voc qcm 11 Flashcards
do you know where the new library is ?
the new library is ?
The advise he gave me was excellent
was
however much we would like to help. There is no guarantee that we will recover your purse
however
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
whichever
most employees will have to comply with the new statutes
statutes
to make oneself understood
se faire comprendre Although he knows some English. The soviet foreign minister prefer to use an interpreter to make himself understood
to beat off
repousser/ se débattre/ se masturber The US troups eventually managed to beat off the Iraqi rebels who had sealed the whole district
at any case = in any case = anyway
de toute façon/ dans tous les cas I know our family are poor but at any rate we are honest an ecent people
to clear out
purger/ déguerpir/ mettre la clef sous la porte
to cleaR up
élucider/ tirer au clair
to cleaN out
nettoyer à fond ( une pièce)/ dépouiller ( une personne)
to cleaN up
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
to clear out /to cleaR up/ to cleaN out/ to cleaN up
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
to be under considerable strain
étre sous une imposante pression Since the seconde WW the whole system has been under considerable strain
to be on speaking terms
être en bon terme avec qn The two men are not on speaking terms anymore
décourager/ dissuader qn de faire qch
discourage sb from doing sth A case involving Nike before the Supreme Court might discourage firms from entering into public debate with activists
a recipe
une recette/ une ordonnance I would love to make an appletart but unfortunately I don’t have the recipe
prescription
ordonnance/ prescription
to send off
expulser/ expédier/ envoyer
to kick off
donner le coup d’envoi The head of the department kicked off the debate by apologizing for the decision he had made
to buzz off
to leave quickly = partir precipitamment after their quick lunch the staff buzze off to the office to get back to work
to stumble
trébucher/ buter sur
to schmooze
bavarder
talking shop
club/ lieu de discusion
hand-me-down
d’occasion/ de second main I refuse to wear my mother’s hand-me-down !
when I entered the room Jane was in the midle of lunch/ dinner
to be in the middle of
to be down-in-the-mouth
être abattu/ démoralisé After losing his job for the second time in 6 months he was down in the mouth
to be (well) on the way to
être sur la passe de / être bien parti pour The startup is well on the way to going bankrupt
“would you like to go out tonight ?” “No I am sorry I have got a lot on “
to have a lot on
pace
speed = vitesse/ rythme His heart was beating at a pace which frightened the nurses
