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Additional Vocab 2 Flashcards

1
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Ordering of words for saying there is/are there is not/are not with “en” substitution. Also for having

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il + ne + y + (en) + verb + pas +…
il y a une pomme (There is an apple)
il n’y a pas une pomme (There is not an apple)
il n’y en a pas (There is not one)
J’ai une pomme (I have an apple)
Je n’ai pas une pomme (I don’t have an apple)
Je n’en ai pas (I don’t have one)

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2
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to warn

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prévenir

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breathless

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à bout de souffle

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a friend/boyfriend/girlfriend

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un copain, une copine

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owner

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le propriétaire

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living room

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la salle de séjour

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corridor

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le couloir

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building

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un immeuble

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Indirect object pronouns (used in expressions of to/for/from whom/what)

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me, m' = me
te, t' = you
lui = him/her
nous = us
vous = you (form, you all)
leur = them
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then (p)

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puis

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Forming the present participle of a regular verb (ing)

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stem + ant (parlant = am talking)

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12
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Forming the gerund of a verb (while or when doing)

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en + present participle (ex: en parlant = while talking)

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13
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the refrigerator, the fridge

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le réfrigérateur, le frigo

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14
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size (for shoes)

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la pointure

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15
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annoying

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agaçante

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16
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otherwise (when used as a conjunction)

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sinon

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17
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even (as in even better, even more, even bigger)

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encore (encore meilleur, encore plus, encore plus grand)

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18
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big supermarket/shopping centre

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la grande surface

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19
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sale

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un solde

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20
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counter (sales, information)

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le rayon

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21
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slice

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une tranche

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cherry

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une cherise

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23
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grapes

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les raisins (m)

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pear

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une poire

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grapefruit

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un pamplemousse

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carrot

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une carotte

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pea

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les petits pios (m)

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28
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leek

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un poireau

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cabbage

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le chou

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peach

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la pêche

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crisp

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croquante

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32
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community center

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la maison du peuple

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33
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youth organizer/youth worker

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un animateur, une animatrice

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34
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to provide a framework for activities

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encadrer

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35
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Rules for using perfect tense with Être

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Unlike with avoir, the past participle of the verb varies according to gender and plurality (add an “e” at the end for feminine and an “s” at the end for plural and an “es” for feminine plural

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36
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Thirteen primary verbs that use Être in the perfect tense, and their masculine singular past participles

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aller (to go): allé
arriver (to arrive): arrivé
descendre (to go down): descendu
devenir (to become): devenu
entrer (to enter): entré
monter (to go up): monté
mourir (to die): mort
naître (to be born): né
partir (to leave): parti
rester (to stay): resté
sortir (to go out): sorti
tomber (to fall): tombé
venir (to come): venu
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37
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Perfect tenses with reflexive verbs

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ALWAYS form with Être, even if the non-reflexive verb is formed with avoir. For example: Elle a coupé du pain (she has cut the bread); Elle s’est coupée (she cut herself). Notice that this means that in the reflexive form the past participle must agree in gender and plurality with the subject

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38
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decade

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une dizaine

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39
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rewarding, enriching

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enrichissant

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40
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percent

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pour cent

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41
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Quite

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Assez

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42
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Campsite

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Le camping

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43
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My head hurts

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J’ai mal a’ la tete

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44
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My back hurts

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J’ai mal au dos

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45
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Shoulder

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l’épaule

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46
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I am nauseous

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J’ai la nausée

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47
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I have diarrhea

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J’ai la diarrhée

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48
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To swallow

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avaler

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49
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Before doing -

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Avant de + infinitive

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50
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After doing

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après avoir + past participle

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51
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Things are not going well

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ça ne va pas

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52
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Saying “to” as in going to a place

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Use “en” for feminine countries, “au” for the few masc countries, and “a” for towns

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53
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since

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dès

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54
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as soon as

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dès que

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55
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to be retired

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être à la retraite

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56
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fluently

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couramment

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57
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to teach someone something

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apprendre quelque chose

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58
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in the old days

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autrefois

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59
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Grammatically incorrect but often used phrases for saying what should be done: all they need to do, all you need to do, all that’s needed

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ils ont qu’a, t’as qu’a, y a qu’a

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60
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if not more

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sinon plus

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61
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already

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déjà

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62
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although

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bien que (requires subjunctive)

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63
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There were/used to be

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Il y avait

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64
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the ticket office

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le guichet

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65
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to reflect/look back

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réfléchir

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66
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Uses of the feminine forms of time of day

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une journée, une matinée, une soirée, une année, tend to express the more “social” idea of time as experienced by individuals, as opposed to calendar dates or times on a clock.

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67
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self-service

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automatique, libre-service

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68
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whatever

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quoique (use with subjunctive)

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69
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to take someone/something somewhere

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emmener

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70
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to rejoin/meet someone somewhere

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rejoindre

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71
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Direct vs. indirect objects

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usually if it is preceded by no preposition, it is a direct object. If it is preceded by “to” (à) or for (pour), when used in the sense of a recipient, it is an indirect object pronoun

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72
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Emphatic/stressed pronouns after prepositions

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Generally after these prepositions (à when meaning at, avec, de, dans, chez, pour when meaning for/in order to, sans, sous, sur), these pronouns are used: moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, elles, eux

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73
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a sunburn

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un coup de soleil

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74
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I have a headache

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J’ai mal à la tête

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75
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What is wrong?

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Qu’est-ce qui ne va pas?

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76
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I have a stomach ache

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J’ai mal au ventre/J’ai mal a l’estomac

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77
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to see again

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revoir

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78
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to manage/sort things out

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se débrouiller

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79
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All the same

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Tout de même

80
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By the way

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Au fait

81
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fault

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la faute

82
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When a direct object pronoun precedes the verb in a perfect tense, what must happen?

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The participle must be changed to agree in gender and number with the DIRECT OBJECT

83
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advice

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le conseil

84
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to move around/get around

A

se déplacer

85
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during/for duration of

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pendant

86
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It’s a pity (that)

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C’est dommage que + subjunctive

87
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mood

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la humeur

88
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instead of

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au lieu de

89
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Construction for if, then…

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si + if the condition was (imperfect) right, then something would (conditional) happen (si+ verb in imperfect + verb in conditional, OR verb in conditional + si + verb in imperfect

90
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a cup of tea

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une tasse de thé

91
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to cheat

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tricher

92
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honestly

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honnêtement

93
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It’s crazy (colloquial)

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C’est dingue

94
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to scratch

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gratter

95
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to check (as in ticking, marking, checking off)

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cocher

96
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around the world

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autour du monde

97
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to shout

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crier

98
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Three ways to express possession

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1) Emphatic pronouns (ex: C’est à moi)
2) Possessive adj before a noun (C’est mon jeu)
3) A possessive pronoun (Ce le mien)

99
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Use of “ce” in front of a verb

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When used as a pronoun, “ce” means it/they. It is always in the singular form (NEVER “ces”) when used in front of a verb as a pronoun (it can be the plural “ces” when used as a demonstrative adjective as in, “these books = ces livres”)

100
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to hold

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tenir

101
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everywhere

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partout

102
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to, for the purpose of

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afin

103
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state of mind

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état d’ame

104
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strike (as in worker’s strike)

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une grève

105
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to resolve

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résoudre

106
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to meet the need

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pour faire face aux besoin

107
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snowball

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une boule de neige

108
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housework

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le ménage

109
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to miss (r)

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rater

110
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to count on

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compter sur

111
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ce before a masculine noun that starts with a vowel

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cet

112
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Forming the pluperfect

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had done something

avoir or etre in imperfect + past participle

113
Q

What ending is often used to create adverbs and is the equivalent of the English “ly”?

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-ement (ex: gratuit –> gratuitement

114
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another word for pet

A

chouchou

115
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despite

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malgré

116
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to lend

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prêter

117
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the crockery/dishes

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la vaisselle

118
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the corkscrew

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le tire-bouchon

119
Q

qui vs. que

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qui when something is the subject of a clause; que when it is an object of a sentence…?

120
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the fat

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le gras

121
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skyscraper

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un gratte-ciel

122
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lobster

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un homard

123
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whale

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une baleine

124
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related

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liée

125
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ways to express feeling depressed

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il a le cafard, Il est déprime, Il n’a pas la pêche, Il n’a pas le moral

126
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sad

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triste

127
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to inform about

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faire part de

128
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Order of pronouns

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The “weaker” pronouns (le, la, les) always come before the pronouns such as lui and leur

129
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me too

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moi aussi

130
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me neither

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moi non plus

131
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to collect

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recueillir

132
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collection

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recueil

133
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first, at first

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d’abord

134
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the sale

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la vente

135
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pig

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un cochon

136
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to work (slang)

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bosser

137
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pig

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un cochon

138
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to work (slang)

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bosser

139
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microwave

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un four à micro-ondes

140
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Further

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Davantage

141
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whose

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dont

142
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refusal

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un refus

143
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taxes

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les impôts

144
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obstruction, blocking

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le blocage

145
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alors que

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while

146
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to try (t)

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tanter

147
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to hit, hit back

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riposter

148
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leader

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le dirigeant, le chef de file

149
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to direct

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diriger

150
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own (as in his own)

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propre

151
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whether

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soit

152
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either

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ce soit

153
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whatever

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quoi que

154
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to submit

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soumettre

155
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thus

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ainsi

156
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to achieve, get through, reach

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parvenir

157
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household

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un ménage

158
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especially, in particular (n)

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notamment

159
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however

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cependant, toutefois

160
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talks, negotiations

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pourparler

161
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peace

A

La paix

162
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to add

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ajouter

163
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henceforth

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Désormais

164
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to recognize

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reconnaître

165
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spokesman

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un porte-parole

166
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national, citizen

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un(e) ressortissant(e)

167
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earlier

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Plus tôt

168
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to act

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agir

169
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to covet

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convoiter

170
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but (french to english)

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goal, objective

171
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hot issues

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les dossiers chauds

172
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yet, however (p)

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pourtant

173
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online

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en ligne

174
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complain

A

une plainte

175
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to prevent

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empecher

176
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fireworks

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feu d’artifice

177
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to kidnap

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enlever

178
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at least

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au moins

179
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the next day

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le lendemain

180
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to reject

A

rejeter

181
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to wear (p)

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porter

182
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Some adjectives that change meaning based on whether they are placed before or after the noun

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"grand" after noun = tall
"grand" before noun = great
"nouveau" before noun = new (succeeding)
"nouveau" after noun = new (appearing for first time)
"propre" before noun = own
"propre" after noun = clean
"sale" after noun = dirty
"sale" before noun = unpleasant
183
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When are “g” and “c” pronounced with a hard vs soft sound?

A

When followed by “a,” “o,” or “u” the sound is hard. When followed by “e,” “i,” or “y” the sound is soft.

184
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When to use different pronunciations of im/in

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When followed by a vowel, it takes a long “i” sound (ee). When followed by a consonant, it takes a nasal sound.

185
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Two kinds of “h”

A

Even though “h” is always silent in French, there are actually 2 kinds: mute and aspirated. In front of a mute “h,” contractions form as if it were a vowel (j’habite). In front of an aspirated “h,” contractions do not form, as if it were a consonant (le homard).

186
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For “et,” the t is always

A

Silent

187
Q

When to pronounce the “s” in “plus”

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When you are trying to indicate you want more, pronounce the “s” (vous en avez plus?). When you are indicating that there is no more, the “s” is silent (je n’en ai plus).

188
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immediately

A

aussitôt

189
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full

A

plein

190
Q

heavyweights

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poids lourds

191
Q

Using 2 adjectives

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If both should go before noun: put side by side in front.
If both should go after noun: put both, separated by “et”
If one should go before and the other after, but in their rightful place.

192
Q

Negation with 2 verbs

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The ne…pas goes around the first verb, the second verb is in infinitive form:
I do not want to go on vacation = Je ne veux pas partir en vacances

193
Q

Negation with compound verbs (for example present perfect tense)

A

As in double verbs, the ne…pas goes around the FIRST verb:

We did not go on holiday = Nous ne sommes pas partis en vacances.

194
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Never, no longer, nothing

A

Use the same placement rules as ne…pas:
Never = ne…jamais, He never goes on holiday = Il ne part jamais en vacances.
No longer = ne…plus, They no longer have any friends = Ils n’ont plus d’amis
Nothing = ne…rien, They didn’t do anything this year = Ils n’ont rien fait cette année.

195
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Nobody/not anyone

A

Ne…personne
With one verb, acts the same as never, etc:
He doesn’t welcome anyone = Il n’invite personne.
However, with 2 verbs, ne…personne must go around BOTH verbs:
He hasn’t invited anyone = Ils n’a invité personne

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(n)either…(n)or

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use ne…ni…ni (NO pas):

I like neither sun nor with (I don’t like either sun or wind) = Je n’aime ni le soleil ni le vent

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