voc qcm 11 Flashcards

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do you know where the new library is ?

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the new library is ?

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The advise he gave me was excellent

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was

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however much we would like to help. There is no guarantee that we will recover your purse

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however

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our executive can be assigned to mainland Britain or Ireland. But you won’t feel isolated. Whichever area you choose to work in. Remember we are only a phone call away

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whichever

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most employees will have to comply with the new statutes

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statutes

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to make oneself understood

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se faire comprendre Although he knows some English. The soviet foreign minister prefer to use an interpreter to make himself understood

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to beat off

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repousser/ se débattre/ se masturber The US troups eventually managed to beat off the Iraqi rebels who had sealed the whole district

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at any case = in any case = anyway

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de toute façon/ dans tous les cas I know our family are poor but at any rate we are honest an ecent people

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to clear out

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purger/ déguerpir/ mettre la clef sous la porte

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to cleaR up

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élucider/ tirer au clair

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to cleaN out

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nettoyer à fond ( une pièce)/ dépouiller ( une personne)

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to cleaN up

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tout nettoyer/ mettre de l’ordre/ remettre de l’ordre dans les affaires The African governance should clean up their governance. Root up corruption and pursue sound economic policies

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to clear out /to cleaR up/ to cleaN out/ to cleaN up

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purger/ déguerpir/ mettre la clef sous la porte // élucider/ tirer au clair // nettoyer à fond ( une pièce)/ dépouiller ( une personne) // tout nettoyer/ mettre de l’ordre/ remettre de l’ordre dans les affaires The African governance should clean up their governance. Root up corruption and pursue sound economic policies

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to be under considerable strain

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étre sous une imposante pression Since the seconde WW the whole system has been under considerable strain

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to be on speaking terms

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être en bon terme avec qn The two men are not on speaking terms anymore

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décourager/ dissuader qn de faire qch

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discourage sb from doing sth A case involving Nike before the Supreme Court might discourage firms from entering into public debate with activists

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a recipe

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une recette/ une ordonnance I would love to make an appletart but unfortunately I don’t have the recipe

18
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prescription

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ordonnance/ prescription

19
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to send off

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expulser/ expédier/ envoyer

20
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to kick off

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donner le coup d’envoi The head of the department kicked off the debate by apologizing for the decision he had made

21
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to buzz off

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to leave quickly = partir precipitamment after their quick lunch the staff buzze off to the office to get back to work

22
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to stumble

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trébucher/ buter sur

23
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to schmooze

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bavarder

24
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talking shop

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club/ lieu de discusion

25
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hand-me-down

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d’occasion/ de second main I refuse to wear my mother’s hand-me-down !

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when I entered the room Jane was in the midle of lunch/ dinner

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to be in the middle of

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to be down-in-the-mouth

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être abattu/ démoralisé After losing his job for the second time in 6 months he was down in the mouth

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to be (well) on the way to

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être sur la passe de / être bien parti pour The startup is well on the way to going bankrupt

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“would you like to go out tonight ?” “No I am sorry I have got a lot on “

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to have a lot on

30
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pace

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speed = vitesse/ rythme His heart was beating at a pace which frightened the nurses