voc qcm 10 Flashcards
It is high/ about time + ?? 2
It is high/ about time + prétérit It is about time you started behaving like a man // It is high/ about time + for sb to do sth It is about time for you to start behaving like a man
cela ne sert à rien de… 2
It is no use + Ving = There is no point + Ving there is no point in hurrying now
se révéler
turn out to be rumours of enemy attacks turned out to be true
structure: NEGATION INTERDITE It + be + years/ months etc + since + struct assertive obligatoire
It has been a whole years since we have been to this place
structures qualifiant portant sur le nom : so/ too + adj + a(n) / such a(n) + adj
this is . So difficult an exercise . Such a difficult exercise . Too difficult an exercise that we can’t do it
beside// besideS
près de // moreover= de plus
Nothing but + bare inf
they did nothing but sleep
ne pas être d’accord avec qn 2
be at odds with sb about sth= bisagree with sb about sth
avoir du mal à 2
be at painS to do sth = have difficulties in + Ving
être un pietre qch
Be not much of + nom
à supposer que …
If sth is to + bv
expressions du but 4
so as to + bv / in order to + bv // so that + sujet + ( modal= / in order that + sujet + (modal)
persuader/dissuader qn de faire qch
talk sb into/ out of doing sth
as was = which was
ce qui était the Nord/ South negotiations have stalled as was predicted
farther/ further
farther= idée de distance This is the farthest I can walk // further = idée de quantité additionnelle For further details… The shop is farther/ further down the street
cependant
yet
much/ many pour…. Et a lot of/ lots of pour…
phrases négatives // phrases positives
complain about/ of 2
complain to sb about sb/ sth = se plaindre de qn/ qch auprès de qn complain of = se plaindre pour un mal physique she always complain of head aches
on time/ in time
à l’heure/ à temps
to sum up = ? // to resume = ?
to sum up = to summarize// to resume = to start again
when ? => ? // How long ? => ?
when ? => during // How long ? => for
je suis un peu …
I am a bit of + nom ( familier)
ban = vb / nom
ban sb from sth/ doing sth // a ban on In NY there is a ban on somking in bars
what ever/ on earth is he doing ??
mais bon sang ! Qu’est-ce qu’il fabrique ?
it/ this is (not) the first( second …) time + …?
it/ this is (not) the first( second …) time + pst perfect
a support .?. / an opposition .?.
a support for / an opposition to
membership .?. / referred .?.
membership of / referred to
any more/ longer => .?.
any more/ longer => negation appliquée à un auxiliaire car on ne peut pas appliquer la negation directement sur l’adj. We don’t exceed our income any more/ longer // we no longer exceed our incom
règle : où placer enough dans la phrase ?
Enough se place après l’adj et av le nom An attractive(adj) enough salary(n)
neither is… both .?.
neither is… both are Neither pupil is good because both are lazy
I wish you would + .?.
I wish you would + bare inf
laisser/ autoriser
Let + sujet + bv Let it be
