grammar: you left just when you were getting interesting Flashcards

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il faut (que)

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it’s necessary, (we) need to….

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il faut le dire

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(we) need to say it

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il faut le lui dire

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(we) need to say it to him

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il faut vraiment y aller

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(we) really need to get going!

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va = going to (future tense)

il va falloir refaire tout ça

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(we’re) gonna need to re-do all of that

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j’ai tres envie de le savoir

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I really wanna know!!

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il n’a pas envie qu’on le retrouve

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He’s doesn’t wanna be found

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ils ont l’air de …

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they look like…

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il ont l’air de peser lourde

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they look heavy

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croit

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believe, think, have an opinion

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ma mère croit

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my mother thinks…

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ma mère me croit avec vous

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my mother thinks that I’m with you

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les gens croient….

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people think…

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les gens la croient un peu folle

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people think she’s a little crazy

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il choisit un nouveau animal

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he chooses a new animal

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il EN choisit un nouveau

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he chooses one of the new ones

“en” means “of/from them”

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il y a une boutique dans le centre

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there is a boutique downtown

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il y EN a une dans le centre

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there is one downtown (a boutique, for example)

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ça fait des heures que je tourne en rond

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I’ve been walking around in circles for hours

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il y a longtemps que tu es là?

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Is it a long time that you’ve been there?

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How do you say:

it’s necessary que

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Il faut que…

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How do you say:
               we should (one should)....
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On doit….

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How do you say:

it seems to be / looks like

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Il a l’air de…

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How do you say:

she wants to / feels like

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Elle a envie de…

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What does "en" mean? | J'en ai marre
"en" = "of it" | I'm tired of it.
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il faut que je prenne des notes
I need to take notes
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plus mignon que toi
cuter than you ("plus" = more, plus)
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moins bavard que toi
less talkative than you ("moins" = less, minus)
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tu me fais un peu peur
you make me a bit afraid
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j'ai apporté de quoi manger
I brought something to eat
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je pensais qu'elle etait avec vous
I thought she was with you
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j'espère que le hamster te plait
I hope you like the hamster
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elle est devenue folle
she went crazy
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tout ça c'est de ta faute
It's all your fault!
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j'aurais dû te laisser tout seul
I should have left you all by yourself
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il est temps que tu disparesses
It's time for you to disappear
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tout ce que je sais faire
all I know how to do it...
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je vais être obligé de raconter
I will have to tell... "vais" = going to, will "être" = to be obligé is a participle
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je sais qui va nous aider
I know who is gonna help us
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je n'ai pas le temps de...
I don't have time for...
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ça fait une heure que...
It's been an hour that...
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elle m'en a passé quelqu'unes
EN | she gave me some of them
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moins resistant
less resistant
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une bonne occasion de... (râler)
A good chance to (complain)
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on y arrive
we succeed at doing it | Y = at a place, at something
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pour qu'il nous aide
so they will help us
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pour que Line soit sur les photos
so that Line would be in the pictures | the verb "soit" is a new verb form -- explain later
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pour montrer qu'elle a bien travaillé
in order to show that she worked hard
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a tellement peur qu'elle a oublié...
was so afraid that she forgot the... | tellement que = so much that...
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j'ai trouvé tout ce que tu m'as demandé
I found everything you asked me for
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on va pouvoir laver
We'll be able to clean
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j'y vais | think: vas-y, allons-y
I'm going (there)
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c'est ma mère
It's my mom
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c'est ma mère qui devrait dire ça | devrait = should
It's my mom who should say that
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c'est ici
It's here
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c'est ici que tu te caches
It's here that you're hiding | Here's where you're hiding
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Que passe-t-il?
What's happening????
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il se passe que...
What's happening is...
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rien à faire
nothing to do
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elle n'a rien à faire avec vous
she has nothing to do with you | no relationship
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il se passe que ces enfants n'ont rien à faire avec vous
What's happening is, these kids have nothing to do with you.
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voilà ce qu'il passe
That's what's happening!!!
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j'ignorais qu'il existait
I didn't know it existed
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excuse moi de...
excuse me for....
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excuse moi d'avoir mal réagi | réagi = reacted (participle)
excuse me for having reacted badly
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moi non plus
me neither
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je ne veux pas qu'il disparaisse
I don't want it to disappear
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j'ai presque fini de... | j'ai bientôt fini de...
I'm almost done with...
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tu vas voir
you'll see
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n'oubliez pas de finir
don't forget to finish
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il faut que tout soit prêt
everything must be ready
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les murs sont en train de secher | secher = to dry
they're in the middle of drying
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j'étais en train de me poser des questions
I was in the middle of posing questions to myself | WHICH MEANS: I was just wondering...
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je croix que je ne le supporterais
I don't think I could stand it
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l'important c'est que...
The important thing is...
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j'ai un peu peur
I'm a bit afraid
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depuits deux semaines
two weeks ago
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pas d'animaux en cages
no animals in cages
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a l'instar d'un musée...
like a museum
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ce sont d'immenses toiles qui attendent les curieux
``` "de" means "some" these are (some) immense canvasses that await the curious ```
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plus nombreux chaque semaine
more numerous every week | there are more every week
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ce n'est pas tant A que B
It's not so much A as B
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ce n'est pas tant pour son talent que pour la technique
It's not so much for his talent as for his skill
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Michel ne se contente pas de...
Michel is not content with just...
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il le fait evoluer
He makes it evolve
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je te fait visiter?
Shall I make you visit? | WHICH MEANS: Shall I give you a tour?
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il fait vivre les animaux
he makes the animals live (come to life)
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ils se souviennent d'...
they remember
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il avait disparu durant trente ans
He had disappeared for 30 years
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plus magnifique que jamais
more magnificent than ever
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il a encore de belles années
de = "some" | He still has (some/many) wonderful years ahead
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une exposicion à voir pour les petits
an exhibit for children to see