Generalized Expressions from Class Flashcards

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It snowed.

A

Il a neigé.

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It sleeted.

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Il a grésillé.

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3
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Two ways to say “he had”

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Il avait, il a eu

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to marinate

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mariner, de la marinade

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to marinate in water with salt and sugar

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mariner dans de l’eau salée/ sucrée

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the spare rib (pork)

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le travers de porc

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my son-in-law

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mon beau-fils

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to drop, to let fall

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laisser tomber

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to kill

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tuer

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10
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except

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sauf

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to play hide and seek

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jouer au cache-cache

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to lock

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fermer à clé

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on the ground

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par terre

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because

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parce que

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due to (something caused something–bad or neutral)

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à cause de

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16
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thanks to (good cause)

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grâce à

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I have more confidence now than before

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J’ai plus de confiance maintenant qu’avant.

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18
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stubborn

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têtu(e)

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an interview (2 words)

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un entretien, une entrevue

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to be retired

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être à la retraite

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to retire

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prendre sa retraite

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The students must take and pass an exam.

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Les étudiants doivent passer et réussir à un examen.

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the capacity to pay attention

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la capacité de prêter attention

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24
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the screen

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l’écran

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to leave a place, to leave aperson
quitter
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until
jusqu'au
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the choir
le choeur
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a candle
une bougie
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a sheet of paper, a leaf
une feuille
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a flaw, a shortcoming
une faille
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a piece of wood
un morceau de bois
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some socks
des chaussettes
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a lighter
un briquet
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matches
des allumettes
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to light
allumer
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to come on to (to try to pick up--seduction)
draguer
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a pile of wood
un tas de bois
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a pile of
un tas de
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I have a pile of things to do
J'ai un tas de choses à faire.
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a tablecloth
une nappe
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diapers
des couches
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a raccoon
un raton-laveur
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to place, to put infinitive and past participle
mettre, mis
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the underwear
les slips
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She loves to sit on the lap (knees)
Elle aime s'asseoir sur les genoux.
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Can you write it for me?
Pourriez-vous me l'écrire?
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I understand/ I understood
je comprends/ j'ai compris
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to act
agir
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to reflect on, to think about
réfléchir à
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I am thinking about my problems.
Je réfléchis à mes problèmes.
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I am thinking about it.
J'y réfléchis.
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What are you thinking about?
À quoi réfléchis-tu?
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to return
retourner
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to return a thing
rendre
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to come back to the same place
revenir
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to come back home
rentrer
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Conjugate venir (to come)
je viens tu viens il/elle/on vient nous venons vous venez ils/ons viennent
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Conjugation of partir, sortir, souffrir (like -er verbs)
je pars tu pars il/ el/ on part nous partons vouz partez ils/ elles partent souffre, souffres, souffre, souffrons, souffrez, souffrent
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to fill
remplir
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use of "on" to make a suggestion
on + verb = suggestion
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Let's swim?
on nage?
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Let's have a drink?
On prend un pot?
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Let's smoke?
On fume?
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Let's leave?
On part?
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Let's go?
On y va?
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to be ashamed
avoir honte
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the ground floor
le rez-de-chaussée
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to take a bath
se prendre un bain
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to swim, to bathe
se baigner
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the bathtub
la baignoire
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Conjugation of prendre
prends prends prend prenons prenez prennent
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a bush, a shrub (2 words)
Une arbuste un buisson
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I ache all over.
J'ai mal partout.
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I'm knocked out.
Je suis KO.
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You have to come get them.
Il faut venir les chercher.
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to get something
chercher quelque chose
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We went to Scotland.
Nous sommes allés en Ecosse.
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Conjugate écrire (to write)
écris, écris, écrit écrivons, écrivez, écrivent
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Conjugate dire (to say)
dis, dis, dit disons, disez, disent
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Conjugate lire (to read)
lis, lis, lit lisons, lisez, lisent
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the e-mail (2 ways to say)
le mél le courrier électronique
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the headlines
les titres
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I can't stand it.
Je ne peux pas le supporter.
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That's enough!
Ça suffit comme ça!
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She was 34.
Elle avait 34 ans.
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Her husband found her.
Son mari l'a trouvée.
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I have arthritis in my fingers.
J'ai de l'arthrite dans les doigts.
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Can I help you? (3 ways to say)
Je peux vous aider? Puis-je vous aider? Est-ce que je peux vous aider?
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I will be able
je pourrai
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I could
je pourrais
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Conjugate pouvoir (to be able to)
peux, peux, peut pouvons, pouvez, peuvent
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Conjugate vouloir (to want)
veux, veux, veut voulons, voulez, veulent
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I would like
je voudrais
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Would you like
Voudriez-vous
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What do you want/desire?
Que-ce que vous désirez?
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I want/desire
Je désire
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What will you take?
Que-ce que vous prenez?
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I will take
Je prends
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funny, amusing
rigolo
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the time difference (when referring to jet lag)
le décalage horaire
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I have jet lag.
Je souffre du décalage horaire.
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verb that means to be even or to match
caler
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verb that means to be uneven, not to match up
décaler
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Cambodia
le Cambodge
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All the better!
Tant mieux!
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within 2 weeks
En deux semaines
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In two weeks
Dans deux semaines
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to look over/ glance over/check out
jeter un coup d'œil
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to scratch, to itch
gratter
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That scratches.
Ça fait gratter.
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Wool itches me.
La laine me gratte.
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Clothing: what size are you?
Quelle taille faites-vous?
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Shoes: what size do you wear?
Quelles taille chaussez-vous?