High level phrases Flashcards

(63 cards)

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they say that …

A

ils disent que …

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what I like the most/ least is that …

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ce que j’aime le plus/moins c’est …

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I don’t mind

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ça m’est égal

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I don’t care/ I’m not bothered

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cela ne me dérange pas

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what I hate the most is …

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ce que je déteste le plus c’est ….

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6
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it bores me

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cela m’ennuie

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7
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when I feel like …

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quand j’ai envie de … (+ inf.)

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it can be …

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ça peut être …

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9
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it annoys me

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cela m’enerve (with taking off accent)

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10
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I can’t stand

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je ne supporte pas

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on the other hand (3 ways)

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par contre/ en revanche/ d’autre côté

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12
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futhermore/ what’s more

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de plus

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13
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when I was younger

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quand j’étais plus petite

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14
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in the future

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à l’avenir

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15
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when I am older

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quand je serai plus âgée

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16
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in order to ..

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afin de (+ inf.)

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17
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before

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avant de (+ inf.)

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18
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I have just

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je viens de (+ inf.)

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19
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I need to

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j’ai besoin de (+ inf.)

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20
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I try to

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j’essaie de (+ inf.)

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21
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I avoid

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j’évite de (+ inf.)

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22
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as far as something is concerned

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sur le plan de … quelque chose

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23
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i am sick of

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j’en ai marre de …

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what a waste of time!

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Quelle perte de temps

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it can be
ça peut être
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it makes me happy
cela me rend heureuse/ triste ...
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unfortunately
Malheureusement
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because of this
à cause de cela
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hardly (negative)
ne ... guère
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i am really proud of it
j'en suis vraiment fière
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they look worried
ils ont l'air inquiets
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to be ashamed
avoir honte
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you should
il faudrait
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to look ...
avoir l'air
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to have a desire to
avoir envie de
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instead of
au lieu de
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to take care of
prendre soin de (moi, toi)
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i am interested in
je m'intéresse au/ à la
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I really like
me plaît ...
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as well as ..
ainsi que
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il n'y a ni ... ni ...
there is neither ... nor ...
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i would like better
j'aimerais mieux
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those who like
ceux qui aiment ...
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nevertheless
néanmoins
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adding to that
ajoutant à cela
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it must be recognised that
il faut bien reconnaître que
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it is better to
il vaut mieux
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I would have liked to have gone
j'aurais voulu y aller
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I have always dreamed of ...
J'en ai toujours rêvé
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it seems to me that ...
il me semble que ..
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of which/ whose
dont
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it allows me to (do something)
ça me permet de (faire quelque chose)
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when to use ce que
before nouns and subject pronouns
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when to use ce qui
before verbs or object/reflexive pronoun
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of which/ what
ce que/ ce qui
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to spoil someone
se gâter
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although ...
bien que (subj.)
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although I work hard
bien que j'etudie
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although my (dad) always tells me that ...
bien que mon (pere) me dit que
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i will remember it forever
je m'en souviendrai pour toujours
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almost
presque
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since
puisque
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despite
malgré