CCIP LV1 2010 Flashcards

(14 cards)

1
Q

Le jeune homme se tut. Je l’aurais écouté jusqu’à la fin des temps.

A

The young man stopped talking. I could have listened to him forever [till the end of the time]

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Ca vous va, belle jeune fille ? Maintenant, rendez-moi mes lunettes. L’Europe doit s’être réveillée. Au boulot !

A

Is that all right with you, pretty young lady ? Now, give me back my glasses. Europe must be awake (by now). Let’s get down to work !

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3
Q

Il prononçait le moindre mot français avec une très soigneuse gourmandise.

A

He made a point of pronouncing every single word in French with scrupulous delight.

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4
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En conséquence, son histoire avait duré des heures.

A

As a result, his story lasted for hours.

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5
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L’après-midi était largement entamé.

A

It was well into the afternoon.

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6
Q

Je le suivis dans le rez-de-chaussée où il habitait, une seule pièce qui donnait sur une cour pleine de bidons d’huile.

A

I followed him to the ground floor flat where he lived in just one room, which looked out onto a yard piled up with oil cans.

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7
Q

Quel est votre métier ?

A

What’s your job ?

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8
Q

Je me trompe, ou vous prononcez drôlement ?

A

Am I right in thinking that you pronounce words in a funny way ?

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9
Q

Un petit problème d’accents, je vous expliquerai. En attendant, je répète : comment gagnez-vous votre vie ?

A

I have a little trouble with accents. I’ll tell you about that later ! Meanwhile, I repeat my question : how do you earn a living ?

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10
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Il allume son ordinateur et s’exclama : Elles sont arrivées !

A

He switched on his computer and then exclaimed : “They’re arrived !”.

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11
Q

Qui donc ?

A

Who do you mean ?

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12
Q

Les contraventions du Week-End : deux rouges grillés, stationnements interdits, voies de bus empruntées …

A

Last weekend’s fine : for jumping the lights, illegal parking, driving along bus lanes …

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13
Q

Je n’ai pas vu beaucoup de feux en ville.

A

I haven’t seen many traffic lights in town.

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14
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Normal, je m’occupe des contraventions de Brest, une ville de chez vous, dans une région qui s’appelle la Bretagne, je crois.

A

Of course ! I deal with fines in Brest, a town in your country, in a region that is called Brittany, if I’ve got it right.

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