Semester 2 - Week 5

Question 1

routine

Answer 1

routine (nf)

Question 2

habit

Answer 2

habitude (nf)

Question 3

to adjust, to get used to sthg/sb

Answer 3

s’habituer

Question 4

To be inclined to do

Answer 4

être enclin-e à faire

Question 5

To have a tendency to do

Answer 5

avoir tendance à faire

Question 6

everyday, daily x2

Answer 6

1. quotidien, -dienne

2. journalier, -lière

Question 7

everyday

e.g. everyday life/clothes

Answer 7

de tous les jours

Question 8

1. (by choice) to live from day to day

2. (through poverty) to lead a hand-to-mouth existence

Answer 8

vivre au jour le jour

Question 9

to earn one’s daily bread

Answer 9

gagner son pain quotidien

Question 10

1. original, out of the ordinary

2. eccentric

Answer 10

Original-e, -aux

Question 11

originality

Answer 11

originalité

Question 12

innovative x2

Answer 12

1. novateur, -trice

2. innovateur, -trice

Question 13

to have a new idea/new ideas

Answer 13

innover

Question 14

to come up with fresh ideas

Answer 14

se renouveler

Question 15

It’s only a nine-day wonder/it’s a flash in the pan

used ironically to say something’s new but won’t last long

Answer 15

c’est tout nouveau tout beau

Question 16

to agree to

Answer 16

accepter

Question 17

acceptance

Answer 17

acceptation (nf)

Question 18

1. to accept (e.g. accepting a point of view)

2. to admit

Answer 18

admettre

Question 19

1. to own up to
2. to admit (concede)
3. to confess

Answer 19

avouer

Question 20

to admit (e.g. truth, error)

Answer 20

reconnaître

Question 21

to give way, to bow

Answer 21

s’incliner (devant)

Question 22

to concede

Answer 22

concéder

Question 23

to accept the evidence

Answer 23

se rendre à l’évidence

Question 24

to give in

Answer 24

baisser les bras

Question 25

I accepted it

Answer 25

j’en ai pris mon parti

Question 26

suggestion

Answer 26

suggestion (nf)

Question 27

to suggest

Answer 27

suggérer

Question 28

piece of advice

Answer 28

conseil (nm)

Question 29

adviser

Answer 29

conseiller, -llère

Question 30

-consultant… e.g. consultant engineer, legal consultant

Answer 30

-conseil

Question 31

to recommend, to advise

Answer 31

conseiller

Question 32

it is advisable to

Answer 32

il est conseillé de

Question 33

proposal

Answer 33

proposition (nf)

Question 34

to suggest

Answer 34

proposer

Question 35

recommendation

Answer 35

recommandation (nf)

Question 36

to recommend

Answer 36

recommander (+de with infinitive)

Question 37

advice comes cheaper when you don’t have to foot the bill

Answer 37

les conseilleurs ne sont pas toujours les payeurs

Question 38

swindle

Answer 38

escroquerie (nf)

Question 39

rip-off (noun)

Answer 39

arnaque (nf)

Question 40

embezzlement

Answer 40

malversation (nf)

Question 41

misappropriation of funds

Answer 41

détournement (nm) de fonds

Question 42

breach of trust

Answer 42

abus (nm) de confiance

Question 43

cheating

Answer 43

tromperie (nf)

Question 44

to swindle

Answer 44

escroquer

Question 45

to rip off

Answer 45

arnaquer

Question 46

to cheat (small-scale swindlers)

Answer 46

tricher

Question 47

to cheat (small and large-scale swindlers)

Answer 47

tromper

Question 48

to waste (natural materials, resources, money)

Answer 48

gaspiller

Question 49

waste

Answer 49

gaspillage (nm)

Question 50

to waste (resources and materials lost, not money

Answer 50

gâcher

Question 51

waste (natural resources, materials, money) (noun)

Answer 51

gâchis (nm)

Question 52

extravagant [spender], big-spending

Answer 52

dépensier, -sière

Question 53

to throw money out the window

Answer 53

jeter l’argent par les fênetres

Question 54

to throw one’s money around

Answer 54

dépenser sans compter

Question 55

Money burns a hole in his/her pocket

Answer 55

c’est un panier percé