Phrases d'exemple

Question 1

George dort (est en train de dormir). Du calme!

Answer 1

George is sleeping. Quiet!

Question 2

George dort beaucoup.

Answer 2

George sleeps a lot.

Question 3

Susan se rongeait toujours les ongles!

Answer 3

Susan was always biting her nails!

Question 4

Susan se ronge toujours les ongles!

Answer 4

Susan always bit her nails!

Question 5

Nous partons pour l’Ecosse demain matin.

Answer 5

We’re leaving for Scotland in the morning.

Question 6

Nous partons pour l’Ecosse dans la matinée.

Answer 6

We leave for Scotland in the morning.

Question 7

Bob a lavé la voiture.

Answer 7

Bob has washed the car.

Question 8

J’ai déjà vu ce film cent fois.

Answer 8

I’ve seen this film a hundred times already.

Question 9

John possède cette grande maison sur la colline.

Answer 9

John owns that big house on the hill.

Question 10

Ils jouent au lego tous les dimanches.

Answer 10

They play bridge every Sunday.

Question 11

On achète toujours un arbre de Noël.

Answer 11

We always buy a Christamas tree.

Question 12

Il chante bien.

Answer 12

He sings well.

Question 13

Vendredi prochain, nous quittons le bureau a 5h, prenons le train à 6h30 et arrivons à Eton à 7h.

Answer 13

Next Friday, we leave the office at 5, catch the 6:30 train and arrive in Eton at 7.

Question 14

Il ne pleut jamais mais il verse.

Answer 14

It never rains but it pours.

Question 15

Je suppose que vous ne venez pas avec nous.

Answer 15

I gather you’re not coming with us.

Question 16

Il travaille de façon très dur.

Answer 16

He is working very hard.

Question 17

Il travaille très dur.

Answer 17

He works very hard.

Question 18

Ils agissent de manière stupide.

Answer 18

They are being stupid.

Question 19

Ils sont stupides.

Answer 19

They are stupid

Question 20

Ils vont en Italie pour leur lune de miel.

Answer 20

They are going to Italy for their honeymoon.

Question 21

Il voit beaucoup Marie ces temps-ci.

Answer 21

He is seeing a lot of Mary these days.

Question 22

Elle se plaint toujours.

Answer 22

She’s always complaining

Question 23

Ils essaient constamment de négocier.

Answer 23

They’re constantly trying to bargain.

Question 24

Puis-je parler à Mme Jones?

Answer 24

Could I speak to Mrs Jones, please?

Question 25

J’ai jou” au football toute l’après-midi.

Answer 25

I’ve played football all afternoon.

Question 26

Donc je ne peux pas venir avec vous.

Answer 26

So I can’t come out with you

Question 27

Vous venez de le manquer il vient (seulement) de quitter le bureau.

Answer 27

You’ve just missed him, he’s (only) just left the office.

Question 28

C’est la première fois que je viens à N-Y

Answer 28

it’s the first time i’ve ever come to N-Y

Question 29

Les cadeaux sont-ils cachés?

Answer 29

Have you hidden the presents?

Question 30

En reste-t-il pour moi?

Answer 30

Have you eaten all the cake?

Question 31

Mais où étais-tu?

Answer 31

Where have you been hiding?

Question 32

Qu’est-ce-que tu as bien pu manger?

Answer 32

What have you been eating?

Question 33

Elle se sentait mieux après un bain chaud.

Answer 33

She felt better after a hot bath.

Question 34

Ils partirent dès l’aube.

Answer 34

They left at dawn.

Question 35

Il se lève, ouvre la porte et quitte la pièce sans un mot.

Answer 35

He stood up, opened the door and left the room without (uttering) a word.

Question 36

C’est moi qui l’ai dis.

Answer 36

I was the one who said it.

Question 37

Si j’avais plus de temps je lirais plus de romans.

Answer 37

If I had more time I would read more novels.

Question 38

J’aimerais qu’il appelle plus souvent.

Answer 38

I wish he called me more often.

Question 39

Nous ne nous sommes jamais vraiment rencontrés, pour ainsi dire.

Answer 39

We’ve never really met, as it were.

Question 40

Il a oublié son maillot de bain. -> Il ne peut pas nager maintenant.

Answer 40

He has forgotten his bathing trunks. -> He can’t swim now.

Question 41

Nous nous sommes déjà rencontrés -> Nous nous connaissons aujourd’hui.

Answer 41

We’ve met before.
-> We know each other today.

Question 42

Ils travaillent ensemble depuis des années. -> Ils se connaissent donc bien aujourd’hui.

Answer 42

They’ve worked together for years.
-> so they know each other quite well today

Question 43

Ils allaient assez svt à la plage autrefois.

Answer 43

They used to go to the beach quite often.

Question 44

Ils étaient en train de dîner lorsque nous sommes arrivés.

Answer 44

They were eating dinner when we arrived.

Question 45

Je savais qu’il prenait le train de 6:30 je devais donc me précipiter à la gare.

Answer 45

I knew that he was taking the 6:30 train so I had to rush to the station.

Question 46

Il harcèle tjrs les gens avec ses questions idiotes.

Answer 46

He always pestering people with his silly questions.

Question 47

Nous nous demandions qi vous aimeriez vous joindre à nous.

Answer 47

We were wondering whether you would you like to join us.

Question 48

Ils avaient envoyés leurs bagages devant eux.

Answer 48

They had sent their luggage ahead of them.

Question 49

Ils avaient joué au cricket tout l’après-midi et ne pouvaient donc pas sortir ce soir là.

Answer 49

They had played cricket all afternoon so they couldn’t go out again that evening.

Question 50

C’est la première fois que j’allais dans ce restaurant.

Answer 50

It was the first time (that) I had been to that restaurant.

Question 51

Si j’avais su plus tôt, je n’y serais pas allé

Answer 51

If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have gone.