Leçon 23 Flashcards
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In his State of the Union Address, the American President __________ the extraordinary recovery of the US economy.
to emphasize, to lay emphasis on
In his State of the Union Address, the American President laid emphasis on the extraordinary recovery of the US economy.
englober
This figure _________ all the victims of the disaster, be they wounded or dead.
to encompass
This figure encompasses all the victims of the disaster, be they wounded or dead.
rencontrer, affronter
to encounter
affronter un danger, un obstacle, des difficultés
In her election campaign against Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton __________ several obstacles which ultimately proved to be her undoing.
to encounter a hazard (un danger), an obstacle, difficulties
In her election campaign against Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton encountered several obstacles which ultimately proved to be her undoing.
en fin de compte
I told him, __________, business is about making money.
at the end of the day
I told him, at the end of the day, business is about making money.
doué
endowed
entraîner, occasionner, impliquer
The job _______ a great deal of dedication.
to entail
The job entails a great deal of dedication.
espérer
He ________ being the manager one day.
to entertain hopes of
He entertains hopes of being the manager one day.
mettre en danger
There can be no doubt whatsoever that smoking ________ your health.
to endanger
There can be no doubt whatsoever that smoking endangers your health.
s’efforcer
We really must ________ to curb domestic waste.
to endeavour
We really must endeavour to curb domestic waste.
appliquer, mettre en oeuvre (une règle, une loi)
The mayor will find it difficult to ____________ on car-pollution.
to enforce (a rule, a law)
The mayor will find it difficult to enforce a new law on car-pollution.
imposer
The police are expected to _______ discipline ______ the hooligans.
to enforce on/upon
The police are expected to enforce discipline on the hooligans.
sombrer dans, être subermgé par
Some African countries ____ still ________.
to be engulfed in
Some African countries are still engulfed in debts.
augmenter, améliorer
The new Samsung mobile phone has been _________ in order to compete with newer Iphone models.
to enhance
The new Samsung mobile phone has been enhanced in order to compete with newer Iphone models.
une expérience enrichissante
Travelling the world is often described as a _________.
a life-enhancing experience
Travelling the world is often described as a life-enhancing experience.
entrer en lice, descendre dans l’arène
The expenses scandal was complicated enough, and now the police have _______!
to enter the fray
The expenses scandal was complicated enough, and now the police have entered the fray!
encourager, inciter
Headings of articles try to ________ you to read them.
to entice
Headings of articles try to entice you to read them.
augmenter
Prices tend to ________ before Christmas.
to escalate
Prices tend to escalate before Christmas.
escalade, intensification
The police is powerless in the face of the _________ of juvenile crime.
an escalation
The police is powerless in the face of the escalation of juvenile crime.
esquiver une question
At the press conference, the minister carefully ________ about his private life.
to evade a question
At the press conference, the minister carefully evaded a question about his private life.
l’actualité
Reading the newspaper is a very good way of keeping up with ___________.
current events
Reading the newspaper is a very good way of keeping up with current events.
en fin de compte, finalement
eventually
des preuves / une preuve
There is no ________ that technology used to create GMOs is damaging in any way.
evidence / a piece of evidence
There is no evidence that technology used to create GMOs is damaging in any way.
à en croire ce document
The jury was willing to declare the defendant innocent ____________.
on the evidence of this document
The jury was willing to declare the defendant innocent on the evidence of this document.
la preuve manifeste
We will not even consider condemning this woman without ____________.
the clearest possible evidence
We will not even consider condemning this woman without the clearest possible evidence.
un fléau
Poor sanitation is an _______ that still exists in parts of the world today.
an evil
Poor sanitation is an evil that still exists in parts of the world today.
le moindre mal
Drug taking and alcohol are both unhealthy, but alcohol has come to be seen as ______________.
the lesser of two evils
Drug taking and alcohol are both unhealthy, but alcohol has come to be seen as the lesser of the two evils.
exagérer de façon grossière
The Prime Minister __________ when it comes to economic growth.
to be guily of gross exaggeration
The Prime Minister is guilty of gross exaggeration when it comes to economic growth.
exiger
The clothes manufacturers have discovered their suppliers used child labour in Third World countries. They __________ immediate change.
to exact
The clothes manufacturers have discovered their suppliers used child labour in Third World countries. They exacted immediate change.
It was a last minute decision.
It was an eleventh- hour decision.
They worked as hard and fast as you possibly can to try and finish.
They worked flat out to try and finish.
I criticised him strongly and angrily.
I gave him a piece of my mind.
The company has a positive financial situation.
The company is in the black.
His father used his influence and contacts for him.
His father pulled a few strings for him.
He was born in a rich family.
He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
