Thèmes/Versions #2

Question 1

à quelle heure

Answer 1

what time …? (Ø at)

Question 2

aveugle

Answer 2

blind

Question 3

responsable

Answer 3

leader - person in charge - office holder

Question 4

sourd

Answer 4

deaf

Question 5

dans 2 ans

Answer 5

two years from now - in two years’ time

Question 6

détails en plus

Answer 6

further details

Question 7

alarmant

Answer 7

alarming

Question 8

ce que ≠ tout ce que

Answer 8

what ≠ all that

Question 9

un pb épineux

Answer 9

a thorny pb

Question 10

être confronté à

Answer 10

to be faced with - confronted with

Question 11

ou bien… ou bien…

Answer 11

either…or (whether si dans une phrase interrogative)

Question 12

être menacé

Answer 12

to be threatened by

Question 13

menacer

Answer 13

to threaten

Question 14

colis

Answer 14

parcel

Question 15

paquet

Answer 15

package

Question 16

commander

Answer 16

order

Question 17

penser à

Answer 17

think about (approximatif) ou of (plus précis)

Question 18

valoir la peine

Answer 18

worth (adj) (avec un nom : V+ing) - Worthwhile si en adverbe

Question 19

digne de

Answer 19

Worthy

Question 20

la capacité

Answer 20

the ability

Question 21

le pouvoir d’achat

Answer 21

the purchasing power

Question 22

emprunter

Answer 22

borrow

Question 23

pétrole

Answer 23

oil

Question 24

il me semble que

Answer 24

I daresay

Question 25

hocher la tête

Answer 25

to nod

Question 26

puéril

Answer 26

youthful

Question 27

évident

Answer 27

obvious

Question 28

dette

Answer 28

leverage

Question 29

une lame

Answer 29

a blade

Question 30

tranchant

Answer 30

sharp

Question 31

une émeute

Answer 31

a riot

Question 32

désordre

Answer 32

disturbance

Question 33

imposer

Answer 33

ordre / impose

Question 34

délinquant

Answer 34

delinquent

Question 35

dans une certaine meure

Answer 35

to a certain extent / to some extent

Question 36

quand à

Answer 36

as for

Question 37

scène de pillage

Answer 37

a looting

Question 38

qqc amène qn à faire qc (délibéré ≠ conséquence)

Answer 38

to lead someone TO do something ≠ to lead TO someone DOING something

Question 39

se plaindre de

Answer 39

to complain of /about

Question 40

ensemble de ceux en charge de la loi : forces de l’ordre

Answer 40

law enforcement

Question 41

par

Answer 41

by

Question 42

être considéré comme + nom / + adj

Answer 42

to be considered AS + nom / to be considered + adj

Question 43

déclencher

Answer 43

to set-off

Question 44

entrer physiquement ≠ entre symbolique

Answer 44

go into ≠ enter

Question 45

près de : proximité ≠ presque

Answer 45

close to ≠ nearly / almost

Question 46

tromper

Answer 46

to deceive

Question 47

une tromperie

Answer 47

a deception

Question 48

déception

Answer 48

disappointment

Question 49

la majorité pense que … (2)

Answer 49

most of them think that … / they largely think that…