voc qcm 14

Question 1

barter

Answer 1

troc

Question 2

blight/ eyesore

Answer 2

fléau/ dégradation une horreur/ une verrue ( fig) Many rural groups fear that advertising boards will become a new blight on the landscape

Question 3

a valet

Answer 3

un voiturier/ un valet

Question 4

merely

Answer 4

( pej) simplement/ seulement/ tout juste

Question 5

hill

Answer 5

une colline/ cote / montée

Question 6

I can’t tell you all things/ that he told me

Answer 6

that

Question 7

être dependent de qn

Answer 7

to be dependent on sb Most countries are dependent on others for energy supplies

Question 8

whether/ however you like it or not it is going to be so.

Answer 8

whether

Question 9

everybody

Answer 9

ilS everybody should enjoy themselves

Question 10

this floor is very dirty. It wants being washed/ washing

Answer 10

washing

Question 11

wish/ If only

Answer 11

pst => prétérit I work too hard => I wish I didn’t work so hard // passé => pluperfect I didn’t win => I wish I had won / I wish you had come to my party yesterday

Question 12

moins tu en sais mieux c’est !

Answer 12

the less you know the better I dislike her intensively. The less I see her the better

Question 13

alike

Answer 13

in the same manner For the benefit of the city and suburban dwellers alike

Question 14

to spill/ spilt/ spilt

Answer 14

renverser/ répandre He moved his glass violently as he spoke and some of the beer spilt on the floor

Question 15

être inquiet/ préoccupé à propos de

Answer 15

to be anxious about sth Citizens are extremely anxious about the cost of gas nowadays

Question 16

j’en ai rien à faire que… ( fam.)

Answer 16

I don’t care what … = I couldn’t care less what I don’t care what is going to happen to him now

Question 17

to call on sb 2

Answer 17

faire appel à qn/ passer voir qn John called on Marry yesterday

Question 18

to DO work

Answer 18

travailler Marry needs to do more work if she is going to pass the test

Question 19

considérer/ réfléchir/ envisager/ prendre en considération

Answer 19

consider + Ving = intend to + bv = mean to + bv She is considering marrying him as soon as she can She intends/ means to marry him

Question 20

the same + nom + … 2 structures différents

Answer 20

the same + nom + as + nom/ pronom It is the same kind of program as the one we watched yesterday the same + nom + as/ that + sujet + vb Don’t show me the same kind of programme as / that we watched yesterday

Question 21

construction du vb like/ hate

Answer 21

sujet + would + (have) like(d) / hate(d) + sujet + to + bv His parents would have hated him to became a test pilot

Question 22

utilisation cataphorique de it

Answer 22

find/ make/ let/ think + it + … They found it easier to come by train/ the president made it clear that … / They thought it more acceptable to …/ the PM let it be know that …

Question 23

for some unexplainable reason

Answer 23

pour des raisons inexplicables For some unexplainable reason he refused to answer my question

Question 24

For any reason whatsoever

Answer 24

pour qlq raison que cela soit

Question 25

The car screeched to a halt

Answer 25

la voiture pila / s’immobilisa dans un crissement de pneu

Question 26

speedly / speedy / fastlly

Answer 26

speedly et fastly n’existent pas

Question 27

concordance des temps: futur + while/ as soon as/ when + ??

Answer 27

futur + while/ as soon as/ when + PRÉSENT I ‘ll tell him when I see him/ We’ll begin as soon as Henry arrives/ I will take care of the children while you are getting your hair done

Question 28

pendant : 2 propositions methode

Answer 28

DURING si la suite de la phrase répond à la question “ quand . “ => un moment // FOR si la question est “ pendant cb de temps ? “ => une durée

Question 29

les années 90 2

Answer 29

the 90s = the nineties