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1
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hi, guys

A

salut les mecs

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4.50 a kilo

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4.50 le kilo

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3
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when body parts are the subject of a sentence

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the possessive determiner is used

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she was eating shellfish

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elle mangeait des coquillages

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5
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when an adjective precedes the noun is de or des used?

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de is used

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6
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to do harm

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faire du mal

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7
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to sack

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donner congé à

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8
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with no handle

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sans manche

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9
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being repaired

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en réparation

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10
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by order

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sur commande

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out of pity

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par pité

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verbs which can’t be followed by an article (thought when the noun is modified, the article is not omitted )

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être
demeurer
devenir
rester 
nommer
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13
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when can an article be omitted

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in lists

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14
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à condition que is

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subjunctive

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15
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je regrette que takes

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subjunctive

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16
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if a situation is hypothetical what mood is used?

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subjunctive

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17
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to wish that

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souhaiter que

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18
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to be careful that/ make sure that

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vieller à ce que

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19
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to fear that

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craindre que

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20
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to expect that

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s’attendre à ce que

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21
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to insist that

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insister pour que

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22
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subjunctive we want

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nous voulions

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23
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you want sub

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tu veuilles

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24
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they know sub

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ils sachent

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25
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I have sub

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J’aie

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26
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he has sub

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il ait

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27
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we do sub

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nous fassions

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28
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he is worth/ it is worth sub

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il vaille

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29
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out of place

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déplacé

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30
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it’s time for

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il est temps que + subj

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31
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it’s better that

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il vaut mieux que + subj

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32
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supposing that

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supposant que/ à supposer que

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33
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so that/ in such a way that

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de façon que/ se sorte que/ si bien que

34
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however little that

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pour peur que

35
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to be ready/ in position to

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etre en mesure de

36
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I’m willing

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je veux bien faire quelque chose

37
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to tell someone something- usually an anecdote

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raconter quelque chose à quelqu’un

38
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if something is peerless in a statement like ‘there is no better football player’ …

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the the verb is subjunctive

39
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when a coordinative clause is added to a hypothetical clause

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it take the subjunctive

40
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‘whether… or’ construction

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que tu sub ou ne sub pas

41
Q

what a lot of…

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que de + noun

42
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go up and look for them

A

monte les chercher

43
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when an order has to be fulfilled in the future the form is as followed

A

etre or avoir + past participle

44
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how can an imperative be toned down?

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using vouloir, eg veuillez vous chercher

45
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when the address is non specific then what is used for a command

A

an infinitive

46
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in reported speech pret goes to

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pluperfect

47
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to small islands

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à is used

48
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to live in

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vivre à

49
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when you are talking specifically about an event taking place somewhere then…

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dans is used

50
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in the morning

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au petit matin

51
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admittedly

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il faut convenir

52
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when adjectives are used personally to describe a noun or a personal pronoun, they take an infinitive construction eg

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la pâte à pain est agréable à toucher vs il est agréable de toucher de la pâte à pain

53
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committee

A

la comité

54
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when clauses containing unstressed subject pronouns are coordinated by et, ou or ne…ni

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the second pronoun may be deleted, for example

elle se réveille et regarde l’horloge

55
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il can’t be used to refer to

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events
actions
states
general classes

56
Q

it amuses piers that he does wind surfing

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cela/ ća amuse Pierre qu’elle fasse de la planche à voile

57
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that saddens

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cela attriste

58
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it annoys

A

cela énerve

59
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it exhausts

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cela épuise

60
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it embarrasses

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cela gêne

61
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it hurts arnaud that

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il/ ça fait mal à Arnaud de/ que

62
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it must be him

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ce doit être lui

63
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he liked film

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le film lui a plu

64
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outlive

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survivre

65
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he looks like him

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il lui ressemble

66
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force to

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forcer à/ contraindre à

67
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stop someone from doing something

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empêcher quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

68
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to thank

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remercier

69
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notice

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remarquer

70
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suggest

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proposer

71
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fascinating

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passionnant

72
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he may well have said that

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il pourrait bien l’avoir dit

73
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the understood subject of a verb of perception or envoyer/ faire/ laisser or envoyer

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is realised as an indirect object if the infinitive has a direct object, but as a direct object if it does not

74
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there they are

A

les voilà

75
Q

here we are

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nous voilà

76
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don’t make me laugh

A

ne me fais pas rire

77
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to show the way

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indiquer le chemin

78
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I’m frightened, but he is not

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Je suis en colère, mais il ne l’est pas

79
Q

window displays

A

le vitrines

80
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in reported speech present goes to

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imperfect

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