Voc 3/QCM Flashcards
(168 cards)
1
Q
marché aux puces
A
flea market
2
Q
soak up
A
absorber
3
Q
parcourir, errer dans
A
roam
4
Q
prendre part à, participer à
A
participate in
5
Q
When I was living in Germany, we …….. all get up early on a Saturday morning to go to the flea market.
A
would (valeur fréquentative de would)
6
Q
You promised …….. the goods by June and it is now September.
A
to deliver
7
Q
You will have to …….. an effort if you intend to graduate this year.
A
make
8
Q
After a serious dispute over inheritance, the two brothers made ………
A
up
9
Q
I can’t understand your attitude. You do nothing but ………
A
complain
10
Q
What are you having ……..? (à boire)
A
for drink
11
Q
facile à vivre (personne)
A
easy-going
12
Q
de grande envergure (mind, report, survey)
A
wide-ranging
13
Q
He’s been living in France …….. he was 10.
A
ever since
14
Q
I’ll take care of the children while you …….. the shopping.
A
are doing
15
Q
Jeremy …….. me €450 to buy a new sofa.
A
lent
16
Q
As a child, Dickens …….. roam the streets of London soaking up the local culture.
A
would
17
Q
The meeting tomorrow is ………
A
off
18
Q
You are doing well. Keep …….. the good work.
A
up
19
Q
I can’t stand …….. in your shadow.
A
living
20
Q
There has been an accident. Could you please call …….. ambulance.
A
an
21
Q
She is so condescending and constantly trying to put me………
A
down
22
Q
surrendered, we would have been forced to declare war.
A
Had they not
23
Q
Leave it to me! I’ll see …….. all the arrangements.
A
to (s’occuper de, réparer)
24
Q
conduite imprudente
A
reckless driving
25
passer à l'écart de/passer au large de
to stear clear of something
26
chiffre d'affaire
turnover
27
la sécurité routière
road safety
28
En 2003 Renault a vu son chiffre d’affaires progresser de 3,8% à 37,5 milliards d’euros et son
résultat net gagner 26,6% à 2,48 milliards d’euros.
In 2003 Renault’s turnover increased by 3.8% to €3.7bn with a net gain of 26.8% to €2.48bn.
29
Alors que le gouvernement a instauré une politique de sécurité routière en 2003, on note une
recrudescence des accidents de la route en janvier 2004.
Even though the government introduced a road safety policy in 2003, there has still been a slight
increase in road accidents in January 2004
30
Quelle que soit la date d’entrée dans l’Union, il est important de préciser que les futurs
membres deviendront également tous membres de l’Union économique et monétaire mais que
cette double adhésion ne se fera pas de manière simultanée.
Whatever the date of their entry into the Union, it is important to point out that the future members
will also become members of the economic and monetary union, but this dual membership will
not occur / happen simultaneously.
31
Veuillez remplir le formulaire ci-joint, en précisant votre choix, et nous le retourner à l’adresse
ci-dessous.
Please complete the enclosed form / form enclosed specifying your choice and return it to the
following address / address below.
32
Le Brésil a toutes les chances d’être le premier bénéficiaire de la grippe du poulet asiatique et
de la vache folle en Amérique du Sud.
Brazil is most likely to be the first South / Latin American country to record cases of the Asian
flu/Bird flu and Mad Cow Disease.
33
Avec un taux de croissance de 7,1% en 2003, l’Inde pourrait figurer parmi les géants
économiques du siècle prochain grâce à l’informatique, et notamment aux délocalisations de
services informatiques.
With a growth rate of 7.1% in 2003, India could figure among the economic leaders of the next
century thanks to (their) IT (sector), and especially the relocation of the IT services.
34
Combien a-t-il fallu débourser pour trouver le candidat idéal ?
How much did you have to pay out/dish out/spend in order to find the right candidate?
35
En France, la fraude est considérée comme un sport national et est évaluée à environ 45
milliards d’euros.
In France, fraud is considered to be a national sport with an estimated cost of approx. €45bn.
36
Confronté à un fléchissement de ses marchés traditionnels, Ikea avec 11,3 milliards d’euros de
chiffres d’affaires, 186 magasins dans 31 pays, 76 000 employés et 310 millions de clients,
s’installe là où la croissance explose : en Pologne et en Chine.
Faced with a decline in their / plummeting traditional markets, Ikea, with a turnover of €11.3bn,
186 shops in 31 countries, 76,000 employees and 310 million customers, has decided to set up in
the emerging markets of Poland and China, / is setting up in Poland and China where growth is
skyrocketing.
37
Le Premier Ministre israélien, Ariel Sharon, a annoncé, cette semaine, qu’il avait donné
l’ordre « de planifier l’évacuation de 17 colonies de la bande de Gaza ».
This week the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, announced that he had given the order “to
plan the evacuation of 17 colonies on the Gaza Strip”.
38
cello
violoncelle
39
Puny
chétif
40
Chétif
Puny
41
Rod
tringle, tige, baguette (wood)
42
venture
entreprise
43
nap
sieste, petit somme
44
faire la sieste
to have/take a nap
45
wrecking
un naufrage, un déraillement
46
velours
velvet
47
Mr Allen wants you upstairs.
M Allen vous demande là-haut
48
marmonner, grommeler
mutter
49
of great bulk
de forte carrure/bien bâti
50
a hanging face
une figure flasque
51
wine-coloured
lie-de-vin (ex : couleur de peau)
52
cil
eyelash
53
sourcils
eyebrows
54
froncer les sourcils
to frown
55
fair (eyebrows)
blonds
56
bulging (eyes, muscles)
saillants
57
a heavy step
un pas pesant
58
a brass plate
une plaque de cuivre
59
cuivre
copper (rouge), brass (jaune)
60
puffed with labour
haletant de fatigue
61
shrill
strident, perçant
62
gold-rimmed glasses
des lunettes à montures en or
63
(pair of) spectacles
paire de lunettes
64
Un Mouchoir
A handkerchief
65
Darn
Repriser (couture)
66
Lettre de licenciement
Pink slip
67
sneaky
sournois
68
lobster
homard
69
a nappy
une couche (bébé)
70
stick up
émerger, sortir, afficher (autres sens)
71
gridlock
bouchon/embouteillage (US)
72
farewell
adieu (to say one's farewells =faire ses adieux)
73
dingy
miteux
74
fester
suppurer // gronder
75
petulant
irrité (in a petulant mood = de mauvaise humeur)
76
mistletoe
gui (plante)
77
sissy
effémine
78
pétulant
exuberant
79
knob
petit morceau (knob of butter = noix de beurre) ; autres sens
80
fire away
vas-y ! tu peux y aller
81
dodgy (coll)
douteux, louche
82
ruthless
impitoyable
83
worship
culte (religion, nom)
84
chubby
potelé
85
look forward to
attendre avec impatience
86
une coqueluche/une idole
a heartthrob
87
un nid-de-poule
a posthole
88
in the hush of small hours
dans le silence du petit matin
89
à l'aube de
at the dawn of
90
hopelessly
avec désespoir/ totalement/complètement
91
un hurlement/un braillement
a howl
92
luire/rayonner
to glow
93
frotter
to rub
94
une sentinelle
a sentry
95
il faut combien de temps pour... ?
How long does it take to ... ?
96
un aubergiste/un hôtelier
innkeeper (oui, il y a bien deux "n" Pierre)
97
braquer une arme sur
to point a weapon AT
98
mon bras me fait mal
my arm hurts
99
prévenir/avertir par une dénonciation
to tip off about something
100
être de bon augure
to be of good omen
101
to toss
lancer, jeter (objet) faire sauter (pancake)
102
a claw
une griffe
103
a pit
une fosse, un trou, un cratère
104
steady
stable, constant, régulier
105
spear
lance (arme)/ pointe (asperge
106
spear grass
chiendant
107
snuff (out)
mourir (très fam)/ moucher (une bougie)
108
inbred
inné (=innate=inborn)
109
acheter le silence de [quelqu'un]
to bribe [somebody] into silence
110
a bribe
un pot-de-vin
111
to beg
mendier
112
funnel
entonnoir
113
wretched
misérable, pitoyable
114
lecherous
lubrique
115
blacksmith
forgeron
116
faire la guerre à/contre
to wage war against (to wage a campaign for/against = faire campagne pour/contre)
117
wage (noun)
salaire, paye, paie
118
We’re enjoying pleasant weather this week. Today is ………. the warmest day we’ve had
this year.
actually
119
much/many
Much : noms indénombrables singuliers
Many : noms pluriels
(les deux de préférence dans des phrases interrogatives ou négatives)
120
l'escalade de la violence
the escalation of violence (attention, pour le sport escalade=climbing)
121
une plume (d'oiseau)
a feather
122
une plume (pour écrire), écrire à la plume
a quill (oiseau) / a nib (acier) ; to write with a fountain pen
123
steam engine
locomotive à vapeur
124
The de Trohanet family ………. wines to the New World ………. the U.S. Civil War.
has exported/since
125
There was ………. the purchase of broad-band connection to the internet in the nineties.
Today the majority of homes have fast and relatively cheap access.
an increase in (raise n'est presque jamais un nom)
126
If the economy continues to decline as it has done for the past number of years, quite
………. companies will go into liquidation.
a few (quite a few pour dénombrables, quite a lot OF pour indénombrables)
127
Managers have ………. time to deal with personal issues nowadays than in the past.
less (less pour indénombrable/fewer dénombrable : he has fewer books than you
128
………. authorities and Eurotunnel are trying to encourage ………. to use the channel
tunnel as a commuting option.
British/Britons (british =adj, briton(s)=nom, les britanniques = the british)
129
un matelas
a mattress
130
He’s got an awfully high opinion ………. himself since he won the scholarship to such a
prestigious university.
of
131
Scientists have ………. made huge progress in finding out what the causes of listeria are.
already (already : plus tot que prévu, étonnement) ; ever : accent sur la période, le temps écoulé ; yet toujours en interrogative/négatives
132
Since the beginning of the 21st century the manufacturing industry ………. 22% of its
workforce.
has laid off
133
Her family founded a ………. firm in the fifties, which is still enjoying profit today and
selling goods across the EU.
mail order (vente par correspondance)
134
They ………. the presentation until next week due to the inclement weather conditions.
```
put off (=retarder) ;
put over=put across = faire comprendre : the play puts the message across very well : la pièce arrive très bien à faire passer le message
```
135
settling her hair
arrangeant ses cheveux
136
She reached into her handbag
elle mit sa main dans son sac à main
137
the hallstand
le portemanteau
138
That's a nice thing to !
Voilà qui est gentil ! (ironique)
139
to wash the dishes
faire la vaisselle
140
call in
passer (she called (in) to see her mother : elle est passée voir sa mère)
141
envoyer qqch en pièce jointe
to send something as an attachment
142
faire la guerre à/contre
to wage war against (to wage a campaign for/against = faire campagne pour/contre)
143
wage (noun)
salaire, paye, paie
144
We’re enjoying pleasant weather this week. Today is ………. the warmest day we’ve had
this year.
actually
145
much/many
Much : noms indénombrables singuliers
Many : noms pluriels
(les deux de préférence dans des phrases interrogatives ou négatives)
146
l'escalade de la violence
the escalation of violence (attention, pour le sport escalade=climbing)
147
une plume (d'oiseau)
a feather
148
une plume (pour écrire), écrire à la plume
a quill (oiseau) / a nib (acier) ; to write with a fountain pen
149
steam engine
locomotive à vapeur
150
The de Trohanet family ………. wines to the New World ………. the U.S. Civil War.
has exported/since
151
There was ………. the purchase of broad-band connection to the internet in the nineties.
Today the majority of homes have fast and relatively cheap access.
an increase in (raise n'est presque jamais un nom)
152
If the economy continues to decline as it has done for the past number of years, quite
………. companies will go into liquidation.
a few (quite a few pour dénombrables, quite a lot OF pour indénombrables)
153
Managers have ………. time to deal with personal issues nowadays than in the past.
less (less pour indénombrable/fewer dénombrable : he has fewer books than you
154
………. authorities and Eurotunnel are trying to encourage ………. to use the channel
tunnel as a commuting option.
British/Britons (british =adj, briton(s)=nom, les britanniques = the british)
155
un matelas
a mattress
156
He’s got an awfully high opinion ………. himself since he won the scholarship to such a
prestigious university.
of
157
Scientists have ………. made huge progress in finding out what the causes of listeria are.
already (already : plus tot que prévu, étonnement) ; ever : accent sur la période, le temps écoulé ; yet toujours en interrogative/négatives
158
Since the beginning of the 21st century the manufacturing industry ………. 22% of its
workforce.
has laid off
159
Her family founded a ………. firm in the fifties, which is still enjoying profit today and
selling goods across the EU.
mail order (vente par correspondance)
160
They ………. the presentation until next week due to the inclement weather conditions.
```
put off (=retarder) ;
put over=put across = faire comprendre : the play puts the message across very well : la pièce arrive très bien à faire passer le message
```
161
settling her hair
arrangeant ses cheveux
162
She reached into her handbag
elle mit sa main dans son sac à main
163
the hallstand
le portemanteau
164
That's a nice thing to !
Voilà qui est gentil ! (ironique)
165
to wash the dishes
faire la vaisselle
166
call in
passer (she called (in) to see her mother : elle est passée voir sa mère)
167
envoyer qqch en pièce jointe
to send something as an attachment
168
Leave it to me ! I'll see ... all the arrangements.
to
| See to = s'occuper de
