Vocabulary 2015

Question 1

yield

[ˈjiːld]
3n, 5vt, 4vi

Answer 1

• n
  1. [of crop] rendement
  2. [of milk] production
  3. (FINANCE) rendement

a yield of 5%
un rendement de 5%

• vt
  1. (produce) [+ crop, fruit]. produire
  2. (FINANCE) [+ profit] rapporter
  3. (produce) [+ result] donner
  4. [+ information] apporter

5. (surrender) [+ control, power]
   céder

• vi
  1. (give in) céder
  2. to yield to sth céder devant qch

to yield to temptation
céder à la tentation

3. (US)
   (AUTOMOBILES) céder le passage

(4. give way)[door, lock] céder

Question 2

bask in [sth]

1vtr

Answer 2

. vtr

1. figurative
   (enjoy, take pleasure in) savourer
   se délecter de
   se prélasser dans
   I bask in the warmth of my family’s love.
   Il savoure son moment de gloire, brandissant sa médaille.

Question 3

yell

[ˈjɛl]
(1n, 1vt, 1vi)

Yell out (1vt, 1vi)

Answer 3

• n hurlement

1. to let out a yell
   pousser un hurlement

• vi hurler
  to yell at sb(scold) crier après qn
• vt [+ abuse] hurler
• yell out
  vi hurler
  vt hurler

Question 4

grow

ˈgrəʊˈgruː[ˈgrəʊn]
(7vi, 4vt)

to grow apart
(1vi)

to grow apart from
(1vi)

to grow into
(1vi, 1vt)

to grow on
(1vt)

to grow out
(1vi, 1vt)

to grow out of
(3vt)

to grow up
(2vi)

Answer 4

. vi

1. [plant] pousser, croître
   Grass grows quickly.
   L’herbe pousse vite.
2. [person] grandir

Haven’t you grown!
Comme tu as grandi!

3. [beard, hair, nails] pousser
4. [economy, business]
   croître, être en expansion
5. [number, amount, rate, productivity]
   augmenter

The number of unemployed people has grown.
Le nombre de chômeurs a augmenté.

• to grow by 10% augmenter de 10 %
  to grow by 20cm prendre 20cm

6. [influence, fears, pressure] grandir
7. (become) devenir
   • to grow rich s’enrichir
   • to grow weak s’affaiblir
   • to grow impatient s’impatienter

. vt

1. (farm) [+ crops] cultiver
2. (in garden)
   [+ vegetables, flowers, plants]
   faire pousser
   My Dad grows potatoes.
   Mon père fait pousser des pommes de terre.
3. [+ hair] laisser pousser
   
   • to grow a beard
     se laisser pousser la barbe
4. [+ business, company] faire prospérer

• grow apart vi (fig)
  se détacher (l’un de l’autre)
• grow away from (fig) s’éloigner de
• grow into
  1. vi (become)[person, situation, relationship]
  se transformer en

2. vt [+ clothes]
   devenir assez grand pour mettre

• grow on vt

That painting is growing on me.
Je commence à apprécier ce tableau.

• grow out
  1. vi [hairstyle] repousser

2. vt
   to grow out a fringe
   se laisser pousser la frange

• grow out of
  . vt
  1. [+ clothes] devenir trop grand(e) pour
  He’s grown out of his jacket.
  Il est devenu trop grand pour porter sa veste.

2. [+ habit, allergy] perdre (avec le temps)
   He’ll grow out of it.
   Ça lui passera.
3. (lose taste for)
   I eventually grew out of Star Trek.
   Ça m’a finalement passé, ma passion pour Star Trek.

• grow up
  . vi

1. (become an adult) grandir
   to grow up into sth devenir qch
2. (stop behaving foolishly) ne plus faire l’enfant
   Oh, grow up!
   Ne fais pas l’enfant!

Question 5

grown

Answer 5

. adj adulte

Question 6

It goes without saying that

Answer 6

Il va sans dire que

Question 7

It’s for your own good

Answer 7

C’est pour ton bien

Question 8

To give sbd the time of day

Answer 8

S’intêresser à qqn, ce qu’il dit où ce qu’il fait

Question 9

To bit off more than sbd van chef

Answer 9

Avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre

Avoir mis la barre trop haut

Question 10

To give it a serious thought

Answer 10

Penser sérieusement à qqc

Accorder du temps de réflexion à qqc

Question 11

plot

[ˈplɒt]
3n, 4vt, 1vi

Answer 11

• n
  1. (conspiracy) complot

a plot against the president
un complot contre le président

a plot to do sth
un complot visant à faire qch

a plot to overthrow the government
un complot visant à
renverser le gouvernement

2. [of story, play] intrigue

. to have lost the plot
(informal)[person,
organization, team]. avoir perdu le fil

3. (piece of land) terrain

a vegetable plot. un carré de légumes

• vt
  1. (conspire) comploter

to plot to do sth
comploter de faire qch

They were plotting to kill him.
Ils complotaient de le tuer.

2. (plan carefully) planifier
3. (mark out)[course, position] déterminer
4. [point] reporter

to plot points on a graph
reporter des points sur un graphique

vi comploter
1. to plot against
comploter contre

Question 12

To be up in the air

Answer 12

Ne pas avoir encore décidé sur ce sujet

Question 13

To have your work cut out for you

Answer 13

To have things difficult to solve

To have very hard job to do

Question 14

relentless

[rɪ’lEntl&s] (3 adj)

relent

[rɪ’lEnt] (2 vi)

Answer 14

.adj

1. (continuous)[pressure] implacable;
2. [heat] implacable;
3. [rain] continuel(le)
   incessant
   the relentless heat of the desert
   la chaleur implacable du désert
4. (never giving up)
   [person, enemy, pursuit]
   implacable

relent
[rɪ’lEnt] vi

1. (reverse a decision) plier
2. (soften one’s attitude) fléchir
   adoucir

Question 15

commanding

[kəˈmɑːndɪŋ] (3adj)

Answer 15

. adj

1. (authoritative)[appearance] imposant(e);
2. [voice, tone] autoritaire
3. (dominant)[lead, position] dominant(e)