Le livre Solutions - Intermédiaire - Unité 8 - 8G

the highest part of a room, vehicle, etc. that covers it from the inside

plafond

(particularly of water) to fall in small amounts of droplets

goutter, couler

(of liquid or gas) to escape through a hole or crack in a container or structure

fuir, s'échapper

to try to find information in a dictionary, computer, etc.

chercher

a book containing a list of telephone numbers for a particular area or group of people, arranged alphabetically

annuaire, livre de téléphone

someone who installs and repairs pipes, toilets, etc.

plombier

to officially ask a higher court to review and reverse the decision made by a lower court

faire appel, interjeter appel

after a long time, usually when there has been some difficulty

finalement

a suggestion or thought about something that we could do

idée

with anyone or anything else excluded

seulement

something that explains an action or event

raison

not involving difficulty in doing or understanding

simple, facile

a place or an area that can be seen, and is usually beautiful

vue

(of a person or thing) harmed or spoiled

endommagé, abîmé

physically harmed or wounded

blessé

to end the life of someone or something

tuer

to come into sudden and forceful contact with another object or person

entrer en collision avec

to suddenly experience a significant failure or halt in a system, process, or operation

s'effondrer, faire faillite

to be deprived of or stop having someone or something

perdre

to have power over a person, company, country, etc. and to decide how things should be done

contrôler, commander

to cause something or someone to fall to the ground

faire tomber, abattre

to experience and be affected by something bad or unpleasant

souffrir

an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)

coup du lapin, commotion cervicale

to administer a breath test to determine the level of alcohol in someone's bloodstream

réaliser un test d'haleine, éthylotester

to change direction suddenly, often to avoid something or someone in the way

dévier, éviter