Unit 2 vocabulary

Question 1

crammed

Answer 1

entasser, faire un tas

Question 2

figure out

Answer 2

to resolve

Question 3

nurture

Answer 3

nourrir, éduquer

Question 4

pull yourself together

Answer 4

to motivate

Question 5

scheme

Answer 5

plan

Question 6

shift

Answer 6

change

Question 7

skive

Answer 7

sécher les cours

Question 8

substantial

Answer 8

considérable, important

Question 9

to trigger

Answer 9

commencer, déclencher

Question 10

despise

Answer 10

feel scornful about something

Question 11

fed up with

Answer 11

disaffected by

Question 12

hostile towards

Answer 12

deliberately unfriendly

Question 13

threatening towards

Answer 13

aggresssive with

Question 14

upset about/by

Answer 14

distressed by

Question 15

indifferent to

Answer 15

unintereseted in

Question 16

see eye to eye

Answer 16

penser la même chose que qqun

Question 17

do as you are told

Answer 17

faire comme on te le dit

Question 18

get your own way

Answer 18

always get what you want

Question 19

keep myself to myself

Answer 19

to spend time alone, not talking to other people very much

Question 20

rub people up the wrong way

Answer 20

make somebody upset

Question 21

do things on a whim

Answer 21

faire quelque chose sur un coup de tête

Question 22

to look up to somebody

Answer 22

to admire, to respect

Question 23

to come accross

Answer 23

donner l’impression

Question 24

to take after

Answer 24

prendre un trait de caractère

Question 25

to run in the family

Answer 25

caractéristiques communes de la famille (couleur des yeux)

Question 26

accountable for

Answer 26

repsonsible for

Question 27

astounded

Answer 27

shocked

Question 28

awkward

Answer 28

uncomfortable

Question 29

catch unawares

Answer 29

adverb meaning “while not aware of something” or “by surprise”

Question 30

cotton on

Answer 30

realise something

Question 31

glued to

Answer 31

stucked to

Question 32

go over old ground

Answer 32

go over something, go over and over

Question 33

liable for

Answer 33

repsonsible for

Question 34

lurk

Answer 34

to be hidden

Question 35

to sneak

Answer 35

to spy

Question 36

to be woven into

Answer 36

être pris dans un problème

Question 37

constructive

Answer 37

constructif

Question 38

impose limitations

Answer 38

imposer des limites

Question 39

peer

Answer 39

paires (amis, collègues), noble

Question 40

rave notice

Answer 40

parler en bien, chanter les louanges de quelq’un

Question 41

reluctant

Answer 41

réticent

Question 42

rigorous

Answer 42

rigoureux

Question 43

steer

Answer 43

conduire, diriger