Y2K Helpsheet
I Vocabulary :
Definitions from the Merriam-Webster dictionary : http://www.m-w.com/
ICBM: accronym : Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
Pluck: noun : courageous readiness to fight or continue against odds
nonplus : to cause to be at a loss as to what to say, think, or do : perplex, puzzle
glitch: a usually minor malfunction <a glitch in a spacecraft's fuel cell>; also : bug.
2bug :1 a : an insect or other creeping or crawling
invertebrate b : any of several insects commonly considered obnoxious: as
(1) : bedbugs
(2) : cockroach
(3) : head
louse c : any of an order (Hemiptera and especially its suborder
Heteroptera) of insects that have sucking mouthparts, forewings thickened at the base, and
incomplete metamorphosis and are often economic pests -- called also true bug
2 : an unexpected defect, fault, flaw, or imperfection
3 a : a germ or microorganism especially when causing disease b :
an unspecified or nonspecific sickness usually presumed due to a bug
7 : a concealed listening device
shot·gun: noun : a smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges
bore : the inner surface of a hollow cylindrical object
hand·gun : a firearm (as a revolver or pistol) designed to be held and fired with one hand
rifle: a shoulder weapon with a rifled bore
rifle: verb : to cut spiral grooves into the bore of <rifled arms> <rifled pipe>
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II Compréhension :
List in this table the disaster that could happen and the solutions the Eckharts found :
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III tenses :
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