Chapitres 1 - Vocabulary

Question 0

Boundary

Answer 0

Limite, frontière

Question 1

Ringlet

Answer 1

Boucle (de cheveu)

Question 2

To shrink

Answer 2

Rétrécir, rapetisser

Question 3

my savings have shrunk (away) to nothing

Answer 3

mes économies ont complètement fondu

Question 4

shrine

Answer 4

Haut lieu, mausolée, tombe

Question 5

array

Answer 5

Ensemble, impressionnant.

a distinguished array of people : une assemblée de gens distingués

Question 6

In battle array

Answer 6

en ordre de bataille

Question 7

In close array

Answer 7

En rang serré

Question 8

To overtake

Answer 8

Dépasser, doubler

Question 9

Overtaken by events

Answer 9

Dépassé par les événements

Question 10

Pris de panic

Answer 10

Overtaken with OR by panic

Question 11

Sorely

Answer 11

Grandement, grièvement

Question 12

She will be sorely missed

Answer 12

Elle nous manquera cruellement

Question 13

j’ai été très tenté d’accepter sa proposition

Answer 13

I was sorely tempted to accept her offer

Question 14

Plaie

Answer 14

Sore

Question 15

Saisir quelque chose

Answer 15

To grasp

Question 16

Têtu, obstiné

Answer 16

Stubborn

Question 17

Stubborn

Answer 17

Têtu, obstiné

Question 18

she maintained a stubborn silence

Answer 18

Elle garda obstinément le silence

Question 19

Leapfrog

Answer 19

Saute mouton

Question 20

Débarrasser

Answer 20

Rid, rid, ridden

you should rid yourself of such illusions!

Question 21

Hurdle

Answer 21

1. Haie
2. (figurative) obstacle m
   the next hurdle will be getting funding for the project : la prochaine difficulté sera d’obtenir des fonds pour le projet

Question 22

thresold

Answer 22

seuil,
to cross the thresold : franchir le seuil
We are on the threshold of new discoveries

Question 23

bienveillant

Answer 23

benevolent, kindly

Question 24

to share out

Answer 24

répartir

Question 25

springboard

Answer 25

tremplin

Question 26

to deserve

Answer 26

mériter | the book, though controversial, didn't deserve to be banned

Question 27

dull

Answer 27

1. assomant, ennuyeux 2. Peu intelligent, ralenti. To grow dull : s'affaiblir, décliner 3. Terne, fade 4. Maussade (temps) 5. Sourd étouffé (son) 6. Abattu (personne)

Question 28

Qui vaut la peine

Answer 28

worthwhile

Question 29

mériter

Answer 29

to deserve

Question 30

répartir

Answer 30

to share out

Question 31

Assomant, ennuyeux

Answer 31

dull

Question 32

benevolant

Answer 32

bienveillant

Question 33

Seuil

Answer 33

Thresold

Question 34

Dépasser

Answer 34

to overtake

Question 35

Worthwhile

Answer 35

Qui vaut la peine

Question 36

outing

Answer 36

Sortie, Excursion

Question 37

Faire une sortie

Answer 37

To go on an outing

Question 38

to ease

Answer 38

calmer, soulager

Question 39

Rassurer quelqu'un

Answer 39

To ease somebody's mind

Question 40

Pousser quelqu'un vers la sortie (figuratif)

Answer 40

To ease somebody out

Question 41

Etre à l'aise

Answer 41

To be at ease

Question 42

Mettre quelqu'un à l'aise

Answer 42

To put somebody at ease

Question 43

To oversee

Answer 43

Surveiller, contrôler, superviser

Question 44

Superviser

Answer 44

To oversee

Question 45

overtimes

Answer 45

heures supplémentaires

Question 46

licencier, congédier

Answer 46

To dismiss

Question 47

Etre licencié

Answer 47

to be made redundant

Question 48

redondant

Answer 48

redundant

Question 49

Une demande d'emploi

Answer 49

A job application

Question 50

Soutien de famille

Answer 50

Breadwinner

Question 51

Grant

Answer 51

1. Subvention 2. Cession (of property) 3. Concession (of land)

Question 52

Se battre, lutter

Answer 52

To struggle

Question 53

Une idée préconçue

Answer 53

A preconcieved idea

Question 54

faint

Answer 54

faible, léger, sans conviction

Question 55

Il n'a pas la moindre chance de gagner

Answer 55

He hasn't the faintest chance of winning

Question 56

rehearse

Answer 56

répéter, réciter, énumérer

Question 57

Qui connait son rôle parfaitement

Answer 57

well rehearse

Question 58

momentum

Answer 58

vitesse, élan

Question 59

Atteindre sa vitesse de croisière

Answer 59

to gain momentum

Question 60

perdre de la vitesse, s'essouffler

Answer 60

to lose momentum

Question 61

clumsily

Answer 61

maladroitement, sans tact

Question 62

maladroitement

Answer 62

clumsily

Question 63

sans tact

Answer 63

clumsily

Question 64

backlog

Answer 64

accumulation, arriéré

Question 65

Des commandes en souffrance

Answer 65

a backlog of orders

Question 66

couch

Answer 66

canapé

Question 67

un canapé

Answer 67

a couch