voc qcm 10

Question 1

It is high/ about time + ?? 2

Answer 1

It is high/ about time + prétérit It is about time you started behaving like a man // It is high/ about time + for sb to do sth It is about time for you to start behaving like a man

Question 2

cela ne sert à rien de… 2

Answer 2

It is no use + Ving = There is no point + Ving there is no point in hurrying now

Question 3

se révéler

Answer 3

turn out to be rumours of enemy attacks turned out to be true

Question 4

structure: NEGATION INTERDITE It + be + years/ months etc + since + struct assertive obligatoire

Answer 4

It has been a whole years since we have been to this place

Question 5

structures qualifiant portant sur le nom : so/ too + adj + a(n) / such a(n) + adj

Answer 5

this is . So difficult an exercise . Such a difficult exercise . Too difficult an exercise that we can’t do it

Question 6

beside// besideS

Answer 6

près de // moreover= de plus

Question 7

Nothing but + bare inf

Answer 7

they did nothing but sleep

Question 8

ne pas être d’accord avec qn 2

Answer 8

be at odds with sb about sth= bisagree with sb about sth

Question 9

avoir du mal à 2

Answer 9

be at painS to do sth = have difficulties in + Ving

Question 10

être un pietre qch

Answer 10

Be not much of + nom

Question 11

à supposer que …

Answer 11

If sth is to + bv

Question 12

expressions du but 4

Answer 12

so as to + bv / in order to + bv // so that + sujet + ( modal= / in order that + sujet + (modal)

Question 13

persuader/dissuader qn de faire qch

Answer 13

talk sb into/ out of doing sth

Question 14

as was = which was

Answer 14

ce qui était the Nord/ South negotiations have stalled as was predicted

Question 15

farther/ further

Answer 15

farther= idée de distance This is the farthest I can walk // further = idée de quantité additionnelle For further details… The shop is farther/ further down the street

Question 16

cependant

Answer 16

yet

Question 17

much/ many pour…. Et a lot of/ lots of pour…

Answer 17

phrases négatives // phrases positives

Question 18

complain about/ of 2

Answer 18

complain to sb about sb/ sth = se plaindre de qn/ qch auprès de qn complain of = se plaindre pour un mal physique she always complain of head aches

Question 19

on time/ in time

Answer 19

à l’heure/ à temps

Question 20

to sum up = ? // to resume = ?

Answer 20

to sum up = to summarize// to resume = to start again

Question 21

when ? => ? // How long ? => ?

Answer 21

when ? => during // How long ? => for

Question 22

je suis un peu …

Answer 22

I am a bit of + nom ( familier)

Question 23

ban = vb / nom

Answer 23

ban sb from sth/ doing sth // a ban on In NY there is a ban on somking in bars

Question 24

what ever/ on earth is he doing ??

Answer 24

mais bon sang ! Qu’est-ce qu’il fabrique ?

Question 25

it/ this is (not) the first( second …) time + …?

Answer 25

it/ this is (not) the first( second …) time + pst perfect

Question 26

a support .?. / an opposition .?.

Answer 26

a support for / an opposition to

Question 27

membership .?. / referred .?.

Answer 27

membership of / referred to

Question 28

any more/ longer => .?.

Answer 28

any more/ longer => negation appliquée à un auxiliaire car on ne peut pas appliquer la negation directement sur l'adj. We don't exceed our income any more/ longer // we no longer exceed our incom

Question 29

règle : où placer enough dans la phrase ?

Answer 29

Enough se place après l'adj et av le nom An attractive(adj) enough salary(n)

Question 30

neither is… both .?.

Answer 30

neither is… both are Neither pupil is good because both are lazy

Question 31

I wish you would + .?.

Answer 31

I wish you would + bare inf

Question 32

laisser/ autoriser

Answer 32

Let + sujet + bv Let it be