Birmingham life 2

Question 1

déborder (eau, rivière)

Answer 1

to overflow (water)

Question 2

reculer

Answer 2

to move back(wards)

Question 3

ce qui est important –> (advb.)

Answer 3

importantly

Question 4

Cet enfant déborde d’énergie.

Answer 4

This child is a bundle of energy.

Question 5

Le coffre déborde de jouets. (2)

Answer 5

The chest is bursting/overflowing with toys.

Question 6

Je me retiens de pleurer. (3)

Answer 6

1- I restrain myself from crying. 2- I hold myself back from crying. 3- I stop myself crying.

Question 7

Le porte-monnaie avait des pochettes pour les cartes de crédit.

Answer 7

The wallet had sleeves for credit cards.

Question 8

une pochette (d’album disque)

Answer 8

a sleeve

Question 9

Insister sur ce mot.

Answer 9

To shift the emphasis to this word.

Question 10

La température est proche de la moyenne pour cette saison.

Answer 10

The temperature is near the mean for this time of year.

Question 11

(exp.) soit ! / Ainsi soit-il ! / Tant pis !

Answer 11

so be it

Question 12

un paillasson

Answer 12

a (door)mat

Question 13

les couverts

Answer 13

cutlery /ˈkʌtlərɪ/

Question 14

coupant (couteau)

Answer 14

sharp (knife)

Question 15

hisser un drapeau.

Answer 15

to hoist a flag.

Question 16

un fossé

Answer 16

a ditch

Question 17

contrairement à (=unlike)

Answer 17

as opposed to

Question 18

allure, vitesse, rythme

Answer 18

pace /ˈpeɪsɪ, ˈpeɪs/

Question 19

J’ai cédé sous la pression.

Answer 19

I buckled under the strain.

Question 20

Le joueur a dû quitter le terrain après s’être fait une entorse.

Answer 20

The player was out with a muscle strain.

Question 21

L’effort qu’il devait fournir pour porter tous ces cartons était trop grand.

Answer 21

The strain of lifting too many boxes was too much for him.

Question 22

On sentait qu’il y avait de la tension entre eux.

Answer 22

You could note a strain between the two of them.

Question 23

Il faisait de gros efforts pour que cela marche.

Answer 23

He really strained to make it work.

Question 24

Aller de l’avant.

Answer 24

To move onwards.

Question 25

Se présenter (auprès d’une victime pour délivrer des information sur l’accident qui s’est produit).

Answer 25

To come forward.

Question 26

un cambrioleur

Answer 26

a burglar /ˈb3ːglə/

Question 27

La maison a été cambriolée au moment où ils dormaient tous.

Answer 27

The house was burgled while they were all sleeping.

Question 28

Ils ont volé son ordinateur portable.

Answer 28

They stole his laptop.

Question 29

Ils ont volé son ami.

Answer 29

They robbed his friend.

Question 30

Elle s’est faite voler.

Answer 30

She was robbed.

Question 31

Oeuvrer pour la paix.

Answer 31

To seek peace.

Question 32

Ligature (2)

Answer 32

Ligature, tied letter

Question 33

Suranné (2)

Answer 33

outdated, outmoded

Question 34

Délétère

Answer 34

Harmful

Question 35

Uniformisation

Answer 35

Standardization

Question 36

une encyclique

Answer 36

an encyclical

Question 37

caustique

Answer 37

caustic

Question 38

un contentieux, un litige

Answer 38

contentious issues

Question 39

séculaire

Answer 39

age-old

Question 40

Force est de constater que (2)

Answer 40

1- It has to be stated that 2- We cannot help but notice that

Question 41

Résoudre un problème.

Answer 41

To work out a problem.

Question 42

Pérturber une rencontre.

Answer 42

To dis’rupt

Question 43

Je viens d’avoir 17 ans.

Answer 43

I ´ve just turned 17.

Question 44

Un sondage (2)

Answer 44

A survey An opinion poll

Question 45

Un formulaire

Answer 45

A form

Question 46

Remplir (un formulaire) (2)

Answer 46

Fill in Fill out

Question 47

De temps en temps

Answer 47

Every now and then

Question 48

Un jour j’étais à Hawaii…

Answer 48

At some point I was in Hawaii…

Question 49

Je faisais du collage pour ma mère.

Answer 49

I was making a collage for my ma.

Question 50

J’ai pris un dictionnaire, et je l’ai déchiré.

Answer 50

I took a dictionary and I ripped it up.