voc qcm ggd - Copie (7) Flashcards
to pour
sen a liquid flowing/verser/servir/ she poured me a glass of water
keep it up
continuez comme cela/ keep it up ! you are on the right track
to fit in
s’intégrer
if at all
si tant est que cela soit le cas/ Europeans keep wondering where their nation-states fit in if at all
look through sb
ignorer sb/ ignorer qn/ you never so xlever to look through ??? he had so much disappointed us
look after sb
I)suivre qn des yeux II) s’occuper de qn/ She looked after him as he left the house
look in/ look in on sb
rendre visite à qn
will you look in or not?
tu passeras ou pas ?
look into
investiguer/ rechercher/ the police are looking into the murder
look out
faire attention/ liik out when you cross the street
look out over/into : overlook
donner sur qch/ my room looks out over/into the streeet
look over sth
regarder/ examiner rapidement/ look over my letter and tell me what you think
look to
expect/ attendre/ I look to the day he will be my friend
look up
I) rechercher une info/ look up the word in the dictionary II) rendre visite à qn / she wanded to look up at her ???????
at the outset/at the very beginning
au commencement/ at the outset such concerns seem reasonable
sputtening
bafouillage/bredouillage/ grésillement
spurring
impulsion/incitation/ the high price of gas is having the predictable effect of spurring alternatives such as oil and coal
at someone’s behest
à la demande de qn/ the report was produced by WS executives at the behest of Arthur Lewitt. chairman of the SEC
the path to+Ving/ nown
le chemin vers / a year a go or so. the path to adopting the euro looked hilly. but not to difficult for mostly ex-communist countries
hilly
vallonné/ accidenté
hordle
(dans le sport)une haie/ couverture (de risque)
to hedge against sth
faire qch pour diminuer le risque/ producers and retailers could hedge against fluctuations in demond
to hedge sth against sth
protéger son investissement contre la diminution de sa valeur en faisant d’autres investissements pour faire contre poids / I have to hedge my bets against losing
wheat
du blé
labour-intensive
qui requiert bcq de main d’oeuvre. de manière intensive/ the country’s wheat is cultivated labour-intensively by many small farmers..
a bomber
un bombardier/un pilote de bombardier/ un plastiqueur: AOL time Warner had a bumber second quarter
to bang on sb/sth
frapper qn/qch à plusieurs
get away with sth/sb
partir avec qch/qn/ the thief managed to get away with ? thousand in cash
to down(up) on sb
frapper/ se rendre compte de/ only later in the evening did it down on her she had made a terrible blinder
to cast-away
faire naufrage
a cast away
un(e)naufragé(e)
throw-away zone
the japonese tourists parked their rental car in throw-away zone
Utilisation de so/ either/ neither
“So” is used to agree with a positive point. (Therefore “so doesn’t” is not possible). “Either” or “neither” are used to disagree with a point. Example sentences: I like fish, so does my wife. I don’t like fish, neither does my wife. I don’t like fish and my wife doesn’t either.
Sons voyelles et consonnes
The first syllable is pronounced like the word “you” and “y” is a consonant. Therefore we say: “an umbrella”. but “a university”. “a U.S. citizen”. “a UFO”. Also we say “a European” (“your” is the sound here). Conversely. we say “an MP” and “an MBA” because we pronounce the first syllable “em” with a vowel sound.
Difference entre can et should : A wale… Weigh up 130 tonnes
“Can” suggests possibility. “Should” is used for giving advice.
4- When we were kids we… for hours on end at the beach. > > Did play > Would play > Had played > Have played
“We would do something” is used to talk about a regular activity in the past (which is not done today). It describes a characteristic of a past time.It is translated by the imperfect in French. Examples: In those days we would go to church on Sunday mornings and then for a stroll after lunch. Before my uncle got married we would play golf every Saturday.
5- “… Mary this morning ? I need to see her before noon.” > > Did you see > Have you seen.
It’s the present perfect because there is a link to the present. “This morning” is not finished yet - the clue’s in the second half of the sentence. You can only use the past simple “Did you see her this morning?” when it is no longer the morning.
6- she went to university to study physics…. her brother became a chef > > Whereas. True > On the other hand
“whereas” (alors que) can link two parts of a sentence. “On the other hand” must begin a new sentence (or at least a new clause). Example: On the one hand he would like to study at a business school. On the other hand he doesn’t want to leave his home town.
