Course 2 : RC 2 (a)

Question 1

adjectif utilisé pour amplifier la sériosité de la situation

Answer 1

dire (dire threat (une terrible menace), a dire need (un besoin urgent))

Question 2

amplifier

Answer 2

to emphasize

Question 3

une menace

Answer 3

a threat

Question 4

menacer

Answer 4

to threaten

Question 5

areas of the sea where fish are caught in large quantities for commercial purposes.(lieu
de pêche). It’s also a synonym for fishing industry.

Answer 5

fishery (-ies)

Question 6

trahir, mais aussi donner, distribuer

Answer 6

To give away

Question 7

briller (to reflect light because it is shiny and clean.

Answer 7

to gleam (His black hair gleamed in the sun)

Question 8

la rouille

Answer 8

the rust (uncountable)

Question 9

le pont d’un bateau

Answer 9

the deck

Question 10

une embarcation

Answer 10

a craft (The craft was too small to sail across the ocean)

Question 11

to try hard to do smthg

Answer 11

To struggle to do smthg (Those who have lost their jobs struggle to pay their supermarket bills)

Question 12

To remain partly above the surface of water; also: to have just enough money

Answer 12

To stay afloat

Question 13

a haven (un havre), harbour

Answer 13

a port

Question 14

to complain, to moan (informal)

Answer 14

to grumble (about)

Question 15

a lack of

Answer 15

a dearth of

Question 16

buildings, pieces of equipment, or services that are provided for a particular purpose. E.g. What
recreational facilities are now available?

Answer 16

facilities (usually pl.)

Question 17

to grow old

Answer 17

to age

Question 18

difficult, hard, harsh; (person) strong, detrmined

Answer 18

tough

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to represent

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to account for (Food accounts for a third of my monthly expenses)

Question 20

pression

Answer 20

pressure [prɛʃə]

Question 21

le grand large

Answer 21

open seas

Question 22

to relieve, to calm

Answer 22

to ease

Question 23

être à l’aise (nom)

Answer 23

to be at ease

Question 24

au-delà de la limite du raisonnable

Answer 24

Beyond their sustainable limit

Question 25

(here) steady = monotone

Answer 25

flat

Question 26

la part / partager

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the share / to share

Question 27

piller

Answer 27

to plunder

Question 28

notamment

Answer 28

notably (The artist is well known, notably for his abstract paintings)

Question 29

rainwater that forms a stream rather than being absorbed by the ground. (ruissellement, écoullement)

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the runoff (The sewers collected sewage and storm runoff and discharged it, untreated, into the harbour. )

Question 30

faire des recherches

Answer 30

to do research (uncountable)

Question 31

to increase ou lever la main

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to raise (interest rates) (by +quatify) / to raise your hand

Question 32

nutriment

Answer 32

nutrient

Question 33

plancton

Answer 33

plankton

Question 34

Providential, fortuitous, lucky

Answer 34

fortunate

Question 35

pas mal de

Answer 35

a fair bit of

Question 36

coquillages

Answer 36

shells

Question 37

huître

Answer 37

oyster

Question 38

larve (s)

Answer 38

larva (e [‘la:vi:])

Question 39

dissoudre

Answer 39

to dissolve