Alter Ego B1

Question 1

order

1. request, as at restaurant
2. decree, as law
3. formal instruction (at work)

Answer 1

1. la commande
2. un ordre, décret, une ordonnance
3. un consigne

Question 2

to explain, clarify

define, tell, advise

Answer 2

préciser

Question 3

during his stay in Paris
while “he was staying in Paris”
during the demoS

Answer 3

lors de son séjour à Paris

lors des demonstations.

Question 4

an item of clothing, clothes (P!)
all dressed up
evening dress

Answer 4

un habit (uhn ah bee/
en habit
habit de soirée

Question 5

how to greet in fairly formal email?

less formal?

Answer 5

M, Mme

Bonjour

Question 6

formal to less formal conclusions for emails? 5

Answer 6

sincères salutations,
cordialement, bien cordialement,
bien à vous,
merci

Question 7

Phrases to reference earlier contact:
I refer to receipt of your letter.
I thank you for it.
Following our telephone conversation,

Answer 7

j’accuse réception de votre lettre
Je vous en remercie.
je fais suite à notre entretien téléphonique

Question 8

Could you give me info on…

Answer 8

Pourriez-vous me renseigner sur

donner des informations sur

Question 9

I would also like to know if…

Might you be able to clarify if…

Answer 9

J’aimerais aussi savoir si

Pourriez-vous me preciser si…

Question 10

“Please” send me more precise/specific info

Answer 10

je vous prie de m’envoyer des informations plus précises

Question 11

Are there any instructions concerning…?

Answer 11

Y a-t-il des consigne quant à

Question 12

What’s up?

“Well then, what can you tell?”

Answer 12

Alors, qu’est-ce que tu raconte?

Vous racontez?

Question 13

I like that!

Answer 13

J’aime ça!

Question 14

How’s life going?

Answer 14

Comment ça va la vie?

Question 15

What happened to you?!

(Something bad.)

Answer 15

Qu’est-ce qu’il t’est arrivé?

Qu’est-ce qu’il vous est arrivé?

Question 16

How was your week/day/vacation?

Answer 16

Comment s’est passé votre semaine/journée/vacances?

Question 17

A rascal

Answer 17

Un chenapan

Question 18

To be delighted, satisfied, fulfilled
To fill sb with delight

Thanks, I don’t know what to say!

Answer 18

Être comblé
Combler qn
Merci, je suis comblé!

Question 19

The vet

Answer 19

Le veto

Question 20

To feel like st , to crave

To yearn for st

Answer 20

Avoir très envie de qqc

Soupirer après qqc

Question 21

To visit “a friend of mine”

Answer 21

Rendre visite à une de mes amies

Question 22

now, at this moment
then, at that time
at the same time

Answer 22

en ce moment
à ce moment là
en même tmeps

Question 23

I finished my master’s

Answer 23

terminer mon masters

Question 24

names of languages: French, Russian

Answer 24

MASCULINE. le francais, LE Russe

Question 25

(We) didn't do much.

Answer 25

On n'a fait grande chose.

Question 26

I didn't believe it. | I believed it.

Answer 26

Je ne l'ai pas crue. | Je l'ai crue.

Question 27

I spent a day. | I passed the tree.

Answer 27

J'ai passé une journée | Je suis passé l'arbre

Question 28

How do you say " we make" (P) 2

Answer 28

comment ça se dit "Nous faisons" Comment on dit... /FUH zohnz/

Question 29

in the same way 2

Answer 29

de la même façon/manière

Question 30

to want to do no what??

Answer 30

vouloir faire NO 'de' before following verb

Question 31

the newcomers

Answer 31

les nouvelles têtes

Question 32

skill

Answer 32

la competance

Question 33

the Cape Cairo, in Cairo in Havre

Answer 33

le cap AU cap le caire AU Caire le Havre AU Havre

Question 34

reliable, dependable | weak

Answer 34

fiable | faible!!

Question 35

formal: serene P informal: chilled, unfazed

Answer 35

serein, sereine (suhr rahn/

Question 36

independent, self sufficient

Answer 36

autonome

Question 37

1.touchy, overly sensitive 2. likely Your propostion is likely to be accepted.

Answer 37

susceptible | Votre proposition est susceptible d'être acceptée.

Question 38

As to defects...

Answer 38

quant aux défauts...

Question 39

upstream | downstream

Answer 39

en amont /ah mohn/ | en aval

Question 40

to perturb, unsettle

Answer 40

déstabiliser

Question 41

I spoke to/told you about this person. | That's the person I spoke to/told you about.

Answer 41

Je vous ai parlé de cette personne. | C'est la personne dont je vous ai parlé

Question 42

I grew up in a house. | This is the house where I grew up.

Answer 42

J'ai grandi dans une maison. | C'est la maison où j'ai grandi.

Question 43

The clothes on the bed are the ones I will take travelling.

Answer 43

Les vêtements sur le lit, c'est ce que j'emporte en voyage.

Question 44

[we wish you every] success!

Answer 44

bonne réussite!

Question 45

That's what we appreciate. That's what we need. That's what we are sensitive to. That's what we like.

Answer 45

C'est ce qui nous apprécions. C'est ce dont nous avons besoin. C'est ce que nous sommes sensibles. C'est ce à quoi nous plaît..

Question 46

It is his sense of diplomacy that we all admire. What we all admire is his sense of diplomacy. His sense of diplomacy is what we all admire.

Answer 46

C'est son sens de la diplomatie que nous admirons tous. Ce que nous admirons tous, c'es son sens de la diplomatie. Son sens de la diplomatie, c'est ce que nous admirons tous.

Question 47

cruel (step) mother

Answer 47

marâtre

Question 48

from now on, henceforth

Answer 48

dorénavant

Question 49

besotted with my dogs

Answer 49

épris, éprise de mes chiens

Question 50

to add value to; highlight, enhance

Answer 50

valoriser

Question 51

fussy, fastidious, | house proud

Answer 51

maniaque /MAHN ee ak/

Question 52

What’s the point....? | What good is it to resist?

Answer 52

À quoi bon... résister?

Question 53

gait; walk; light gait | step, move

Answer 53

démarche

Question 54

to spend money 1. normal, 2. informal

Answer 54

dépenser l'argent | claquer...

Question 55

``` to surf, navigate the Internet to go on a search engine to go on a search engine email address (2) to make purchases on line click on a tab, on a link ```

Answer 55

``` surfer, naviguer sur Internet aller sur un moteur de recherche un internaute, un client en ligne un adresse électronique/adresse email faire des achats en ligne cliquer sur un onglet, sur un lien télécharger un document ```

Question 56

a packet had burst open | the lid of a pot had jumped off? was missing?

Answer 56

un paquet était éventré | le couvercle d'une terrine avait sauté

Question 57

a regular client

Answer 57

un client assidu

Question 58

My order has been (suffered) damaged (2)

Answer 58

ma commande a subi un dommage, une détérioration

Question 59

The object received does not correspond withe the description on the site

Answer 59

L'objet reçu ne correspondait pas au descriptif du site

Question 60

The object received does not correspond withe the description on the site

Answer 60

L'objet reçu ne correspond pas au descriptif du site

Question 61

Give yourselves up! You are surrounded! Encircler

Answer 61

Rendez-vous! Vous êtes cernés! Cerner

Question 62

A tough but, tough cookie To act tough

Answer 62

Un dur Jouer les durs

Question 63

To mince, chop up onions finely with a knife

Answer 63

Hacher finement/menu au couteau les oignons