voc qcm 2 Flashcards
aucun d’entre eux 2
not any of which= none of… There have been many murders. none of wich have ever been solved
s’attaquer à un problème 2
address an issue = tackle an issue
règles pour écrire les dates 2
30 June 2001 // June 30. 2001 // 6/30/2001
explication de la structure BE TO
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)
structure : What/ Where/ How/ Why
What TO say ? Where TO go ? How TO explain it ? Why ( not) BUY a sport car ?
attacher beaucoup d’importance à qch/ priser qch
prize
sucre en morceau
lump of sugar She always put two lumps of sugar in her coffee
décevoir laisser passer qn 2
Let sb down I really need your help. so don’t let me down. please. Let sb through
rester au coté de..
stand by sb Mrs Clinton stood BY her man when he was dragged through the mud by the media
bien rouler/ ne pas perdre de temps sur la route 2
ake good time = Travel speedily They made good time and finally reached Lisbon in 2 days
qch qui vous donne la chaire de poule 2
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
de l’avis général
By all accounts By all accounts the economy was doing reasonably well in 1996. which explains Clinton’s re-election
je vous en prie/ certainement/ bien sur
By all means
Être loin de penser/ imaginer/ absolument pas 2
not by any ( manner of) means = by no means She is not an artist by any ( manner of) means
par tous les moyens
By all manner of means
au moyen de/ à force de
By means of
à tous les égards
in all respects
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
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
be an indication
be a guide My advice is just a guide
faire la fete/ s’amuser follement 2
to go on a spree / have a spree
envahi/ recouvert/ tapissé de ( végétation)
overgrown with sth
c’est un “ grand enfant”
He is an overgrown child
règle une affaire
to settle a case The US catholic Church has reportedly spent a lot of money settling sexual-abuse cases
avoir X miles/ km au compteur
clock up X miles He’d clock up 200 miles before he decided to buy a new car
arreter de 2
cut out doing sth = stop doing sth He ought to cut out drinking and smoking if he wants to keep fit
arriver à négocier un accord
patch up a deal The countries thought they could patch up a deal
avoir le courage de faire qch
pluck up the courage to do sth
faire appel au courage
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
être en pente
be sloped
si tu n’es pas de taille. tu ferais mieux de laisser tomber
If you can’t stand the heat get out the kitchen
