prépa écrite voc F, G

Question 1

falsifier, inventer de toute pièce

Answer 1

fabricate, falsify, invent, make up, cook up

Question 2

infrastructures, équipements

Answer 2

facilities, infrastructures, equipment

Question 3

faible, léger, vague, peu perceptible

Answer 3

faint, weak, slight, vague, dim

Question 4

s’évanouir

Answer 4

faint, pass out

Question 5

juste, en règle, honnête

Answer 5

fair, above board, honest, honourable, just

Question 6

confiance, loyauté

Answer 6

faith, trust, confidence, loyalty

Question 7

foie

Answer 7

faith, belief in god

Question 8

erreur

Answer 8

fallacy, error, mistake, falsehood

Question 9

connu, célèbre

Answer 9

famous, celebrated, acclaimed, well-known

Question 10

lier, attacher

Answer 10

fasten, tie, make secure, koin together, bind

Question 11

sonder, découvrir, saisir, aller au fond des choses

Answer 11

fathom, figure out, gauge, get to the bottom, grasp, measure, penetrate, perceive, probe

Question 12

effrayé

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fearful, scared, afraid, frightened, panic-striken

Question 13

trait, caractéristique

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feature, typical part or quality, trait, characteristic

Question 14

feindre, faire semblant

Answer 14

feign, simulate, pretend

Question 15

rivalité, opposition

Answer 15

feud, argument, fight, rivalry

Question 16

comprendre, déceler, déchiffrer

Answer 16

figure out, understand, decipher, make out

Question 17

chiffres, données chiffrées

Answer 17

figures, number, calculations, data, stats

Question 18

virer, renvoyer

Answer 18

fire, dismiss, sack, give the sack, boot, kick out

Question 19

réparer

Answer 19

fix, repair, mend

Question 20

défaut, imperfection

Answer 20

flaw, defect

Question 21

fugace, évanescent

Answer 21

fleeting, brief, short-lived, passing, transient

Question 22

florissant, prospère

Answer 22

flourishing, thriving, prosperous

Question 23

faire fi de qqch

Answer 23

flout, disregard, mock

Question 24

qui s’exprime bien

Answer 24

fluent, articulate

Question 25

être confondu, décontenancé

Answer 25

flummoxed, perplexed, mystified, baffled, stupefied, nonplused, dumbfounded, beffudied, coufounded

Question 26

ennemi, rival

Answer 26

foe, ennemy, contender, opposer, rival, challenger

Question 27

s'abstenir de

Answer 27

forbear from, abstain from, refrain from

Question 28

prévoir

Answer 28

forecast, predict, foresee

Question 29

prédire, prévoir

Answer 29

foretell, forebod, forecast, predict

Question 30

perdre, abandonner, devoir renoncer à un droit, un avantage etc.. pour faute commise

Answer 30

forfeit, lose, be deprived of sth ( sth lose or given up as a penality for a fault, mistake)

Question 31

abandonner, renoncer à qqch

Answer 31

forgo, abandon, relinquish, give up, do without

Question 32

débourser, casquer

Answer 32

fork out, shell out, lay out

Question 33

ancien, précédent

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former, previous, prior, precedent

Question 34

encourager, soutenir, favoriser

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foster, help, support, favour

Question 35

sale, dégoutant

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foul, dirty, filthy

Question 36

fragile

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frail, fragil, delicate, weak

Question 37

dans tous ses états, affolé

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frantic, overwrought, panicky, histerical, beside yourself, berserk

Question 38

effréné, frénétique

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frantic, wild, mad, worry, be preoccupied

Question 39

s'inquiéter

Answer 39

fret, perquisities, perks, bonus, additionnal benefit, extra

Question 40

avantages en nature, a côtés

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fringe benefits

Question 41

financer

Answer 41

fund, finance, support, subsidize

Question 42

difficile, délicat, tatillon

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fussy, fastidious, choosy, difficult, finicky, nitpicking

Question 43

regarder fixement, rester bouche bée

Answer 43

gape at, stare at, gawp at, gaze at

Question 44

ordures, détritus

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garbage, trash, refuse, junk, litter, rubbich, waste

Question 45

rassembler, réunir

Answer 45

gather, assemble, get together

Question 46

authentique, véritable

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genuine, authentic, real

Question 47

vivre, connaitre + période, moment, etc...

Answer 47

get through, go through, live through, experience, undergo

Question 48

terrible, épouvantable, atroce

Answer 48

ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome

Question 49

en douceur, sans trop brusquer

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gingerly, gently

Question 50

l'essentiel, la partie centrale

Answer 50

gist, core, heart, essential part

Question 51

jeter un regard noir

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glare, glower at, look angrily at sb, look daggers at

Question 52

jubiler, exulter

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gloat over/ about, crow over/ about

Question 53

glossaire

Answer 53

glossary, list of word explained

Question 54

sombre

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gloomy, bleak, dull, dim, dreary, dismeal

Question 55

forcer qqn à faire qqch

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goad sb into doing sth, force, press, push, hurry sb into doing sth

Question 56

but, objectif

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goal, aim, objective

Question 57

extorquer, pratiquer des prix exorbitants

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gouge, fleece, overcharge

Question 58

saisir, agripper

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grab, seize, grip, grasp, clutch

Question 59

gratifiant, qui apporte de la satisfaction

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gratifying, satisfying

Question 60

écraser, moudre

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grind, crush, grate, granulate

Question 61

terrible, épouvantable, atroce

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grim, grisly, guesome, ghastly

Question 62

saisir, agripper

Answer 62

grip, grap, seize, grasp, clutch

Question 63

raisons

Answer 63

grounds, reasons, justifications, motives

Question 64

révolutionnaire et innovant

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ground-breaking, revolutionnary, innovative, pioeering, trailblazing, brand-new, cutting-edge, leading-edge,

Question 65

avec ressentiment

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grudgingly, ressentfully

Question 66

épuisant, éprouvant

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gruelling, strenuou, arduous, difficult, taxing, tiring

Question 67

se prémunir, se protéger contre

Answer 67

guard against sth, protect against, insure against, hedge against sth