voc qcm 4 Flashcards
faire tout son possible 2
do one’s utmost/ best
être sans le sou/ fauché
be hard up
ça me dit qch
It rings a bell
il connait la ville comme sa poche 2
He knows the city inside out = he knows the city like the back of his hand
se désister/ se retirer/ se démettre 2
step down = stand down The dictator held on the power for years. until he was forced to step down
jem’en occupe 2
I’will see to it = I’ll deal with it
Il faut que l’on s’occupe de ça 2
This has to be seen to = This has to be taken care of
savoir où est son intérêt
know which side one’s bread is buttered (on) He can’t tell which side his piece of bread has been buttered on
une personne sur quinze 2
one person IN / OUT OF fifteen One person IN fifteen will break the law at one time in their lives
en règle général
As a rule He disapproves OF such exercises. As a rule
arreter de faire qch qu’on est en train de faire s’arreter pour faire autre chose
stop + Ving stop + to + vb
stopper
held up The completition of the new Town Hall has been held up owing to a strike
hériter
to come into When his father died. John came into a great deal of money
délit de fuite
hit and run If a driver knocks down a pedestrian and then does not stop. Itis a hit and run accident
quitte ou double
hit or miss
il y a beaucoup à dire
there is a great deal to be said there is a great deal to be said for this book
maintenant que j’y pense
Now that I come to think of it he was certainly there last night now that I come to think of it
désapprover qch
take a dim view of sth
dès…
as early as The company started manufacturing cars as early as the turn of the century
pas moins de…
no fewer than + nom pluriel There were no fewer than 300 students attending the lecture
être inquiet/ préoccupé à propos de qch
be anxious about sb/ sth Citizens are extremely anxious ABOUT the cost of gas nowadays
devoir répondre de ses actes devant qn
be answerable To sb FOR sth The accused will be answerable TO the court FOR any lie he may utter
avoir une haute opinion de qn 2
think a lot of sb = think highly OF sb I am sure she thinks a lot OF your work and I’m positive you’ll get the job
donner son accord
agree to sth The terrorist have agreed TO the release of the three hostages
faire appel à qn
call on sb The PM has called ON his MPs to block the décision
resist + Ving
The cat could not resist lapping the cream
comme si 2
as if = as though
faire de la recherche
to do research We have done in depth research into Molecular Biology
se renverser/ se déverser accidentellement
spill/ spilt/ spilt
trahir
decive
tromperie/ trahison
deception
mécontentement
discontent
une crevaison
a puncture = a flat
cupide/ avide
greedy
traquer
to chase
séduire
to woo
huer qn
to boo sb
