voc qcm 12 Flashcards
trigger ( n/ vb)
n : détente/ gachette d’un pistolet vb: set in motion/ start/ provoke : éclencher
être assis
sit/sat/sat = be sitting
he asked if he coul see the other copies
the other copies
flesh and blood
en chair et en os “ what an ordeal ! It’s more than flesh and blood can bear!”
to be in line with
être conforme/ comparable à / respecter the reforms are not in line with what most people expected after the general election
larger than life
plus gd que de nature/ extraordinaire/colossal “this is a person of surpassing integrity, a man of the utmost sincerity, somewhat larger than life” Joyce Oates
come along !
venez donc ! Depechez vous !
to come along
faire des progrés
to come off
partir/ se découdre/ se détacher/ avoir lieu/ marcher ( = réussir) The first performance came off wonderfully after the rehearsales
Official figure show that imports and exports slowed in May 2004
imports an exports
to clean up one’s act
s’amender/ s’acheter une conduite
corporate accounting scandals
scandales liés à la comptabilité ( frauduleuse) des entreprises Fears are growing of an Enron-like accounting scandal at Freddie Mac
to go against the grain
être un non sens/ être contradictoire I know I hav to do what I am told especially when my boss gives me orders but it goes against the grain
as early as
dès/ tôt à partir de The company started turning out ten new models as early as 2000
to spill the beans = to give the show away = to blow the gaff
vendre la meche/ mettre les pieds dans le plat A Microsoft executive spill the beans on how Redmond was aiming to pull the rug on Cisco
to pull the rug (ou) from/ to pull the rug on sb
couper l’herbe sous les pieds de… The government pulled the rug out from under them.
to play fast and loose with sb/ sth
agir à la légère/ avec négligence/ désinvolture The Chinese competitors were playing fast and looe with their European partner
get out
s’échapper/ sortir/ devenir public News of the devaluation got up before the official announcement
auquel cas
in which case
celui-ci
it
sauf si celui-ci tombe sur le 12
unless it falls on the twelth
bourse d’étude 2
a grant = sur critères sociaux a scholarship = sur critères académiques
équilibre boursier
flat The Frankfurt stock exchange opened almost flat on Wednesday
la veille à la cloture
at closing/ the day before Up by 7% to 400 points from 450 points at closing the day before
s’inscrire à qch
to register for sth
to take one’s toll
cela commence à ce voir The country will have been in recession for three years next months and it is beginning to take its toll
a vested interest
un intérêt particuliers The new shareholders took a vested intérêt in the merger
to had better// to would better/ rather
conseil/ préférence She would rather go to London You had better to do it soon
ordre des adjectifs dans une phrase
TACOM taille âge couleur originr matière My neighbour has just spend $100 on a long brown fur coat
many more/ much more
many more n’existe pas These products are all dangerous some much more than others
