Voc qcm 22

Question 1

to churn butter It was an electric butter churn

Answer 1

battre le bueurre

Question 2

a humming economy

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une economie qui ronronne/ qui tourne bien

Question 3

the population is greying

Answer 3

la population vieillie

Question 4

a civil servant

Answer 4

un fonctionnaire

Question 5

a bobby

Answer 5

un policier vient de Robert Pyle

Question 6

to be startle

Answer 6

être épatant

Question 7

to collar robbers

Answer 7

coffrer des voleurs

Question 8

surrogate parents

Answer 8

des parents de substitution

Question 9

social fabric

Answer 9

le tissu social

Question 10

to have a big picture

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avoir une vue d’ensemble

Question 11

a control room

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un centre de contrôle

Question 12

to filter out crusty sergent would have filtered out trivial matters

Answer 12

écarter

Question 13

domestic abuse

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violence domestique

Question 14

to falter other parts of the state are faltering

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faire défaut/ dépérir

Question 15

a kidney kidney failure

Answer 15

un rein une insuffisence rénale

Question 16

ailing adj.

Answer 16

ill= malade/ souffrant

Question 17

to withhold (2)

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not give = refuser / ( about a payment)= différer/ retenir

Question 18

broad adj.

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wide/ expansive/ strongely built

Question 19

bright adj.

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emitting lots of light/ filled with light= brillant/ intelligent

Question 20

glowing adj. A glowing report/ account

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giving light un rapport élogieux. louanges

Question 21

glowing complexion Married life really suits you. I can tell by your glowing complexion !

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avoir une mine resplendissante

Question 22

uncanny He was able to predict what was going to happen with uncanny accuracy

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adj. Mystérieux/ étrange/ inquiétant

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canny adj. = shrewd

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astute = astucieux/ rusé

Question 24

carefree

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insouciant/ sans soucis

Question 25

ready access to have a ready access to UK motorway network

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un accès facile

Question 26

a casual acquaintance he is just a casual acquaintance

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une simple connaissance

Question 27

to be on the lookout

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être sur le qui-vive

Question 28

pluriel de life

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lives

Question 29

to bail out

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refinancer/ renflouer

Question 30

a lot / a lot of

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a lot n'existe pas

Question 31

the Smith family have … been to Spain many times / been many times to Spain / many times gone to Spain

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the Smith family have been to Spain many times le complément d'objet doit être collé au verbe et celui de temps à la fin

Question 32

to sweep

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to sweep, swept, swept balayer

Question 33

belongings | She packed all her belongings in her car and drove away.

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effets personnels, affaires | Elle a rassemblé toutes ses affaires dans sa voiture puis est partie.

Question 34

to fetch

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aller chercher

Question 35

to be eager of doing sth | eager adj. He is an eager reader of mystery novels.

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avoir hate de faire qch | fervent, passionné

Question 36

a jaw | to jaw

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une mâchoire | papoter, bavarder