LFBP February 2015 VII

Question 1

when do we like to use euphonic l’un l’une? (2)

Answer 1

1) after preposition (san doute l’un des animaux..) usually de/des
2) beginning of a sentence/clause (L’une des icônes…)

Question 2

the majority

google gets the majority of their profits via adverts

Answer 2

l’essential

google tire l’essential de ses profits par les publicités

Question 3

can you blame them for it?

Answer 3

peut-on le leur reprocher?

Question 4

reprocher IO or DO?

his mom criticized him for not calling his brother

Answer 4

IO reprocher quelque chose à

sa mère lui a reproché de ne pas avoir rappelé son frère

Question 5

to XX the same
he should try to do the same
he finished his work, sadly i can’t say the same

Answer 5

en VERB autant

il devrait en faire autant
il a finit son travail, malheureusement je ne peux pas en dire autant

Question 6

clearly….

Answer 6

mainfestement

Question 7

to capture

to better capture advertising income

Answer 7

capter

pour mieux capter les recettes publicitaires

Question 8

to seize/gain control

a big country which seized control of the oil of a smaller country

Answer 8

s’approprier

un grand pays qui s’est approprié le pétrole d’un pays moins puissant

Question 9

to loot/pillage

Answer 9

piller

Question 10

to get ahead of

they got ahead of their competition

Answer 10

prendre une longueur d’avance sur

ils ont pris une longueur d’avance SUR leur concurrents

Question 11

a search engine

Answer 11

un moteur de recherche

Question 12

to impoverish

they impoverished the population

Answer 12

appauvrir

ils ont appauvri le peuple

Question 13

Third world

Answer 13

Le Tiers-monde

Question 14

to become poor

Answer 14

s’appauvrir

Question 15

to become rich

i got rich through real estate

Answer 15

s’enrichir
(regular 2nd group)
je me suis enrichi avec l’immobilier

Question 16

to absorb, grab

google wants to grab everything

Answer 16

accaparer

google veut tout accaparer

Question 17

poor service

Answer 17

le service pénible

Question 18

the paper took the photographers photo and put them on the front page

Answer 18

le journal s’est approprié les photos du photographe et les a mis à la une

Question 19

they aspire to seize that corner of the market

Answer 19

Ils ambitionnent d’accaparer ce coin du marché.

Question 20

to sue

Answer 20

intenter un procès pour….

Question 21

an infringement

Answer 21

une infraction

Question 22

According to reliable sources…..

Answer 22

selon des sources bien informées….

Question 23

a dwarf

Answer 23

un nain

Question 24

to give compliments

Answer 24

FAIRE des compliments (NOT donner)

Question 25

to insult

Answer 25

insulter

Question 26

a layer/sheet (blanket) a layer of oil (oil slick)

Answer 26

une nappe | une nappe de pétrole

Question 27

lace (ornament)

Answer 27

la dentelle

Question 28

a vat | a wooden vat

Answer 28

une cuve | une cuve de bois

Question 29

to pour into (to empty) the raisins are poured into a vat immigrants are pouring into europe

Answer 29

déverser (se déverser) le raisin est déversé dans des cuves les immigrés se déversent en europe

Question 30

fuel

Answer 30

le carburant

Question 31

to be from (like être issu) where is this meat from these comes from the tourist office

Answer 31

provenir de D'où provient cette viande? ces photos proviennent de l'office de tourisme

Question 32

geyser

Answer 32

geysers (jay-zer)

Question 33

a puncture

Answer 33

un crevaison

Question 34

dashboard

Answer 34

le tableau de bord

Question 35

``` to enlighten (also means literally to light a bougie) he enlightened me ```

Answer 35

s'éclairer | il m'a éclairé (NOT être here cause me is DO)

Question 36

the magnitude

Answer 36

l’ampleur

Question 37

oil slick that's on shore

Answer 37

une marée noire (literally black tide) | * you can use marée figuratively too

Question 38

oil tanker

Answer 38

un pétrolier

Question 39

near the US coast

Answer 39

près des côtes américaines (not plural even though singular in english)---pronounce the same though no liason

Question 40

underwater, in the darkness

Answer 40

sous l'eau, dans le noir

Question 41

even in difficult times...

Answer 41

même PAR temps difficile......

Question 42

to expect

Answer 42

compter

Question 43

disasterous

Answer 43

désastreux

Question 44

a book titled...

Answer 44

un livre intitulé....

Question 45

to run on | john runs on caffeine

Answer 45

carburer | john carbure sur caféine

Question 46

Remember if you see an indefinite (un/une) use EN or Y instead of DO i don't see any difference

Answer 46

je n'y vois aucune difference