London 10/2013

Question 1

franchise (commerciale)

Answer 1

outlet

Question 2

sentir mauvais

Answer 2

stench

Question 3

voyons ! réveille toi ! c’est évident !

Answer 3

wake up and smell the cafe (wake up and smell the stench)

Question 4

évitement (contournement) des taxes

Answer 4

avoidance tax = tax dodging

Question 5

relation proche

Answer 5

cosy relation ship

Question 6

émerger (devenir connu)

Answer 6

rose to prominence

Question 7

paradis fiscal

Answer 7

tax heaven

Question 8

compréhension (intellectuelle, d’un texte)

compréhension d’une situation (sentiment)

Answer 8

comprehension

undestanding

Question 9

drogué au travail

Answer 9

workaholic

Question 10

droh-gué à la gym

Answer 10

gym addict

Question 11

pression sociale

pression des tes pairs (amicale)

Answer 11

social pressure

pear pressure

Question 12

échauffement

Answer 12

warm-up

Question 13

blessure bénigne

Answer 13

a niggle

Question 14

épuisé, crevé

Answer 14

wiped-out

Question 15

avoir tendance à…

Answer 15

to be prone to…

Question 16

inatteignable

Answer 16

unatainable

Question 17

glousser, rire en soi-même

Answer 17

chuckle

Question 18

demi-mesures

Answer 18

half-measures

Question 19

implacable

Answer 19

unrelenting

Question 20

apprentissage

stage

Answer 20

apprenticeship

intership

Question 21

techniques d’évitement

Answer 21

avoidance tactics

Question 22

mettre qcq par dessus qcq

Answer 22

to pile sthing on

Question 23

obligatoire

Answer 23

compulsory

Question 24

traîner des pieds

Answer 24

to draft one feet

Question 25

va voir par toi même, expérimente

Answer 25

to have a go

Question 26

sois réaliste, réveille toi

Answer 26

get real

Question 27

savoir parfaitement

Answer 27

to know full well

Question 28

- être utile | - devenir utile

Answer 28

- to be handy | - to come in handy

Question 29

- salaire | - saliaie horarie

Answer 29

- wage | - hour wage

Question 30

pouvoir d'achat

Answer 30

spending power

Question 31

- murmurer | - marmonner

Answer 31

- to mutter | - to mumble

Question 32

- de mon point de vue | - mon opinion

Answer 32

- from my point of view | - on my opinion, to my mind

Question 33

je suis toutà fait d'accord

Answer 33

i couldn't agree more

Question 34

- Avez-vous entendu parler de (pour la première fois) | - Avez-vous entendu parler de (entendu les nouvelles de...)

Answer 34

- Have you heard of the... | - Have you heard about...

Question 35

élever, augmenter

Answer 35

- rise, rose, risen (passive form) - Prices are rising due to onflation - raise, raised (active form) - my boss is raising my salary