n1 Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

to put smt at risk / to be likely to

A

risquer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

to advocate

A

prôner

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

to be doomed to

A

etre voué à + verbe négatif ( to be doomed to failure souvent/ to be doomed from the start)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

to indulge sb/smt

A

gater, satisfaire qqn/qch

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

to indulge in smt

A

se laisser aller à/s’adonner a ch/se livrrer a qch

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

To suit to

A

bien convenir (ex : this situation suits him just fine)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

To hang on to one’s roots

A

s’accrocher à ses racines

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

To yearn, to long for

A

aspirer à

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

To set up the plot

A

construire l’intrigue

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

to deflect smt

A

devier/detourner qch

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

To distort

A

deformer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

to display = to depict

A

dépeindre, exposer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

to hint at

A

faire allusion à

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

to deride sb/smt

A

ridiculiser qqn/ bafouer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

To fill in the gap

A

combler le fossé

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

to make fun of sb/smt

A

tourner en dérision qqn/qch/ se moquer de qqn (to laught at)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

to grapple with problems

A

se débattre av des pbs

18
Q

to cope with a situation

A

faire face à une situation

19
Q

to restore relations with

A

restaurer des relations av

20
Q

to stick to a programme

A

rester fidèle a un prog

21
Q

to give an impetus to

A

donner une impulsion à

22
Q

to ignite a debate

A

enflammer un debat

23
Q

to alter

A

dénaturer

24
Q

to tout

A

vendre (une forme de racolage)

25
Q

to bunk

A

se depecher

26
Q

to fiddle with

A

bidouiller/tripoter (av les mains)

27
Q

to brace yourself for

A

se tenir prêt/préparer à (ch)

28
Q

! to care about / to care for

A

se faire du souci, se tracasser / aimer, bien aimer

29
Q

to set off

A

prendre la route/ se mettre en route- déclencher

30
Q

to bail out

A

être renfloué / se désister

31
Q

to take on

A

prendre en charge

32
Q

to unveil

A

devoiler, reveler, rendre public qch

33
Q

to depress

A

deprimer

34
Q

to stand by someone / to stand by

A

supporter qqn / se tenir pret

35
Q

to behead

A

décapiter

36
Q

to woo

A

courtiser

37
Q

to lambaste

A

fustiger

38
Q

to levy

A

prelever (impôts)

39
Q

to stand still

A

rester immobile

40
Q

to coddle

A

dorloter, choyer