to be repaired.
Nancy weakened as she grew older and had to walk with a stick.

Question 13

Fuir

Chaque année, des millions de gens fuient la famine et la persécution.

Answer 13

Flee fled fled

Millions flee hunger and persecution each year.

Question 14

suer⇒, transpirer/sueur

Karen suait après son footing.

L’ouvrier a pris son mouchoir et a essuyé la sueur de son front.

Answer 14

Sweat (sweat, sweat)

Karen was sweating after her run.

The workman took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his brow.

Question 15

mentir

Elle a menti à ses parents sur l’endroit où elle se trouvait vendredi soir.

Answer 15

Lie - lied - lied

She lied to her parents about where she was on Friday night.

Question 16

être allongé

Si je m’allonge sur le canapé, je vais m’endormir.

Answer 16

Lie - lay - lain

If I lie on the sofa, I’ll fall asleep.

Question 17

poser, mettre (place horizontally)

En général, il met (or: il pose) les plans sur la table.

Answer 17

Lay - laid - laid

He usually lays the plans on the table.

Question 18

Rester

Answer 18

Remain or stay

It remains clear that…
Remain emphasizes where you already are. I could say, “I’m going to stay at my grandparents’ house next week,” but I couldn’t say, “I’m going to remain at my grandparents’ house next week.” If I say, “I’m going to stay in bed all day,” that doesn’t necessarily mean I’m in bed right at the moment. However, if I say, “I’m going to remain in bed all day,” that means I’m already in bed now. If I tell someone to remain here, that suggest the person has already been there for some time. But, if I tell someone to stay here, that could be used in situations where we just arrived: Stay here while I go back and get my credit card.

Stay has two meanings
(1) to stay in the same place or state, especially after others have left that place or changed state, e.g. She stayed silent, She stayed in London (but the others left)
(2) to live in a place for a short time, e.g. She stayed in a hotel.

Remain has three meanings:
(1) to stay in the same place or state, especially after other people have left that place or changed state, e.g. She remained silent, She remained in London (but the others left)
(2) something that still needs to be done, e.g. One question remains, Many tasks remain
(3) to be left when the other parts have gone. e.g. Little remained after the fire, Two minutes remain of your allotted time.

The first meanings of each verb are identical and interchangeable. The others are not.

Question 19

bâiller

Le cours était ennuyeux et tous les élèves bâillaient.

« Je suis fatiguée, » a dit Jenny en bâillant. « Je crois que vais aller me coucher. »

Answer 19

yawn

The lecture was boring and all the students were yawning.

“I’m tired,” Jenny yawned. “I think I’ll go to bed.”

Question 20

Manquer de

Il manque de courage

Answer 20

Lack (lacked, lacked)
You can’t use a passive form of ‘lack’.

He lacks courage