Expressions 02/11

Question 0

Avenant

Etre facile a vivre

Answer 0

To be cosy

Question 1

Par…
Motif d une action

Par jalousie

Answer 1

Out of+ nom

Out of jealousy

Question 2

Laisser qch se produire

Answer 2

Let sth happen

Question 3

Rarement

Answer 3

Seldom

Question 4

En augmentation constante

Answer 4

Ever-increasing

Question 5

Eternel

Answer 5

Everlasting

Question 6

Comme d habitude

Answer 6

As ever

Question 7

Dans un tres proche avenir

Answer 7

In the immediate future

Question 8

Dans un avenir proche

Answer 8

In the ( very) near future

Question 9

Dans un avenir lointain, eloigne

Answer 9

In the distant future

Question 10

Des obligations bourse

Answer 10

Bonds

Question 11

Emettre des actions

Answer 11

To float shares

Question 12

Entrer en bourse

Answer 12

To go public

Question 13

Une emission d obligation

Answer 13

A bond issue

Question 14

Les so cotes en bourse

Answer 14

Public companies

Question 15

S attaquer au problème

Answer 15

To tackle the problem

Question 16

Une rupture, un abus

Answer 16

A breach

Question 17

La remuneration

Answer 17

The compensation

Question 18

Phrase de Warrent Buffet concernant les placementq boursiers de Lt

Answer 18

Only buy shares in a company that a fool can run, because one day it will be run by a fool

Question 19

Entre en bourse

Answer 19

To go public

Question 20

De piètre qualité

Answer 20

Shoddy goods

Question 21

Ressaisie toi !

Answer 21

Get a grip !

Question 22

Une économie planifiée

Answer 22

A national plan

Question 23

Un calvaire

Answer 23

An ordeal

Question 24

L office US de la répression des drogues

Answer 24

The DEA

Drug Enforcement Administration

Question 25

Un projet, une entreprise

Answer 25

An enterprise

Question 26

S attaquer au problème

Answer 26

To tackle the problem

Question 27

Palpitant

Answer 27

Breathtaking

Question 28

Un abus de confiance

Answer 28

A breach of trust

Question 29

Une limite, une frontière

Answer 29

A boundary

Question 30

Etre sur la bonne voie

Answer 30

Be ON the right track

Question 31

Tenir a, être très désireux de

2

Answer 31

Be keen to do sth
Be keen on doing sth

They have always be keen on giving students an all-round general type of education

Question 32

Entendre qn jusqu au bout, ne pas interrompre qn

Answer 32

Hear sb OUT

The barrister asked the jury to kindly hear him out

Question 33

Emouvoir qn
Emouvoir qn jusqu au larme
2

Answer 33

Move sb
Move sb to tears

Mrs Blake moved relatives and friends alike with her true story

Question 34

Si tant est que cela soit le cas

Answer 34

If at all

Question 35

Atteindre ses obj

Answer 35

Achieve one s ends

Question 36

Etre doue pour qch, avoir le don pour qch

Answer 36

Have the knack OF/FOR sth/doing sth

Tony Blair demonstrated his knack for achieving his ends

Question 37

Se reveler

Answer 37

Turn out to be

Rumours of enemy attacks turned out to be true

Question 38

Maintes fois
De nombreuses fois
2

Answer 38

Many a time

Many times

Question 39

Un malheur n’arrive jamais seul

Answer 39

It never rains but it pours

Question 40

Echanger qch contre qch

Answer 40

Exchange sth FOR sth

I want to exchange my assets FOR gold