Week 4

Question 1

to breed

Answer 1

élever

Question 2

to bring up children

Answer 2

élever des enfants

Question 3

to breed cattle

Answer 3

élever du bétail

Question 4

breeding/ upbringing

Answer 4

éducation

Question 5

a breed

Answer 5

espèce/ race

Question 6

to bribe

Answer 6

acheter/ soudoyer

Question 7

a bribe

Answer 7

un pot de vin

Question 8

bribery/ graft

Answer 8

corruption

Question 9

crony

Answer 9

copain

Question 10

cronyism

Answer 10

pratique de placer famille et amis dans des postes lucratifs/ surtout dans l’administration

Question 11

to bring about/ on

Answer 11

amener/ provoquer

Question 12

to bring off

Answer 12

mener à bien/ réaliser avec succès

Question 13

to bring out

Answer 13

faire ressortir

Question 14

to bring round

Answer 14

convertir à une opinion/ persuader

Question 15

on the brink of

Answer 15

au bord de (danger/ threat/ sth unknown)

Question 16

brisk

Answer 16

vif/ animé

Question 17

broad

Answer 17

large/ vaste

Question 18

broadminded

Answer 18

large d’esprit (ant: narrowminded)

Question 19

to broaden

Answer 19

élargir

Question 20

broadly speaking

Answer 20

dans les grandes lignes

Question 21

to broadcast

Answer 21

émettre/ diffuser

Question 22

beam

Answer 22

rayon/ faisceau

Question 23

to beam

Answer 23

diffuser

Question 24

to brush off/ aside/ to dismiss

Answer 24

écarter sans chercher à approfondir

Question 25

to give somebody a brush off

Answer 25

envoyer promener

Question 26

to brush up (on)

Answer 26

rafraichir ses connaissances

Question 27

to bug

Answer 27

cacher un micro pour écouter

Question 28

bulk

Answer 28

masse/ volume (adj) OU la majeure partie (n.c.)

Question 29

bulky

Answer 29

encombrant

Question 30

bulwark

Answer 30

rempart/ fortification

Question 31

to buoy (up)

Answer 31

faire flotter/ maintenir/ épauler

Question 32

buoyantly

Answer 32

avec entrain

Question 33

a buoy

Answer 33

une bouée

Question 34

burden

Answer 34

fardeau/ charge

Question 35

to be burdened with/ laden with

Answer 35

être chargé de/ accablé par

Question 36

burdensome

Answer 36

pesant/ écrasant

Question 37

to burn down

Answer 37

incendier complètement

Question 38

to burn out

Answer 38

s'éteindre/ griller

Question 39

burnout

Answer 39

stress/ tension nerveuse

Question 40

to burst

Answer 40

éclater/ exploser

Question 41

to burst in/ into/ out/ out of

Answer 41

entrer/ sortir précipitamment

Question 42

to bury

Answer 42

enterrer OU enfoncer/ plonger

Question 43

burial

Answer 43

enterrement

Question 44

business

Answer 44

les affaires

Question 45

to bust

Answer 45

casser/ éclater

Question 46

to go bust

Answer 46

faire faillite

Question 47

a bust

Answer 47

une faillite financière

Question 48

to bust up

Answer 48

rompre

Question 49

to bustle

Answer 49

s'affairer

Question 50

bustle

Answer 50

excitation/ remue-ménage

Question 51

to buy out

Answer 51

racheter (firm/ company)

Question 52

a buyout

Answer 52

un rachat d'entreprise

Question 53

to call for

Answer 53

demander/ exiger

Question 54

to call off

Answer 54

annuler

Question 55

to call on

Answer 55

faire appel à quelqu'un OU rendre visite

Question 56

campaign

Answer 56

campagne

Question 57

to canvass

Answer 57

faire campagne électorale OU examiner en détail

Question 58

to canvass opinion

Answer 58

faire un sondage d'opinion (surtout avant une élection)

Question 59

to carry out

Answer 59

exécuter/ réaliser

Question 60

carton

Answer 60

dessin humoristique

Question 61

to cash in on

Answer 61

bénéficier de/ saisir l'occasion

Question 62

to cast

Answer 62

jeter/ lancer

Question 63

to cast a glance

Answer 63

jeter un coup d'oeil

Question 64

cast light on a problem

Answer 64

éclairer un problème

Question 65

to cast off

Answer 65

se libérer de

Question 66

to cast aside

Answer 66

rejeter/ mettre de côté

Question 67

to recast

Answer 67

refondre/ remanier

Question 68

casual

Answer 68

décontracté/ désinvolte

Question 69

casualty

Answer 69

victime/ mort ou blessé

Question 70

to catch on to

Answer 70

Saisir

Question 71

to catch up with/in

Answer 71

Rattraper qqn/ combler le retard

Question 72

to cater to/for

Answer 72

s'adresser à un public particulier

Question 73

catering

Answer 73

restauration

Question 74

cautious

Answer 74

prudent

Question 75

to cave in

Answer 75

s'effondrer/s'affaisser

Question 76

to chastise

Answer 76

critiquer qqn tres severement

Question 77

to cave in to

Answer 77

ceder sous la pression

Question 78

to charge smdy with

Answer 78

Accuser qqn de qqchose

Question 79

to cheat

Answer 79

tricher

Question 80

a rip-off

Answer 80

une arnaque

Question 81

to check

Answer 81

verifier/controler/surveiller

Question 82

check-up

Answer 82

controle medical