Chapter 7 Flashcards

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To become

I think that mary wants to become a teacher/professor

All people can become friends even if their languages and customs are different

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Devenir

Je pense que Marie veut devenir professeur.

Même si leurs langues et leurs coutumes sont différentes, tous les gens peuvent devenir amis.

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To intervene/interrupt

You have no right to interfere in the affairs of others

The United Nations sent troops to intervene in the conflict

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Intervenir

Vous n’avez aucun droit d’intervenir dans les affaires des autres.

Les Nations Unies dépêchèrent des troupes afin d’intervenir dans le conflit.

(afin de faire - in order to do something)

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To obtain, to get

you are still too young to get/obtain a driver’s license

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Obtenir

Tu es trop jeune encore pour obtenir un permis de conduire

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To succeed (in), manage to

She finally managed to open the door

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Parvenir (à)

Elle est finalement parvenue à ouvrir la porte.

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To come back

You must come back before it gets dark

I don’t know when he’ll come back

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Revenir

Tu dois revenir avant qu’il fasse sombre

Je ne sais pas quand il va revenir

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To hold, have, keep

Could you hold these bags until 4pm?

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Tenir

Pouvez-vous tenir ces sacs jusqu’à quatre heures de l’apres-midi?

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To be attached to

That child is very attached to his brother

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Tenir à + person

Cet enfant tient beaucoup à son frere

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To be determined to do/bent on doing something

I’m determined to visit paris

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Tenir à + inf.

Je tiens à visiter paris

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To take into account, pay attention to

Do you attend to/take into account your friends’ needs?

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Tenir compte de + person/thing

Tu tiens compte des besoins de tes amis?

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To contradict

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Contredire

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To forbid, prohibit

We should prohibit (ban) advertising aimed at children

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Interdire

Nous devrions interdire la publicité à destination des enfants

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To say again, to repeat

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Redire

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To elect

Will they elect him for 4 more years?

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Élire

Vont-ils l’élire pour un nouveau mandat de quatre ans?

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To describe

Those students describe the problems

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Décrire

Ces étudiants décrivent les difficultés

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To write, inscribe

You write your name on the list

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Inscrire

Vous inscrivez votre nom sur cette liste

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To transcribe

They transcribe the lawyer’s statement

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Transcrire

On transcrit le discours de l’avocat

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To permit, to allow

I can’t allow you to do that
I can’t let you

She wouldn’t allow me to read the letter

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Permettre (à qqn de faire qch)

Je ne peux pas vous permettre de faire ça
Je ne peux pas te le permettre.

Elle ne voulait pas me permettre de lire la lettre.

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To promise

I can’t promise anything, but i’ll do my best

That’s all that i can promise

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Promettre (à qqn de faire qch)

Je ne peux rien promettre, mais je vais faire de mon mieux

C’est tout ce que je peux promettre

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To postpone, to give back, to turn in

It’s late, shall we postpone the session?

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Remettre

Il est tard, on remet la séance?

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To submit, to subject

He decided to submit his resignation

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Soumettre

Il a décidé de soumettre sa démission

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To hit, to beat

This team breaks (beats) records every year

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Battre

Cette équipe battre des records tous les ans.

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To combat, to fight

He dedicated his life to fighting corruption

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Combattre

Il a dédié sa vie à combattre la corruption.

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May I have a cup of tea? (Using puis)

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Puis-je avoir un tasse de thé

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To be willing (or glad) to do something

I would be happy to come along with the group

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Vouloir bien

Je veux bien accompagner le groupe

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To mean or to signify What does amuse-bouche mean?
Vouloir dire. Que veut dire amuse-bouche?
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Verbs followed directly by infinitive ``` to like/love to to go to want/desire to to hate/detest to have to to hope to to have to/be necessary to be able to/can to prefer to to know (how to) to come to want/wish to ```
``` aimer (j'aime aller) aller (je vais manger) désirer (je désire aller) détester devoir espérer falloir (il faut) pouvoir préférer savoir venir vouloir ```
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martin hates eating out, he prefers to cook
Marin déteste diner au restaurant; il préfere faire la cuisine
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to forms of ne pas with the verb + inf structure i don't like to do homework on friday I prefer not to go out (i prefer not to go out)
je n'aime pas faire les devoir le vendredi (neg, pos) nous préfèrons ne pas sortir (pos., neg)
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to count on or plan on doing something (lit. "thinking to do) Odette is planning to study medicine They are planning to drop by our place
Penser + inf Odette pense faire des études de médecine Ils pensent passer chez nous.
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verbs requiring à before the infinitive ``` to help someone to to manage to to try to (not essayer) to begin to to continue to to teach someone to to hesitate to to invite someone to to succeed in to serve to to be eager to ```
``` aider qqun à arriver à chercher à commencer à continuer à enseigner à qqun à hésiter à inviter qqun à réussir à servir à tenir à ```
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i'm anxious (eager) to buy that camera
tenir à fair qch - to be eager or anxious to do something je tiens à acheter cet appareil photo
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both, at the same time it expresses both an objective and the search for a method to attain it
à la fois exprime à la fois un but et la recherche d'une méthode pour l'atteindre.
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i am helping the students do their homework
j'aide les élèves à faire leurs devoirs
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michael teaches his daughter to write
Michel enseigne à sa fille à écrire | remember both à in there
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verbs requiring de or d' before the infinitive ``` to accept, to agree to be afraid of to choose to to advise to to decide to to ask to to tell to to prevent someone from to try to to avoid to finish (doing something) to forget to allow (someone to) to promise (someone that) to refuse to to regret (doing) to dream about to have just (done something) ```
``` accepter de avoir peur de choisir de conseiller de décider de demander de dire de empêcher qqun de essayer de éviter de finir de oublier de permettre à qqun de promettre à qqun de refuser de regretter de rêver de venir de ```
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article
l'article (m)
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author
l'auteur (m)
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library, shelf
la bibliothèque
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biography
la biographie
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notepad
le bloc-notes
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notebook
la cahier
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map, menu
la carte
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postcard
la carte postale
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chapter
le chapitre
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review
le compte rendu
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story (fairy tale)
le conte (de fées)
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pencil
le crayon
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critic
le or la critique
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dictionary
le dictionnaire
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term paper
la dissertation
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screen
l'écran
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writings
les écrits (m)
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writer
l'écrivain (m)
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publisher
l'éditeur (m)
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bookstore
la librairie
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literature
la littérature
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link, weblink
le lien
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(history) book
le livre (d'histoire)
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software
le logiciel
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magazine
le magazine
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textbook
le manuel
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monthly
mensuel(le)
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word
le mot
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search engine
le moteur de recherche
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novella, news
la nouvelle
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computer
l'ordinateur (m)
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paper
du papier (m)
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words (poem, song)
les paroles (f)
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paragraph
le paragraphe
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classified ads
les petites annonces (f)
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sentence
la phrase
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publishing
l'édition (f)
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encyclopedia
l'encyclopédie (f)
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envelope
l'enveloppe (f)
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nonfiction
l'essai (m)
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(research) study
l'étude (f)
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exam, test
l'examen
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a sheet of paper
une feuille de papier
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computer file
le fichier
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weekly
hebdomadaire
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to print (something out)
imprimer
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printer
l'imprimante (f)
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on the internet (m)
sur internet
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newspaper
le journal
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play (theatre)
la pièce (de théâtre)
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poem
le poème
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poetry
la poésie
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laptop, cell phone
le portable
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program
le programme
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advertising
la publicité (la pub)
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research
les recherches (f)
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journal, review
la revue
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novel
le roman
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mystery
le roman policier
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website
le site web
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mouse
la souris
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pen
le stylo
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thesis
la thèse
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postage stamp
le timbre
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journalist
le or la journalist
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newsstand
le kiosque
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reader
le lecteur, la lectrice
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letter
la lettre
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word processing
le traitement de texte
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keys (keyboard)
les touches (f)
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translator
le traducteur, la traductrice
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translation
la traduction
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hotel management
l'hôtellerie (f)
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(academic) advisor
le directeur d'études
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in the future
à l'avenir
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an inn, a small hotel
une auberge
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upscale, upmarket
haut de gamme
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neighboring
voisin(e)
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advice
les conseils (m)
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department (of a school or university)
la faculté
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to stay, remain
rester
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to do an intership
faire un stage
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famous
célèbres
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or
ou bien
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overseas, abroad
à l'étranger
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what
ce que
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support
soutiennent (soutenir)
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i'll miss them
ils vont me manquer
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as well as
ainsi que
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on the other hand
en revanche
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write to each other
nous écrirre
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quickly
vite
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First First, i'll try to understand why he thinks so
D'abord D'abord je vais essayer de comprendre pourquoi il pense ainsi.