Voc 4

Question 1

un autre

Answer 1

another

Question 2

je me souviens encore

Answer 2

I can still remember + COD => on colle le verbe et son COD

Question 3

view ≠ sight

Answer 3

sight = vue (sens) ≠ vue (panorama)

Question 4

être bouche bée

Answer 4

to stand gaping at

Question 5

exploser de rire

Answer 5

to burst out laughing

Question 6

L’investiture

Answer 6

on his Inauguration Day

Question 7

être investi

Answer 7

to be sworn

Question 8

adhérer à

Answer 8

to join

Question 9

l’adhésion

Answer 9

membership

Question 10

élargissement

élargir

Answer 10

the enlargement

Question 11

état membre

Answer 11

member state

Question 12

competitive edge

Answer 12

avantage compétitif

Question 13

Airbus est un fleuron de l’industrie européenne

Answer 13

Airbus is a flagship of Europe industries

Question 14

mettre en commun les ressources

Answer 14

to pool the resources

Question 15

it enhances its success

Answer 15

cela leur a donné les meilleures chances de réussir

Question 16

s’arrêter

Answer 16

to come to an end

Question 17

thwart

Answer 17

contrecarrer des plans, repousser une attaque

Question 18

quand on veut dire : a connu

Answer 18

personne : has know
sinon : to experience, to witness
négatif : to be hit by, to be affected by

Question 19

la question est de savoir si

Answer 19

the question is whether

Question 20

mettre en vigueur

Answer 20

to implement, to enforce

Question 21

spending

Answer 21

toujours au sing

Question 22

augmenter les taxes

Answer 22

to raise taxes, to cut taxes

Question 23

la solution de ce pb, la cause de

Answer 23

the solution of, the cause of

Question 24

durer

Answer 24

to last

Question 25

dizzying

Answer 25

qui fait perdre la tete

Question 26

sonner la sonnette d’alarme

Answer 26

to blow the whistle

Question 27

baisse d’impôts

Answer 27

tax relief

Question 28

condamner

Answer 28

• moralement : to condamn
• être fichu : to be doomed, to be condamned
• to be bound to fail
• to be sentenced to prison
• to be convicted = être reconnu coupable

Question 29

la victoire est près d’eux

Answer 29

the victory is within reach, is at arm’s length

Question 30

parti démocrate

Answer 30

Democratic Party

Question 31

être en danger

Answer 31

to be in jeopardy

Question 32

changer de ça à ça

Answer 32

to shift from to