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Q

Savoir

traduire: I’ve studied well. I, you, &c, know the lesson.

A

J’ai bien étudié.

Je \_\_\_\_ la leçon.
Tu \_\_\_\_ la leçon.
Il \_\_\_\_ la leçon.
Nous \_\_\_\_\_ la leçon.
Vous \_\_\_\_\_ la leçon.
Elles \_\_\_\_\_ la leçon.
1
Q

Renommée

A

Très fameuse

2
Q

Devoir (meaning of, present tense conj)

A

Être oblige de

dois
dois
doit

devons
devez
doivent

3
Q

Avoir besoin de

A

Have need of

4
Q

Sans doute

A

Certainement: without a doubt; certainly; probably

When sans doute begins a phrase, verb & subject are inverted:
Sans doute s’est-il trompé. Without a doubt he’s mistaken.

5
Q

La recette

A

Une liste d’instructions pour le préparation d’un plat.

6
Q

La cuisine

A

L’art culinaire; la préparation des plats.

7
Q

La coquille

A

Shell

8
Q

Le persil

A

Parsley

9
Q

Le beurre

A

Butter

10
Q

Se moquer

A

To tease, make innocent fun of s.o.

[Prof Torres] Se méfier: to mock, almost to the point of challenging; to get in s.o.’s face; to mistrust s.o.

11
Q

Se méfier

A

To mistrust s.o.; also [Prof Torres] to mock, almost to the point of challenging; to get in s.o.’s face

12
Q

La fenêtre

A

Window

Stained-glass “ : vitrail -aux

13
Q

Vitrail -aux

A

Stained-glass window

14
Q

Bateau-mouche

A

“Fly-boat” - one of the tour boats which circle the Île de Cité: so named because–from the bridges above–they resemble flies caught in water.

15
Q

Le Pont Neuf

A

Not the 9th, but the New Bridge

16
Q

Le nord de la France

A

Northern France: the region having its coast along La Manche, from Basse-Normandie north & east.

17
Q

À l’heure

A

On time

18
Q

La péniche

A

The barge

19
Q

Chargé -ée

A

Loaded

20
Q

Le quai

[ke]

A

Quay, (RR station) platform, (river) bank; riverside road (often having “Quai” in its name, as in Quai d’Orsay; in Paris, some of these street names are used to refer to famous institutions by synecdoche, as, e.g., “le Quai d’Orsay” to mean the Foreign Office.

21
Q

Fredonner

A

To hum

22
Q

Apparaître

A

To appear; to seem; (fever, ?rash) to break out
Conj. c̅ either Avoir or Être, exc. when used impersonally, when the auxil. vb is always Être.

Je apparais suis apparu(e) apparaissais
Tu apparais es apparu(e) apparaissais
Il apparaît est apparu(e) apparaissait
Nous apparaissons sommes apparu(e)s apparaissions
Vous apparaissez êtes apparu(e)(s) apparaissiez
Elles apparaissent sont apparu(e)s apparaissaient

23
Q

Queue

[kø]

A

Tail, stem, handle, end (e.g., of a sentence)

24
Q

Lendemain

A

The next day

Le lendemain de son arrivée: the day after his arrival
Le lendemain matin: the next morning
Au lendemain des élections: right after the election
Succés sans lendemain: short-lived success

25
Q

Tout le monde

A

All of us; the whole group (of whatever size); everyone

26
Q

Le achat

A

Purchase

Faire un achat

27
Q

Eux

[ø]

A

(Subject) they; (object) them

28
Q

Le caveau

A

Vault, cellar; bar

29
Q

La foule

A

Crowd

30
Q

Sont assis

A

Are sitting (down)

31
Q

Le/la bouquiniste

[bukinist]

A

Second-hand bookseller

32
Q

Livre d’occasion

A

Second-hand book

Bonheur d’occasion - second-hand love

33
Q

Le croc

[kʀo]

A

(Animal) fang

34
Q

Faire voile

A

Set sail

35
Q

À perte de vue

A

As far as the eye could see; until (for so great a distance that) sight fails

36
Q

C’est oublié

A

It is forgotten/wiped from memory

37
Q

Balayer

[baleje]

A

To sweep, sweep up, sweep out, sweep away, brush aside

38
Q

Je n’ai plus besoin d’eux

A

I need them no longer

39
Q

Rien de rien

A

Absolutely nothing; nothing at all

40
Q

Car ma vie car mes joies

car ___ car ___

A

Because my life, because my joys…

41
Q

Ni…ni

A

Neither…nor

42
Q

La Bourguignonne
[buʀgiɲɔ̃]

Pronunciation rules for /g/:

A

Burgundy - region; wine

Pronunciation rules for /g/:
[ʒ] before e, i, y
[g] otherwise

43
Q

Je naquis

A

I was born/sprang

passé simple

44
Q

Digne [diŋ]

A

Dignified; worthy

45
Q

Reconnaissance

A

Gratitude; recognition

En reconnaissance moi, je la chéris - In [my] gratitude, I cherish her

46
Q

La trogne

A

Snout (a pig’s, e.g.)

47
Q

Rougir

A

To blush, flush; to go red, as with a sunburn (coup de soleil)

48
Q

Fier

[fjeʀ] fière

A

Proud

49
Q

La treille

A

Trellis

50
Q

Heureux

A

Happy

51
Q

Se débarbouiller

[débaʀbuje]

A

To wash one’s face

52
Q

S’embrouiller

[ɑ̃bʀuje]

A

To get in a muddle

From embrouiller, to tangle [fils], confuse [personne], make more complicated [problème]

53
Q

Chérir

[ʃeʀiʀ]

A

To cherish

54
Q

Le gar

A

Boy

Related to garçon; 1° informal/slang

55
Q

Pencher

A

To lean; tip up; incline toward (e.g., an hypothesis); [naut.] list

56
Q
Donc
[dɔ̃ ou dɔ̃k]
The c is pronounced when donc 
  begins a phrase, 
  precedes a vowel sound,
  is being emphasized.
A

So (= par conséquent, après un digression)
Je n’étais pas d’accord, donc j’ai refusé. I didn’t agree, so I refused.
je disais donc que… so, as I was saying, …
Also used as an intensifier/mark of surprise:
Then… c’était donc un espion? he was a spy, then?
And to add emphasis:
allons donc! come on! écoute-moi donc! do listen to me! demande-lui donc - go on, ask him
tais-toi donc! do be quiet! pensez donc! just imagine! comment donc? how do you mean?
quoi donc? what was that? dis donc tell me… tiens donc - well, well

57
Q

L’appât; des appâts

[apɑ]

A

The bait; lure (poisson, personne)

l’appât du gain..the lure of gain

58
Q

La cacahuète [kakawɛt]

A

Peanut

59
Q

puis

[pɥi]

A

then

et puis..and besides
et puis ensuite (ou après)..and then
et puis après tout..and then after all

60
Q

je le suis [taken from a literary passage]

[sɥi]

A

I follow him

61
Q

faufiler

se faufiler; se faufiler dans

A

Faufiler..to tack (sewing)

se faufiler..to worm one’s way into

se faufiler entre..to dodge in & out of (traffic, seats in a theater, a crowd)

62
Q

je me demande

[d(ə)mɑ̃d]

A

I ask myself

63
Q

ensuite

[ɑ̃sɥit]

A

then

il nous dit ensuite que..then he said that
d’accord mais ensuite?..all right, but what now?

64
Q

la miette

[mjɛt]

A

crumb; flake; scrap

65
Q

le foyer

[fwaje]

A

home; family; hearth

66
Q

le pays

[pei]

A

country; region

67
Q

le paysage

[peizaʒ]

A

landscape; (= situation) scene (as in, le paysage politique)

68
Q

la table à manger

A

dining room table

69
Q

la nappe

A

tablecloth

70
Q

la assiette

[asjɛt]

A

plate

71
Q

le couvert

[kuvɛʀ]

A

place setting

72
Q

le chandelier

[ʃɑ̃dɛlje]

A

candlestick
m.

à plusieurs branches = candelabra

73
Q

fumant (of food)

A

steaming

Le rôti est fumant.

74
Q

le meuble

A

furniture

75
Q

le inconnu la -ue

[ɛ̃kɔny]

A

stranger

adj- unknown, unfamiliar

76
Q

disparaître

[dispaʀɛtʀ]

A

to disappear; die; die out

77
Q

voler

[vɔle]

A

to steal

78
Q

affamé

A

starving; famished

79
Q

soudain
[sudɛ̃]

= ? [what equivalent expression?]

A

suddenly

= tout à coup

80
Q

puis

[pɥi]

A

then [=ensuite]; next

et puis ensuite -and then
et puis quoi? -and then what?

81
Q

le voleur voleuse

[vɔlɶʀ] [øz]

A

thief

82
Q

étonné -née

A

surprised (adj, from étonner)

il a pris un air étonné/a fait l’étonné..he acted surprised

83
Q

faire du bien

[bjɛ̃]

A

to do good [works]

84
Q

déchiré, déchirée

[deʃiʀe]

A

torn, torn up

85
Q

pousser

A

to push; to slide; to move

86
Q

Il a honte

[‘ɔ̃t]

A

he is ashamed

honte - shame

87
Q

la cuillère, cuiller

[kɥijeʀ]

A

spoon

88
Q

le couteau [pl. couteaux]

A

knife

89
Q

l’évêque

A

bishop

90
Q

une nappe brodée

A

an embroidered tablecloth

91
Q

bougie

[buʒi]

A

beeswax candle

92
Q

sale

A

dirty

93
Q

la figure

[figyʀ]

A

face, visage

94
Q

méchant [meʃɑ̃] -te [-ɑ̃t]

A

nasty, malicious; [of child] naughty

95
Q

avaler

A

to swallow, inhale

96
Q

travaux forcés

A

forced labor

97
Q

ancien forçat

[ɑ̃sjɛ̃] -enne [sjɛn]

A

ex-convict

98
Q

épuisé

[epɥize]

A

exhausted; hard pressed; in dire straits

99
Q

lourd, lourde

A

heavy; deep; unsubtle

100
Q

le tiroir

A

drawer

101
Q

suite [sɥit]

A

following episode; sequel; follow-up; the rest

La suite du film/du répas était moins bonne.
The rest of the film/the meal was not so good/didn’t live up to the beginning.

102
Q

le bureau

A

office

103
Q

à cette heure-ci

A

at this[!] hour

an emphatic; counterpart to -là that[!]
-ci -là
ce livre-ci..this[!] book ce jour-là..that[!] day
cette table-ci..this[!] table cette robe-là..that[!] dress
cette enfant-ci..this[!] child en ce temps-là..in those[!] days
cettes tables-ci..these[!] tables

104
Q

garder

A

to keep, retain, keep up [appearances], detain [police]

105
Q

Le plafond

A

the ceiling

voiture: roof

106
Q

La perruque

[pɛʀyk]

A

wig

107
Q

Se mettre au travail

A

To get down to work

108
Q

Le collier [kɔlje]

A

(de femme) necklace; choker
collier [de barbe]..beard along the jawline
(de chien, chat) neck
collier de fleures..garland

109
Q

La facture

[faktyʀ]

A

Bill; invoice

110
Q

Le carrosse

[kaʀɔs]

A

Horse-drawn coach

111
Q

doré

A

gilded

112
Q

s’inquiéter

[sɛ̃kjete]

A

to worry [about] [sɛ̃kjete]
sans s’inquiéter de… without bothering to…

to inquire [about]
(= s’enquiérir) s’inquiéter de l’heure/de la santé de qn
to inquire about what time it is/about sb’s health

113
Q

ennuyeux [ɑ̃nɥijø]

ennuyeuse [-øz]

A

Boring; annoying

114
Q

si…si

[as an emphatic]

A

so ___, so ___

si charmant et si jeune… so charming, [and] so young…

115
Q

très à la mode

A

all the rage

116
Q

enfin

A

at last; finally; in a word…

117
Q

n’habite plus dans

A

no longer lives [in, at]

118
Q

aucun [okɶ̃] aucune [-yn]

A

no; not any

119
Q

envie [ɑ̃vi]

A

(= inclination, leaning) inclination

avoir envie de qch… to feel like sth…
j’ai envie d’y aller..I feel like going
avoir envie de faire qch… to feel like doing sth

120
Q

cacher [kaʃe]; se cacher

A

to hide sth
cacher qch à qn… to hide sth from sb

se cacher (= se dissimuler)
il se cache pour fumer... he smokes in secret
121
Q

inquiet [ɛ̃kjɛ] inquiète [ɛ̃kjɛt]

A

uneasy; worried

122
Q

tant

A

so; so much

tant pis!..that’s just too bad!

123
Q

en (1)

in the sense of “some,” “any,” “one”

A

En replaces the partitive article + noun or de + indefinite article + noun. It is equivalent to “some,” “any,” or “one” in English.

Do you have any bread? Yes, I have some. As-tu du pain ? Oui, j’en ai.
He wants an apple. He wants one. Il a envie d’une pomme. Il en a envie.
I don’t need an assistant. I don’t need one. Je n’ai pas besoin d’un aide. Je n’en ai pas besoin.

124
Q

en (2)

replacing a modifier + noun

A

In a sentence with a modifier such as an adverb of quantity or a number + noun, en replaces the noun, and the modifier or number is placed at the end of the sentence.
⇒Note that “of it” and “of them” are usually optional in English, but en is required in French.

There are a lot of rooms. There are a lot (of them). Il y a beaucoup de chambres. Il y en a
beaucoup.
I don’t have enough money. I don’t have enough (of it). Je n’ai pas assez d’argent. Je n’en ai
pas assez.
I’d like two books. I’d like two (of them). Je voudrais deux livres. J’en voudrais deux.

125
Q

en (3)

replacing de + noun

A

En also replaces de + noun with verbs and expressions that need de. Again, in French, you must include either de + something or its replacement en, even though “about/of it” is usually optional in English.

What do you think about my idea? What do you think (about it)?
Que penses-tu de mon idée? Qu’en penses-tu?
What are the consequences of this decision? What are the consequences (of it)?
Quelles sont les conséquences de cette décision? Quelles en sont les conséquences?

       [Incorrect: Que penses-tu?  Quelles sont les conséquences?]
126
Q

en (4)

A

Note that en usually cannot replace de + verb.

I decided to accept his offer. I decided to accept it.
J’ai décidé d’accepter son offre. J’ai décidé de l’accepter.
Wrong: J’en ai décidé.

I forgot to wash the car. I forgot to wash it. J’ai oublié de laver la voiture. J’ai oublié de la laver.
Wrong: J’en ai oublié.

127
Q

les caisses de l’État

[kɛs]

A

the state coffers

128
Q

l’impôt [ɛ̃po]

A

tax

129
Q

essayer [eseje]

A

to try out; to try on; to test; to try

130
Q

tant [tɑ̃]

A

so; so much

tant pis!..that’s just too bad!

131
Q

pis

A

worse

qui pis est..what’s worse
aller de pis en pis..to get worse and worse

tant pis! that’s just too bad!

132
Q

trop

A

too; too much

133
Q

jouer un lapin

A

to stand sb up

134
Q

le héros [eʀo]

A

hero

135
Q

Coup de soleil

A

sunburn

136
Q

plusieurs [plyzjɶʀ]

A

Several; more than one

137
Q

huées [ɥe]

A

boos; cries of derision

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