CBF Phrases Flashcards

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What else?

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Quoi d’autre?

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It’s so difficult!

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Qu’est-ce que c’est difficil!

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I’m going to try to write a bit about what I’m going to do

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Je vais essayer d’ecrire un peu à propos de ce que je vais faire.

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I must say that..

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Je dois dire que

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I miss olive

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Olive me manque

Olive manque à moi

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At least

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Au moins

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At the time, …

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À l’époque

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When ( I do something…), use future tense

When I return to Canada

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Quand je retournerais en Canada

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I get along with…

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Je m’entends bien avec…

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Almost More like a ___ than a ___

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Presque plus comme un(e) ___ que comme un(e) _____

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The only problem is that

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Le seul problème c’est que

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To seem (have an air of)

He seems happy

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Avoir l’aire + adj

Il a l’aire content

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To be lucky

We were lucky

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Avoir de la chance

On a eu de la chance

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It is required that …

We need to speak together in French

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Il faut que …(subjunctive)

Il faut que nous parlions en francais ensemble

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I understand more or less what’s happening

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Je comprende plus ou moins ce qui ce passé

Ce qui ce passe –> that which happens

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To begin to do something

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Commence à faire quelque chose

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To decide to do something

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Decider de faire quelque chose

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To pass/spend time doing something

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Passer du temps à faire quelque chose

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It’s thanks to him that…

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C’est grâce à lu que…

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I look forward to…

I’m looking forward to the holidays

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Attendre ___ avec impatience

J’attendre les vacances avec impatience

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Except that

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Sauf que…

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Shut up!

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Ta gueule!

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I can’t believe it

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Je ne peux pas le croire

Coll: J’y crois pas!
Je n’arrive pas à y croire

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I have to go pick up my brother from the station at 5pm

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Je dois aller chercher mon frère a la gare a 17 heure

Chercher can mean ‘pick up’

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I have to go pick up my brother from the station at 5pm
Je dois aller chercher mon frère a la gare a 17 heure Chercher can mean 'pick up'
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To be good (strong) at something I'm good at cooking
Être fort en ____ Je suis tres fort en cuisine
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Although ___(subjunctive)
Bien que + subjunctive
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Various, several
Plusieurs
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The majority of my time (check)
La majeure parte de mon temps
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To know how to do something I know how to play piano
Savoir + inf | Je sais jouer du piano
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To leaf through (magazines)
Feuilleter
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Window shopping
Faire du leche vitrine | Lit: to do some window licking
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To rummage through
Fouiller
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To know how to do something I know how to play piano
Savoir + inf | Je sais jouer du piano
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To leaf through (magazines)
Feuilleter
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Window shopping
Faire du leche vitrine | Lit: to do some window licking
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To rummage through
Fouiller
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"I realized that..." I realized that my parents were going to get divorced
Je me suis rendu compte que... Je me suis rendu compte que mes parents allaient divorce
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"I turned around"
Je me suis retourné
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I didn't have the chance to...
Je n'ai pas eu l'occasion de (inf)
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To wander
Se balader
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I'd had enough
J'en avait marre
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"After seeing you, I was happy" (Grammar) using aprés + inf.
Aprés t'avoir vu, j'étais heureux --> always follow aprés with an infinitive in these cases
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A lot of (full of), not beaucoup I have had plenty of opportunies to practice my French
Plein(e) de J'ai eu plein d'opportunites de pratiquer mon francais
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Half
Le moitié
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I just (did something)
Je viens de faire quelque chose
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Busy
Chargé(e)
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I don't want him to know that...
Je ne veux pas qu'il sache (subjunctive)
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You're not going to believe it
Vous n'allez pas le croire
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To take care of/to take charge of something
Se charger de qch
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As usual
Comme d'habitude
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It wasn't always like that
Ce n'était pas toujours comme ça
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I try to stay cool
J'essaye de rester cool --> rester = stay a certain way, not place
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She prefers that we call her sandrine
Elle prefere que nous l'appelions sandrine Subjunctive after "prefere que", as with in Spanish
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Supposed to/expected to (do something) I was supposed to be at jerome's at 5pm
Être censé faire qch J'étais censé être chez Jerome a 17h
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A car came to get us (came to look for us)
Une voiture est venue nous chercher
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It is/was amazing (classy)
C'est/C'était la classe
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To feel at ease, to feel comfortable
Se sentir à l'aise Il faut dire que Je ne me sentais pas a l'aise
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Unforgettable
inoubliable
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I got along well with... (Ep19, add later)
..
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The most interesting of all was....(ep19, add)
...
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Last week I went to the supermarket to buy strawberries, but I didn't find any
Vendredi dernier, Je suis allé au supermarché pour acheter des fraises, mais Je n'en ai pas trouvé
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I think that my stories have convinced her that it's a rewarding job
Je pense que mes histoires l'ont convaincu que c'est in travaille enrichissent
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If I were rich, I would stop working and travel
Si j'étais rich, j'arreterais de travailler et Je voyagerais au tout de monde. - -> 'were' = imperfect tense - -> arreter de faire qch = to stop doing something
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It's much easier that way
C'est beaucoup plus facile comme ça
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I get by quite well
Je me debrouille assez bien
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How is it that...(you speak French like that?)
Comment ça se fait (que vous parlez francais comme ça?)
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Both of you | All three of you etc
Tout les deux / trois etc
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I grew up I. Vancouver
J'ai grandis à van
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I didn't mean that
Je me voulais pas dire ça
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I was starting to wonder where you were
Je commencai a me demander ou tu été
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I don't even know...
Je ne sais même pas...
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Would it please you to...? | How would it sound if....? (Formal, informal)
Ça vous dirait de faire qch | Ça te dirait de faire qch
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To impose (oneself)
S'imposer
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The area (lit. The corner)
Le coin
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Tell us | Tell me
Racontez nous | Racontez moi
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Suburb
La Banlieue
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To enrol/sign up
S'inscrire
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"Do you say that?" | Is that how you say it?
Ça c'est dit?
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Journey
Trajet
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You can take advantage of...
Vous pouvez profiter...
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What is that again? | What's your name again?
Qu'est-ce que c'est déja? Tu t'appele comment déja?
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To find it difficult to do something
Avoir du mal a faire qch
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Nothing at all
Rien de tout
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Can you believe it? (Check)
Tu te rencontre?!
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As soon as
Des que J'en acheterais un des que Je pourrais
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I don't think that ...(subj)
Je ne pense pas que (subjunctive)
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I'm not sure
Je ne suis pas sûr
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It's a pleasure to..
Ça fait plaisirde faire
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What if we (invited...) | Making a suggestion
Si on invitais...
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As soon as As soon as possible As soon as she starts to translate Scottish expressions into French
Aussi tôt que... Aussi tôt que possible Aussi tôt qu'elle commence à traduir ces expressions ecossaise en francais..
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To argue (with each other)
Se disputer
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Thanks for (doing something, having done something
Merci de + inf Merci d'avoir fait...
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I don't want anymore | I want some more
Je n'en veux plus(silent s in plus) J'en veux plus (s is pronounced in plus) Plus with the s silent means 'no more' Plus with the s pronounced means 'more'
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'It's on me' 'I'll pay for this one'
C'est moi qui paye
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To guess Can you guess how happy I am?
Deviner Peux-tu deviner comme je suis content ?
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To rely on / to count on You can count on Jack.
Compter que Tu peux compter sur Jack.
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He wants me to (go to...) | He wants that I (go to...
Il veux que je aille (need subjunctive)
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That sounds good to me
Ça me dit bien
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To hire, to take on
Embaucher
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To delegate
Déléguer
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Goal
But (pronounce t)
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To reduce, to lessen We must cut our expenses to save money.
Réduire Nous devons réduire nos dépenses pour économiser de l'argent.
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To join us, meet us here
Nous rejoindre ici
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To have a laugh, have fun
Rigoler
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He seems happy with my work
Il a l'aire content de mon travaille | Reminder of 'seems'
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I don't know what happened to me (using arriver)
Je ne sais pas ce qui m'est arrivé
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I would have imagined I would never have imagined I would never have imagined being able to participate/take part
J'aurais imaginé Je n'aurais jamais imaginé Je n'aurais jamais imaginé pouvoir participer
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I've already spoken about it with you
J'en ai parlé | J'en ai déjà parlé avec toi
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You're not going to believe it!
Tu ne vas pas le croire | Vous n'allez pas le croire
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As soon as she gets here/arrive
Aussi tôt qu'elle Des qu'elle arrivera, nous nous mettons en route (Need future tense for arriver)
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Sylvie helped us choose the best local products
Sylvie nous a aider à choisir les meilleurs produits locaux Local --> locals/locaux
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I'm doing it so that you'll come
Je le faire pour que tu vienne (subj, check) Pour que --> subj
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Il only doing it if you come | I'm doing it on the condition that you come
Je le fait pour vu que tu vienne (subj) Check "pour vu"
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To start by doing something "I started by saying that I was delighted to be in Paris"
J'ai commencé par... J'ai commencé par dire que j'etais ravi d'etre à paris
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After having thought about it a lot, I said yes
Apres avoir beaucoup reflechi, j'ai di oui
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I get the impression that she would really like to go this evening
J'ai l'impression que Elle aimerais y aller ce soir
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I'm back and I have good news
Je suis de retour (sp), j'ai de bonnes nouvelle (Remember de, not des) Être de retoure - to be back
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This morning I saw the boy who's mother is French
Ce matin, j'ai vu le garçon dont la mere est francaise Dont = "of whom" Could rephrase the question "I saw the boy of whom the mother is French"
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At the time I wasn't married yet
A l'epoque, Je n'etais pas encore marie
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I have a lot on my plate (I've got my work cut out for me)
Avoir du pain sur la planche J'ai du pan sur ma planche
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I'll keep you posted about the house
Je vous tiendrez au courant pour la maison
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Review: avant que...ne
'Avant qu'elle n'arrive (subj)
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To find your way about, to get your bearings, to feel comfortable in a place
Prendre se répare
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I'm not telling/teaching you anything (New)
Je ne t'à prendre rien
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I bumped into someone
Je suis tombé nez a nez avec qqn
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To move on
Aller de la vente
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That allows me to..( do something)
Ce la me permer de faire qch
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I'd better ...
Il vot mieux que...(sp?)