Lesson of December 19, 2024

Question 1

What is “au moins” in English?

Example: I will work ………….. 5 hours tomorrow.

Answer 1

at least

Example: I will work at least 5 hours tomorrow.

Question 2

What is ‘rue sans issue” in English?

Example: My sister lives on a …………. street.

Answer 2

dead-end

Example: My sister lives on a dead-end street.

Question 3

What is “filleul” and “filleule” in English?

Answer 3

filleul (boy) = godson, godchild
Filleule = goddaughter, godchild

Question 4

What is “carte-cadeau” in English?

Answer 4

gift card

Question 5

How do we say, in English:

Comment on appelle ça en anglais?

Answer 5

What do we call that in French?

(not, as you always say 😉: How did you say that in English?)

Question 6

How do we say in English:

La machine ne fonctionne plus.

Answer 6

The machine doesn’t work anymore.

The machine is not working anymore.

Question 7

What is “purée de pommes de terre” in English?

Answer 7

mashed potatoes

Question 8

What is “salade de chou” in English?

Answer 8

coleslaw

Question 9

What is “louer” in English?

Answer 9

rent

Question 10

What is “chalet” in English?

Example: We rented a ………. a few years ago.

Answer 10

cabin

Example: We rented a cabin a few years ago.

Question 11

What is “cigares au chou” in English?

Answer 11

stuffed cabbage
(literally “choux farcis”)

cabbage rolls

Question 12

What is “préféré” in English?

Example: Nathalie is my …………… teacher.

Answer 12

favorite

Example: Nathalie is my favorite teacher.

Question 13

What is “invité” in English?

Example: I like to have some …………. over for dinner.

Answer 13

guest

Example: I like to have some guests over for dinner.

Question 14

What is “en voyage” in English?

Example: My colleague is …………. right now.

Answer 14

on a trip

Example: My colleague is on a trip right now.

Question 15

What is “fait maison” in English?

Answer 15

Homemade

Question 16

What is, in English:

1) Un ami à moi
2) Des amis à nous

Answer 16

1) A friend of mine
2) Friends of ours

Question 17

What is “rendez-vous obligatoire” in English?

Answer 17

mandatory appointment

Question 18

What is “aller glisser” in English?

Answer 18

go sliding

Question 19

What is “foie” in English?

Example: The cancer has spread to the ……………

Answer 19

liver

Example: The cancer has spread to the liver

Question 20

What is “métastase” in English?

Example: They found some ………. on the liver.

Answer 20

metastasis (singular)
metastases (plural)

Example: They found some metastases on the liver.

Question 21

What is “brûlements d’estomac” in English?

Answer 21

heartburn

Question 22

What is “confiance” in English?

Exemple: Je ne me fais pas toujours confiance.

Answer 22

have confidence

have self-confidence

be confident

trust oneself

Example:
I don’t always have confidence.
I don’t always have self-confidence.
I’m not always confident.
I don’t always trust myself.