course 9 : CL (que ceux que je connais moins bien)

Question 1

accablant, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it.

Answer 1

overwhelming, the overwhelming sounds of the forest

Question 2

se démarquer

Answer 2

Stick out (to)

Question 3

bourdonnement

Answer 3

buzzing

Question 4

Réhabiliter

Answer 4

Rehabilitate (to)

Question 5

se prémunir contre l’exploitation forestière illégale

Answer 5

… to guard against illegal logging

Question 6

tronçonneuse

Answer 6

chainsaw, to saw

Question 7

a place where birds or
animals are protected and allowed to live
freely

Answer 7

a sanctuary

Question 8

Nous sommes tombés sur quelqu’un qui …

Answer 8

We stumbled upon somebody who …

Question 9

you switch a machine on.

Answer 9

you fire up a machine

Question 10

1. capable of being scaled or climbed
2. computing
   (of a network) able to
   be expanded to cope with increased use

Answer 10

Scalable (adjective)

Question 11

faire face à

Answer 11

to cope with

Question 12

Aller sur internet sur le téléphone

Answer 12

Surf the web on the cell phones

Question 13

(= to catch)

Answer 13

Pick up (to)

Question 14

Alerter qqn de qqch

Answer 14

Alert someone TO a situation

Question 15

football pitch

Answer 15

football field

Question 16

Un fait peu connu

Answer 16

A little-known fact

Question 17

(=to be responsible

for)

Answer 17

Account for (to)

Question 18

they make sure that the law is obeyed, usually

by punishing people who do not obey it.

Answer 18

people in authority enforce a law or a rule

Question 19

Pour apparaître en temps réel

Answer 19

To show up in real time

Question 20

Un problème encore non résolu

Answer 20

An as-yet unsolved problem

Question 21

sous-produits

Answer 21

byproduct

Question 22

a piece, a shred (lambeau), a bit

a long narrow area of land

Answer 22

Strip (a)

Question 23

it prevents it from being seen or heard properly.

Answer 23

one thing obscures another

Question 24

un faible son, couleur, marque, sentiment ou qualité

Answer 24

A faint sound, colour, mark, feeling, or

quality

Question 25

Décoller, prospérer, avoir du succès, to go away, to leave

Answer 25

to take off, to take yourself off,

Question 26

compagnie d’exploitation forestière

Answer 26

Logger (a)

Question 27

(Synonym: effort)

Answer 27

Endeavor

Question 28

colline

Answer 28

hill

Question 29

un événement impressionnant

Answer 29

An impressive event

Question 30

(Syn. Obstacle)

Answer 30

Deterrent (a)

Question 31

to make them not want to do it

or continue doing it.

Answer 31

To deter someone from doing something

Question 32

(Syn. Fully, completely)

Answer 32

Thoroughly