verbes

Question 1

Attirer l’attention sur

Answer 1

to call attention to – it doesn’t call attention to itself

Question 2

Approuver

Answer 2

to endorse – delegates endorsed a contract

Question 3

Voiler

Answer 3

to veil

Question 4

Dévoiler

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to unveil

Question 5

Doter

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to endow

Question 6

Relancer

Answer 6

to reignite - the discovery could reignite the debate

Question 7

Etre Rattrapé (par une question)

Answer 7

to be catch up with

Question 8

Traquer

Answer 8

to hound

Question 9

Prétender et revendiquer

Answer 9

to claim

Question 10

Déchirer

Answer 10

to tear – tore – torn

Question 11

Contrefaire

Answer 11

to forge

Question 12

Ressembler

Answer 12

to resemble

Question 13

Conjecturer OU supposer

Answer 13

to surmise – she surmises that …

Question 14

Appaiser

Answer 14

to allay

Question 15

Se presenter

Answer 15

to come forward

Question 16

Soutenir

Answer 16

to bolster - its programs worked with women to bolster their leadership skills

Question 17

Mettre de côté (economiser)

Answer 17

tu put aside – to put aside savings

Question 18

Mettre en place (fonder)

Answer 18

to set up

Question 19

Accumuler (des dettes)

Answer 19

to rack up – he racked up debts of 1.000 dollars

Question 20

Diffuser (à la radio)

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to air – my story was aired on radio

Question 21

Les moyens (financiers)

Answer 21

the wherewithal

Question 22

Abriter (heberger)

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to accommodate

Question 23

Sévir contre

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to crack donw on

Question 24

Approfondir

Answer 24

to deepen – she works on deepening security ties with…

Question 25

Fermer

Answer 25

to shutter - the decision to shutter the offices of a group that promotes democracy

Question 26

Inciter

Answer 26

to prompt OR encourage OR induce OR incite

Question 27

Perplexité

Answer 27

bafflement – he expressed some bafflement

Question 28

Jeter

Answer 28

to cast OR throw OR discard - The closing of offices cast a shadow on the meeting

Question 29

Prendre forme

Answer 29

to take shape – the idea took shape during the meeting

Question 30

Progresser sur un sujet

Answer 30

to move ahead with

Question 31

Intensifier

Answer 31

to step up - The US has recently stepped up arms sales to gulf nations

Question 32

Dépecher

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to dispatch – the council dispatched a force to Bahrain

Question 33

Écarter (une idée)

Answer 33

to brush aside – Thus brushing aside American criticism

Question 34

Condamner

Answer 34

to convict OR condemn OR sentence OR doom

Question 35

S’attaquer à (un problème)

Answer 35

to tackle

Question 36

Perdre

Answer 36

to shed OR lose OR waste OR forfeit OR drop

Question 37

Diriger (vers)

Answer 37

to steer – to steer the conversation toward