Vocabulaire Week 41

Question 1

bien traduire “ a quel point “

personne n’avait compris à quel point la situation était dangereuse

Answer 1

” how “

no-one had understood how dangerous the situation was

Question 2

se rendre compte

Answer 2

to realize something

Question 3

surprenant

Answer 3

surprising

Question 4

licencier

Answer 4

to lay off ( pas de tiret )

Question 5

un gendre

Answer 5

a son-in-law

Question 6

recrutement

Answer 6

recruitment

Question 7

les trois-quarts

Answer 7

the three-quarters

Question 8

discret

Answer 8

discreet

Question 9

laisser quelqu’un faire quelque chose

nous laissons partir les témoins

Answer 9

to let someone do something

we let the witnesses go

Question 10

une croyance

des croyances

Answer 10

a belief

some beliefs

Question 11

orientale

Answer 11

oriental

eastern

Question 12

contestable

Answer 12

questionable

debatable

Question 13

L’Occident

Answer 13

the West

Question 14

ces quarantes dernières années

Answer 14

over the last forty years

Question 15

quarante

Answer 15

forty

Question 16

assez ( au sens du degré )

je suis assez contrarié par ton attitude

Answer 16

rather

I am rather annoyed by your attitude.

Question 17

son dernier film

Answer 17

his latest movie

Question 18

La Corée

Answer 18

Korea

Question 19

la guerre de Corée

Answer 19

the Korean War

Question 20

encore mieux
encore meilleur

son dernier film est encore meilleur que tout ce qu’il a fait jusqu’ici

Answer 20

even better

His latest movie is even better than everything he has done so far

Question 21

créatif

Answer 21

creative

Question 22

productif

Answer 22

productive

Question 23

naïf

naïve

Answer 23

naive
credulous
gullible

Question 24

les patins à roulette

Answer 24

the roller skates

Question 25

laisser entendre

Answer 25

to suggest

Question 26

s'approcher

Answer 26

To come closer

Question 27

malheureux

Answer 27

unhappy

Question 28

saigner

Answer 28

to bleed bled bled

Question 29

saigner du nez

Answer 29

have a nosebleed

Question 30

abondamment

Answer 30

heavily | profusely

Question 31

le plus proche l'hôpital le plus proche

Answer 31

the nearest the closest the nearest hospital

Question 32

trois semaines

Answer 32

three-weeks

Question 33

plusieurs centaines d'étudiants

Answer 33

several hundred students.

Question 34

s'inscrire

Answer 34

to sign up for

Question 35

un cours accéléré | un cours intensif

Answer 35

a crash course

Question 36

des victimes par milliers

Answer 36

many thousands of victims

Question 37

le moins

Answer 37

the least

Question 38

consister à faire quelque chose

Answer 38

to consist in doing something

Question 39

amender ( réformer )

Answer 39

to amend

Question 40

amender un projet de loi

Answer 40

to amend the bill

Question 41

cela serait beaucoup plus facile

Answer 41

that would be much easier

Question 42

le résultat l'issue l'aboutissement la conséquence

Answer 42

the outcome

Question 43

incertain | incertaine

Answer 43

uncertain

Question 44

d'autant plus ( au sens encore plus )

Answer 44

all the more

Question 45

les circonstances

Answer 45

the circumstances

Question 46

dans le monde entier

Answer 46

all over the world

Question 47

avaler

Answer 47

to swallow

Question 48

une hirondelle ou une gorgée

Answer 48

a swallow

Question 49

``` un chagrin une peine ( autre que grief ) ```

Answer 49

a heartache ( prononciation herDake )

Question 50

désemparé boulversé fou d'inquiétude

Answer 50

distraught ( distroTe )

Question 51

à tout moment | n'importe quand

Answer 51

whenever | at any moment

Question 52

de moins en moins

Answer 52

fewer and fewer ( fiiiveeer )

Question 53

faire confiance à quelqu'un

Answer 53

to trust someone

Question 54

la société actuelle

Answer 54

the today's society

Question 55

les conditions de travail

Answer 55

the working-conditions

Question 56

les conditions de vie

Answer 56

the living-conditions

Question 57

le pire

Answer 57

the worst

Question 58

le meilleur | le mieux

Answer 58

the best

Question 59

le plus loin | le plus éloigné

Answer 59

the farthest

Question 60

les conditions de logement

Answer 60

the housing-conditions

Question 61

de la circulation

Answer 61

traffic ( indénombrable )

Question 62

croire en dieu

Answer 62

trust in God

Question 63

se fier à la chance

Answer 63

trust to luck

Question 64

c'est presque la même chose qu'il y a un siècle

Answer 64

it is almost the same as a century ago

Question 65

au contraire

Answer 65

on the contrary

Question 66

qu'on pourrait le penser

Answer 66

as one might think

Question 67

beaucoup moins

Answer 67

much less

Question 68

désinteressé

Answer 68

disinterested

Question 69

une médaille

Answer 69

a medal

Question 70

generallement

Answer 70

in general generally usually

Question 71

d'autant moins ( encore moins )

Answer 71

all the less

Question 72

surprenante

Answer 72

surprising

Question 73

irritant

Answer 73

irritating

Question 74

ennuyant | agaçant

Answer 74

annoying

Question 75

ils se sont décidés à

Answer 75

they made up their minds to

Question 76

une réaction

Answer 76

a reaction

Question 77

negative

Answer 77

negative

Question 78

positive

Answer 78

positive

Question 79

sans jamais

Answer 79

without ever ...

Question 80

passer du temps a faire quelque chose

Answer 80

to spend time doing something

Question 81

rancune

Answer 81

grudge