voc qcm 9 Flashcards
faire un effort
to make an effort you will have to make an effort if you intend to graduate this year
se réconcilier
to make up After a serious dispute over inheritance. The two brother made up
faire des modification
to make alteration you have made alterations to your plans again
to keep up
continuer you are doing well. Keep up the good work
ne pas supporter qch
to cannot stand + Ving I can’t stand living in your shadow
see to
s’occuper de leave it to me ! I will see to all the arrangements
steer clear of
éviter I would advise you to steer clear of that part of town
steer clear = keep away
rester à l’écart Steer clear of that guy he is trouble
if + sujet + V1 + would + V2 =>
V1 au conditionnel If the syllabus were changed. We would progress in marketong much faster
to work out
résoudre ( un pb)/ calculer/ faire de la musculation We will have to work out the cost of going to college very carefully
s’arreter pour/ dans le but de
to stop by to + bv He stopped by to hand in this letter this morning
to take up
( use : time/ ressources/ space) utiliser/ prendre The sofa is so big that it takes up half the living room
rester au contact de/ aller aussi vite que
to keep up with you need to read a lot to keep up with new developments in the area
garantir de faire qch
to guarantee to do sth We guarantee to deliver the goods by the end of the week
that is the end of the matter
point final
trahir qn/ tromper qn
cheat on sb
avoir l’intention de … 2
Consider + Ving = Envisage + Ving She is considering/ envisages marrying him as soon as she can
structure 1 : c’est le même que…
the same + nom + as + nom/pronom It is the same programme as the one we watched yesterday
structure 2 : c’est le même que…
the same + nom + as/ that + sujet + verbe Don’t show me the same kind of programme as/ that we watched yesterday
structure 1 et 2 : c’est le même que…
the same + nom + as + nom/pronom It is the same programme as the one we watched yesterday // the same + nom + as/ that + sujet + verbe Don’t show me the same kind of programme as/ that we watched yesterday
un sale caractère 2
foul/ bad temper
pour des raisons inexplicables
for some unexplainable reason For some unexplainable reason. He refused to answer my question
pour qlq raisons que ce soit
for any reason whatsoever
céder à 3
give way to sth = give in to sth = cave in to sth Gordon Brown gave way to French pressure/ the pressure of the French/ French people’s pressure
dans un crissement de pneus 2
Screech to a halt/ to a stop The police van screeched to a halt
to fall in 3
fréquenter/ s’aligner/ s’écrouler His grades dropped when he began to fall in with the slackers/ The soldier fell in when the whistle blew/ The snow was so heavy last year. The roof of the odl hous fell in
mettre le feu
to set sth on fire The arsonist set the library on fire without caring for the books inside. Some of which were up to a hundred years old.
augmenter de 2
increased in + nom = increased of + nom There was an increase in the purchase of broad-dand connection to the internet in the nineties
merci beaucoup pour… 2
Thank you so much for+ Ving/ nom Thank you so much for giving me a hand/ Thank you for your payment
avoir eu sa part de qch
to have had one share of sth The Business has existed for 25 years and has annual sales of $200
to get an opinion of oneself
He’s got an awfully high opinion of himself since he won the scholarship to such a prestigious universty
