24 Flashcards

1
Q

if I had to choose

A

si je devais choisir

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2
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it doesn’t bother me

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ça ne me dérange pas

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3
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I live close to the city center

A

j’habite proche du centre-ville

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4
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an advantage

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un avantage (masc!)

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5
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an essay (4 options)

A

une dissertation (long)
un écrit
un article
un commentaire (de texte)

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6
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after defending my dissertation

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après avoir soutenu ma thèse

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7
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you suspect that

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tu te doutes que

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8
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what are you planning to do this summer?

A

qu’est-ce que tu comptes faire cet été?

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9
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to take a holiday

A

prendre des vacances

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10
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purchasing power

A

le pouvoir d’achat

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11
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to plan

A

prévoir

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12
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to enjoy

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profiter

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13
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certainly not

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sûrement pas

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14
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it’s all about indulging yourself / you have to know how to have fun

A

il faut savoir se faire plaisir

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15
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to have a good time

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prendre du bon temps

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16
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I try to save money

A

j’essaye d’économiser

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17
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it’s the perfect (lit. ‘the best’) time to treat yourself

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c’est le meilleur moment de se faire plaisir

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18
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I’m going to enjoy

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je vais bien profiter

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19
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I’m not planning a vacation at all

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je (ne) prévois pas du tout de vacances

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20
Q

we can no longer afford to travel

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on (ne) peut plus se permettre de partir

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21
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I’m not going to squeeze the vacation budget

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Je ne vais pas serrer le budget des vacances

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22
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I grant myself a small privilege

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je m’accorde un petit privilège

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23
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to have the intention to, to plan

Ex: I plan to work this summer
Ex: Are you planning to go on vacation this summer?

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compter + (verbe)

Ex: je compte travailler cet été
Ex: Comptez-vous partir en vacances cet été

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24
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to feel like

Ex: I feel like prices have doubled

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avoir l’impression que

Ex: j’ai l’impression que les prix ont doublé

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in the shade
à l'ombre
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she's a little gumpy
elle est un peu grincheuse
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it doesn't take (lit. 'require') a lot of time
ça ne requiert pas beaucoup de temps
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it will require...
ça va nécessiter
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promising (Ex: he is a very promising player)
prometteur (ex: c’est un joueur très prometteur)
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a howling wind (idiom) (lit: a wind to dehorn the oxen)
un vent à décorner les boeufs
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it would be my trip to Paris
ce serait mon voyage à Paris
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it takes 45 minutes
ça prend 45 min
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an airline
une compagnie aérienne
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the tournament
le tournoi
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his username
son identifiant
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sleep (noun)
le sommeil
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#1 in the world
numéro un mondial
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an individual event a team event
une épreuve individuelle une épreuve par équipe
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a substitute
un remplaçant
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gold / silver / bronze medal
la médaille d'or / d’argent / de bronze
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the best wins
c'est le meilleur qui l'emporte
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I still don't believe it
J'y crois toujours pas
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I was in the stands
j'étais dans les gradins
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It's a double-edged sword
C'est à double tranchant
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I would have jumped for joy (idiom)
j'aurais sauté au plafond
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We already feel that everybody is rising up (idiom)
On sent déjà que la mayonnaise est en train de monter
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to trick, trap
piéger
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to fall into his traps
tomber dans ses pièges à lui
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in the end, ultimately
au bout du compte
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support (noun)
soutien
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but beyond that...
Mais au-delà de ça
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oh man
punaise
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he's in the suburbs
il est dans les banlieues
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I took her to a meeting
je l’ai emmenée en réunion
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better and better worse and worse
de mieux en mieux de mal en pis
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he's interested in swimming (2 options)
il s’intéresse à la natation il est intéressé par la natation
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laundry
les lessives
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rowing
l'aviron
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horseback riding
l'équitation
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skating / ice skating
le patinage / le patin à glace