voc qcm 3

Question 1

être trempé jusqu’au os

Answer 1

be drenched to the skin

Question 2

avoir (de) la fievre 2

Answer 2

run/ have a fever He put his hand on my forehead as if I was running a fever

Question 3

attraper la fièvre

Answer 3

to cacth a fever

Question 4

elle se rendit compte que 2

Answer 4

It occured to her that= she realised that

Question 5

elle fut frappée par le fait que

Answer 5

It struck her that… It struck her that she had seen the man before

Question 6

avoir l’intention de faire qch 2

Answer 6

Propose to do sth = Intend to do sth

Question 7

faire une demande en mariage à qn

Answer 7

propose to sb I went out with a few men before I met Paul. I was even proposed to a couple of times

Question 8

forcer qn à être sur ses gardes/ vigilant

Answer 8

keep sb on one’s toes Their new boss kept the staff on their toes from 9 to 5

Question 9

se battre bec et ongles

Answer 9

fight tooth and nail

Question 10

donner libre cours à ses sentiments

Answer 10

give vent to sth

Question 11

avoir des nouvelles de qn

Answer 11

hear from sb He hasn’t been heard FROM for two days

Question 12

entendre de qn/ qch 2

Answer 12

hear of/ about sb/sth

Question 13

conseiller à qn de faire qch

Answer 13

advise sb to do sth

Question 14

permettre à qn de faire qch

Answer 14

allow sb to do sth

Question 15

demander à qn de faire qch

Answer 15

ask sb to do sth

Question 16

implorer/ supplier qn de faire qch

Answer 16

beg sb to do sth

Question 17

donner l’ordre à qn de faire qch

Answer 17

command sb to do sth

Question 18

donner à qn le pv de… / la possibilité de…

Answer 18

enable sb to do sth

Question 19

quel est le point commun entre : advise/ allow/ ask/ beg/ command/ enable

Answer 19

sb to do sth

Question 20

qch qui laisse à désirer

Answer 20

To leave sth to be desired The new agreement leaves sth to be desired

Question 21

avoir un fils musicien

Answer 21

have a musician FOR a son

Question 22

changer à en devenir méconnaissable

Answer 22

change out of call/ recognition Russia in 2009 is a country that has changed out of recognition

Question 23

jusqu’à présent + pst perfect 3

Answer 23

so far = as yet = until now So far. 225 people have died in the crash

Question 24

bronzer

Answer 24

get a tan

Question 25

la pillule est dure à avaler/ amère

Answer 25

That was a bitter pill to swallow

Question 26

défense d’entrer sous peine de poursuite

Answer 26

Tresspassers shall/ will be prosecuted

Question 27

prendre qch avec beaucoup de précautions/ des pincettes. Ne pas prendre au pied de la lettre

Answer 27

take sth with a pinch of salt Peter tends to exaggerate. so whatever he says ought to be taken with a pinch of salt

Question 28

Je n’y mettrais pas les doigts/ je n’y toucherai pas pour tout l’or du monde

Answer 28

I would not touch it with barge pole

Question 29

comprendre comment qch marche

Answer 29

get the hang of sth Steven’s new job was a bit hard for him at first. But he soon got the hang of it

Question 30

se donner beaucoup de mal à faire qch

Answer 30

go out of one’s way to do sth His boss went out of his way to make him feel welcome

Question 31

marmoner. Au sens négatif

Answer 31

grambling

Question 32

they have written him off

To write sb off

Answer 32

ils l’ont renié

Question 33

siffler qn. Sens négatif

Answer 33

to hiss

Question 34

être violamment opposé contre qch

Answer 34

to be dead set about sth

Question 35

Phénomène de rendre “vert”

Answer 35

greenwashing

Question 36

personnes mangeant seulement local. 100 miles max

Answer 36

locavores

Question 37

déchainement médiatique

Answer 37

media frenzy