A1-Langue générale Flashcards
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….. is a very sunny season here.
a) Silver
b) Summer
c) Shoulder
d) Friday
b) Summer
It’too heavy! Could you ……me?
a) bring
b) put
c) hand
d) help
d) help
I’m …..I’m so late
a) noisy
b) silly
c) sorry
d) crazy
c) sorry
My ….; is too young to go to school
a) teacher
b) child
c) mother
d) beaver
b) child
Do you ….. we should try?
a) show
b) forget
c) think
d) listen
c) think
It’s useful to know a …….language
a) faulty
b) gloomy
c) strange
d) foreign
d) foreign
Please ring me up at my ….;
a) office
b) horse
c) seaside
d) husband
a) office
He has no money left : he ….. it all
a) flew
b) spent
c) answered
d) meant
b) spent
Kepp …. !
a) noisy
b) lazy
c) quiet
d) dark
c) quiet
French people generally have three … a day
a) deals
b) milks
c) meats
d) meals
d) meals
I don’t know when he …..
a) grows
b) leaves
c) lives
d) habits
c) lives
You eat too much ! You’re getting too …..
a) fit
b) flat
c) fat
d) fast
c) fat
The postman said there was no ….. for you
a) male
b) maid
c) mail
d) courier
c) mail
Take the wheel, I’m tired of ……
a) riding
b) rolling
c) writing
d) driving
d) driving
Come in, it’s ….. inside
a) fresher
b) freezer
c) rather
d) cooler
d) cooler
What was the …… like during your holiday (s)?
a) leather
b) weather
c) feather
d) time
b) weather
Has the train ….. left?
a) early
b) already
c) soon
d) yet
b) already
My car is very old. I’ve got to ….. a new one
a) bold
b) buy
c) tell
d) send
b) buy
You can shout, the wall is …… enough
a) bold
b) low
c) thin
d) thick
d) thick
I don’t see her so …… these days
a) always
b) often
c) seldom
d) ever
b) often
This property has a total ….. of 2,000 square metres
a) aerial
b) area
c) era
d) rear
b) area
We had to stop because a tyre was …….
a) punctured
b) punched
c) pictured
d) patched
a) punctured
Another wor for real is
a) current
b) possible
c) actual
d) unpleasant
c) actual
Owing to the ….., it was very difficult to get water
a) dryer
b) drought
c) droop
d) drain
b) drought
To sue means to ……..
a) follow
b) shadow
c) take legal action
d) sweat
c) take legal action
to show somebody into a room is to let him ……
a) within
b) into
c) in
d) inside
c) in
We’ll have to find some way out of this …..
a) preferment
b) predicament
c) precaution
d) premium
b) predicament
I’m afraid I don’t ….. his name
a) remind
b) remember
c) record
d) revoke
b) remember
He always speaks at the top of his voice : he must be a bit ……
a) dumb
b) dim
c) deaf
d) din
c) deaf
No specific …. has been fixed for the negotiations
a) deadlock
b) deadline
c) dead end
d) dead loss
b) deadline
This parking lot can ….. 50 cars
a) accomodate
b) enjoy
c) retail
d) welcome
a) accomodate
The question is …. to the subject
a) irreverent
b) irretrievable
c) irrelevant
d) irrepressible
c) irrelevant
The workers have decided to go on …..
a) trick
b) strip
c) trip
d) strike
d) strike
Flight number seven has been …..
a) engaged
b) cancelled
c) withheld
d) overtaken
b) cancelled
We allow discounts to regular …….
a) shoplifters
b) foremen
c) customers
d) consumers
c) customers
I can’t afford it, it’s too …..
a) grateful
b) expensive
c) cheap
d) scornful
b) expensive
She was really moved, wasn’t she ? yes, I didn’t know she was so …….
a) sensitive
b) sensible
c) sensational
d) sensory
a) sensitive
To differ is to ….
a) lay off
b) disagree
c) postpone
d) replace
c) disagree
He has …., but not quite, succeeded
a) almost
b) always
c) never,
d) together
a) almost
The offer was eventually turned ….
a) off
b) down
c) on
d) up
b) down
She got a ….. for exceeding the speed limit
a) tax
b) ticket
c) punish
d) cop
b) ticket
….. it all to my credit card
a) pay
b) charge
c) cost
d) raise
b) charge
I ….. smoking two year ago
a) left
b) quit
c) last
d) lost
b) quit
Genial means ….
a) strange
b) extraordinary
c) friendly
c) of genius
c) friendly
There was a terrible storm, with thunder and …
a) lightning
b) lighting
c) zippers
d) sparks
a) lightning
Thank you for a …. party
a) terrible
b) joy
c) fat
d) terrific
d) terrific
The meeting has been …. to next wednesday
a) repelled
b) retained
c) postponed
d) backed
c) postponed
I’m afraid my watch is a bit …..
a) late
b) fast
c) advanced
d) speed
b) fast
As a result of the accident, he suffers a broken ….
a) rub
b) rib
c) rob
d) root
b) rib
The winner will get a free …. to new york
a) trap
b) trade
c) trend
d) trip
d) trip
hiverner, hiberner
to winter
estiver, passer l’été
to summer
argenterie
silver plate
accotement (le long des routes)
shoulder
accotements non stabilisés
soft shoulders
mardi
tuesday
aider, venir en aide
to help, to give a hand
ça ne sert pas à grand chose
it doesn’t help much
je n’y peux rien
i can’t help it
apporter, porter, conduire (à), amener (à)
to bring
je n’ai pu me résoudre à le faire
I couldn’t bring myself to do it
l’enchère a rapporté 2 000 euros
the auction brought 2,000 euros
élever des enfants
to bring up children
soulver/introduire un sujet
to bring up a subject
stopper brutalement
to bring up
provoquer, entraîner (inflation, chômage)
to bring about
abattre
to bring down
faire tomber/descendre
to bring down
réduire un prix
to bring down
abaisser qlqun
to bring down
avancer, suggérer
to bring forward
produire preuve
to bring forward
comment vous dire?
how can i put it?
les dégats ont été évalués à 3 000 livres
The damage was put at £3,000
être bien en peine de …, avoir du mal à ….
To be hard put to
mettre de côté, mettre à l’écart, écarter
to put aside
ranger, enfermer, emprisonner
to put away
remettre en place
to put back
remettre à plus tard, reporter
to put back
poser (armes, outils)
to put down
déposer (moteur)
to put down
verser (acompte)
to put down
proposer (idée, nom)
to put forward
avancer, faire avancer
to put forward
consacrer (temps)
to put in
ôter, éteindre
to put off
mettre (vêtement)
to put on
grossir
to put on weight
tendre (la main)
to put out
mener à bien
to put through
passer qlq au téléphone
to put through
assembler, rassembler
to put together
augmenter prix
to put up
transmettre
to hand
faire suivre
to hand on
distribuer
to hand out
communiqué, prospectus
a handout
livrer, remettre
to hand over
silencieux
noiseless
je me suis senti ridicule
i felt silly
fou, cinglé, dingue
crazy
idiot, stupide, sot, bête, ridicule
silly
devenir fou
to go crazy
dorloter, chouchouter
to mother
castor
beaver
penses-y, réfléchis à ça
think it over
crâner, en mettre plein la vue
to show off
défectueux, imparfait
faulty
sombre, ténébreux
gloomy
inconnu
strange
habitudes
habits
convenable, approprié
fit
messager (officiel)
courrier
rouler
to roll
plume
feather
hardi, téméraire
bold
antenne
aerial
époque, ère
era
l’arrière
rear
poinçonner, trouer
to punch
peindre
to picture
raccommoder, ravauder
to patch
réparer à la va-vite
to patch up
réel, véritable
actual
actuel
current
sécheresse
drought
abattement, langueur
droop
fossé, tuyau
drain
suer
to sweat
faire de l’ombre
to shadow
situation difficile
predicament
avanccement, promotion
preferment
précaution
precaution
prime
premium
de première qualité
premium
faire penser à
to remind
muet
dumb
faîble, pâle, sans éclat
dim
tapage, tumulte
din
