voc qcm 9

Question 1

faire un effort

Answer 1

to make an effort you will have to make an effort if you intend to graduate this year

Question 2

se réconcilier

Answer 2

to make up After a serious dispute over inheritance. The two brother made up

Question 3

faire des modification

Answer 3

to make alteration you have made alterations to your plans again

Question 4

to keep up

Answer 4

continuer you are doing well. Keep up the good work

Question 5

ne pas supporter qch

Answer 5

to cannot stand + Ving I can’t stand living in your shadow

Question 6

see to

Answer 6

s’occuper de leave it to me ! I will see to all the arrangements

Question 7

steer clear of

Answer 7

éviter I would advise you to steer clear of that part of town

Question 8

steer clear = keep away

Answer 8

rester à l’écart Steer clear of that guy he is trouble

Question 9

if + sujet + V1 + would + V2 =>

Answer 9

V1 au conditionnel If the syllabus were changed. We would progress in marketong much faster

Question 10

to work out

Answer 10

résoudre ( un pb)/ calculer/ faire de la musculation We will have to work out the cost of going to college very carefully

Question 11

s’arreter pour/ dans le but de

Answer 11

to stop by to + bv He stopped by to hand in this letter this morning

Question 12

to take up

Answer 12

( use : time/ ressources/ space) utiliser/ prendre The sofa is so big that it takes up half the living room

Question 13

rester au contact de/ aller aussi vite que

Answer 13

to keep up with you need to read a lot to keep up with new developments in the area

Question 14

garantir de faire qch

Answer 14

to guarantee to do sth We guarantee to deliver the goods by the end of the week

Question 15

that is the end of the matter

Answer 15

point final

Question 16

trahir qn/ tromper qn

Answer 16

cheat on sb

Question 17

avoir l’intention de … 2

Answer 17

Consider + Ving = Envisage + Ving She is considering/ envisages marrying him as soon as she can

Question 18

structure 1 : c’est le même que…

Answer 18

the same + nom + as + nom/pronom It is the same programme as the one we watched yesterday

Question 19

structure 2 : c’est le même que…

Answer 19

the same + nom + as/ that + sujet + verbe Don’t show me the same kind of programme as/ that we watched yesterday

Question 20

structure 1 et 2 : c’est le même que…

Answer 20

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

Question 21

un sale caractère 2

Answer 21

foul/ bad temper

Question 22

pour des raisons inexplicables

Answer 22

for some unexplainable reason For some unexplainable reason. He refused to answer my question

Question 23

pour qlq raisons que ce soit

Answer 23

for any reason whatsoever

Question 24

céder à 3

Answer 24

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

Question 25

dans un crissement de pneus 2

Answer 25

Screech to a halt/ to a stop The police van screeched to a halt

Question 26

to fall in 3

Answer 26

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

Question 27

mettre le feu

Answer 27

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.

Question 28

augmenter de 2

Answer 28

increased in + nom = increased of + nom There was an increase in the purchase of broad-dand connection to the internet in the nineties

Question 29

merci beaucoup pour… 2

Answer 29

Thank you so much for+ Ving/ nom Thank you so much for giving me a hand/ Thank you for your payment

Question 30

avoir eu sa part de qch

Answer 30

to have had one share of sth The Business has existed for 25 years and has annual sales of $200

Question 31

to get an opinion of oneself

Answer 31

He’s got an awfully high opinion of himself since he won the scholarship to such a prestigious universty