Stef-Rachel Lessons

Question 1

bully

Answer 1

intimidate, spouse employee (malmenerà

Question 2

Proud

to be proud of somebody/something

Answer 2

[pleased] fier

Question 3

commit

Answer 3

[crime] commettre, perpétrer
[mistake] faire, commettre
to commit suicide se suicider

Question 4

ashamed

Answer 4

confus, honteux

Question 5

faceless

Answer 5

anonyme

Question 6

rock bottom

to hit rock bottom

Answer 6

a) [person] avoir le moral à zéro, toucher le fond

b. [firm, funds] atteindre le niveau le plus bas

Question 7

relief

[from anxiety, pain]

Answer 7

soulagement

to bring relief to somebody soulager quelqu’un, apporter un soulagement à quelqu’un

Question 8

release

Answer 8

[from captivity] libération

[from prison] libération, mise en liberté, administration élargissement

Question 9

smash

Answer 9

1.[noise - of breaking]   fracas 
 the vase fell with a smash   le vase s'est fracassé en tombant
2.	[blow]   coup OR choc violent
3.	(informal) [collision]   collision  
[accident]   accident  
[pile-up]   carambolage

Question 10

register

Answer 10

1. [record - name] (faire) enregistrer, (faire) inscrire
2. [indicate] indiquer, exprimer
3. [obtain - success] remporter

Question 11

passer-by

Answer 11

passant

Question 12

obvious

Answer 12

1. évident
   it’s obvious that he’s wrong
2. previsible
   his symbolism is too obvious

Question 13

scruffy

Answer 13

[appearance, clothes] dépenaillé, crasseux
[hair] ébouriffé
[building, area] délabré, miteux
he’s a scruffy dresser il s’habille mal

Question 14

Stop dead in my tracks

Answer 14

stop completly

track [path, route] chemin m, sentier

Question 15

delight

Answer 15

[Verb] she delights in irritating people elle prend plaisir OR se complaît à énerver les gens
[noun] [pleasure] joie, (grand) plaisir
she listened with delight elle écoutait avec délectation

Question 16

fanny, fannies

Answer 16

1. (vulgar & UK) [female genitals] chatte (very informal)

2. (US & informal) [buttocks] fesses

Question 17

ever so

Answer 17

phrasal adverb
1. (informal) [extremely] vraiment 
she's ever so clever
elle est vraiment intelligente 
ever so slightly off-centre
un tout petit peu décentré 
thanks ever so much
merci vraiment
2.	(formal) [however] 
no teacher, be he ever so patient...   
aucun enseignant, aussi patient soit-il...

Question 18

sentence (verb)

Answer 18

law condamner

to sentence somebody to life imprisonment condamner quelqu’un à la prison à perpétuité

Question 19

rape

Answer 19

1. [sex crime] viol
   to commit rape perpétrer un viol
   rape victim victime d’un viol
   the rape of the countryside (figurative) la dévastation de la campagne
   rape crisis centre centre d’accueil pour femmes violées
2. botany colza
3. [remains of grapes] marc m (de raisin)

Question 20

stab

Answer 20

1. [injure - with knife] donner un coup de couteau à,
   they were stabbed to death ils ont été tués à coups de couteau
2. [thrust, jab] conjugaison planter
   I stabbed myself in the thumb with a pin je me suis enfoncé une épingle dans le pouce

Question 21

death penalty

Answer 21

peine de mort, peine capitale

Question 22

embezzlement

Answer 22

[of funds] détournement
to be convicted of embezzlement
être reconnu coupable de détournement de fonds

Question 23

utterly

Answer 23

complètement, tout à fait

Question 24

chase

Answer 24

1. [pursue]   conjugaison poursuivre 
two police cars chased the van
deux voitures de police ont pris la camionnette en chasse
2. [amorously]   courir (après)
3. [metal]  ciseler, repousser

Question 25

performance

Answer 25

[show] spectacle, représentation (cinema) séance afternoon performance matinée 2. [rendition - by actor, musician, dancer] interprétation [showing - by sportsman, politician etc] performance, prestation He gave an excellent performance in the role of Othello

Question 26

first-rate

Answer 26

[excellent - wine, meal, restaurant] de première qualité, excellent [ - idea, performance, student] excellent that's absolutely first-rate! (UK) [idea, news etc] c'est formidable!

Question 27

guilty (guiltier, guiltiest)

Answer 27

coupable guilty of murder coupable de meurtre to plead guilty/not guilty plaider coupable/non coupable the judge found her guilty le juge l'a déclarée coupable

Question 28

furthermore, what's more, moreover

Answer 28

de plus | what's more, he lied to me.

Question 29

hallmark

Answer 29

[gold, silver, platinum] poinçon → You can tell it's 9 carat gold from the hallmark. (=typical feature) marque de fabrique → a resurgent Leeds side whose hallmark is still youth and vibrancy → He showed an early streak of political pragmatism that was to become his hallmark.

Question 30

whole heart

Answer 30

de tout coeur

Question 31

based on

Answer 31

basé sur ; reposant sur ; fondé sur

Question 32

3 type of contrast

Answer 32

despite +noun : malgré en dépit de in spite of +noun although +sentence, sentence

Question 33

plot

Answer 33

noun (=conspiracy) complot a plot against the president [+story, play] intrigue → The film had a good plot but the acting was weak. [person, organization, team] avoir perdu le fil → I miss an easy ball in practice. I lost the plot ...

Question 34

almost

Answer 34

presque

Question 35

phv Investigate, discover

Answer 35

find out

Question 36

phv divide up, destroy, disperse crowed

Answer 36

break up (sep)

Question 37

phv : stop having aromantic relationship

Answer 37

break up with (insep) she broke up with her boyfriend they've broken up

Question 38

phv : eat all of it

Answer 38

eat up

Question 39

phv : escape from prison

Answer 39

break out of

Question 40

Phv: ssortir déjeuner OR dîner, aller au restaurant

Answer 40

eat out (insep)

Question 41

phv: put by - money

Answer 41

save up

Question 42

phv: settle, resolve - problem, dispute

Answer 42

sort out (sep) everything's sorted out now once the initial confusion had sorted itself out things will sort themselves out in the end

Question 43

phv: begin, become interested in - activity, hobby, job

Answer 43

take up

Question 44

phv: 1-offer, propose - money, loan | 2-think of - plan, suggestion

Answer 44

come up with

Question 45

phv: 1. understand - person 2. work out - sum, cost etc] onc un peu elle n'a toujours pas trouvé comment faire

Answer 45

figure out 1-we couldn't figure it out 2-figure it out for yourself she still hasn't figured out how to do it

Question 46

phv: [solve - calculation, problem] [ - answer, total] [ - puzzle] [ - code]

Answer 46

``` work out (sep) things will work themselves out ```

Question 47

phv : progress in a good way [formulate-idea,plan] [-agremment, details]

Answer 47

work out (sep) have you worked out yet when it's due to start? She had it all worked out

Question 48

phv: [prepare] | [invent sth]

Answer 48

make up (sep) the chemist made up the prescription the fire needs making up 2-invent

Question 49

phv: become reconcilied

Answer 49

make up (sep)