voc qcm 2 Flashcards

(30 cards)

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aucun d’entre eux 2

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not any of which= none of… There have been many murders. none of wich have ever been solved

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s’attaquer à un problème 2

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address an issue = tackle an issue

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règles pour écrire les dates 2

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30 June 2001 // June 30. 2001 // 6/30/2001

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explication de la structure BE TO

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elle est employé pour indiquer que qch est “ attendu/ planifié/ voire prédéterminé” He was to start work = il était prévu qu’il commence son travail He was to have started work = il était prévu qu’il commence (mais cela n’a pas eu lieu)

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5
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structure : What/ Where/ How/ Why

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What TO say ? Where TO go ? How TO explain it ? Why ( not) BUY a sport car ?

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attacher beaucoup d’importance à qch/ priser qch

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prize

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sucre en morceau

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lump of sugar She always put two lumps of sugar in her coffee

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décevoir laisser passer qn 2

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Let sb down I really need your help. so don’t let me down. please. Let sb through

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rester au coté de..

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stand by sb Mrs Clinton stood BY her man when he was dragged through the mud by the media

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bien rouler/ ne pas perdre de temps sur la route 2

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ake good time = Travel speedily They made good time and finally reached Lisbon in 2 days

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qch qui vous donne la chaire de poule 2

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sth makes one’s toes curl = sth makes one’s hair stand Carla said that there were horrific scenes in the film that made her toes curl

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de l’avis général

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By all accounts By all accounts the economy was doing reasonably well in 1996. which explains Clinton’s re-election

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je vous en prie/ certainement/ bien sur

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By all means

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Être loin de penser/ imaginer/ absolument pas 2

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not by any ( manner of) means = by no means She is not an artist by any ( manner of) means

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par tous les moyens

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By all manner of means

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au moyen de/ à force de

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à tous les égards

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in all respects

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By all accounts By all means not by any ( manner of) means = by no means By all manner of means By means of in all respects

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de l’avis général je vous en prie/ certainement/ bien sur Être loin de penser/ imaginer/ absolument pas 2 par tous les moyens au moyen de/ à force de à tous les égards

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be an indication

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be a guide My advice is just a guide

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faire la fete/ s’amuser follement 2

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to go on a spree / have a spree

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envahi/ recouvert/ tapissé de ( végétation)

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overgrown with sth

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c’est un “ grand enfant”

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He is an overgrown child

23
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règle une affaire

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to settle a case The US catholic Church has reportedly spent a lot of money settling sexual-abuse cases

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avoir X miles/ km au compteur

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clock up X miles He’d clock up 200 miles before he decided to buy a new car

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arreter de 2
cut out doing sth = stop doing sth He ought to cut out drinking and smoking if he wants to keep fit
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arriver à négocier un accord
patch up a deal The countries thought they could patch up a deal
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avoir le courage de faire qch
pluck up the courage to do sth
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faire appel au courage
summon up a lot of courage/ call a lot of courage forth In the face of danger it called a lot of courage forth from the child
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être en pente
be sloped
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si tu n'es pas de taille. tu ferais mieux de laisser tomber
If you can't stand the heat get out the kitchen