Advanced Grammar in use

Question 1

1. UK, informal (busted : broken)
   -> pété , cassé
2. informal (bankrupt)
   -> en faillite, ruiné

Answer 1

bust (adj)

Question 2

1. (food, etc: stale, gone off)
   -> moisi, pourri
2. figurative (outdated)
   -> (figuré) vieillot, vieillotte

Answer 2

mouldy (adj)

Question 3

(informal) confess responsibility for [sth]
-> avouer, admettre

Answer 3

own up (to sth)

Question 4

(as if)
-> comme si

Answer 4

as though

Question 5

1. (above people’s heads)
   -> au-dessus de nos têtes
   -> en haut
2. (airplane: compartment)
   -> compartiment à bagages
3. (business: basic expenses)
   -> frais généraux

Answer 5

1. Overhead (adv)
2. Overhead (noun)
3. Overheads (plural)

Question 6

Félicitations
-> word + singular or plural ?

Answer 6

Congratulations + plural

Question 7

(outlying areas)
-> périphérie
-> banlieue

Answer 7

Outskirts + plural verb

Question 8

1. (of a person) attracting special attention because of unusual and flamboyant appearance or behaviour
2. (of a thing) seeming disproportionately important

Answer 8

Larger than life

1. He was a larger-than-life character on and off the pitch
2. Your problems seem larger than life at that time of night

Question 9

throughout the day and night, all day and all night
-> jour et nuit
-> 24h sur 24

Answer 9

round the clock
ex: The suspected terrorist’s house was under surveillance round the clock.

Question 10

(sensible) or (practical)
-> qui a les pieds sur terre
-> pragmatique, réaliste

Answer 10

down to earth
ex: Marilyn’s a very down-to-earth person. she’ll be a great asset in the coming crisis