voc 10 11 Flashcards
(54 cards)
attacher beaucoup d’importance à qch/ priser qch 2
to prize/ value sth highly
overtake/ overcome/ overlap/ overpass
doubler un véhicule/ surmonter un problème recouvrir/ se recouper/ se chevaucher pont autoroutier
surmonter un problème 2
overcome/ get over sth
doubler un véhicule
overtake pass a car
recouvrir/ se recouper/ se chevaucher
overlap
autoport pont autoroutier
overpass
crier de joie
shout FOR joy cry OUT of happiness
pleurer un bon coup
have a good cry
s’endormir à force de pleurer
cry oneself to sleep
c’est une pleurnicheuse
she is a cry baby
ramener qn à la vie ranimer qn
bring sb to He was still half asleep but the cold shower brought him to
comme allant de soi
as a matter of course
en depit de 3
for all = in spite of = despite For all the opposition the new treaty has the backing of informed public opinion
… ou je ne m’y connais pas
if there ever= ever there was one… Robert was a silly fool if there ever was one
sur fond de suspicion
against a background= backdrop of suspicion the two leaders met against a background of suspicion
traiter qn avec considération= égard
treat sb kindly
conserver un taux de croissance de… 2
to hold the line on growth = to maintain/ sustain growth
rira bien qui rira le dernier 2
he who laughs last. Laughs best/ longest
Tout sauf…
Anything but… It’s anything but clear which treatment is best in this case
être en bon/ mvs état 2
Be in 0 good/ bad condition= be in A good/ bad state the car you have bought is new but is in bad condition
être en augmentation de… 4
be up by= increase by= go up by = rise by the population there is up by an estimate 4 percent
nuire à la réputation de qn
cause damage to sb’s reputation
injuste/ déloyal 2
below the belt= unfair
porter un coup bas
hit below the belt Boxers are forbidden to punch below the belt
