LFBP April 2015 I

Question 1

an injection

I’m going to give you an injection

Answer 1

une piqûre

je vais vous faire une piqûre

Question 2

the gum (tooth)
gum (candy)

Answer 2

la gencive

le chewing gum

Question 3

i finished filling a cavity

Answer 3

j’ai finit de reboucher la carie

Question 4

to polish

Answer 4

polir (pronounced r in infinitive)

Question 5

it should be fine now

Answer 5

ça devrait aller

Question 6

as long as

as long as you live in an area where the reception is good you can pick up fifty channels

Answer 6

pour peu que (subj)

pour peu que tu habites dans une zone où la réception est bonne, on peut capter une cinquantaine de chaînes

Question 7

provided that

provided that everyone is in agreement, i can start right away

Answer 7

pourvu que (sub) 
pourvu que tout le monde soit d'accord, je commence tout de suite

Question 8

supposing that

supposing that the response is favorable what will you do?

Answer 8

à supposer que (sub)

à supposer que la réponse soit favorable, qu’est-ce que tu va faire

Question 9

not because

i asked him to revise the manuscript not because i was dissapointed but because

Answer 9

non que (sub)
je lui ai demandé de réviser le manuscrit non que je sois déçu mais....

Question 10

as long as

as long as she did everything he wanted….

Answer 10

tant que (ind)
tant qu'elle faisait tout ce qu'il voulait....

Question 11

as he spoke an idea formed in my head

Answer 11

au fur et à mesure qu’il parlait, une idée se formait dans mon esprit
** can’t use au fur et à mesure for passive (watching TV, bath)…use tandis que

Question 12

the tarmac (pavement)

Answer 12

le goudron

Question 13

varnish

incense

Answer 13

le vernis

l’encens

Question 14

a swarm/flock (insects/bird…also figurative)..big cloud

haze of sleepiness

Answer 14

une nuée

une nuée d’insomnie

Question 15

casket

Answer 15

la bière

un cercueil

Question 16

district/neighborhood

Answer 16

le faubourg (silent g)

Question 17

a dimple

Answer 17

une fossette

Question 18

mold
moldy (cheese)
moldy/mold (musty)

Answer 18

la moisissure
moisi
ca sent renfermé

Question 19

a clash (also hanging and fender bender)

Answer 19

un acchrochage

Question 20

length/size/footage (film)

a short film

Answer 20

le métrage

un court-métrage

Question 21

unchangeable

Answer 21

immuable

Question 22

a puppet

Answer 22

une marionnette

Question 23

it’ll be missed by me (i’ll miss it)

Answer 23

ça va me manquer

Question 24

april’s fool joke

Answer 24

un poisson d’avril

Question 25

i've never had an appt with the doctor

Answer 25

Je n’ai jamais eu de rendez-vous avec le docteur (NO un/une in negative remember!)

Question 26

some type of some type of pain some type of mountain in savoie

Answer 26

quelconque une quelconque douleur une quelconque montagne en Savoie

Question 27

has she come to the bank before?

Answer 27

est-elle déjà venue à la banque

Question 28

never have | they've never had a meeting with this accountant

Answer 28

encore jamais | ils n'ont encore jamais eu de rendez-vous avec cet comptable. (m not pronounced in comptable..contable)

Question 29

If you repeat a conjunction what do you do? | even when i was a kid and when i lived in the country

Answer 29

replace it with QUE | même quand j'étais gosse et que je vivais à la campagne...

Question 30

tricky...when si is replaced by que....it is followed by subjunctive if it's nice tomorrow and we have the time...

Answer 30

s'il fait beau demain et que nous ayons le temps...

Question 31

plutôt que...is weird cause even in infinitive form it keeps the que! rather than looking everywhere..

Answer 31

plutôt que de chercher partout

Question 32

i'm not going unless i'm certain of getting a seat

Answer 32

Je n’irai pas à moins d’être certain d’avoir une place

Question 33

instead of | instead of sleeping

Answer 33

au lieu de dormir

Question 34

for past participle verbs conjugated by être you can use the past participle alone to start a sentence (more economical than après avoir mangé, après être passé.... having left for good.... having gone to be early...

Answer 34

partir pour de bon.... | couché de bonne heure

Question 35

sometime avoir participles also work with "-ing" sense sitting on the bench... leaning against the wall....

Answer 35

assis sur un banc.... | appuyé contre le mur

Question 36

``` To pant (2) Panting with fear ```

Answer 36

1) haleter 2) Essouffler haletante de peur

Question 37

2 words torture

Answer 37

un supplice | une torture

Question 38

tortoise/turtle

Answer 38

une tortue

Question 39

insidious/sly | an insidious illness

Answer 39

sournois | un mal sournois

Question 40

mocking/sardonic | a mocking laugh

Answer 40

narquois | un rire narquois

Question 41

guardrail/barrier (on porch, bridge) (2)

Answer 41

une rambarde | une balustrade

Question 42

to howl/scream

Answer 42

hurler

Question 43

to pile up/amass | the landslide had amassed rocks on the road

Answer 43

s'amonceler | Cet éboulis a amoncelé des pierres sur la chaussée.

Question 44

hazing

Answer 44

le bizutage