Les Grands Figures de la France Flashcards

1
Q

He is forced to surrender

A

Il est obligé de se rendre.

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2
Q

a guy

A

Un type

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3
Q

Until this day

A

Encore de nos jours

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4
Q

The oldest

A

L’ainé

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5
Q

afterwards

A

par la suite

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6
Q

One only speaks French at the court.

A

On ne parle que le francais à la court.

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7
Q

in length

in width

A

de longueur

de largeur

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8
Q

a circle around his head

A

un cercle autour de la tête

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9
Q

At first. At the beginning

A

au début

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10
Q

during; at the time of

A

lors de

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11
Q

Only reigns in the south; reigns only in the south

A

Ne règne que dan le sud

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12
Q

He is, never the less, a great king.

A

C’est pourtant un grande roi.

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13
Q

Thus; and so

A

ainsi

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14
Q

who had the château constructed; Who had constructed the chateau.

A

qui a fait construire le château

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15
Q

The oldest only reigns one year.

A

L’ainé ne règne qu’une année.

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16
Q

The protestants, also called the huguenots,…

A

Les protestants, appelés aussi les Huguenots,…..

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17
Q

Immediately

A

Aussitôt

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18
Q

a fanatic friar

A

Un moine fanatique

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19
Q

He was greatly missed by the people.

A

Il était très regretté par le peuple.

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20
Q

Clever; cunning

A

habile

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21
Q

Anyway

A

De toute façon ; quand même

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22
Q

He is known for having said,”i am thestate.”

A

Il est connu pour avoir dit,”L’etat c’est moi.”

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23
Q

One of them

A

Un d’entre eux

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24
Q

and so forth

A

et ainsi de suite

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25
Q

Thus, he encouraged the arts.

A

Il a ainsi encouragé des arts.

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26
Q

The wars cost France dearly.

A

Les guerres coutent cher à la france

27
Q

But a short time later

A

Mais peu de temps après……..

28
Q

It increases day by day.

A

Il augment de jour en jour.

29
Q

None of the plans work.

A

Aucun des plans ne marche

30
Q

The Third Estate has no voice within the government.

A

Le tiers état n’a aucune voix au sein du gouvernement.

31
Q

According to the historians,

A

D’après les historiens,

32
Q

Until then; up to now,

A

Jusqu’alors

33
Q

The wars cease only when he is killed.

A

Les guerres ne cessent que quand il est tué.

34
Q

To obey the king

A

à obéir au roi

35
Q

Napoleon takes/retakes Toulon from the English.

A

Napoleon reprend Toulon aux Anglais.

36
Q

He made/ had the Pope come from Rome.

A

Il a fait venir le pape de rome.

37
Q

Go back to; return to

A

à revenir

38
Q

any way; never the less

A

Quand même

39
Q

Installed; he had a minister installed

A

Faire installer; il a fait installer un ministre

40
Q

Meanwhile

A

Entre temps

41
Q

Throughout France

A

Partout en France

42
Q

And so war breaks out.

A

Ainsi éclate la guerre.

43
Q

Near Paris

A

Tout près de Paris

44
Q

On the eve of the battle,…

A

À la veille de la bataille,….

45
Q

Be proud!

A

Soyez fiers!

46
Q

Two thirds

A

Deux tiers

47
Q

He is based, for a while (time) in Alger.

A

Il est basé pendant un temp à Alger

48
Q

The Resistance did all it could do to resist.

A

La Resistance a fait tout leur possible pour résister….

49
Q

More than once; more than one time

A

Plus d’une fois

50
Q

You need to change your name.

A

Il vous faut changer de nom.

51
Q

which has the goal of…..

A

qui a pour but de….

52
Q

Soon; quickly

A

bien vite

53
Q

As soon as he is elected…

A

Dés que il est élu…

54
Q

As soon as I can.

A

Dés que je pourrais.

55
Q

He feels it is necessary that; he feels the necessity of

A

Il sent la nécessité de…

56
Q

In other words,….

A

Autrement dit,…….

57
Q

At the same time that.

A

En même temps que…..

58
Q

Rather young

A

Plutôt jeune

59
Q

concerning his style,…

Regarding his style,…

A

En ce qui concerne,….

60
Q

as far as one could tell (“think it”)

A

autant qu’on pourrait le croire

61
Q

the children of working mothers

A

les enfants des mères-ouvrières

62
Q

He knows some of the conflicts regarding the Europeon Community.

A

Il connait des conflits en ce qui concerne la Communauté européenne.

63
Q

does not mean; (does not wish to say)

A

ne veut pas dire

64
Q

they worry about

A

ils s’inquiètent de