voc qcm 17 Flashcards
regle %
to / by
Managers have less time to deal with
less et non pas little
ce qui. ce que
“which” en milieu de phrase et “what” en début de phrase What we will do now is another exercise on the preposition. which shouldn’t take too long// They want to go abroad. which sounds like a good idea to me
grammaire: négation => ??
inversion soit : aux + sujet + verbe At no time at all did the reporter talk to the president
Jack has been in the Fire Brigade since he left the Army : justifier l’utilisation du prétérit
utilisation du prétérit car Jack quitte l’armée à un moment précis. qui est désormais révolu
any hope whathever
pas le moindre espoir Do you think there is any hope whatever of getting help ?
nothing whatever
absolument rien
Has he any chance whatever ?
a-t-il la moindre chance ?
any hope whathever // nothing whatever // Has he any chance whatever ?
pas le moindre espoir Do you think there is any hope whatever of getting help ? // absolument rien // a-t-il la moindre chance ?
at least = at the very least
au minimum
nommer qch en certains termes
to call sth sth It is an exageration to call these “ missions”
a project pending
un projet qui doit être conclu. qui est en suspens
le capital risque
venture capital
to earmark the budget for
réserver/ affecter / destiner le budget pour …
une absence
a lack
l’élément constitutif de la procédure
the very basis of the process
suggérer de faire qch
to suggest doing sth All the students suggested starting later in the morning
désavouer
overturn
être désavoué par qn
to be overturned by sb The court of appeal overturned the judges’ décision
des pleurs hypocrites
crocodile tears
ceux
these/ those
matraquer ( les entreprises)
to bash/ to hammer
aboutir à
to end up with / to come to
un nivellement par le bas
a leveling down
un homme de gauche
a left-winger
se sentir mal à l’aise
to fell ill-at-ease over sth/ in front of sth
benchmark
référence/ standard
a crony
fam. Pote Replacing cronies with experienced managers
a one-off
qch d’exceptionnel Selling assets is a one-off that provides only brief respite for those addicted to overspending
it was a one-off
ça ne s’est jamais reproduit
grazing rights
les droits de paturage Rangers enjoyed grazing rights
patchy
adj. Inégal/ incomplet / épars Data collection is patchy even in Scandinavia
flaky / flaky pastry
friable /pâte feuilleté
Everyone thought he could not escape. but Bob had laid a trap for his enemies
had laid
