The English text book : Examples

Question 1

raviver

Answer 1

rekindle

Question 2

un débat déjà ancien

Answer 2

a long-running debate

Question 3

les pro-europe

Answer 3

the Europhiles

Question 4

les anti-europe

Answer 4

the Eurosceptics

Question 5

un PDG

Answer 5

a CEO

Question 6

il a enfin signé le contrat

Answer 6

he signed the contract at last

Question 7

être au courant de qqc

Answer 7

to hear about something

Question 8

pour de bon

Answer 8

for good

Question 9

recevoir une augmentation de salaire

Answer 9

to have a pay rise

Question 10

100

Answer 10

one thousand

Question 11

1 000

Answer 11

1.000 : one hundred

Question 12

3 000 manifestants sont descendus dans les rues

Answer 12

3.000 protesters took TO the streets

Question 13

vivre en banlieue

Answer 13

to live in the suburbs

Question 14

le nombre de pauvres vivant en banlieue a augmenté de 37,4 % pour atteindre le chiffre de 13,7 millions de personnes

Answer 14

the number of people living in the suburbs has jumped by 37.4% to 13,7m

Question 15

allumer un feu

Answer 15

to lit fire

Question 16

faire chauffer (de l’eau)

Answer 16

to heat

Question 17

il mourut à l’age de 80 ans

Answer 17

He died aged 80

Question 18

être fatigué

Answer 18

to get tired

Question 19

quelque chose d’inconscient

Answer 19

thoughtless

Question 20

comporter

Ex : le nouveau projet comporte 3 points clés

Answer 20

to consist of

Ex : the new project consist of 3 key points

Question 21

quitter quelqu’un des yeux

Answer 21

to take someone’s eyes off someone

Question 22

venir s’excuser

Answer 22

to come to apologize

Question 23

partir à pied / à vélo /

Answer 23

to leave on foot / bike

Question 24

faire quelque chose de mal

Answer 24

to do something wrong

Question 25

une proposition

Answer 25

a proposal