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Voc qcm 22 Flashcards

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1
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to churn butter It was an electric butter churn

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battre le bueurre

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2
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a humming economy

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une economie qui ronronne/ qui tourne bien

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3
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the population is greying

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la population vieillie

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4
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a civil servant

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un fonctionnaire

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5
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a bobby

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un policier vient de Robert Pyle

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to be startle

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être épatant

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7
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to collar robbers

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coffrer des voleurs

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8
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surrogate parents

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des parents de substitution

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social fabric

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le tissu social

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10
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to have a big picture

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avoir une vue d’ensemble

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11
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a control room

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un centre de contrôle

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12
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to filter out crusty sergent would have filtered out trivial matters

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écarter

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13
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domestic abuse

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violence domestique

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14
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to falter other parts of the state are faltering

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faire défaut/ dépérir

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15
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a kidney kidney failure

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un rein une insuffisence rénale

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ailing adj.

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ill= malade/ souffrant

17
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to withhold (2)

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not give = refuser / ( about a payment)= différer/ retenir

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broad adj.

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wide/ expansive/ strongely built

19
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bright adj.

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emitting lots of light/ filled with light= brillant/ intelligent

20
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glowing adj. A glowing report/ account

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giving light un rapport élogieux. louanges

21
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glowing complexion Married life really suits you. I can tell by your glowing complexion !

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avoir une mine resplendissante

22
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uncanny He was able to predict what was going to happen with uncanny accuracy

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adj. Mystérieux/ étrange/ inquiétant

23
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canny adj. = shrewd

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astute = astucieux/ rusé

24
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carefree

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insouciant/ sans soucis

25
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ready access to have a ready access to UK motorway network

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un accès facile

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a casual acquaintance he is just a casual acquaintance

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une simple connaissance

27
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to be on the lookout

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être sur le qui-vive

28
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pluriel de life

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lives

29
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to bail out

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refinancer/ renflouer

30
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a lot / a lot of

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a lot n’existe pas

31
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the Smith family have … been to Spain many times / been many times to Spain / many times gone to Spain

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the Smith family have been to Spain many times le complément d’objet doit être collé au verbe et celui de temps à la fin

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to sweep

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to sweep, swept, swept balayer

33
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belongings

She packed all her belongings in her car and drove away.

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effets personnels, affaires

Elle a rassemblé toutes ses affaires dans sa voiture puis est partie.

34
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to fetch

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aller chercher

35
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to be eager of doing sth

eager adj. He is an eager reader of mystery novels.

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avoir hate de faire qch

fervent, passionné

36
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a jaw

to jaw

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une mâchoire

papoter, bavarder

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