voc qcm 13 Flashcards
the situation was so confused that I no longer knew what was what
no longer
all told
altogether/ in all = en tout/ tout compris All told a hundred thousand people attended the concert
to urge
strongly advised = exhorter/ inciter
ordinary
average/ intermediate = qlcq/ régulière
eventually
ultimately = en fin de compte/ finalement
to chase
to pursue = courrir/ pourchasser/ courtiser
to treat
care for/ present = guérir/ traiter
to scold
gronder/ sommer/ exhorter
sensible
raisonnable/ sage
sloppy
mou/ négligé
a hive
une fourmiliere/ une ruche a hive of activity
to grin
smile= faire un large sourir/ sourir de toutes ses dents
to yelp
person : let out a sharp cry dog : bark in pain= japper
groan
gémir/ pousser une plainte
out of the blue
à l’improviste My cousins turned up out of the blue on Christmas Day
extensive
vaste/ complet He was asted to teach at the local school because of his extensive university experience
about which
sur laquelle/ lequelle Architecture is a subject about which I know very little
a lot of / many/ much
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
come out
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
come forward
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
wish : pour exprimer le regret
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
to coax sb into doing sth
amadouer qn pour qu’il fasse qch Susan’s boss coaxed her into working on weekends
to coax sb into doing sth
amadouer/ cagoler
come off
slang= happen/ be sucessful informal : stop using drugs = arreter de prendre
come by
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
come over
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
pace
speed= vitesse/ rythme His heart was beating at a pace which frightened the nurses
augmenter de 500 à 600
to rise from 500 to 600 Since M. Bush became governor the prison population in Texas has risen from 51à to 670
to stumble
trébucher
be eager to do sth = be keen to do/ on doing sth
être impatient de faire qch
