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French Phrases - Alliance Française Flashcards

1
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To involve onesself in

A

S’impliquer dans

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I involve myself fully in

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je m’implique à fond dans…

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The welcoming

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l’Accueillement

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To have esteem for someone

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Avoir l’estime pour quelqu’un

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They forcefeed them in the other classes.

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Ils gavent les oies dans les autres classes.

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In order to explain

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De façon d’expliquer

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I swear to you!

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Je vous jure!

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However

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Pourtant

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9
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To impress upon / to mark the mind

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Marquer l’esprit

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10
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A musical

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Un spectacle musical

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11
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Learn by heart

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Apprendre par cœur

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12
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A basic error

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Une erreur de base

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13
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with a raised voice

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à voix haute

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14
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To crystallise

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cristalliser

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15
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A obstacle course

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Un parcours

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16
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When I was young, I did something

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Petit, J’ai fait quelque chose

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17
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What a dream!

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Le rêve, quoi!

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18
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Very known

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Très connu

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19
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I’m kidding!

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Je rigole!

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20
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To make a dream concrete

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Concrétiser un rêve

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21
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To decide to do something

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Tenir à faire quelque chose

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22
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Inclined towards something

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Tourner vers quelque chose

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23
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It’s a marathon day /

It’s been a long day

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C’est la journée marathon

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24
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Like, because of the “crisis”

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Comme, c’est la “crise”

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25
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Your own struggle / set of obstacles

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Votre propre parcours

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26
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I have a full / busy week

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J’ai une semaine chargée

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27
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I haven’t said anything

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Je n’ai rien dit

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28
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Tele-working

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Travailler à distance

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29
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A chicken-and-egg problem

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Le problème de la poule et de l’œuf

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30
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To go around in circles without progressing

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Tourner en rond

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31
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Do you (pl) agree with what she said?

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Est-ce que vous partagez ce qu’elle a dit

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32
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Make a sentence for me

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Faites-moi une phrase

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33
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Unfurl the red carpet

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Dérouler le tapis rouge

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34
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Whatever your level of french

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Quel que soit ton niveau de français

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35
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All that, it’s complicated

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Tout ça, c’est compliqué

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36
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A headwreck

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Un casse-tête

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37
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A pain in the ass

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Un casse-pied

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38
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Suddenly, something happened

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Soudain, quelque chose est arrivée.

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39
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Something happened suddenly

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Quelque chose est arrivée soudainement.

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40
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I feel like sleeping too much

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J’avais trop envie de dormir

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41
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It’s seen as an event

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C’est vu comme un évènement

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42
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without context

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Hors contexte

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43
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Their relationship soured

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Leurs relations se sont envenimées

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44
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Until the point of non-return

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Jusqu’au point de non-retour

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45
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a spanish-speaker

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Une hispanophone

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46
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One does that to develop an instinctive habot

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On fait ça pour gagner un automatisme

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47
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Let’s get motivated!

A

On se motive!

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48
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I slept well

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J’ai très bien dormir

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49
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The example is this one here.

A

L’exemple, c’est celui-ci.

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50
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To approach the subject

A

Aborder le sujet de

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51
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We’re going to check whats happening

A

On va vérifier ce qui se passe

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52
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The distant past

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L’antériorité

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53
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Always ask yourself

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Toujours se poser

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54
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One can very well say

A

On peut très bien dire

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55
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It’s less correct / appropriate / applicable

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C’est moins pertinent

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56
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I have trouble to finish a book

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J’ai du mal à finir un bouquin.

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57
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Verlan, it’s a code for to not be understood.

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Le verlan, c’est un codage pour ne pas être compris.

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58
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They are inclined towards reading.

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Ils sont tournés vers la lecture.

59
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It’s approachable

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C’est abordable.

60
Q

Behind this word, it hides what and who?

A

Derrière ce mot, ça cache quoi et qui?

61
Q

The working class is made up of people working in construction sites.

A

La classe ouvrière est composée des gens qui travaillent dans les chantiers.

62
Q

One way to break the isolation

A

Une façon de rompre l’isolation

63
Q

To chat

A

Tchatcher

64
Q

A flake

A

Un flocon

65
Q

The approach

A

La démarche

66
Q

Another thing that struck me

A

Autre chose qui m’a marqué

67
Q

It lacks personality

A

Il manque de personnalité

68
Q

It’s a problem in a way

A

C’est un problème d’une façon

69
Q

Right, I think that’s all.

A

Bien, je crois que c’est tout.

70
Q

It’s when you manage to master the system.

A

C’est lorsque tu arrives à maîtriser le système.

71
Q

Compared to

A

Par rapport à

72
Q

It’s too focused on math.

A

C’est trop axé sur les maths.

73
Q

It’s good.

A

C’est bien.

74
Q

A flyer

A

Un tract

75
Q

It is a roughly € 200

A

C’est un peu près de €200

76
Q

If one only has a little money

A

Si on a peu d’argent

77
Q

Who is for and who is against?

A

Qui est pour et qui est contre?

78
Q

the end

A

La fin

79
Q

How is it written?

A

Comment c’est écrit?

80
Q

A small mistake.

A

Une petite faute.

81
Q

It’s super-good what you’ve done!

A

C’est super-bon ce que vous avez fait!

82
Q

We always try to use the phrases that don’t have the subjunctive within.

A

On essaie toujours d’utiliser les phrases qui n’ont pas le subjonctif dedans.

83
Q

Lots of possibilities, eh?

A

Pleine de possibilités, hein?

84
Q

Both of them work

A

Les deux marchent

85
Q

Both are said, actually.

A

Les deux se disent, en fait.

86
Q

I hear both, frankly.

A

J’entends les deux, franchement.

87
Q

It’s too concerted/proper.

A

C’est trop soutenu.

88
Q

Nobody is going to come!

A

Personne ne va venir!

89
Q

The 49-3 allows to pass the law without having agreement of the National Assembly.

A

Le 49-3 permit faire passer la loi sans ayant accord d’assemblée nationale.

90
Q

A terrorist attack

A

Un attentat.

91
Q

A house search. (e.g. for evidence)

A

Une perquisition.

92
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antithetical / antinomical

A

Antinomique

93
Q

To contradict one’s self

A

Se contredire

94
Q

There, I’m contradicting myself

A

Là, je me contredis.

95
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Paradoxalement

A

Paradoxalement

96
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Contrarily

A

Contrairement

97
Q

That works in the opposite sense.

A

ça va dans les sens inverse

98
Q

To do the opposite

A

Faire l’inverse

99
Q

An untruth

A

Une contrevérité

100
Q

to work harder

A

travailler d’avantage

101
Q

Re-evaluation/Upgrading the status and salaries of teachers.

A

Revaloriser le statut et le salaire des professeurs.

102
Q

The speakers

A

Les intervenants.

103
Q

Basic knowledge (taught to children in schools)

A

Les savoirs fondamentaux

104
Q

Succeed eventually against legal opposition

A

Obtenir gain de cause

105
Q

In law

A

En droit

106
Q

If we all act together

A

Si on agit tous ensemble

107
Q

The government remains deaf

A

Le gouvernement reste sourd

108
Q

it does not prevent anything

A

ça n’empêche rien

109
Q

They don’t listen to each other

A

Ils ne s’écoutent pas

110
Q

To skip something

A

Sauter quelque chose

111
Q

Good timing!

A

Bon timing!

112
Q

A timeline

A

Un timeline.

113
Q

I swear it’s like that

A

Je vous jure que c’est comme ça.

114
Q

The vote is very tight.

A

Le vote, c’est très serrée.

115
Q

That almost never happens.

A

ça n’arrive quasiment jamais.

116
Q

The senate is the nursing home for politicians.

A

Le sénat est la maison de retrait des politiciens.

117
Q

That happens sometimes.

A

ça arrive parfois

118
Q

I digress.

A

Je digresse

119
Q

This is a problem which we always have, by the way.

A

C’est un problème qu’on a toujours, d’ailleurs.

120
Q

It’s the students who are stupider than before.

A

C’est les élèves qui sont plus stupides qu’avant

121
Q

I hope so in any case.

A

J’espère en tout cas.

122
Q

It is useless! / It’s no use.

A

Ça ne sert à rien.

123
Q

A protest sign

A

Une pancarte

124
Q

In the end, it will have it’s effect

A

à la longue, ça fera son effet

125
Q

I am in total disagreement with that

A

Je suis en totale désaccord avec ça

126
Q

Truly

A

Drôlement

127
Q

After a while

A

Au bout d’un moment

128
Q

In the end

A

à la fin

129
Q

…rather

A

..plutôt

130
Q

Don’t leave me!

A

Ne me laisse pas!

131
Q

A riddle

A

Une devinette

132
Q

Secularist separation of church and state

A

La Laïcité

133
Q

Discriminatory

A

Discriminatoire

134
Q

It is in the private sphere

A

C’est dans la sphère privée

135
Q

I guessed

A

J’ai deviné

136
Q

I guess…

A

J’imagine…

137
Q

Neutral

A

Neutre

138
Q

I know nothing about it

A

Je n’en sais rien

139
Q

This vacation spot suits the whole family.

A

Ce lieu de vacances convient à toute la famille.

140
Q

I’ve made you a dentist’s appointment for the 15th: I hope that suits you.

A

Je t’ai pris un rendez-vous le dentiste pour le 15 : j’espère que ça te convient.

141
Q

That suits you?

A

ça te convient ? ça te dit?

142
Q

the appropriate response

A

la réponse qui convient

143
Q

One can’t say anymore

A

On ne peut pas dire non plus

144
Q

It might be

A

Il pourrait être

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