LFBP April 2015 IX Flashcards

(39 cards)

1
Q

pound (animal)

A

la fourrière

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2
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a scale (of a fish, scaly skin)
to scale
A

une écaille

écailler

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3
Q

amazing

to be amazed

A

épatant

être épate

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4
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offshore

off the coast of

A

au large

au large de

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5
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it’s not going well (at all)

A

Ça ne va plus (du tout)

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6
Q

to break up

A

se séparer

quitter

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7
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you simply have to….. (2)

you simply have to call jean

A

il suffit de
tu n’as que
Il suffit d’appeler jean
tu n’as qu’à appeler Jean

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8
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difference dessous and sous

au-dessous de?

A

NONE both mean below
au-dessous de: relation to another object
le crayon est au-dessous de la lampe

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9
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to give into

he always gives into the wishes of his boss

A

se plier à quelque chose

Il se plie toujours aux volontés de son chef.

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10
Q

marianne and i spoke about it in depth

A

marianne et MOI en avons discuté à fond

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11
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for once, no one was thinking of themselves

one has to make the decision himself

A

pour une fois, personne ne songeait à soi

on doit prendre la décision soi-même

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12
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you have to talk to the person who is responsible for administration

A

il faut que vous adressiez à celui qui est responsable de l’administration

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13
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that one just came out of the oven (an apple pie)

A

celle-là sort directement du four (la tarte aux pommes)

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14
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here’s your key, give me back mine

A

voici ta clé, rends-moi la mienne

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15
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you can’t take those, they don’t belong to us. they are theirs

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tu ne peux pas prendre ceux-là. ce ne sont pas à nous. ce sont les leurs

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16
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le sien also can mean one’s family in addition to his/her

A

on travaille pour le sien

17
Q

try as i might
try as i might to explain, he didn’t understand
try as i might to learn my lessons i forgot it all the next day

A

avoir beau+ infinitive, counter sentence (NO linking)
J’avais beau lui expliquer, il ne comprenait pas
J’ai beau apprendre mes leçons, le lendemain j’ai tout oublié

18
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schedule

my schedule is totally changed

A

le planning

Mon planning a été complètement modifié

19
Q

how did that happen?

A

Comment ça s’est fait?

20
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to postpone

the supplier just called me to tell me our meeting is postponed until tomorrow

A

reporter

le fournisseur vient de m’appeler pour reporter notre réunion à demain

21
Q

to tackle/handle something?

how would you go about doing it?

A

s’y prendre

comment s’y prendre?

22
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apart from (3)
aside from dessert everything else was anticipated
A

hormis
sauf
en dehors de
Hormis le dessert, ils ont tout prévu.

23
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coach (2)

referee

A

un entraîneur
un coach
un arbitre

24
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in this regard…

A

à cet égard (NOT dans cet égard)

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i'll play the clip
je vais mettre le video/clip en route
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happiness
le bonheur
27
difference between un gros fumeur vs un fumeur gros | un ancien élève vs un élève ancien?
gros fumeur= heavy smoker un fumeur gros= a fat smoker -usually if adjective precedes noun....it contributes to the meaning of the word itself -ancien élève= former student
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middle age | une drôle histoire vs une histoire drôle
un certain âge une drôle histoire= an odd story une histoire drôle= funny story
29
the first two weeks | the last 700 euros
les deux premières semaines numbers come first (** except for complex numbers) les derniers sept cents euros
30
difference j'ai une heure de libre vs j'ai une heure libre | there were 10 soldiers injured (imply only those 10 injured)
DE connotes it's the only one: i have only one hour free il y avait dix soldats de blessés
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some indefinite expressions can have adjectives. connect them with DE. invariable something good someone interesting nothing easier
quelque chose de bon quelqu'un d'intéressant rien de plus facile
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EASY to convert an adjective to noun....just add articles the most annoying thing... the important thing the big ones
le plus énervant l'important les grands
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point of adding diaresis ë | aiguë
it tells you to pronounce U | otherwise aigue would be like aig
34
Some masculine/feminine changes in french change spelling but prononciation is same absolute
absolu/absolue | ambigu/ambiguë
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Some masculine/feminine adjectives change prononciation | -cooked
cuit/cuite
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Some masculine/feminine adjective add double consonant low cute thick
bas/basse coquet/coquette épais/épaisse
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Some masculine/feminine turn nasal sound to oral vowel | infant like
enfantin/enfantine
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``` some masculine/feminine just weird fresh false flattering benign ```
frais/fraîche faux/fausse flatteur/flatteuse bénin/bénigne
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gentle soft red head
doux/douce mou/molle roux/rousse