voc qcm 13

Question 1

the situation was so confused that I no longer knew what was what

Answer 1

no longer

Question 2

all told

Answer 2

altogether/ in all = en tout/ tout compris All told a hundred thousand people attended the concert

Question 3

to urge

Answer 3

strongly advised = exhorter/ inciter

Question 4

ordinary

Answer 4

average/ intermediate = qlcq/ régulière

Question 5

eventually

Answer 5

ultimately = en fin de compte/ finalement

Question 6

to chase

Answer 6

to pursue = courrir/ pourchasser/ courtiser

Question 7

to treat

Answer 7

care for/ present = guérir/ traiter

Question 8

to scold

Answer 8

gronder/ sommer/ exhorter

Question 9

sensible

Answer 9

raisonnable/ sage

Question 10

sloppy

Answer 10

mou/ négligé

Question 11

a hive

Answer 11

une fourmiliere/ une ruche a hive of activity

Question 12

to grin

Answer 12

smile= faire un large sourir/ sourir de toutes ses dents

Question 13

to yelp

Answer 13

person : let out a sharp cry dog : bark in pain= japper

Question 14

groan

Answer 14

gémir/ pousser une plainte

Question 15

out of the blue

Answer 15

à l’improviste My cousins turned up out of the blue on Christmas Day

Question 16

extensive

Answer 16

vaste/ complet He was asted to teach at the local school because of his extensive university experience

Question 17

about which

Answer 17

sur laquelle/ lequelle Architecture is a subject about which I know very little

Question 18

a lot of / many/ much

Answer 18

much/ many s’utilisent surtout dans les phases négatives ou interrogative ou après too/ as / so / very Lot of ourage is required to do this

Question 19

come out

Answer 19

did you ask your mum if you can come out and play/ his new novel comes out this autumn/ If news of the Affair comes out he will be ruined

Question 20

come forward

Answer 20

go to the police/ indicate willingness to undertake a task (fig) The investigators pleaded for anyone with information about the crime to come forward/ When they requested volunteers I came forward since I had nothing better to do

Question 21

wish : pour exprimer le regret

Answer 21

wish + past perfect I wish I had lilstened to my mom and studied harder/ I wish you had come with us to the match last weekend

Question 22

to coax sb into doing sth

Answer 22

amadouer qn pour qu’il fasse qch Susan’s boss coaxed her into working on weekends

Question 23

to coax sb into doing sth

Answer 23

amadouer/ cagoler

Question 24

come off

Answer 24

slang= happen/ be sucessful informal : stop using drugs = arreter de prendre

Question 25

come by

Answer 25

informal : pay a visit He doesn't come by often informal : find/ obtain = se procurer ceratin products are quite hard to come by in France

Question 26

come over

Answer 26

informal : pay a visit = faire un saut you can come over after I finish my homework emotion : affect : submerger/gagner change sides : changer d'avis

Question 27

pace

Answer 27

speed= vitesse/ rythme His heart was beating at a pace which frightened the nurses

Question 28

augmenter de 500 à 600

Answer 28

to rise from 500 to 600 Since M. Bush became governor the prison population in Texas has risen from 51à to 670

Question 29

to stumble

Answer 29

trébucher

Question 30

be eager to do sth = be keen to do/ on doing sth

Answer 30

être impatient de faire qch