chap 2

Question 1

admettre

Answer 1

to acknowledge (he has acknowledged his error)

Question 2

permettre

Answer 2

to allow

Question 3

modifier / changer

Answer 3

to alter

Question 4

une candidature

Answer 4

an application

Question 5

nommer

Answer 5

to appoint

Question 6

susciter / éveiller / stimuler / pousser à agir

Answer 6

to arouse

Question 7

évaluer

Answer 7

to assess

Question 8

assister à

Answer 8

to attend ( most western countries attended the rio conference)

Question 9

la fréquentation / l’assiduité

Answer 9

school attendance

Question 10

une nombreuse assistance ( à un meeting)

Answer 10

a large attendance

Question 11

soutenir

Answer 11

to back up

Question 12

l’épine dorsale / l’essentiel

Answer 12

the backbone

Question 13

avoir un effet inverse que prévu

Answer 13

to backfire

Question 14

les répercussions

Answer 14

the backlash

Question 15

porter / supporter

Answer 15

to bear

Question 16

un probleme

Answer 16

a problem / an issue / a snag / a difficulty

Question 17

pour remplacer big

Answer 17

vast / large / primer / prominent / oustanding / extensive / remarkable / eminent / preeminent / massive / substantial / paramount / prodigious

Question 18

pour remplacer important

Answer 18

prime / major / primary / crucial / widespread / grave / serious / top / influential / huge / large / tremendous

Question 19

une percée / découverte capitale

Answer 19

a breakthrough

Question 20

être responsable de / diriger

Answer 20

to be in charge of

Question 21

vérifier

Answer 21

to check

Question 22

jeter

Answer 22

to cast

Question 23

prétendre / revendiquer

Answer 23

to claim

Question 24

s’effondrer

Answer 24

to collapse

Question 25

s'en sortir / s'en débrouiller

Answer 25

to cope

Question 26

faire face à un probleme / essayer de le résoudre

Answer 26

to cope with

Question 27

priver quelqu'un de

Answer 27

to deprive someone of

Question 28

mériter

Answer 28

to deserve

Question 29

faire l'opposé

Answer 29

to do the opposite

Question 30

donner de l'importance

Answer 30

to stress / to emphasize

Question 31

toucher / affecter

Answer 31

to affect

Question 32

vrai / en fait / en réalité

Answer 32

actual / actually

Question 33

actualité

Answer 33

current events

Question 34

actuellement

Answer 34

currently

Question 35

dissuader

Answer 35

to deter from

Question 36

décevroi

Answer 36

to disappoint

Question 37

déranger

Answer 37

to disturb

Question 38

laisser tomber

Answer 38

to drop

Question 39

augmenter / diminuer progressivement

Answer 39

to edge up/down

Question 40

un bord

Answer 40

an edge

Question 41

crispé / stressé / énervé

Answer 41

edgy

Question 42

apparaitre / émerger / surgir

Answer 42

to emerge from

Question 43

dépasser

Answer 43

to exceed

Question 44

attendre / s'attendre à

Answer 44

to expect