voc qcm 17

Question 1

regle %

Answer 1

to / by

Question 2

Managers have less time to deal with

Answer 2

less et non pas little

Question 3

ce qui. ce que

Answer 3

“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

Question 4

grammaire: négation => ??

Answer 4

inversion soit : aux + sujet + verbe At no time at all did the reporter talk to the president

Question 5

Jack has been in the Fire Brigade since he left the Army : justifier l’utilisation du prétérit

Answer 5

utilisation du prétérit car Jack quitte l’armée à un moment précis. qui est désormais révolu

Question 6

any hope whathever

Answer 6

pas le moindre espoir Do you think there is any hope whatever of getting help ?

Question 7

nothing whatever

Answer 7

absolument rien

Question 8

Has he any chance whatever ?

Answer 8

a-t-il la moindre chance ?

Question 9

any hope whathever // nothing whatever // Has he any chance whatever ?

Answer 9

pas le moindre espoir Do you think there is any hope whatever of getting help ? // absolument rien // a-t-il la moindre chance ?

Question 10

at least = at the very least

Answer 10

au minimum

Question 11

nommer qch en certains termes

Answer 11

to call sth sth It is an exageration to call these “ missions”

Question 12

a project pending

Answer 12

un projet qui doit être conclu. qui est en suspens

Question 13

le capital risque

Answer 13

venture capital

Question 14

to earmark the budget for

Answer 14

réserver/ affecter / destiner le budget pour …

Question 15

une absence

Answer 15

a lack

Question 16

l’élément constitutif de la procédure

Answer 16

the very basis of the process

Question 17

suggérer de faire qch

Answer 17

to suggest doing sth All the students suggested starting later in the morning

Question 18

désavouer

Answer 18

overturn

Question 19

être désavoué par qn

Answer 19

to be overturned by sb The court of appeal overturned the judges’ décision

Question 20

des pleurs hypocrites

Answer 20

crocodile tears

Question 21

ceux

Answer 21

these/ those

Question 22

matraquer ( les entreprises)

Answer 22

to bash/ to hammer

Question 23

aboutir à

Answer 23

to end up with / to come to

Question 24

un nivellement par le bas

Answer 24

a leveling down

Question 25

un homme de gauche

Answer 25

a left-winger

Question 26

se sentir mal à l’aise

Answer 26

to fell ill-at-ease over sth/ in front of sth

Question 27

benchmark

Answer 27

référence/ standard

Question 28

a crony

Answer 28

fam. Pote Replacing cronies with experienced managers

Question 29

a one-off

Answer 29

qch d’exceptionnel Selling assets is a one-off that provides only brief respite for those addicted to overspending

Question 30

it was a one-off

Answer 30

ça ne s’est jamais reproduit

Question 31

grazing rights

Answer 31

les droits de paturage Rangers enjoyed grazing rights

Question 32

patchy

Answer 32

adj. Inégal/ incomplet / épars Data collection is patchy even in Scandinavia

Question 33

flaky / flaky pastry

Answer 33

friable /pâte feuilleté

Question 34

Everyone thought he could not escape. but Bob had laid a trap for his enemies

Answer 34

had laid