U25 O1 Expressions Utiles

Question 1

at the dawn of

Answer 1

à l’aube de

Question 2

at stake / on top

Answer 2

à la clé

Question 3

in advance

Answer 3

au préalable

Question 4

to plug the gaps

Answer 4

colmater les brèches

Question 5

to suffocate / to swelter from the heat

Answer 5

étouffer de chaleur

Question 6

to be common practice/occurence

Answer 6

être monnaie courante

Question 7

to enforce the laws

Answer 7

faire appliquer les lois

Question 8

attention to / beware of

Answer 8

gare à

Question 9

to get to work on a project/put the shoulder to the wheel

Answer 9

mettre la main à la pâte

Question 10

to put an end to

Answer 10

mettre un terme à

Question 11

to take the bull by the horns

Answer 11

prendre le taureau par les cornes

Question 12

in any event/in any case

Answer 12

quoi qu’il en soit

Question 13

to sound the alarm

Answer 13

tirer la sonnette d’alarme