6 wordfile-p108

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6 wordfile-p108-2/WORDWORK
A. Match each of the following expressions with its equivalent in French.
1. bribe someone
a. caresser quelqu’un dans le sens du poil pour obtenir
un prêt
2. coax someone into lending you money b. convaincre quelqu’un de faire des heures supplémentaires
3. corrupt a civil servant
c. corrompre un fonctionnaire
4. force someone to pay a bill
d. donner un pot-de-vin à quelqu’un
5. get someone to do what you want
e. faire effectuer des tâches ingrates à quelqu’un
6. have something done free of charge
f. faire en sorte que quelqu’un fasse ce que vous voulez
7. make a co-worker do menial tasks
g. faire faire quelque chose gratuitement
8. talk someone into working overtime
h. forcer la main à quelqu’un
9. twist someone’s arm
i. obliger quelqu’un à payer une facture
10. give someone a kickback
j. soudoyer quelqu’un
B. Match each of the following expressions with the right definition.
1. badger someone to do something
a. make someone agree, understand or realise
the truth or validity of something
2. brainwash someone
b. persuade someone completely, often
through coercion
3. bring someone (a)round to an idea, etc.
c. persuade someone to do something by
means of persistent effort
4. deter someone from doing something
d. persuade someone to take part in or to help
out with something
5. prevail over someone to do something
e. turn someone away from something by
persuasion
6. rope someone in to do something
f. use flattery to persuade someone to do
something
7. sweet-talk someone (into doing something)
g. use persuasion successfully to get someone
to do something
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