N3

Question 1

Obnoxious

Answer 1

Odieux

Question 2

That goes without saying

Answer 2

Ça va de soi

Question 3

Notorious

Answer 3

Tristement célèbre

Question 4

Composed

Answer 4

Adj: calme, posé

Question 5

Unruffled

Answer 5

Imperturbable

Question 6

Strive

Answer 6

Faire tout son possible, lutter

Question 7

Turn down

Answer 7

Refuser, rejeter / sound : baisser

Question 8

Fine-tune

Answer 8

V: peaufiner, affiner (refine)

Régler avec précision ( adjust precisely )

Question 9

Wildy

Answer 9

Frénétiquement, sauvagement

Question 10

Inkling

Answer 10

Vague idée, petite idée (slight idea) or (vague indication)

Question 11

To have an inkling that ( se douter que ) She hadn’t an inkling there was a problem

Answer 11

Elle n’avait idée qu’il y avait un problème

Question 12

Worn out

Answer 12

Épuisé (exhausted) ou usé (sth no longer usable)

Question 13

Drain

Answer 13

N: canalisation
V: vider, égoutter, assécher ( liquid, resource ) or empty by drinking : boire jusqu’à la dernière goutte

Question 14

The water ran down the drain

The soil was soaked and the water took ages to drain

Answer 14

L’eau descendait la canalisation

Le sol était trempé et il a mis une éternité à s’assécher

Question 15

Take over

Answer 15

Reprendre de le contrôle ( soit de qqch ou en tant que que qqch

Question 16

Cowardly

Answer 16

Lâche (not brave)

Question 17

Feud

Answer 17

Querelle—> se quereller

Feud over —> se disputer qqch

Question 18

The two families have been in a feud for decades

Answer 18

La querelle entre les deux familles dure depuis des années

Question 19

Soaring

Answer 19

( price) qui monte en flèche, qui explos

( température ) qui monte

Question 20

In tune with / in tune

Answer 20

En harmonie, en accord avec / adv: accordé (instrument), (sing) juste

Question 21

Bust

Answer 21

Crise (finance), faire faillite ( become bankrupt)

Question 22

As though

Answer 22

Comme si

Question 23

Fasten

Answer 23

Attacher ( make secure )

2: boutonner (clothing)
3: lock

Question 24

Tie sth up

Answer 24

Ficeler, attacher ( with rope )

Question 25

None other than

Answer 25

Nul autre que

Question 26

Break down

Answer 26

Tomber en panne, (wall, door) démolir, décomposer (substance)

Question 27

All our plan have gone to waste

Answer 27

Tous nos plans sont partis en fumée

Question 28

As for whether it’s effective or not, it’s been tested on ….

Answer 28

Quant à si c’est efficace ou non, cela a été testé sur….

Question 29

Overconfident

Answer 29

(Too self-assured) suffisant, arrogant

Question 30

Fateful

Answer 30

Catastrophique, capital, fatidique ( bad sign, ominous)

Question 31

outer

Answer 31

extérieur, ou éloigné (farther away)

Question 32

realistically

Answer 32

de façon réaliste

Question 33

Headway—-> make headway

Answer 33

progrès —–> progresser, (avancer)

Question 34

Dwell

Dwell on

Answer 34

habiter, demeurer

s’appesantir sur, s’attarder sur, s’étendre sur

Question 35

Tingle

Answer 35

Picoter, avoir des fourmis

My legs are tingling and I can hardly move them

Question 36

Nom : Tingle

Answer 36

Picotement

I get a strange tingle in my fingers from time to time

Frisson

A fingle of excitement spread through the room when Lola walked in

Question 37

Dawdle

Answer 37

Trainer (move without haste -> hâte

Question 38

Prickly

Answer 38

Épineux

Question 39

Recouvrir de

Answer 39

Cover sth with sth

(Around) wrap sth in sth

Question 40

Cleanse

Answer 40

Nettoyer, purifier (remove dirt from)

Question 41

Channel

Answer 41

1: acheminer
2 :Entrer en communication avec (paranormal) (figuratif)

Nom: canal, filière (business), chaine Tv

Question 42

At bay

Answer 42

(At a distance) à distance

Question 43

Outwit

Answer 43

Se montrer plus malin que

Question 44

In jeopardy

[djépédi]

Answer 44

En danger ( in danger, at risk )

Put sth in jeopardy : mettre en péril