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Message de here4u posté le 08-12-2014 à 20:16:54 (S | E | F)
Bonsoir
Exercice 24 : Allez ! On cherche !

C'est sans doute l'exercice le plus difficile depuis le début (si vous le faites en entier ... ) ! Je lui mettrais volontiers

Disons, correction postée le mardi 16 décembre (et possibilité de modifier vos productions jusqu'au lundi 15 au soir). Bon courage ! et BRAVO à tous !
1) Translate into English:
a) Pouvez-vous imaginer une Ferrari ou même une Mercedes automatique ? Pour moi, ce seraient les 'voitures à pédales' de mes parents, sans aucun intérêt ...
b) Plus nous approchions de notre destination, moins il y avait de piétons et d'animation, et plus je craignais de passer quelques jours bien ennuyeux !
c) Ses cheveux commencent à grisonner ; elle va se les faire teindre mais hésite à choisir si elle se fera colorer en brun ou en blond.
d) 'Pourquoi emportes-tu tant de bagages ? Qui va les porter ?' 'C'est moi qui les ferai rouler ! Il faut vivre avec son temps !
e) Il sera reconnaissant envers toute personne qui lui donnera son avis sur cette question épineuse ! Tu veux l'aider, ou pas ?

Pourquoi rester au lit lorsque l'on ne dort pas ? Pourquoi ne pas alors vaquer à ses occupations, sans gêner la maisonnée et les voisins ? Qui n'a jamais connu, au moins une fois dans sa vie, les affres d'une nuit blanche ?
Il est tard, vous tombez de sommeil, et vous êtes au lit depuis plus d'une demi-heure, au moins ... Pas besoin de raison ou de contrariété particulières, le fait est là, vous ne pouvez pas fermer l'oeil ! Las de vous tourner et retourner, vous vous levez enfin, essayez votre 'remède miracle' (tout le monde en a un !) : soit une tisane, un comprimé, du lait chaud, un chapitre de Proust , et au bout de longues minutes, vous retournez au chaud sous la couette ...
Le lendemain, votre impitoyable réveil vous condamnera à une matinée ( peut-être à une journée entière) à fonctionner 'au radar'.

2) ABACUS: 8 words ***
||------L-----S------- G--------------------------------------||
||------------S-------- A----- S---- R -----------------------||
||--- I---- B--- A---U---- K--------- I -----------------------||
||--------B------ L----- D----- C---------I----- N------------||
||--O----- E------ C---- U---- M---- D-----------------------||
||-------------W------E------ N---- P---- M----- E-----------||
||------L --D----- L---E----------- E-----------R-------------||
||--------- V--------- E---------- E--------R--------- R------||
||----------------E---------------------R --------------------||

3) Insert the letters (or letter groups) so as to form words reading across, answering the clues on the left. A bonus word will read diagonally down.

A / AL / BS / CA / CAL / CH / E / HI / MY / NT / O / RI / RY / ST / T / V

Across:
1)Like Pegasus or the Unicorn. ||_____|_____|_____|_____||

2)Large flightless bird. ||_____|_____|_____|_____||

3)Not present. ||_____|_____|_____|_____||

4)Unit of troops on horseback ||_____|_____|_____|_____||
Good luck !

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Modifié par lucile83 le 08-12-2014 21:25

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de here4u, postée le 11-12-2014 à 17:28:04 (S | E)
Hello !
I' m on my tablet ... No authorized smileys ...
I'm quite surprised not to have any try ... Does that mean that it's too difficult ( you don' t have to do it entirely) or that you need more time ( just say it) ...OR that you're shopping for Xmas ! Have a good shopping spree!

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de jo06, postée le 12-12-2014 à 10:27:22 (S | E)
Hello here4u.
I apologize for being absent from the last execise but I was too busy last week.
Thank you so much for this tricky exercise(it took more than 3 whole days) .

I) Translate into English:

a- Can you imagine a Ferrari or even automatic transmission Mercedes? As far as I am concerned(For me)they should be my parents'pedal cars without any intersts.

b- The more we were going near our destination,the fewer pedestrians there were and the less vitality there was and the more I was afraid to spend some very boring days!

c- Her hair is going grey ( or She is becoming greyhaired);she is going to have it dyed but she will be undecided to choose if she is dyed dark or blond.

d- "Why do you take so much bagage?Who will carry them?""It's me who will make them wheel! We must keep up whith the times!".(or perhaps:It will be me who make them wheel).

e- He will be grateful to everyone who will give him one's advise about(on)this vexed(tricky)point! Do you want to help him or not?

Why stay in bed when not to be(not being)asleep?Why then not attend to one's business without disturbing the household and neighbourgs?Who has never known,at least once in his life,the trials of a sleepless night?
It's late,you are falling asleep(you can't keep your eys open)and you are in bed for more than half an hour at least...No need of reason or particular upsets,the fact is there,you can't sleep a wink!Weary of keeping tossing and turning,you get up at last,try your miracle cure(everybody has got one!):either tisane,a tablet,hot milk,a Proust's chapter,and at the end of long minutes,you go back (return)in warm under the duvet...
The following day your pitiless alarm clock will force you having a morning(perhaps a whole day)being on auto pilot.
Or: The following day you will be forced by your pitiless clock to have a morning being on auto pilot.

II) ABACUS: I am Lost!

I have found : BOWL-BLENDER-SAUCER-SKIMMER-GRINDER

III) ACROSS

MY T HI CAL
O ST RI CH
A BS E NT
CA V AL RY
Bonus word: MYSTERY

I really enjoyed it .The abacus is awfully tricky .Many .

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Modifié par lucile83 le 12-12-2014 12:49
Mise en forme

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de here4u, postée le 12-12-2014 à 17:36:43 (S | E)
Hello !
Pour ne pas faire avancer 2 fils dont un qui est terminé, ceux qui n'ont pas encore voté pour les 'tea-cosies' et veulent le faire devront le faire ici ! Je vais vous mettre sur ce fil les derniers specimen culturels purement britanniques restants !



Tea-cosy N°12= a Snowman                     Tea-cosy N°13= The Union Jack                           Tea-cosy N°14= A Christmas tree.

Merci d'avoir posté l'exercice, Jo !et Je sais que beaucoup travaillent ... d'autres visitent des merveilles (sigh!Coucou ...)... Je sais aussi que les abaques laissent certains indifférents (ils ont tort , car il y a, dans celui-ci, du vocabulaire à apprendre ...), et énervent d'autres ... Celui-ci m'a donné du fil à retordre, mais j'ai bien saisi la technique maintenant ... et peux vous faire 'travailler sur les thèmes que vous choisiriez ...)
Bonne soirée et bon week-end !

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de notrepere, postée le 12-12-2014 à 19:47:04 (S | E)
Bonjour

1) Translate into English:
a) Can you imagine a Ferrari or even a Mercedes automatic? To me, these would be equivalent to the boring "pedal cars" of my parents.

b) The closer we get to our destination, the fewer the pedestrians and life, and the more I fear having to spend several days in complete and utter boredom.

c) Her hair is beginning to gray. (Zut, alors!) She's going to dye it but can't decide whether to color it brown or blond. (You might try aging gracefully instead. Dyed hair looks so fake, plus the chemicals might seep into your brain and give you alzheimers. Vanity, vanity.)

d) - "Why are you bringing so many pieces of luggage? Who's going to carry them all?" -"Don't worry, they roll! (On account of the wheels!) We've got to roll with the times!"

e) He will be grateful to all those who offer their opinions on this delicate question. Do you want to help him, or not?

Why stay/remain in bed when you can't sleep? Why not attend to your hobbies, without disturbing the household and neighbors ? (In other words, no mowing the lawn, dammit!) Who has not experienced at least once in their life, the torment of a sleepless night? (Seulement mon chien, je crains.) It is late, you go to bed, and you are in bed for half and hour, more or less... no need to fret, the fact is, you can't sleep! You toss and turn, finally getting up to try your "miracle remedy" (everyone has one), be it (Vive le subjonctif anglais) herbal tea, warm milk (beurk), a chapter of Proust (Pauvre Proust) and sitting up for a while, you return to the warmth of your duvet.... The following day, your merciless alarm clock condemns you (don't blame the alarm clock, it's not at fault ) to a day (perhaps an entire day) of functioning as a zombie. (On se beurke ? )

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de alpiem, postée le 12-12-2014 à 22:03:56 (S | E)
Hello, here4u
here is n°24 thanks for it :

a)Could you fancy a Ferrari,even a Mercedes,with an automatic drive ?For me it would be like the "pedal cars" of my parents,a real nonsense!
b)The nearer we drew from our destination the fewer pedestrians and less life there were and the more fearing I was to be obliged to spend some boring days!
c)Her hair is turning grey; she means to make them dyed but she hesitates between brown and blond tint.
d)Why bring along so many luggages? Who is going to carry them? I will get them rolling ! One must be up-to-date !
e)He will be grateful towards everyone who will give him his advice on this tricky issue! You want to help him or you
don't??

Why stay in bed while we don't sleep? Why then not go about to one's business, taking heed not to disturb the household and the neighbourhood?
Who has never known ,at least once in his life,the agonies of a sleepless night?
It is late, you are very sleepy and you have been laying in bed for at least half an hour.......Due to no reason or a special upset, the fact remains that you can't sleep a wink!
Weary of tossing and turning, you get up at last and you try your "wonder cure" ( everybody has one of his!):either a herbal tea or a tablet,or a little hot milk, or a full chapter of Proust, and after a few long minutes you go back under the braid...........
The day after you will be condemned by your mercyless alarm-clock to spend a morning (or even a day) as a zombie.

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de mamou3, postée le 13-12-2014 à 07:56:12 (S | E)
Hello Here4u, Hello everybody

a) Can you imagine a Ferrari or even an automatic Mercedes ? For me, it would be like 'pedal cars' of my parents without any interest.
b) The nearer we went to our destination there were the fewer pedestrians and activity and the more I was afraid to spend a very annoying few days.
c) Her hair begin to turn grey; she will make it dye but she hesitates about choosing if it will be dyed in brown or in blond.
d) Why do you take so much luggage ? Who will carry them ? It's I who will make roll them. We must move with the times.
e) He will be grateful to anyone who will give his opinion about this delicate question ! Do you want to help him or not ?

Why stay in bed when not sleeping ?
Why not then go about your business without disturbing the household and neighbours ?
Who hasn't felt at least once in the life the torments of sleepless night ?
It's late, you fall asleep and you are in bed for a half hour at least... No need to have a reason or a particular annoyance, the fact is there, you can't close the eye ! Tired to turn and return around, you get up finally, try your miracle remedy ( everyone has one) : is an herbal tea, a tablet, some hot milk, a chapter of Proust, and after several long minutes you return under the warmth of the quilt.
The next day your heartless alarm clock will oblige you during a morning ( perhaps a whole day) to operate on auto-pilot.

Across : mythical - ostrich- absent - cavalery = mystery

Thanks a lot for this exercise and have a nice day !

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de tereda, postée le 13-12-2014 à 08:41:31 (S | E)
sorry Here4, Iam leaving for 2 days and coudn't do this exercise until Monday, ? tell me if it's possible I post it
thanks

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de here4u, postée le 13-12-2014 à 11:00:17 (S | E)
Hello !
J'ai répondu à Tereda et prolongé la date d'édition. Si vous avez besoin que je recule la date de correction, n'hésitez pas à le dire ... Je ne veux pas que ce soit 'une question de dates' qui vous empêche de faire un exercice ...
Bon weekend à toutes et tous.

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de maxwell, postée le 13-12-2014 à 17:24:48 (S | E)
Hello Here4U
I hope it's not too late for the vote
As for me, the most beautiful tea cosy is N°8 with such beautiful flowers (N°11 and N°14 are so charming too !)
The cutest one : the chicken (N°4)
And the quaintest one is definitely the sun-bathing girl (N°10)

1) By far, the most useful exercise ! THANKS A LOT !!!
1a) Can you imagine an automatic Ferrari or even an automatic Mercedes ? As for me, they would be my parents' pedal cars : uninteresting at all! (or : without any interest whatsoever) (or : and absolutely worthless)
1b) The more we were approaching our destination, the fewer pedestrians and the less animation there were, and the more I feared I would (have to) spend a few very dreary days !
1c) Her hair is beginning to go grey (or : is becoming grey) (or : is going grey) ; She's going to have it dyed but she's trying to decide whether she'll have it coloured brown or blonde.
1d) "Why are you taking so much luggage ? Who's going to carry it ?" "I'll be the one who will make it roll ! We have to keep up with the times !"
1e) He'll be thankful to whoever will give him his opinion on this thorny issue. Will you help him or not ?

Why stay in bed when you don't sleep ? Why not go on with your own business without disturbing the household and the neighbours ? Who has never experienced, at least once in his life, the torment of a sleepless night ?
It's very late, you're falling asleep, and you're in bed for more than half an hour, at least...
No need for particular reason or upset, the fact is, you can't close an eye !
Tired of tossing and turning, you finally get up and try your 'magic bullet' (everyone has got one !) : either an herbal tea, a pill, some warm milk or a chapter of Proust, and after a long while, you snuggle back under the warm quilt...
The day after, your pitiless alarm clock will doom you to (spend) a morning (maybe a whole day) on automatic pilot.

2) So interesting (I mean, so difficult) !

||-------------------L---S----------------------------G-------||

||-------S-------------- A----------------- S-------- R ------||

||------- I---- B--- A---U---- ------------K--------- I ------||

||--B--------- L--- D---------- C----------I--------- N-------||

||--O--------- E--------C------ U-------- M--------- D------||

||--W---E---- N--------------- P-------- M--------- E-------||

||---L ---------D---L---E----------------- E---------R-------||

||------- V---- E---E---R----------------- R------------------||

||--------E-----R ---------------------------------------------||

Bowl Sieve Blender Ladle Saucer Cup Skimmer Grinder

3) (too easy )

||__MY_|__T__|__HI_|_CAL_||

||__O__|__ST_|__RI_|__CH_||

||__A__|__BS_|__E__|__NT_||

||__CA_|__V__|__AL_|__RY_||

bonus word : Mystery

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de ariane6, postée le 13-12-2014 à 22:38:05 (S | E)
Hello here4u !
I'm still undecided... So, my vote goes to : the wonderful, nice and quaint sheep, tea-cosy number 1 !

1) Translate into English:

a) Pouvez-vous imaginer une Ferrari ou même une Mercedes automatique ? Pour moi, ce seraient les 'voitures à pédales' de mes parents, sans aucun intérêt ...
b) Plus nous approchions de notre destination, moins il y avait de piétons et d'animation, et plus je craignais de passer quelques jours bien ennuyeux !
c) Ses cheveux commencent à grisonner ; elle va se les faire teindre mais hésite à choisir si elle se fera colorer en brun ou en blond.
d) 'Pourquoi emportes-tu tant de bagages ? Qui va les porter ?' 'C'est moi qui les ferai rouler ! Il faut vivre avec son temps !
e) Il sera reconnaissant envers toute personne qui lui donnera son avis sur cette question épineuse ! Tu veux l'aider, ou pas ?

a) Could you imagine an automatic version of a Ferrari or even a Mercedes? To me, they'd be like the pedal cars of my parents...not at all interesting.
b) The closer we came to our destination, the fewer the pedestrians, the less signs of life there were, the more fearful I became of spending some very boring days there!
c) Her hair is beginning to grow grey; She needs to have it dyed but she can't make her mind up whether to have it brown or blond.
d) “Why are you taking so many pieces of luggage? Who's going to carry them?”
“It's me who is going to make them roll along! You need to keep up with the times!”
e) He'd be grateful if anyone were to give him some advice on this thorny issue! So do you want to help him, or not?
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2 - Pourquoi rester au lit lorsque l'on ne dort pas ? Pourquoi ne pas alors vaquer à ses occupations, sans gêner la maisonnée et les voisins ? Qui n'a jamais connu, au moins une fois dans sa vie, les affres d'une nuit blanche ?
Il est tard, vous tombez de sommeil, et vous êtes au lit depuis plus d'une demi-heure, au moins ... Pas besoin de raison ou de contrariété particulières, le fait est là, vous ne pouvez pas fermer l'oeil ! Las de vous tourner et retourner, vous vous levez enfin, essayez votre 'remède miracle' (tout le monde en a un !) : soit une tisane, un comprimé, du lait chaud, un chapitre de Proust, et au bout de longues minutes, vous retournez au chaud sous la couette ...
Le lendemain, votre impitoyable réveil vous condamnera à une matinée ( peut-être à une journée entière) à fonctionner 'au radar'.

Why stay in bed when you can't sleep? Why not get on with some jobs then, without disturbing your household or neighbours? Who's never known, at least once in a lifetime, the anguish of a sleepless night?
It's late, you're tired, and you've been in bed for more than half an hour, at least... No need for reasons or for any particular annoyance, the fact is, you can't shut your eyes!
Tired of tossing and turning, in the end you get up. You try your 'miracle cure' (everybody has one!): it could be herbal tea, a tablet, some hot milk or a chapter of Proust, then after some long minutes, you get back to the warmth of your continental quilt...
The next day, your pitiless alarm clock will condemn you to a morning (or possibly a whole day) of being on automatic pilot.

Abaque :

||------------------------L------S----------------G-----||
||----------S------------------- A-------- S------R ----||
||----------I------B------A------U- -------K------I -----||
||---B-------------L------D-----------C----I------N------||
| ---O-------------E-------------C----U--- M------D----||
||---W------E------N------------------P--- M------E-----||
||---L-------------D------L------E---------E------R-----||
||----------V------E------E------R---------R------------||
||----------E------R -----------------------------------||
BOWL-SIEVE-BLENDER-LADLE-SAUCER-CUP-SKIMMER-GRINDER

Across : MY-ST-E-RY !

Enough for now ... Thank you so much !

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Modifié par ariane6 le 13-12-2014 22:39

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de joe39, postée le 14-12-2014 à 14:37:53 (S | E)
Dear here4u,

Here is my try.

1) Translate into English:
a) Pouvez-vous imaginer une Ferrari ou même une Mercedes automatique ? Pour moi, ce seraient les 'voitures à pédales' de mes parents, sans aucun intérêt ...
Can you imagine an automatic Ferrari or even a Mercedes ? They would be like my fathers’ “pedal cars” , that is they wouldn’t be of any interest to me.
b) Plus nous approchions de notre destination, moins il y avait de piétons et d’animation, et plus je craignais de passer quelques jours bien ennuyeux !
The closer we were approaching to our destination, fewer pedestrians/people and animation we were coming across.
Therefore, I was more and more getting afraid of passing there some annoying days.
c) Ses cheveux commencent à grisonner ; elle va se les faire teindre mais hésite à choisir si elle se fera colorer en brun ou en blond.
Her hair are starting to turn grey/She’s getting to become grey-haired. So, she wants to have them dyed, but she's still hesitating in merit what colour, between brown or blonde would suit her better.
d) 'Pourquoi emportes-tu tant de bagages ? Qui va les porter ?' 'C'est moi qui les ferai rouler ! Il faut vivre avec son temps !
“Why do you take so many luggage? Who will carry them?” “ It’s me who will do the drive! We must move with the times!”
e) Il sera reconnaissant envers toute personne qui lui donnera son avis sur cette question épineuse ! Tu veux l'aider, ou pas ?
He will be grateful to anyone who will give his opinion about this difficult matter. Are you going to help him or not?
Why stay in bed when not sleeping ? Why not, then, going about our business without disturbing family and neighbours? Who has not experienced, at least once in his life, the torment of a sleepless night?
It’s late, you’re falling asleep and you’re lying in bed at least for more than half an hour….Without any reason or particular trouble, simply said you can’t close eye.
Sick and bored to toss and turn yourself you finally get up and try your personal “miraculous/wonderful cure” (everyone knows/has got one), to say a herbal tea, a tablet, some hot milk, a chapter by Proust, and after several minutes you get back to the warm under your eiderdown.
The following day, your ruthless awaking, will condemn you to act as you were guided/monitored by a radar device.

2) ABACUS:
||------ --- - L----- S ---------G---------------------------||
||---------S-- ----A--- -- S-- R -----------------------||
||--- I--- - --- --B----- A U -k- ---I -----------------------||
||--B L---D----- ------ - - C I----- N------------||
||--O----- E------ (C-)--- U---- -M--- D-----------------------||
||--W------E------ N---- ---- P --M-- E-----------||
||-- ----- L D --- L ----------- E ---E--- R-------------||
||----- V E - --------- ------E---- R -- - R------||
||---- E R----------------------- --------------------||

As shown in the above outline I was able to find nine words: bow, sleeve, idler, land, bul. (abbreviation for bulletin), ace, skimmer and grinder, but a “C” was to be left. Sorry.
3) Insert the letters (or letter groups) so as to form words reading across, answering the clues on the left. A bonus word will read diagonally down.

A / AL / BS / CA / / CH / E / / / NT / O / RI / RY / ST / / V
1)Like Pegasus or the Unicorn. || _MY____|_T____|__HI___|_CAL____||
2)Large flightless bird. | _ _O__ST_|_RI____|__CH___|_____||
3)Not present. || _A____|_BS____|_E____|_NT____||
4)Unit of troops on horseback || _CA____|_V____|_AL____|__RY___||
Bonus word : MISTERY.

Very nice of you having increased the level of difficulty.
That's made me feel more motivated and engaged in the job.
I do hope you'll provide to set up soon another ( more) demanding exercise, which
would be Christmas gift for us. Won't you?
Thanking you very much for your work, I remain,
wishing you a great week.
Your friendly
Joe

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de taiji43, postée le 14-12-2014 à 16:47:20 (S | E)
Dear here4u
Back to school after a very interesting Indonesian trip.Here is my try without the tricky games. I have still jet lag and I can't spend long time to solve them;... Next time I will be able to do them (Maybe...)

a)Could you imagine a Ferrari or even a Mercedes, both, with an automatic gear box. As far as I am concerned these would be the same as my parents’ pedal car without any interest.

b)The nearer we get to our destination, the fewer pedestrian and life there were and the more I was afraid spending a few particularly boring days.

c)Her hair is starting to be greying/is becoming grey. she is going to have it dyed, however she is still hesitating to choose whether she will have coloured it either brown or blond.

d)Why are you bringing so much luggage? Who is going to carry it? I will make it roll myself . We have got to move with the times.

e)He will be grateful to every person who will suggest him his advice about this tricky question. Will you want to help him or not?

Why remain in bed while we can’t sleep? Why not to attend to your affairs? Without disturbing the household and the neighbours? Who has never known at least once in his life the throes of a sleepless night?
It is late, you are feeling sleepy and you have been lying in bed for more than half and hour, at least,…without no special reason or particularly upset. The fact is quite present, you can’t sleep, you lie awake all night. Weary of tossing and turning, you get up at last and try your miracle remedy (everybody has his own remedy) either a herbal tea, a tablet, some hot milk or a chapter of Proust and after never-ended minutes, you go back in the warmth of the quilt .The day after, your merciless alarm clock will doom/condemn you to a morning may be a whole day of functioning on automatic pilot

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Modifié par lucile83 le 14-12-2014 17:53
Présentation des questions faite

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de taiji43, postée le 14-12-2014 à 18:53:46 (S | E)
I forgot to vote : If it is not too late my favourite tea-cosy is n° 6 mice at work.

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de here4u, postée le 15-12-2014 à 08:54:29 (S | E)
Hello
Bravo et merci, Taiji d'avoir pensé à nous, même d'Indonésie ... Il n'est jamais trop tard, ni pour voter, ni pour faire l'exercice ! et je sais que toi, tu nous feras un beau test sur ce voyage !
Vous avez encore deux jours pour poster ! Pas de panique ... J'ai commencé la correction des premiers posts 'doucettement' ! Bonne journée !

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de icare29, postée le 15-12-2014 à 09:27:08 (S | E)
Hello Here4u Here is my work

Pouvez-vous imaginer une Ferrari ou même une Mercedes automatique ? Pour moi, ce seraient les 'voitures à pédales' de mes parents, sans aucun intérêt ..
Can you imagine a Ferrari or even an automatic gearbox Mercedes ? For me ,these would be the pedal cars of my parents , which have any interest,,

Plus nous approchions de notre destination, moins il y avait de piétons et d'animation, et plus je craignais de passer quelques jours bien ennuyeux !
The nearer we walked up to our destination , the fewer pedestrians and the less activity there were and the more I was afraid to spend some very boring days

Ses cheveux commencent à grisonner ; elle va se les faire teindre mais hésite à choisir si elle se fera colorer en brun ou en blond.
Her hair are turning grey , she is going to have her hair dyed , but she hesitate to choose if she will have her hair colored either in brown or in blond

'Pourquoi emportes-tu tant de bagages ? Qui va les porter ?' 'C'est moi qui les ferai rouler ! Il faut vivre avec son temps !
Why do you take so much luggage ? Who are going to carry them? It's me who will make them roll up ! We must move with the times !

Il sera reconnaissant envers toute personne qui lui donnera son avis sur cette question épineuse ! Tu veux l'aider, ou pas ?
He will be grateful towards everyone who will give him his opinion about this sensitive subject ,Do you want to help him or not ?

Pourquoi rester au lit lorsque l'on ne dort pas ? Pourquoi ne pas alors vaquer à ses occupations, sans gêner la maisonnée et les voisins ? Qui n'a jamais connu, au moins une fois dans sa vie, les affres d'une nuit blanche ?
Il est tard, vous tombez de sommeil, et vous êtes au lit depuis plus d'une demi-heure, au moins ... Pas besoin de raison ou de contrariété particulières, le fait est là, vous ne pouvez pas fermer l'oeil ! Las de vous tourner et retourner, vous vous levez enfin, essayez votre 'remède miracle' (tout le monde en a un !) : soit une tisane, un comprimé, du lait chaud, un chapitre de Proust , et au bout de longues minutes, vous retournez au chaud sous la couette ...
Le lendemain, votre impitoyable réveil vous condamnera à une matinée ( peut-être à une journée entière) à fonctionner 'au radar'.

Why staying in bed when you aren't sleeping? Why then don't going about your own affairs / business without perturbing the household and the neighbour ,Who has never known , at least once in his lifetime , the anguish of one sleepless night ,It's late , you are falling asleep , you have been being in bed for more than one half an hour , at least. Not necessary having some reason or particular annoyance , the fact is there , you can't close your eyes . Tired to turn and return in your bed you finally get up, try a miraculous medicine (everyone has at least one ), it could be herbal tea ,tablet, warm milk, a chapter written by Proust , and then , after some long minutes , you can go back into the warmth of your soft continental quilt,
The next day your merciless alarm clock will condemn you during a morning ( maybe during a whole day) to be at sixes and sevens and to move in your house like an automatic robot ,

PS. :I haven't done the abacus ; I have written an extra work instead

I have a personal manner to fall asleep. I am Nemo , captain of the famous submarine ' Le Nautilus' . In my private room, in an absolute silence and above me ten meters of seawater, I am confortably seated in front of an organ . As soon as I begin to put my fingers on the keyboard of the organ and play a sonata from Bach the first notes make them heard outside the submarine .And then , I am seeing through the thick porthole a myriad of multicomored fishs moving around , dancing together and saying to me ' have a very nice night Captain' . Shortly after, I am sleeping quietly in the Morpheus' arms .
O marvellous night !
Thanks for this test
Icare

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Modifié par icare29 le 15-12-2014 09:30

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de tereda, postée le 15-12-2014 à 10:04:31 (S | E)
Hello Here4U, thanks for having given more time, this is my try, always done with much pleasure

a) Can you imagine a Ferrari or even a Mercedes with an automatic gear change ? For me, it would be like the "pedal cars" of my parents, without any interest !
b) the more we were close to our destination, the less there were pedestrian nor animation, and the more I worried to spend some boring days here !
c) her hair is beginning to be gray, she is going to make them dye, but she doesn't know if she'll choose a brown color or a blond one,
d) why are you bringing so much bags ? Who is going to carry them ? It's me who will make rolling them, we must keep up with the times !
e) he will be grateful toward any people who will accept to give their opinion about this thorny question ! do you accept to help him or not ?

Why staying in bed when we can't sleep ? Why not then going about its business without disturbing the household and neighbors? Who has not experienced, at least once in his life, the throes of a sleepless night?

It is late, you are falling asleep, and you are in bed for more of thirty minutes, at least...no need to have a particular reason, or to feel annoyed, the truth is you didn't get a wink of sleep ! Tired to toss and turn in bed, you finally get up, and try your miraculous remedy (everyone has one !) whether an infusion, a pill, a cup of hot milk (with honey !) a chapter of Proust, but after a few long minutes, you return under the warm duvet.

The next day, your ruthless clock condemn you to go like a radar all the morning (may be even all the day long !)

ABACUS : I didn't have found all the words,
GRINDER - SKIMMER - SAUCER - BOWL - BLENDER - SILVER - CUP

MYTHICAL - ABSENT - CAVALRY - OSTRICH

Thanks a lot,

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de lucile83, postée le 15-12-2014 à 12:10:36 (S | E)
Hello
Here is my try, thank you for that exercise

a. Can you imagine a Ferrari or even a Mercedes Benz automatic car ? To me, they would be the same as the boring ‘pedal cars’ of my parents…
b) The nearer we got to our destination, the fewer pedestrians and activities we saw, thus the more scared of spending boring days there we were!
c) Her hair is getting grey: she will probably have it dyed but she can’t decide whether she will have it dyed brown or blonde.
d) Why are you taking so much luggage ? Who is going to carry it? I will make it roll ! We have to live with the times!
e) He will be gratetul to everyone who will give him their opinion about this tricky issue! Want to help him or not?

Why stay in bed when not sleeping ? Why then not do what one has to do without disturbing their household or their neighbourhood? Who has never experienced, at least once in their life, the torments of a sleepless night?
It is late, you are asleep on your feet, and you have been lying in bed for half an hour, at least…You need no particular reason or vexation, the fact is, you can’t sleep a wink! Tired of tossing and turning, you finally get up, try your magic bullet (everyone has got one!): either a herbal tea, or a tablet, hot milk, a chapter from Proust, then after a few but long minutes, you go back to bed and under your warm duvet…
The following day, your merciless alarm clock will surely sentence you to be on screen saver in the morning (maybe a whole day).

3) Insert the letters (or letter groups) so as to form words reading across, answering the clues on the left. A bonus word will read diagonally down.
Across:
1)mythical
2)ostrich
3)absent
4)cavalry
Bonus word = mystery

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de here4u, postée le 15-12-2014 à 17:43:57 (S | E)
Hello !
Merci à ceux qui continuent à poster ... je continue les corrections, doucement, et ferai une relecture à la fin des délais ...
Pourriez-vous me dire si vous voulez une trêve pour les vacances ?
Autrement dit, l'exercice 25 que j'ai préparé avec amour pour vous, serait pour quand, dans l'idéal ? (mettez-moi 2 mots en mp ! et je ferai la synthèse! et le dépouillement du vote ...)
La correction collective sera postée demain très tard car j'aime bien nourrir les commentaires de vos productions.

L'exercice 25 sera : 16 lignes de thème (F=>E), 6 lignes de version (E=>F) + un super et dernier abaque de 10 mots ! (que j'ai bien peiné à fabriquer puisque mon ordi a buggé juste quand j'avais tout ordonné ... )
Merci de votre feedback !

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de lakata, postée le 15-12-2014 à 22:37:40 (S | E)
Hello dear here4u!
Here's the part of the exercise I've just finished. Thank you so much for giving it!
1) Translate into English:

a) Pouvez-vous imaginer une Ferrari ou même une Mercedes automatique ? Pour moi, ce seraient les "voitures à pédales" de mes parents, sans aucun intérêt.
Can you imagine a Ferrari, or even a Mercedes, using automatic transmission? To me, these would be like my parents' pedal cars', so without any interest.

b) Plus nous approchions de notre destination, moins il y avait de piétons et d'animation, et plus je craignais de passer quelques jours bien ennuyeux !
The more we were nearing our destination, the less busy it was, and the more I was afraid of spending some very boring days!

c) Ses cheveux commencent à grisonner ; elle va se les faire teindre mais hésite à choisir si elle se fera colorer en brun ou en blond.
She's beginning to go grey and is going to have her hair dyed, but she's hesitating between blond and dark and can't make up her mind.

d) " Pourquoi emportes-tu tant de bagages ? Qui va les porter ?"
-" C'est moi qui les ferai rouler ! Il faut vivre avec son temps !"
" Why do you take so much luggage? Who'll carry it?"
-" It's me who's/ I am - going to roll it! We must move with the times!".

e) Il sera reconnaissant envers toute personne qui lui donnera son avis sur cette question épineuse ! Tu veux l'aider, ou pas ?
He'll be grateful to anybody able to give him their opinion about that knotty question. Do you want to/ Will you - help him, or not?

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Pourquoi rester au lit quand on ne dort pas ? Pourquoi ne pas alors vaquer à ses occupations, sans gêner la maisonnée et les voisins ? Qui n'a jamais connu, au moins une fois dans sa vie, les affres d'une nuit blanche ?
Il est tard, vous tombez de sommeil, et vous êtes au lit depuis plus d'une demi-heure...Pas besoin de raison ou de contrariété particulières, le fait est là, vous ne pouvez fermer l'oeil ! Las de vous tourner et retourner, vous vous levez enfin, essayez votre "remède miracle" (tout le monde en a un !) : soit une tisane, un comprimé, du lait chaud, un chapitre de Proust, et au bout de longues minutes, vous retournez au chaud sous la couette...
Le lendemain, votre impitoyable réveil vous condamnera à une matinée (peut-être à une journée entière ) à fonctionner au radar.

Why stay/lie in bed while awake? Why not go about one's business without disturbing the household and the neighbours instead? Who has never gone through a sleepless night, at least once in their life?

It's late, you're sleepy and have been lying in bed for more than half an hour, at least...Without being particularly annoyed or for some specific reason,no, but you can't actually shut your eyes. Fed up with tossing and turning, you get up at long last to test your magic bullet ( who hasn't got one?): either a herb tea, or a tablet, some hot milk or a chapter from Proust, then, after several long minutes, you'll go back to bed to stay nice and cosy under your duvet...

The day after, your pitiless alarm clock will sentence you to a morning ( maybe the whole day) making your way automatically!
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As far as I'm concerned, I don't intend to go on strike during the holiday and will be happy to do your next exercise.
N'ayant que très peu d'obligations durant cette période, les dates et délais m'importent peu. C'est donc surtout l'avis des autres membres qui doit compter.

N.B. Je constate avec un plaisir certain que ton ordi et moi sommes d'accord en ce qui concerne tes abaquadorés...

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de ariane6, postée le 16-12-2014 à 13:52:24 (S | E)
Hello here4u,
Un peu plus de temps, cela me conviendrait, pour pouvoir travailler efficacement et tranquillement pendant les temps libres, en cette période bien chargée qui entoure les fêtes Merci !

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Modifié par lucile83 le 16-12-2014 15:14

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de taiji43, postée le 16-12-2014 à 18:36:02 (S | E)
chère Here4u
il faudrait mettre ton bien aimé 25 ième test le plus tôt possible et nous donner les vacances scolaires pour le rédiger (car il y a les deux réveillons à assumer) La correction pourrait être le 2 janvier???
Happy New Year à toi et tous les participants.
Taiji43

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de here4u, postée le 16-12-2014 à 19:48:13 (S | E)
Ca y est ! Il est posté ! Amusez-vous bien ! (Euh ... en fait, travaillez bien ! )
Ce soir, correction collective (il me reste encore un peu de corrections individuelles ...)et j'ai eu une dure journée !

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de lakata, postée le 16-12-2014 à 21:26:39 (S | E)
Merci d'avoir posté l'exercice 25, dear here4u. L'échéance du 28 décembre me paraît raisonnable.
Tu sais, la correction de mon travail n'a rien d'urgent et peut attendre plusieurs jours.

Je te souhaite de magnifiques fêtes de fin d'année !

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de here4u, postée le 17-12-2014 à 00:16:44 (S | E)
Hello !
Thanks a lot to all of you ... for working and playing and smiling, and having headaches with my abacus ...
Congrats to those who were patient enough to do the exercice entirely and those who weren't ! You've given me very good things ...

1) Translate into English:
a) Pouvez-vous imaginer une Ferrari ou même une Mercedes automatique ? Pour moi, ce seraient les 'voitures à pédales' de mes parents, sans aucun intérêt ...
Can you imagine a Ferrari or even a Mercedes with automatic/shifts/transmissions? To me, they’d be the same as my parents’ 'pedal cars', without any real interest to drive... (the same as the boring ‘pedal cars’ of my parents’ time...)
Little problem to make the reader understand that both cars were supposed to be automatic !; 'the same ...AS'~~(than)~~

b) Plus nous approchions de notre destination, moins il y avait de piétons et d'animation, et plus je craignais de passer quelques jours bien ennuyeux !

The nearer we got to our destination, the fewer pedestrians/passers-by and the less animation/life/hustle there were, and the more I feared I was going to spend a few very boring days.

The parallel progression had to be applied to the adjective (near/close= both short adjectives + -er) ‘pedestrians’ = a countable in the plural => few => the fewer; /animation/life/hustle = all uncountables => 'less'. The second part of the parallel progression applies to ‘fear’. Some of you applied it to the ‘days of boredom.’

c) Ses cheveux commencent à grisonner ; elle va se les faire teindre mais hésite à choisir si elle se fera colorer en brun ou en blond

Her hair is greying, (graying )(going grey, getting grey etc. the –ing form is compulsory) she’s going to have it dyed but is hesitating/wavering whether she’ll have it coloured dark or blond.
-to have her hair dyed (hair = uncountable=> V and pronoun in the singular). If you write ‘make it dye’, you imply that you force the hairdresser to do that for you;to dye red=to paint blue=>to colour dark.’

d) 'Pourquoi emportes-tu tant de bagages ? Qui va les porter ?' 'C'est moi qui les ferai rouler ! Il faut vivre avec son temps !

Why are you taking so much luggage ? (so many pieces of luggage?) Who’s going to carry it? (them ?). I’ll roll it! (them). You have to roll (Bravo NP!)with the times (move with the times!)
- luggage = uncountable in the singular and ‘much’=> there is much luggage. If you want to specify that there are many cases, you must use ‘pieces /items of luggage’+ verb and pronoun in the plural.

e) Il sera reconnaissant envers toute personne qui lui donnera son avis sur cette question épineuse ! Tu veux l'aider, ou pas ?
- He’ll be grateful / thankful to anyone who will give him an opinion on this tricky problem/ burning issue! Do you want to help him or not ?
-He’ll be grateful/ thankful(/if anyone were to give /if anyone gave him). Very good idea:'if he were to be given an opinion about …'

Pourquoi rester au lit lorsque l'on ne dort pas ? Pourquoi ne pas alors vaquer à ses occupations, sans gêner la maisonnée et les voisins ?
Why stay in bed when you can’t sleep ? Why not then, attend to your business, without disturbing your household and neighbours?

-‘Why+ infinitive (without‘to), NO –ING’; ‘Why not+ infinitive’

Qui n'a jamais connu, au moins une fois dans sa vie, les affres d'une nuit blanche ?

Who has never experienced, at least once in their lives, the pangs of a sleepless night ?
Il est tard, vous tombez de sommeil, et vous êtes au lit depuis plus d'une demi-heure, au moins ... Pas besoin de raison ou de contrariété particulières, le fait est là, vous ne pouvez pas fermer l'oeil !
It’s late and you’re awfully sleepy/you’re asleep on your feet/and you’ve been(mind the tense; with a duration, you can’t have a simple present!) in bed for half an hour, at least … No need for a special reason or worry…. But the fact is that you can’t/sleep a wink/shut an eye !

Las de vous tourner et retourner, vous vous levez enfin, essayez votre 'remède miracle' (tout le monde en a un !) : soit une tisane, un comprimé, du lait chaud, un chapitre de Proust, et au bout de longues minutes, vous retournez au chaud sous la couette...
Tired of/Weary of turning and tossing in your bed, you get up at last, try your 'silver bullet'/ 'magic bullet’(Well done, Lucile!) /‘miracle remedy’(we all have one !): be it/whether it be/ either a herb tea, a tablet, a hot milk, a chapter from Proust, and after a while, you sneak back under your warm quilt…

Le lendemain, votre impitoyable réveil vous condamnera à une matinée ( peut-être à une journée entière) à fonctionner 'au radar'.
The following morning, your pitiless/ruthless alarm will condemn you to a morning (or perhaps even a whole day) of living like a zombie /of being on the autopilot/of being woozy/of being out of it …
(I don't like the autopilot too much ... I do think that autopilots are quite smooth and comfortable whereas I feel that 'fonctionner au radar' is a lot more unpredictable and jerky ...

Congtratulations ! You did very well !
2) ABACUS: 8 words ***

Bowl(un saladier), Sieve(un tamis,un chinois), Blender(un mixeur), Ladle(une louche), Saucer(une soucoupe), Cup(une tasse), Skimmer(une écumoire), Grinder(un broyeur).

3) Insert the letters (or letter groups) so as to form words reading across, answering the clues on the left. A bonus word will read diagonally down.
A / AL / BS / CA / CAL / CH / E / HI / MY / NT / O / RI / RY / ST / T / V
Across:1)Like Pegasus or the Unicorn. ||_____|_____|_____|_____|| MYTHICAL

2)Large flightless bird. ||_____|_____|_____|_____|| OSTRICH

3)Not present. ||_____|_____|_____|_____|| ABSENT

4)Unit of troops on horseback ||_____|_____|_____|_____|| CAVALRY=> MYSTERY.

I'm sorry I'm 14 minutes late ! Posting on the Forum isn't an easy thing ! See you with N° 25 !

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de lucile83, postée le 17-12-2014 à 00:30:54 (S | E)
     Thank you for that exercise !

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de lakata, postée le 17-12-2014 à 09:52:59 (S | E)

( my fairy and I love the delicate fragrance of the mimosa...)

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de here4u, postée le 17-12-2014 à 11:29:43 (S | E)
Hello !
I've just spent a little (fun) time going over all your different remarks and votes about the tea-cosies ...
Not easy to give a result ...
Surprisingly the mice are doing well and so is the elephant; as far as the ugliest one is concerned, the sun-bathing girl managed to get your unanimous votes

I feel I have to give a special award to the snowman which may be used with a mug and may, hopefully, 'reconcile' notrepere, all our American friends, and the British, with tea-parties ...

Lucile, merci de ton merveilleux mimosa ... mais ne me dis pas que c'est une photo actuelle, sinon je hurle de douleur et je descends tout de suite vers ton beau sud ! La fée de lakata, elle, au moins, je sais qu'elle est vraie !
Bonne journée à tous ... On se retrouve sur le 25 ... Il y a quelqu'un qui s'y ennuie ...

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de lucile83, postée le 17-12-2014 à 11:56:27 (S | E)
   Le mimosa commencera à fleurir en janvier et les premiers 'Corsos du mimosa' commenceront début février.
Le mimosa vient d'Australie et fleurit là-bas en été, ce qui correspond à notre hiver. Mais il a gardé depuis le 18e siècle son habitude génétique de fleurir en janvier. Etonnant, isn't it?

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de here4u, postée le 17-12-2014 à 14:23:34 (S | E)
Je savais que le mimosa fleurissait en janvier ... J'aime beaucoup cette fleur si jolie et odorante mais qui tient mal en vase ...(elle perd son velouté! Si tu as un 'truc' ...) C'est pourquoi je m'étonnais qu'il y en ait déjà, surtout avec le temps que, comme nous tous, vous avez eu cet automne ...

Réponse: Exercice 24/On cherche de lucile83, postée le 17-12-2014 à 17:39:34 (S | E)
Il faut mettre les tiges dans un vase en verre transparent et dans de l'eau chaude + le sachet conservateur donné par le fleuriste. Renouveler l'eau bien sûr. La pièce où se trouve le mimosa ne doit pas être trop chaude.

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