chap 1 Flashcards

(56 cards)

1
Q

accélerer

A

to speed up/ to further / to boost

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

affronter/faire face

A

to cope with / to tackle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

annuler

A

to cancel/ to call off

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

atteindre

A

to reach / to amount to

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

améliorer

A

to improve / to better / to upgrade

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

appliquer, mettre en oeuvre

A

to implement / to enforce

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

augmenter

A

to increase / to step up / to raise / to rise / to go up / to grow / to be on the rise / to be on the increase

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

avancer

A

to go ahead

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

avoir le dessus sur

A

to overcome / to prevail on

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

commencer

A

to begin / to start / to get under way / to initiate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

controler

A

to control / to monitor / to manage

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

diminuer

A

to decrease / to decline / to lessen / to shrink / to be on the wane

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

échouer

A

to fail / to breakdown

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

empecher

A

to prevent / to hamper / to hinder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

empieter sur

A

to infringe on / to interfere with

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

encourage

A

to boost/ to back up / to foster / to furhter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

être en cause

A

to be at stake

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

être en plein essor

A

to thrive / to flourish

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

faire augmenter

A

to raise / to boost

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

faire diminuer

A

to curtail / to curb / to cut down / to lower / to reduce

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

impliquer

A

to involve / to imply

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

menace

A

to threaten

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

monter en flèche

A

to soar / to pick up / to shoot up / to skyrocket

24
Q

progresser, gagner du terrain

A

to make headway / to advance / to gain ground

25
protéger, gagner du terrain
to protect / to shield / to keep safe / to preserve / to safeguard
26
provoquer, donner lieu à
to cause / to bring about / to generate / to entail
27
provenir de
to be due to / to stem from / to be caused by / to be the result of / to be generated by
28
reculer
to lose ground / to step back
29
reprendre
to recover / to pick up
30
rééussir
to succeed / to thrive / to do well
31
s'arrêter, finir
to stop / to finish / to come to a standstill / to come to an end
32
s'étendre
to spread / to propagate / to ba rampant
33
se débarrasser de
to get rid of / to dump / to jettison
34
se développer
to develop / to extend / to expand
35
se plier à, se soumettre
to comply with / to abide by / to yield to
36
stagner, être au point mort
to be at a standstill
37
supprimer
to suppress / to eradicate / to stamp out
38
tomber en flèche
to fall / to dwindle / to plummet / to collapse / to nosedive
39
une attitude
an attitude / a stance
40
un but
a target / a goal / an aim
41
un critère
a standard
42
un fossé
a gap
43
une impasse
a deadlock / a stalemate
44
un manque, une pénurie
a shortage / a scarcity
45
un niveau
a level
46
un obstacle
an obstacle / a hurdle
47
une situation difficile
a predicament / a plight
48
une perspective
an outlook / a prospect
49
un point de vue
a standpoint / a viewpoint
50
un taux
a rate
51
un tournant, un événement marquant
a milestone / a landmark / a watershed
52
un titre
a heading
53
un grand titre
a headline
54
un jeu de mots
a pun / a play on words
55
une étude
a survey
56
l'essentiel, le point principal du texte
the gist of the text