U23 Lexique Expressions Utiles

Question 1

to go ahead with / to move forward

Answer 1

aller de l’avant

Question 2

to assist / to give one’s support to

Answer 2

apporter son concours

Question 3

to be responsible for / to drive

Answer 3

assurer la direction de

Question 4

as one goes along / as

Answer 4

au fur et à mesure que

Question 5

to have a say

Answer 5

avoir son mot à dire

Question 6

this cannot work

Answer 6

ça ne peut pas marcher

Question 7

that seems a false / erroneous accusation

Answer 7

cela me paraît une accusation erronée

Question 8

this is justified

Answer 8

cela se justifie

Question 9

to give new impetus to something

Answer 9

donner un nouvel élan à quelque chose

Question 10

to contain an epidemic / to restrain an epidemic

Answer 10

endiguer une épidémie

Question 11

to lead / to be in charge of

Answer 11

être à la tête de

Question 12

to be sincere / to be genuine

Answer 12

être de bonne foi

Question 13

to hurt

Answer 13

faire du mal

Question 14

to assert / to point out

Answer 14

faire valoir

Question 15

to strike terror

Answer 15

frapper de terreur

Question 16

it goes without saying that

Answer 16

il va de soi que

Question 17

I would like to point out that…

Answer 17

je tiens à préciser que…

Question 18

the last part of

Answer 18

le dernier volet de

Question 19

to focus on / to emphasize

Answer 19

mettre l’accent sur

Question 20

to be in distress

Answer 20

plonger dans l’affliction

Question 21

to take the lead of / in

Answer 21

prendre la tête de

Question 22

to be among the ranks of

Answer 22

se situer au rang de

Question 23

to keep out of / to keep somebody at distance

Answer 23

tenir à l’écart

Question 24

to say goodbye to/to be done with something

Answer 24

tirer un trait sur quelque chose

Question 25

to find common ground

Answer 25

trouver un terrain d’entente