French Workbook Flashcards

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A desk

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Un bureau

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True / truly

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Vrai / vraiment

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To wake up

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Se reveiller

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To conduct an Internet search

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Chercher / faire une recherche sur Internet

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Somewhere

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Quelque part

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Computer mouse

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La souris

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To express yourself

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S’exprimer

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Absolute / absolutely

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Absolu / absolument

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Occasionally

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De temps en temps

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A book

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Un livre

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Hurry up!

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Dépêches-toi! / Dépêchez-vous!

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To put in the waste paper basket

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Mettre à la corbeille

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Soon

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Bientôt

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Enormously

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Énormément

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Enough

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Assez (de)

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To connect to the internet

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Être connecté à Internet

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Headphones

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Le casque

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Hard disk

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Le disque sur

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This one

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Celui-ca / celle-ci

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Ago

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Il y a

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Sometimes

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Parfois

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Better

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Meilleur / mieux

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Those

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Ceux-là / celles-là

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Generally

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Généralement

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These
Ceux-ci / celles-ci
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A board
Un tableau
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Nowhere
Nulle part
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Laptop computer
L’ordinateur portable
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To welcome, to host
Accueillir
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Ours
Le nôtre, la nôtre, les nôtres
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A ruler
Une règle
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Theirs
Le leur / la leur / Les leurs
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To borrow
Emprunter
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Printer
L’imprimante
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The day before yesterday
Avant-hier
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This / that
Ceci / cela
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A rubber / an eraser
Une gomme
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To bathe
Se baigner
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To rest, to relax
Se reposer
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Download a document / video / audio file
Télécharger un document / un fichier vidéo / audio
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Upsetting, discomforting
Inquiétante
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Immediately
Tout de suite
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Quick / quickly
Rapide / rapidement
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In the past
Autrefois
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Website
Le site / la page Web
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Email attachment
La pièce jointe
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To sign up, to enroll
S’inscrire
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To share
Partager
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Patient / patiently
Patient / patiemment
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Slow / slowly
Lent / lentement
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To get dressed
Se habiller
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A computer screen
Un écran
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USB memory stick
La clé USB
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Bad / badly
Mauvais / mal
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Mine
Le mien, la mienne, Les miens, Les miennes
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Common / commonly
Courant / couramment
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Sufficient / Sufficiently
Suffisant/ Suffisamment
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If I want, I can
Vouloir c’est pouvoir
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That’s not true
Celia n’est pas vrai
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A pencil case
Une trousse
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Shut up
Se taire
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A felt pen
Un feutre
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Yours (informal singular)
Le tien, la tienne, Les tiens, les tiennes
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Microphone
Le micro
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Next
Ensuite
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How much / many?
Combien (de)?
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An email message
Le message
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Good / well
Bon / bien
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Yours (plural / formal sing.)
Le vôtre / la vôtre / Les vôtres
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A notebook
Un cahier
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A pencil
Un crayon de papier
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Keyboard
Le clavier
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The one
Celui/ celle
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The day after tomorrow
Après-demain
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That one
Celui-là / celle-là
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To lend
Prêter
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Over there
Là-bas
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To turn on / off (the computer)
Brancher / débrancher (l’ordinateur)
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Scissors
Des ciseaux
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Around
Autour
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Exact / exactly
Précise / précisément
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Fruits and vegetables grocer
Le marchand de primeurs
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A pen
Un stylo
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To print
Imprimer
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Rarely
Rarement
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Downstairs
En bas
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To copy / to paste
Copier / Coller
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His / her / one’s
Le sien/ la sienne / Les siens / Les siennes
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A glue stick
Un bâton de colle
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Nice / nicely
Gentil / gentiment
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Empty
Vide
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To chat
Bavarder
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Search engine
Le moteur de recherche
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The (computer) folder
Le dossier
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Brief / briefly
Bref / brièvement
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All the time
Tout le temps
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Soft, limp, weak / tough
Mou / dur
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Sufficient / sufficiently
Suffisant / suffisamment
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To erase
Effaced
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Sometimes
Quelquefois
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To hurry up
Se depecher
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Already
Déjà
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Cheese maker
Le fromager
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The ones
Ceux / celles
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Climbing
L’escalade (f.)
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A file
Le fichier
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Upstairs
En haut
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An email
Le courriel / email
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I have the impression that
Il me semble que
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Slow
Lent
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At times
Parfois
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I am having difficulties to…
J’ai encore du mal à…
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To enquire, to inquire
Se renseigner
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Everywhere
Partout
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Crayons
Des crayons de couleur
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Which? What?
Quel / Quelle/ Quels / Quelles
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Which one?
Lequel / Lesquels / laquelle / lesquelles
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Chemistry
La chemie
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I.T.
l’informatique
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P.E.
Le sport
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Art
Le dessin
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Nothing / not anything
Ne…rien
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No longer / not anymore
Ne…plus
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None / not any
Ne…aucun / aucune
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Never
Ne…jamais
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Neither…nor
Ni…ni…
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Not anyone
Ne…personne
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Only
Ne…que
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The way
Le chemin
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Future tense endings
Je - ai Tu - as Il/Elle/on - a Nous - ons Vous - ez Ils / Elles- ont
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Future irregular verbs - stems 1. Aller 2. Avoir 3. Courir 4. Devoir 5. Envoyer 6. Être 7. Faire 8. Mourir 9. Pouvoir 10. Savoir 11. Tenir 12. Venir 13. Voir 14. Vouloir
Future irregular verbs - stems 1. Ir 2. Aur 3. Courr 4. Devoir 5. Enverr 6. Ser 7. Fer 8. Mourr 9. Pourr 10. Saur 11.tiendr 12. Viendr 13. Verr 14. Voudr
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To hold
Tenir
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To come
Venir
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To want
Vouloir
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To construct / to build
Bâtir
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To give back
Rendre
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To miss
Rater
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To wait for
Attendre
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Green beans
Les haricots verts
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To love
Aimer
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To ask
Demander
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To fill
Remplir
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Passé Composé Verbs which take être
MRS VANDERTRAMP Monter - monté Retourner- retourné Sortir - sorti Venir - venu Arriver- arrivé Naître - né Descendre- descendu Entrer- entré Rester- resté Tomber- tombé Rentrer- rentré Aller- allé Mourir- mort Partir - parti + REFLEXIVE VERBS
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Passé composé past participles 1. Finir 2. Réussir 3. Boire 4. Croire 5. Savoir 6. Mettre 7. Prendre 8. Dire 9. Écrire 10. Être 11. Faire 12. Offrir
Passé composé past participles 1. Fini 2. Réussi 3. Bu 4. Cru 5. Su 6. Mis 7. Pris 8. Dit 9. Écrit 10. Été 11. Fait 12. Offert
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Passé Composé When should one agree the past participle in passé composé to the subject / object?
Passé composé 1. Être: Always agree the past participle when have a past participle that is used with Être 2. Avoir: always agree the past participle when the direct object comes before the verb, e.g. J’ai envoyé la lattre hier. Je l’ai envoyée hier.
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We will think about it
Nous allons y reflechir On va y reflechir
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1. Pineapple 2. Banana 3. Coffee 4. Sweets, candy 5. Cucumber 6. Strawberry 7. Ice cream 8. Orange juice 9. Apple 10. Potato 11. Tomato 12. Meat
1.l’ananas (m.) - this is always ending with a ‘S’ 2. la banane 3. Les bonbons (m.) 4. Le café 5. Le concombre 6. La fraise 7. La glace 8. Le jus d’orange 9. La pomme 10. La pomme de terre 11. La tomate 12. La viande
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1. To call 2. To ask 3. To kiss
1. Appeler 2. Demander 3. Embrasser
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Direct object pronouns - list all
Me / m’ Te / t’ Le / l’ La / l’ Nous Vous Les
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Indirect pronouns - list all
Me / m’ Te / t’ Lui - to him Lui - to her Nous Vous Leur
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Tentative
Provisoire
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Not / nothing
Pas / rien
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No longer or not anymore
Ne…Plus
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None or not any
Ne…aucun
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Never
Ne…jamais
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Neither…nor…
Ne…Ni…ni
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Not anyone
Ne…personne
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Only (negative sentence)
Ne…que
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How long?
Combien de temps?
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Is it…?
Est-ce que…?
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Easter
Pâques
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Labour Day
La Fête du travail
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All Saints’ Day
La Toussaint
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The weather is awful
Il fait un temps affreux
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It is muggy
Il fait un temps lourd
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It is foggy
Il fait / il y a du brouillard
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It is mild
Il fait doux
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It is drizzling
Il bruine
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It is hailing
Il grèle
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It is icy
Il gèle
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Sunny
Ensoleillé
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Rainy
Pluvieux
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Cloudy
Nuageux
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Stormy
Orageux
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Overcast
Couvert
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Humid
Humide
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Cool
Frais
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Mild
Doux
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Windy
Venteux
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What verb is used to describe weather conditions?
To describe weather conditions, the verb faire is used followed by an adjective (froid) or a noun (vent)
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Grass
La pelouse
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What is Il s’agit de used for?
Il s’agit de is often used to introduce the subject of a work such as a book or a movie or the subject of a situation.
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This is about your future
Il s’agit de ton avenir
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We are talking about your doctor
Il s’agit de mon docteur
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It is necessary to hurry
Il faut se dépêcher Il s’agit de se dépêcher
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To be worth (verb)
Valoir
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Expressions that are used to express something that is preferable or better
Il vaut mieux (present) Ça vaut mieux (present) Ça / il vaudrait mieux (conditional)
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It would be better to get up early
It vaut / vaudrait mieux de lever tôt
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You’re better off going to bed by 9 PM
Il vaut mieux de coucher à 21 heures
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It would be better that you finish your homework now
Il vaut mieux que tu finisses tes devoirs maintenant **as per above, valoir can be followed by an infinitive or a subjective**
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What does the verb falloir express?
The verb falloir - to have to - expresses need or necessity and only exists in the impersonal form. It can be translated with must, should, have to, etc.
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What verb tenses can follow the verb falloir?
Falloir can be followed by: 1.infinitive - il fait sauvegarder votre document. You must save your document. 2. By a noun - il fait de l’argent pour aller en vacancies - one needs money to go on holidays 3. By the subjective - il fait qu’il revienne à Tours - he has to come back to Tours 4. Can also be used with the passive - il fait sauvegarder votre document - the document needs to be saved.
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Is il y a ever plural?
No Example: il y a beaucoup trop de voitures dans le parking
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How do you express il ya in different verb tenses?
1. Present - il y a - there is / there are 2. Future - il y aura - there will be 3. Imparfait - il y avait- there was / there were 4. Infinitive form - y avoir 5. Interrogative form - Y a-t-il or Est-ce qu’il y a - is there / are there 6. Negative form - present - il n’y a pas
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Meaning of Il y a vs depuis
Il y a - ago Depuis - since or for
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When to use pendant?
If you are talking about something that has stopped, use pendant. J’ai joué au foot pendant 3 ans. (I played football for 3 years).
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When to use depuis?
1. When referring to something that has started in the past and is still going on: Il habite en Australie depuis 5 ans (he has been living in Australia for 5 years) 2. To say how long something has not happened for: Il n’est pas venu depuis décembre dernier (he hasn’t come since last December)
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Good evening
Bonne nuit
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Comma
Une vergule
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A transfer
Une mutation
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Smart, clever, wily
Maligne
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Undistinguished, commonplace, ordinary
Banal
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According to
D’après E.g. D’après à moi - according to me
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Furthermore, moreover
Par ailleurs
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Educational
Pédagogique
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Conversation
L’entretien
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Soon, shortly
Sous peu
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So that
Pour que
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To turn off, to switch off
Éteindre
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Constituent, component, element
Une composante
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Unavoidable
Incontournable
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Parish
La paroisse
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Yet, however, though
Pourtant
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Closely, nearly, tightly
Étroitement
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A user
Un usager
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Setting
La mise
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Implemented
En oeuvre
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Fall, drop
La chute
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To let off steam
Défouloir
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Fun,playful
Ludique
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Refined
Affiné
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Reliable, dependable
Fiable
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Increase tenfold
Décuplé
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While, even though, whereas
Alors que
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Orders, instructions
La consigne
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Returnable boxes
Des boîtes en verre consignées
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Disposable
Jetable
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Bring about, create
Amener
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Toughened glass
En verre trempé
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Cover, lid
Un couvercle
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Capacity, volume
Une contenance
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Token, chip
Un jeton
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Contract out, farm out
Sous-traiter
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From now on, now
Désormais
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Equipped with, benefitting from
Doter
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Just like, just as, like, as
Ainsi que
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Limberness, flexibility
La souplesse
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To cover, recoup
Couvrir
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Regardless
Quelle que soit
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To testify
Témoigner
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Remote, isolated
Éloigné
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To relieve, alleviate
Alléger
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Rental
Locative
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To work
Travailler, bosser
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To spot, recognise
Repèrer
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To move, to shift
Décaler
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Thus, so, in order to
Ainsi
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Certainly
Certes
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But then again, on the other hand
Toutefois
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Poll, opinion
Un sondage
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Given
Étant donné
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Especially since
D’autant plus que
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Junk food
La malbouffe
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While, Although, even though, despite
Bien que
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With the result that
Si bien que
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Lie
Un mensonge
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Fee, expense
Un frais
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To watch
Surveiller
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Monthly training
Des formations mensuelles
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To gather , aggregate
Rassembler
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Sorting bins
Bacs de tri
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Damages
Les dégâts
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Damaged
Abîmé, eg de bacs abîmés
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To take care of
S’occuper de E.g. s’occupe de tout !
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Well being
Bien-être
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Clutter, mess, jumble
Des gâchis (m.)
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Packaging, wrapping
Un emballage
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Second hand
De l’occasion
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A hope, an expectation
Une espérance
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Fuzz, lint
Les peluches