UNIT 8 : Urban living

Question 1

intérieur/e

Answer 1

inner (SYN: interior, internal
ANT: outer )

Question 2

sale, dégoutant/e,
immonde

Answer 2

filthy (SYN: dirty, grimy
ANT: clean )

Question 3

jeter des déchets sur la
voie publique

Answer 3

to litter (SYN: to pollute)

Question 4

détritus

Answer 4

litter (SYN: rubbish, garbage, trash)

Question 5

la jeunesse, les jeunes

Answer 5

youth (SYN: teenagers, young
people)

Question 6

traîner

Answer 6

to hang
around/about (SYN: to loiter, to linger)

Question 7

préoccupé/e par/pour
qqch

Answer 7

concerned
about/for sth (SYN: worried about
ANT: indifferent)

Question 8

sans-abri

Answer 8

homeless (SYN: unhoused )

Question 9

humide

Answer 9

damp (SYN: moist, wet)

Question 10

déprimant/e

Answer 10

depressing (SYN: gloomy, sad )

Question 11

entouré/e de

Answer 11

surrounded by (SYN: encircled by)

Question 12

désirable, attractif/ve

Answer 12

desirable (SYN: appealing, attractive,
sought-after, coveted
ANT: undesirable)

Question 13

banlieue, quartier
résidentiel

Answer 13

suburb (SYN: residential area )

Question 14

de banlieue

Answer 14

suburban

Question 15

pratique

Answer 15

handy (SYN: convenient, useful
ANT: inconvenient )

Question 16

inconvénient

Answer 16

drawback (SYN: disadvantage, downside
ANT: advantage)

Question 17

à proximité

Answer 17

nearby (SYN: close, adjacent
ANT: distant )

Question 18

animé/e

Answer 18

lively (SYN: animated, vibrant
ANT: dull, quiet )

Question 19

convenable

Answer 19

decent (SYN: respectable, adequate
ANT: inadequate)

Question 20

urbanisé/e,
développé/e

Answer 20

built-up (SYN: developed, urban
ANT: rural )

Question 21

dommage

Answer 21

shame/pity

Question 22

continuer

Answer 22

to go on (SYN: to continue, to
proceed, to keep up )

Question 23

se passer

Answer 23

to go on (SYN: to happen )

Question 24

passer, s’écouler
(temps)

Answer 24

to go on (SYN: (of time) to pass )