Advanced French Phrases Flashcards by Lan Le

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My studies in… have provided me with lots of skills in…

A

Mes études en ___ m’ont permis d’acquérir de nombreuses compétences en ___

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a breathtaking view

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une vue à vous couper le souffle

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In the past I found him/her/it…

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Dans le passé je l’ai trouvé + adjective

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that is not the case

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c’est pas du tout le cas

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it can be

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Ça peut être

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I’m not entirely persuaded

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Je ne suis pas entièrement persuadée

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I try to choose

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j’essaye choisir

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it’s about

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il s’agit d’

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at the moment

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en ce moment

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in fact

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en fait

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one must look on the bright side of things

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il faut regarder les chose du bon cote

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time will tell

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qui vivra verra

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I would have said/ believed that

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j’aurais dit/ cru que

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il pleuvait a verse

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it was raining very heavily

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si j’avais su + conditional

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if I had known.. I would

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I want to

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j’ai envie de

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you should

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on devrait

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in order to

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pour + infinitive

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so that I can

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afin que je puisse

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what a disaster

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quel désastre!

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what luck

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quelle chance!

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how awful

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quelle horreur!

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it appears to me that

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il me parait que

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some people say

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certains disent que

as far as I know

pour autant que je sache

if I could, I would like

si je pouvais, je voudrais

malgré

despite

I have to + infinitive

je dois + infinitive

I can + infinitive

je peux + infinitive

I intend to + infinitive

j'ai l'intention de + infinitive

I am in the middle of + infinitive

je suis en train de + infinitive

you must + infinitive

il faut + infinitive

it is essential to + infinitive

il est essentiel de + infinitive

I chose/ decided to

j'ai choisi de + infinitive j'ai décidé de + infinitive

When I am 18

Quand j'aurai 18 ans

I have always wanted to + infinitive

j'ai toujours voulu + infinitive

when im older

quand je serais plus âgé(e)

in order to...

afin de + infinitive

when im rich

quand je serais riche

its worth it

il vaut la piene

im looking forward to

j'attends avec impatience

what I like the most

ce que j'aime le plus

in other words

c'est-à-dire

I have to admit that

je dois avouer que

as far as im concered

autant que je sois concerné

what I like the most

ce que j'aime le plus

either.... or...

soit...soit...

it is well known that

il est bien connu que

apart from

à part