voc qcm 13 Flashcards

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the situation was so confused that I no longer knew what was what

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no longer

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all told

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altogether/ in all = en tout/ tout compris All told a hundred thousand people attended the concert

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to urge

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strongly advised = exhorter/ inciter

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ordinary

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average/ intermediate = qlcq/ régulière

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eventually

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ultimately = en fin de compte/ finalement

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to chase

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to pursue = courrir/ pourchasser/ courtiser

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to treat

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care for/ present = guérir/ traiter

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to scold

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gronder/ sommer/ exhorter

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sensible

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raisonnable/ sage

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sloppy

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mou/ négligé

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a hive

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une fourmiliere/ une ruche a hive of activity

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to grin

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smile= faire un large sourir/ sourir de toutes ses dents

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to yelp

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person : let out a sharp cry dog : bark in pain= japper

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groan

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gémir/ pousser une plainte

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out of the blue

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à l’improviste My cousins turned up out of the blue on Christmas Day

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16
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extensive

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vaste/ complet He was asted to teach at the local school because of his extensive university experience

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about which

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sur laquelle/ lequelle Architecture is a subject about which I know very little

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a lot of / many/ much

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much/ many s’utilisent surtout dans les phases négatives ou interrogative ou après too/ as / so / very Lot of ourage is required to do this

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come out

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did you ask your mum if you can come out and play/ his new novel comes out this autumn/ If news of the Affair comes out he will be ruined

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come forward

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go to the police/ indicate willingness to undertake a task (fig) The investigators pleaded for anyone with information about the crime to come forward/ When they requested volunteers I came forward since I had nothing better to do

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wish : pour exprimer le regret

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wish + past perfect I wish I had lilstened to my mom and studied harder/ I wish you had come with us to the match last weekend

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to coax sb into doing sth

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amadouer qn pour qu’il fasse qch Susan’s boss coaxed her into working on weekends

23
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to coax sb into doing sth

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amadouer/ cagoler

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come off

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slang= happen/ be sucessful informal : stop using drugs = arreter de prendre

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come by

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informal : pay a visit He doesn’t come by often informal : find/ obtain = se procurer ceratin products are quite hard to come by in France

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come over

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informal : pay a visit = faire un saut you can come over after I finish my homework emotion : affect : submerger/gagner change sides : changer d’avis

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pace

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

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augmenter de 500 à 600

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to rise from 500 to 600 Since M. Bush became governor the prison population in Texas has risen from 51à to 670

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to stumble

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trébucher

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be eager to do sth = be keen to do/ on doing sth

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être impatient de faire qch