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Question 1

To be overwhelmed

Answer 1

Accabler

Question 2

careworn

Answer 2

Accablé de soucis

Question 3

To condemn

Answer 3

accabler

Question 4

I don’t want to be too hard on her, but it has to be said that she made some mistakes

Answer 4

je ne veux pas l’accabler mais il faut reconnaître qu’elle a commis des erreurs

Question 5

To heap abuse upon / hurl insults at someone

Answer 5

accabler qn d’injures

Question 6

to be highly critical of somebody

Answer 6

accabler qn de critiques

Question 7

to overtax the population

Answer 7

accabler la population d’impôts

Question 8

to pester someone with advice

Answer 8

accabler qn de conseils

Question 9

to monopolise

Answer 9

accaparer

Question 10

to carry off (victories, prizes); to grab (places)

Answer 10

accaparer

Question 11

Don’t let the children monopolise you / take you over

Answer 11

ne laisse pas les enfants t’accaparer

Question 12

To be wrapped up in / absorbed by

Answer 12

Accaparer

Question 13

He’s completely absorbed in his studies

Answer 13

Il est complètement accaparé par ses études

Question 14

Her work takes up all her time

Answer 14

Son travail l’accapare

Question 15

To accent / accentuate / bring out / highlight / increase / intensify

Answer 15

accentuer

Question 16

account (report)

Answer 16

un récit / un compte rendu

Question 17

He gave his account of the accident

Answer 17

il a donné sa version de l’accident

Question 18

You will be held to account for all damages

Answer 18

Il vous faudra rendre des comptes pour les dommages causés

Question 19

What you think is of no account to me.

Answer 19

ce que vous pensez ne m’intéresse pas

Question 20

to take sthg into account / take account of something

Answer 20

prendre qqch en compte / tenir compte de qqch

Question 21

He took little account of her feelings

Answer 21

il ne tenait pas compte de ses sentiments / il faisait peu de cas de ses sentiments

Question 22

to put one’s skills to good account

Answer 22

tirer parti de ses compétences

Question 23

I started working on my own account

Answer 23

J’ai commencé à travailler à mon compte

Question 24

to give a good account of oneself

Answer 24

faire bonne impression

Question 25

Charge it to my account

Answer 25

mettez cela sur mon compte

Question 26

I'd like to settle my account

Answer 26

je voudrais régler ma note

Question 27

His wife keeps the accounts

Answer 27

C'est sa femme qui tient les comptes

Question 28

A tear / rip

Answer 28

une déchirure / un accroc

Question 29

to rip one's shirt

Answer 29

Faire un accroc à sa chemise

Question 30

to bend the rules

Answer 30

(Entorse) faire un accroc au règlement

Question 31

Snag / hitch

Answer 31

un voyage sans accroc / accrocs

Question 32

To hang hang up (picture / coat/ curtain)

Answer 32

accrocher

Question 33

to tie something (on) to

Answer 33

Accrocher qqch à

Question 34

To couple a wagon to a train

Answer 34

accrocher un wagon à un train

Question 35

To attach a pendant to a chain

Answer 35

accrocher un pendentif à une chaîne

Question 36

to corner / buttonhole / collar / to grab the attention of

Answer 36

accrocher

Question 37

we must make the reader sit up and take notice from the very beginning of the book

Answer 37

il faut accrocher le lecteur dès les premières pages

Question 38

eye-catching

Answer 38

qui accroche le regard

Question 39

her jewels caught the light

Answer 39

Ses bijoux accrochaient la lumière

Question 40

A catchy slogan

Answer 40

un slogan qui accroche

Question 41

to catch (as in hit)

Answer 41

accrocher

Question 42

he caught / scraped my wing

Answer 42

Il a accroché l'aile de ma voiture

Question 43

to engage in a skirmish with

Answer 43

accrocher

Question 44

to jam / to stick

Answer 44

Accrocher

Question 45

skis that don't run smoothly

Answer 45

Des skis qui accrochent

Question 46

to be stuck (buter)

Answer 46

j'accroche sur la traduction de ce mot

Question 47

accrocher can mean "bien fonctionner | They didn't hit it off

Answer 47

Ça n'a pas accroché entre eux

Question 48

I never really got into physics

Answer 48

je n'ai jamais accroché en physique

Question 49

He took to music straight away

Answer 49

en musique, il a tout de suite accroché

Question 50

accurate (description / report)

Answer 50

précis / juste

Question 51

Accurate (instrument / weapon)

Answer 51

précis

Question 52

accurate (figures, watch)

Answer 52

exact

Question 53

accurate (estimate)

Answer 53

juste

Question 54

accurate (memory/translation)

Answer 54

fidele

Question 55

thé report was accurate in every detail

Answer 55

Le compte rendu était fidèle jusque dans les moindres details

Question 56

To be more accurate, there were 15 of them

Answer 56

Pour etre plus précis, ils étaient 15

Question 57

She's very accurate in her calculations

Answer 57

Elle est très précisé dans ses calculs