VOC CORRIGÉ 1

Question 1

Scarcity

Answer 1

manque, pénurie

Question 2

To strip

Answer 2

enlever, déshabiller
Ex : to strip the boys of their humanity

Question 3

agneau sacrificiel
bouc émissaire

Answer 3

sacrificial lamb

Question 4

Antiphrasis ?

Answer 4

consiste à dire ironiquement le contraire de ce qu’on pense
antiphrase

Question 5

maigreur

Answer 5

meagerness

Question 6

stingy

Answer 6

maigre, petit
radin

Question 7

pawn

Answer 7

pion
Ex : a pawn in the system

Question 8

to hold together

Answer 8

rester uni, ne faire qu’un

Question 9

disquiet

Answer 9

trouble, inquiétude

Question 10

panacea

Answer 10

panacée

Question 11

to struck

Answer 11

frapper, atteindre

Question 12

complacency

Answer 12

suffisance, autosatisfaction

Question 13

swollen

Answer 13

enflé, gonflée

Question 14

census

Answer 14

recensement

Question 15

burgeoning

Answer 15

en pleine croissance

Question 16

dissenter

Answer 16

dissident, non conformiste

Question 17

mores

Answer 17

moeurs

Question 18

stirring

Answer 18

adj =émouvant, vibrant
n = montée de, prémices de

Question 19

to remonstrate

Answer 19

se plaindre de

Question 20

tactful

Answer 20

qui a du tact
diplomatique, délicat

Question 21

to vie with

Answer 21

se disputer avec
être en concurrence avec

Question 22

reap the benefit

Answer 22

récolter les fruits

Question 23

clutter

Answer 23

désordre

Question 24

eclecticism

Answer 24

éclectisme ( having many influences )

Question 25

sacredness

Answer 25

le sacré

Question 26

to enshrined + cas particulier

Answer 26

conserver précieusement to enshrined in : inscrire... dans

Question 27

relevance

Answer 27

pertinence

Question 28

upheaval

Answer 28

révolte, agitation

Question 29

to debilitate

Answer 29

affaiblir / diminuer

Question 30

to usher + cas particulier

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conduire, mener to usher in : inaugurer ex : The fall of the Berlin wall ushered in a new period in Germany's history.

Question 31

the tide of

Answer 31

la vague de

Question 32

privé quelqu'un d'un droit

Answer 32

to disfranchise sb

Question 33

widespread

Answer 33

étendu, courant, généralisé

Question 34

overhaul

Answer 34

révision, remaniement

Question 35

vanguard

Answer 35

avant garde