Course 2 : RC 2 (e)

Question 1

to notice, to see, to observe, to catch sight of, to identify

Answer 1

to spot

Question 2

to behave in a way that is not acceptable to other people

Answer 2

to misbehave

Question 3

close to the place (à proximité de)

Answer 3

In the vicinity of a particular place

Question 4

to follow, to chase/ a narrow road or path

Answer 4

to track/ a track

Question 5

to report, to record / une bûche

Answer 5

to log (. A computer logs all data from the experiment.) / a log (He put a log on the fire)

Question 6

enthousaste, passioné

Answer 6

keen

Question 7

navire de pêche, bateau de pêche

Answer 7

fishing vessel

Question 8

essayer de deviner

Answer 8

to take a guess

Question 9

être responsable de

Answer 9

to be responsible for

Question 10

rassembler

Answer 10

to gather (I suggest we gather enough firewood to last the night)

Question 11

jalousement gardé

Answer 11

jealously guarded

Question 12

faire de même, emboîter le pas

Answer 12

to follow suit

Question 13

entrer en vigueur

Answer 13

to come into force (The sooner the directive can come into force, the greater the beneficial effect on
the environment)

Question 14

to believe, to think, to guess

Answer 14

to suspect

Question 15

nasty, offensive, unpleasant

Answer 15

dodgy

Question 16

un garde-côte

Answer 16

a coastguard

Question 17

to refuse entry

Answer 17

to deny entry

Question 18

to not trust sb or smthg, to be careful when dealing with them or it

Answer 18

suspicious of sb or smthg (He was rightly suspicious of meeting me until I reassured him I was not writing about him)

Question 19

the resources, the means, the money or funds

Answer 19

the wherewithal (She didn’t have the financial wherewithal to do it.)

Question 20

un détaillant, un revendeur

Answer 20

a retailer

Question 21

to make certain that it happens

Answer 21

to ensure that smthg happens/ to ensure smthg

Question 22

prétendre être

Answer 22

to purport to be

Question 23

in good health, condition

Answer 23

up to snuff

Question 24

dans le but de faire qqch

Answer 24

with an eye to doing smthg

Question 25

régler un pb

Answer 25

to fix a problem

Question 26

an insurance company / assurer

Answer 26

an insurer / to insure

Question 27

a sum of money that you pay regularly to an insurance company for an insurance policy

Answer 27

premium

Question 28

une politique (nom particulier)

Answer 28

a policy (he government’s environmental policy) >< politics or the police

Question 29

to cancel

Answer 29

to revoke