Leçon 19

Question 1

dissuader de

These new measures will _______ consumers ________ buying diesel cars.

Answer 1

to deter from

These new measures will deter consumers from buying diesel cars.

Question 2

un moyen de dissuasion

Answer 2

a deterrent

Question 3

la force de dissuasion

Answer 3

deterrent force

Question 4

un effet disuasif contre la fraude

The fines imposed on people who commit fraud are _________ it.

Answer 4

an effective / powerful deterrent against fraud

The fines imposed on people who commit fraud are a powerful deterrent against it.

Question 5

servir de moyen de dissuasion contre

An argument in favour of the death penalty is that it _________ crime.

Answer 5

to serve as a deterrent contre

An argument in favour of the death penalty is that it serves as a deterrent against crime.

Question 6

être nuisible à

Smoking _______ your health.

Answer 6

to be detrimental to

Smoking is detrimental to your health.

Question 7

dévaster / ravager

Answer 7

to devastate

Question 8

être dévasté / être bouleversé

All British people ________ by Lady Diana’s death.

Answer 8

to be devastated

All British people were devastated by Lady Diana’s death.

Question 9

Les forêts tropicales sont de plus en plus ravagées par la déforestation.

Answer 9

Rain forests are increasingly devastated by deforestation.

Question 10

un appareil, un dispositif, un procédé, un truc

Mass production and expanding development in the third world means that more and more people are gaining access to domestic _________.

Answer 10

a device

Mass production and expanding development in the third world means that more and more people are gaining access to domestic devices.

Question 11

tortueux, détourné

Answer 11

devious

Question 12

un plan détourné

Answer 12

a devious scheme

Question 13

être dépourvu de

The European Commission’s handling of the immigration crisis ________ any compassion.

Answer 13

to be devoid of

The European Commission’s handling of the immigration crisis was devoid of any compassion.

Question 14

incomber / déléguer

Corsicans expect the French government to _______ their power to the elected Corsican authorities.

Answer 14

to devolve

Corsicans expect the French government to devolve their power to the elected Corsican authorities.

Question 15

Il incombe au directeur général de signer le marché.

Answer 15

It devolves on the chief executive to sign the deal.

Question 16

décentralisation, transfert de pouvoir

Answer 16

devolution

Question 17

consacrer à

It is now time for Europe to move on and to _______ all its efforts _____ the issues that matter: economic growth, jobs, climate change and security.

Answer 17

to devote to

It is now time for Europe to move on and to devote all its efforts to the issues that matter: economic growth, jobs, climate change and security.

Question 18

risqué, hasardeux

Acheter des actions de la nouvelle économie reste une affaire risquée.

Answer 18

dicey (dice: les dés)

Buying New Economy shares remains a dicey business.

Question 19

faire la différence

The French National Front doesn’t _______ between races: they should all go back home, whatever their colour.

Answer 19

to differentiate

The French National Front doesn’t differentiate between races: they should all go back home, whatever their colour.

Question 20

être difficile à avaler

The new taxes handed down to the working classes ____ rather _______.

Answer 20

to be difficult to swallow

The new taxes handed down to the working classes was rather difficult to swallow.

Question 21

creuser, fouiller

Saudi Arabia’s successful expeditions _____ for oil have made them a wealthy state.

Answer 21

to dig

Saudi Arabia’s successful expeditions digging for oil have made them a wealthy state.

Question 22

un faible espoir

There is still ______ amongst the Democrats supporters that they will one day oust the Republicans from Congress.

Answer 22

a dim hope

There is still dim hope amongst the Democrats supporters that they will one day oust the Republicans from Congress.

Question 23

un vague souvenir

That was just a _______ that we prefer not to talk about.

Answer 23

a dim memory

That was just a dim memory that we prefer not to talk about.

Question 24

désordre, chaos

Answer 24

disarray

Question 25

être en pleine confusion

After having lost several key constituencies in the elections the Liberal Democrats _______.

Answer 25

to be in disarray

After having lost several key constituencies in the elections the Liberal Democrats were in disarray.

Question 26

tomber dans le chaos

Once states in the East began to declare independence consistently the whole USSR _______.

Answer 26

to fall into disarray

Once states in the East began to declare independence consistently the whole USSR fell into disarray.

Question 27

un désastre

Answer 27

a disaster

Question 28

s’avérer être un désastre complet

North Korea’s policy of Juche has _______ with regards to its ability to feed its population.

Answer 28

to turn out to be a total/unmitigated disaster

North Korea’s policy of Juche has turned out to be a total disaster with regards to its ability to feed its population.

Question 29

écarter, ne pas tenir compte

One of the key elements of the green agenda is that we should not make products out of plastic that we _______ after one use.

Answer 29

to discard

One of the key elements of the green agenda is that we should not make products out of plastic that we discard after one use.

Question 30

divulguer, révéler

Whether or not big corporations should have to publicly ______ their tax returns is a matter currently up for debate.

Answer 30

to disclose

Whether or not big corporations should have to publicly disclose their tax returns is a matter currently up for debate.

Question 31

une révélation

The _______ of the Crédit Lyonnais’s financial plight came as a bombshell (a fait l’effet d’une bombe).

Answer 31

a disclosure

The disclosure of the Crédit Lyonnais’s financial plight came as a bombshell (a fait l’effet d’une bombe).