40 Flashcards

(47 cards)

1
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at the moment, for now

A

pour l’instant

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(alternatives to “ca marche”)

A

ça va
pas de soucis

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3
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my ancestors

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mes ancêtres

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4
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Allow me to…

A

je me permets de…
permettez-mois de…

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5
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absolutely

A

tout à fait

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6
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It’s a good challenge

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C’est un bon défi

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7
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new environments

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des environnements nouveaux

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8
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in advance

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à l’avance

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9
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nothing to report

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rien à signaler

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10
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liaison after “toujours”?

A

no! don’t do it!

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11
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When did I say to myself this is really what I like?

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A quel moment je me suis dit c’est vraiment ça qui me plait

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I couldn’t see myself leaving for more than a week.

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Je ne me voyais pas partir plus d’une semaine

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I wanted to stay in touch with my employees

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je voulais rester en contact avec mes employés

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14
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I had never left Europe before 2010

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je n’avais jamais quitté l’Europe avant 2010

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15
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I worry about the environmental impact

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Je m’inquiète de l’impact environnemental

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16
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It really triggered something for me about that.

A

ça m’a vraiment fait le déclic par rapport à ça

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17
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I went to the other side of the world.

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je suis allé à l’autre bout du monde

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18
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It was a complete success

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Ça a été un succès sur toute la ligne

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19
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It’s been 7 years that I’ve been traveling 6 months per year

A

ça fait 7 ans que je voyage six mois par an

20
Q

You gave yourself the means to make it happen

A

tu t’es donné les moyens aussi d’y arriver

21
Q

How did you know that it was driving you? (familiar)

A

Comment tu as su que ça te drivait ?

22
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I love it (familiar)

23
Q

I still had my company (familiar)

A

J’avais encore ma boîte

24
Q

It’s the busy part of the semester

A

C’est la période la plus chargée du semestre.

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I have a conference next week and another one the week after
j’ai une conférence la semaine prochaine et une autre la semaine d’après
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I'm going (there) alone
je vais y aller seule
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I've never asked you...
je ne t’ai jamais demandé
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he has to stay awake
il doit rester (r)éveillé
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he can bring back books
il peut rapporter des livres
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To take/bring: - things/objects - people
1. (r)apporter 2. emmener/amener
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1. to bring (emphasizing the destination) 2. to take along (emphasizing departure point)
1. amener 2. emmener
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we gave them a promise / they were given a promise
on leur a fait une promesse
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we promised them something / they were promised something
on leur a promis quelque chose
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We're going to take them to France
on va les emmener en France
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jet lag
le décalage horaire (lit. 'the hour shift')
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there's no excuse
Il n'y a pas d'excuse
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not by American standards
pas selon les normes américaines
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storage
le rangement
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they're not very common
ils ne sont pas très courants
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radiator
chauffage
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I choose...
je choisis...
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something sharp
quelque chose de pointu
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My tire is flat. It's flat.
mon pneu a crevé il est à plat
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That's never happened to me
Ça ne m'est jamais arrivé
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to immerse
immerger
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more relaxed (of a person)
plus détendu(e)
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to pour water
verser de l'eau