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Adjectifs et verbes prépositionnels: QCM

vendredi, mai 5th, 2017

Voici un QCM qui porte sur 35 verbes et adjectifs prépositionnels, pour tester vos connaissances.

1- Avouer avoir fait quelque chose = to confess _______doing something.

to
about
for
with

2- Consister à faire quelque chose = to consist _______ doing something.

on
with
for
in

3- Se composer de choses différentes = to consist _______ different things.

in
with
about
of

4- Dissuader quelqu'un de faire quelque chose = to deter somebody _______ doing something.

to
in
from
with

5- Se consacrer à (faire) quelque chose = to devote oneself _______ (doing) something.

in
to
for
with

6- Vouloir absolument faire quelque chose = to insist _______ doing something.

in
to
on
of

7- S'abstenir de faire quelque chose = to keep _______ doing something.

with
against
from
to

8- Se limiter à faire quelque chose = to limit oneself _______ doing something.

with
for
on
to

9- Désapprouver quelque chose = to object _______ doing something.

in
on
with
to

10- S'obstiner à faire quelque chose = to persist _______ doing something.

with
on
in
after

11- Subvenir aux besoins de quelqu'un = to provide _______ somebody.

for
with
on
to

12- Fournir quelque chose à quelqu'un = to provide somebody _______ something.

for
to
of
with

13- Supporter quelqu'un = to put up _______ somebody.

for
to
on
with

14- Compter sur quelqu'un = to rely _______ somebody.

for
on
with
after

15- Représenter quelque chose = to stand _______ something.

with
for
on
to

16- Menacer quelqu'un de quelque chose = to threaten somebody _______ something.

to
with
for
in

17- Expliquer quelque chose = to account _______ something.

to
with
for
of

18- S'excuser de faire quelque chose = to apologize _______ (doing) something.

for
with
to
on

19- Reprocher quelque chose à quelqu'un = to blame somebody _______ something.

for
with
to
on

20- Connaître quelqu'un = to be acquainted _______ somebody.

to
on
for
with

21- Etre habitué à quelque chose = to be accustomed _______ something.

with
on
against
to

22- Avoir honte de quelque chose = to be ashamed _______ something.

at
with
of
for

23- Etre conscient de quelque chose = to be aware _______ something.

at
with
of
for

24- Etre cruel envers quelqu'un = to be cruel _______ somebody.

with
at
to
on

25- Etre ravi de quelque chose = to be delighted _______ something.

for
on
at
with

26- Etre libre de quelque chose = to be free _______ something.

from
to
against
of

27- Etre bon en quelque chose = to be good _______ something.

at
for
with
on

28- Etre reconnaissant envers quelqu'un de quelque chose = to be grateful _______ somebody _______ something.

to - with
with - for
to - for
with - to

29- Etre responsable de quelque chose = to be responsible _______ something.

to
on
with
for

30- Etre satisfait de quelque chose = to be satisfied _______ something.

with
about
for
at

31- S'occuper de quelque chose = to deal _______ something.

about
with
for
to

32- Pardonner quelque chose à quelqu'un = to forgive somebody _______ something.

for
with
about
on

33- Confondre quelqu'un avec quelqu'un d'autre = to mistake somebody _______ somebody else.

with
at
about
for

34- Etre très étonné de quelque chose = to be amazed _______ something.

at/by
about/by
on/by
with/by

35- Etre célèbre pour quelque chose = to be famous _______ something.

about
with
for
at

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Les synonymes de good, bad, interesting, important, big, nice

vendredi, mai 30th, 2014

Par quels mots peut-on remplacer ‘good’, ‘bad’, ‘interesting’, ‘important’ dans les sujets d’expression écrite? Voici quelques synonymes que vous pouvez utiliser. Aattention, chaque mot a sa nuance, on ne les emploie pas dans les mêmes contextes.

GOOD: excellent, hard-working, thrilling, fine, positive, proper, appropriate, convenient, desirable, efficient, first-class, first-rate, fit, genuine, satisfactory, suitable, sound, workable, attractive.

BAD: unacceptable, unsuitable, undesirable, absurd, appalling, awkward, criminal, defective, evil, false, foolish, groundless, harmful, second-class, second-rate, unfortunate, serious, useless, hopeless, critical.

INTERESTING: captivating, curious, exciting, fascinating, provocative, stimulating, thought-provoking.

IMPORTANT: major, significant, decisive, consequential, crucial, essential, of substance, paramount, capital, impressive.

BIG: huge, tall, large, enormous, high, gigantic, great, immense, vast, sizeable.

NICE: friendly, lovely, beautiful, kind, attractive, charming, delightful, likeable, pleasant.

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1 000 images on the tip of my tongue

vendredi, janvier 3rd, 2014

1000 images on the tip of my tongue is a site that teaches English idioms through the use of cartoons, audio and games. The site focuses on idiomatic expressions that have the same meaning in French, English and Spanish, but cannot be translated word for word. Phrases are classified according to theme and eachone is inserted into a short text that illustrates its meaning and contains a digital audio file. Click HERE to have access to the site.