prepa écrit voc lettre B

Question 1

To bargain (haggle, negociate OR good buy)

Answer 1

négocier / marchander OU bonne affaire / occasion

Question 2

To go bankrupt (go bust)

Answer 2

faire faillite

Question 3

badger (harass, hassle, bug, nag, pester, annoy, bother)

Answer 3

Harceler, embêter

Question 4

baffling (confusing, puzzling)

Answer 4

déroutant

Question 5

balance (equilibrium)

Answer 5

équilibre

Question 6

ban (forbid, prohibit, banish, proscribe, outlaw)

Answer 6

interdire / bannir / proscrire / mettre hors la loi

Question 7

bandy about (discuss, talk over, hash out)

Answer 7

faire circuler (idée, news) / colporter / parler de

Question 8

bang into sb (run into, come across, bump into sb)

Answer 8

rencontrer qqn par hasard / tomber sur qqn

Question 9

barter (exchange)

Answer 9

troc

Question 10

bedlam (brawl, commotion, confusion, hubbub, hue and cry, hullabaloo, pandemonlum, racket, rucksus, ruction, rumble, rumpus, turmoil, uproar)

Answer 10

tumulte / troubles / agitation forte / soulèvement

Question 11

beleaguered (besieged)

Answer 11

être aux abois

Question 12

benefit (assistance, aid, help, allowance)

Answer 12

aide, allocation, subvention

Question 13

besides (moreover, additionally, furthermore)

Answer 13

en plus, de plus, en outre

Question 14

beware of (wary of)

Answer 14

se méfier de

Question 15

bewildered (puzzled, baffled, confused)

Answer 15

dérouté / désorienté

Question 16

biased (prejudiced, partisan, slanted)

Answer 16

biaisé

Question 17

bicker (skirmish, squabble)

Answer 17

se chamailler, s’accrocher avec qqn

Question 18

blandishment (flattery, ingratiating praise)

Answer 18

flatterie

Question 19

bleak (gloomy, dreary, dismal, grey, dark)

Answer 19

sombre / peu engageant / sinistre

Question 20

blemish (blot, defect, imperfection, maculation, stigma)

Answer 20

tâche / imperfection / souillure / stigmate

Question 21

blessing (boon, benefit, advantage, godsend, windfall)

Answer 21

aubaine / coup de chance / manne / bénédiction

Question 22

blight (disease, curse, plague, bane)

Answer 22

fléau, malédiction

Question 23

blow up (explode, blast(bomb) OR go ballistic, lose your temper blow your top, fly off the handle hit the roof, flare up, blow a fuse, blow a gasket)

Answer 23

exploser OU péter un plomb

Question 24

bolt down (gobble down, wolf down)

Answer 24

dévorer, engloutir un repas

Question 25

boost (spur, stimulate)

Answer 25

donner de l’élan / donner une impulsion

Question 26

bothersome (annoying, bothering)

Answer 26

ennuyeux, embêtant, contrariant

Question 27

bowl over (topple, upset, kick over, knock over)

Answer 27

faire tomber / renverser

Question 28

bribe (corrupt)

Answer 28

corrompre / soudoyer / graisser la patte

Question 29

brisk (lively, quick, fast, sprightly, alert, animated)

Answer 29

vif / alerte

Question 30

broad (wide)

Answer 30

large

Question 31

bruise (black and blue)

Answer 31

des bleus / des contusions

Question 32

burden (weight)

Answer 32

fardeau / poids

Question 33

bustle about (buzz about)

Answer 33

s’affairer