Voc livre thème et version d’anglais Flashcards
Commencer à faire qc
To set about doing thg
la trace de qc
a hint of sthg
Donner un indice à qqn
To give sb a hint of thg
Laisser entendre, insinuer
To hint at sthg (the possibility of..)
se tortiller
To squirm ~ to wriggle
I managed to wrrigle out of the situation = j’ai réussi à m’en sortir
sourire radieusement
to beam
bondir
To bound
Bondir, sauter = To leap (at the opportunity)
To flick through sthg
jeter un coup d’oeil
Tout d’un coup
All of a sudden
Ne pas avoir d’appétit
To be off one’s food
vivre aux crochets de ses parents
He lives off his parents
Je pars à NY
I’m off to NY
→ where are you off to ?
raccrocher
To HANG up
To put the phone down
Décrocher
To pick up the phone
Etre transporté de joie
To be elated
Prétendre / affirmer
To claim
Réclamer des allocations chômage / dommages et intérêts
To claim unemployment benefit / damages
Faire des victimes
The accident claimed lives
QUITE → 2 sens
Sens absolu
Sens relatif
→ dépend de l’adj qu’il accompagne
Quite dead, quite brilliant
Quite intelligent = rather
Un cabinet médical
La chirurgie
Se faire opérer
Un chirurgien
A surgery
Surgery
To undergo surgery
A surgeon
Pourvoir aux besoins de qqn
to minister to sb’s needs
SALONS : Formal reception room In Public place (airport, hotel) Salon de coiffure Salon de thé Salon de beauté/ funéraire
A drawing-room / sitting room A lounge A hairdressing salon A tearoom Beauty / funeral parlour
glousser (x3)
To burst (burst/burst) out laughing
To chortle
To chuckle
Taquiner
To tease