Voc 1

Question 1

Sur le tard ?

Answer 1

Belatedly

Question 2

Tendu, nerveux

Answer 2

Jittery

Question 3

Empêcher

Answer 3

To preclude

Question 4

Concerner, dépendre de

Answer 4

To pertain (to sth)

Question 5

Être hors de contrôle, péter les plombs

Answer 5

To go spare

Question 6

Baisse de valeur constatée, acceptée, d’un actif

Answer 6

Write-down

Question 7

Bidon

Answer 7

Phoney

Question 8

Situation délicate

Answer 8

Predicament

Question 9

Être aux prise avec

Answer 9

To grapple with

Question 10

Situation désespérée

Answer 10

Plight

Question 11

Peu convaincant, piètre

Answer 11

Flimsy

Question 12

Frontal, simple, direct

Answer 12

Straightforward

Question 13

Irritation

Answer 13

Chafing

Question 14

Protestation contre une privation des libertés

Answer 14

To chafe under the yoke

Question 15

Mettre en danger

Answer 15

To imperil

Question 16

L’élysée anglais

Answer 16

Downing street

Question 17

Chanceler, tituber

Answer 17

To stagger

Question 18

Diminuer, réduire

Answer 18

To dwindle

Question 19

Chouchouter

Answer 19

To pamper

Question 20

Être viré, mettre un coup d’arrêt

Answer 20

To get the chop

Question 21

Compère, beau parleur

Answer 21

Shill

Question 22

Déranger atrocement

Answer 22

To irk green

Question 23

Diabolique

Answer 23

Fiendish

Question 24

plébéien (adjectif)

Answer 24

Hoi-poloi

Question 25

“Je travaille de nuit comme…” (2e job)

Answer 25

“I moonlight as”

Question 26

To raise a difficult issue to discussion

Answer 26

To broach an issue

Question 27

Quelqu’un de travailleur/studieux

Answer 27

A wonk

Question 28

Une position intenable (discours)

Answer 28

An untenable position

Question 29

To openly disregard

Answer 29

to flout