prepa écrit voc D

Question 1

humide

Answer 1

damp (wet, moist, humid)

Question 2

pendre, suspendu

Answer 2

dangle (hand down)

Question 3

foncer, se précipiter

Answer 3

dash (rush, streak)

Question 4

intimider, impressionner

Answer 4

daunt (intimidate)

Question 5

impasse

Answer 5

deadlock (stalemate)

Question 6

distribuer

Answer 6

deal out, give out, hand out, pass out

Question 7

manque, pénurie

Answer 7

lack, dearth, scarcity, insufficiency, shortage, want

Question 8

qui affaiblit, rend plus vulnérable

Answer 8

debilitating, weakening

Question 9

tromper

Answer 9

deceive, mislead dupe

Question 10

trompeur

Answer 10

deceptive, misleading

Question 11

comprendre

Answer 11

decipher, understand, figure out, make out

Question 12

reporter, différer

Answer 12

defer, put off, delay, adjourn, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, remit

Question 13

effacer, supprimer

Answer 13

delete, eliminate, remove

Question 14

délibéré, intentionnel

Answer 14

deliberate, intentional, on propose

Question 15

exiger

Answer 15

demand, require, call for

Question 16

mort, fin

Answer 16

demise, death, end

Question 17

échec

Answer 17

demise, failure, collapse, meltdown

Question 18

démontrer

Answer 18

demonstrate, show

Question 19

protester, manifester

Answer 19

demonstrate, protest

Question 20

décrire

Answer 20

depict, portay, picture, paint

Question 21

épuiser les ressources de qqch

Answer 21

deplete, exhaust, consume, burn out

Question 22

critiquer, rabaisser

Answer 22

deprecate, criticise, belittle

Question 23

à l’abandon, désaffecté

Answer 23

derelict, abandoned, disused

Question 24

critiquer violemment

Answer 24

deride, criticise bitterly, mock

Question 25

mépriser

Answer 25

despise, disdain, scorn, show contempt, spurn

Question 26

appareil, dispositif

Answer 26

device, apparatus

Question 27

diminuer, (se) réduire

Answer 27

diminish, decrease, lower, go down, grow smaller

Question 28

miteux, minable, lugubre

Answer 28

dingy, dark, dirty, drab, dreary, gloomy, shabby, squalid

Question 29

handicapé

Answer 29

disabled, handicapped

Question 30

révéler, dévoiler

Answer 30

diclose, reveal, expose, unveil, spill the beans

Question 31

faire la différence

Answer 31

discriminate, distinguish, differenciate, discern

Question 32

mécontent, insatisfait

Answer 32

disgruntled, discontented, dissatisfied, resentful, displeased, irritated, sullen, annoyed, peeved, put out

Question 33

cacher

Answer 33

disguise, conceal, hide

Question 34

sombre, lugubre

Answer 34

dismal, gloomy, bleak, dreary, dull

Question 35

renvoyer, licencier

Answer 35

dismiss, sack, lay off, fire, make redundant

Question 36

distribuer, allouer

Answer 36

dispense, distribute, dole out, allocate, hand out

Question 37

monter, manifester

Answer 37

display, show, demonstrate, exhibit

Question 38

se débarrasser de, supprimer

Answer 38

dispose of, get ride of, scrap, do away with

Question 39

qui perturbe, gêne

Answer 39

disruptive, disturbing, unsettling, disorderly, troublesome

Question 40

déformer, tordre

Answer 40

distort, twist, deform

Question 41

affolé, dans tous ses états, frénétique, désespéré

Answer 41

distraught, crazed, deranged, distressed, flustered, frantic, frenzied, hysterical, troubled, upset, worried

Question 42

distinct, varié

Answer 42

diverse, different, various, varied, sundry

Question 43

divulguer, révéler, dévoiler

Answer 43

divulge, reveal, disclose, leak, spread

Question 44

éviter, esquiver

Answer 44

dodge, evade, elude eschew

Question 45

chômage, indemnités chomage

Answer 45

dole, unemployment, joblessness

Question 46

servir, distribuer

Answer 46

dole out, dish out

Question 47

en sommeil, inactif

Answer 47

dormant, inactive

Question 48

rasoir, ennuyeux, fade, sans couleur

Answer 48

drab, boring, dull, gloomy, colourless

Question 49

craindre, redouter, avoir de l'appréhension

Answer 49

dread, fear, be apprehensive about

Question 50

épouvantable

Answer 50

dreadful, appaling, abominable, ghastly, horible, awful

Question 51

qui fléchit, mou, apathique

Answer 51

drooping, enervated, sagginf, flaccid, sluggish

Question 52

rassembler, battre le rappel

Answer 52

drum up, muster up

Question 53

douteux, incertain

Answer 53

dublous, doubtful, uncertain

Question 54

rejecter, se débarasser de qqch, laisser tomber qq

Answer 54

dump, get ride of, dispose of, ditch, drop

Question 55

faiblir, diminuer, se réduire

Answer 55

dwindle, decrease, fade away, diminish, get smaller