voc qcm 2

Question 1

aucun d’entre eux 2

Answer 1

not any of which= none of… There have been many murders. none of wich have ever been solved

Question 2

s’attaquer à un problème 2

Answer 2

address an issue = tackle an issue

Question 3

règles pour écrire les dates 2

Answer 3

30 June 2001 // June 30. 2001 // 6/30/2001

Question 4

explication de la structure BE TO

Answer 4

elle est employé pour indiquer que qch est “ attendu/ planifié/ voire prédéterminé” He was to start work = il était prévu qu’il commence son travail He was to have started work = il était prévu qu’il commence (mais cela n’a pas eu lieu)

Question 5

structure : What/ Where/ How/ Why

Answer 5

What TO say ? Where TO go ? How TO explain it ? Why ( not) BUY a sport car ?

Question 6

attacher beaucoup d’importance à qch/ priser qch

Answer 6

prize

Question 7

sucre en morceau

Answer 7

lump of sugar She always put two lumps of sugar in her coffee

Question 8

décevoir laisser passer qn 2

Answer 8

Let sb down I really need your help. so don’t let me down. please. Let sb through

Question 9

rester au coté de..

Answer 9

stand by sb Mrs Clinton stood BY her man when he was dragged through the mud by the media

Question 10

bien rouler/ ne pas perdre de temps sur la route 2

Answer 10

ake good time = Travel speedily They made good time and finally reached Lisbon in 2 days

Question 11

qch qui vous donne la chaire de poule 2

Answer 11

sth makes one’s toes curl = sth makes one’s hair stand Carla said that there were horrific scenes in the film that made her toes curl

Question 12

de l’avis général

Answer 12

By all accounts By all accounts the economy was doing reasonably well in 1996. which explains Clinton’s re-election

Question 13

je vous en prie/ certainement/ bien sur

Answer 13

By all means

Question 14

Être loin de penser/ imaginer/ absolument pas 2

Answer 14

not by any ( manner of) means = by no means She is not an artist by any ( manner of) means

Question 15

par tous les moyens

Answer 15

By all manner of means

Question 16

au moyen de/ à force de

Answer 16

By means of

Question 17

à tous les égards

Answer 17

in all respects

Question 18

By all accounts By all means not by any ( manner of) means = by no means By all manner of means By means of in all respects

Answer 18

de l’avis général je vous en prie/ certainement/ bien sur Être loin de penser/ imaginer/ absolument pas 2 par tous les moyens au moyen de/ à force de à tous les égards

Question 19

be an indication

Answer 19

be a guide My advice is just a guide

Question 20

faire la fete/ s’amuser follement 2

Answer 20

to go on a spree / have a spree

Question 21

envahi/ recouvert/ tapissé de ( végétation)

Answer 21

overgrown with sth

Question 22

c’est un “ grand enfant”

Answer 22

He is an overgrown child

Question 23

règle une affaire

Answer 23

to settle a case The US catholic Church has reportedly spent a lot of money settling sexual-abuse cases

Question 24

avoir X miles/ km au compteur

Answer 24

clock up X miles He’d clock up 200 miles before he decided to buy a new car

Question 25

arreter de 2

Answer 25

cut out doing sth = stop doing sth He ought to cut out drinking and smoking if he wants to keep fit

Question 26

arriver à négocier un accord

Answer 26

patch up a deal The countries thought they could patch up a deal

Question 27

avoir le courage de faire qch

Answer 27

pluck up the courage to do sth

Question 28

faire appel au courage

Answer 28

summon up a lot of courage/ call a lot of courage forth In the face of danger it called a lot of courage forth from the child

Question 29

être en pente

Answer 29

be sloped

Question 30

si tu n’es pas de taille. tu ferais mieux de laisser tomber

Answer 30

If you can’t stand the heat get out the kitchen