LFBP April 2015 V Flashcards

(44 cards)

1
Q

an application
to apply for
*faux ami: application means what in french? (3)

A

une candidature
poser sa candidature à

*application means: to apply (literally like paint on a wall), an app (iphone) or to do something diligently

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2
Q

slang: joli/nice

A

chouette

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3
Q

snowblower machine

A

un canon à neige

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4
Q

distance:
there’s a cute town 30 km from the coast
there’s a parking open 24 hours around 200 meters from the restaurant

A

à DISTANCE de LOCATION

il y a une jolie ville à trente kilomètres de
la côte
Il y a un parking ouvert vingt-quatre heures sur
vingt-quatre à environ deux cents mètres du
restaurant

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5
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Would you have a table free at nine

A

auriez-vous une table de libre vers neuf heures

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6
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seven days a week

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sept jours sur sept

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7
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It’s sunday lunchtime (3)

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on est dimanche midi (good)
nous sommes dimanche midi
il est dimanche après-midi

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8
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it’s 10 o’clock

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il est dix heures (c’est dix heures technically not correct)

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9
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pacing about….turning in circles (anxious)

it’s been two hours since i’ve been pacing about, either near the telephone or in front of my computer

A

tourner en rond
Cela fait deux heures que je tourne en rond
dans la maison, soit près du téléphone, soit
devant mon ordinateur

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10
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when to use jour vs journée (also soir vs soirée, an vs année

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think journée as more duration word…meaning the actual length and content of the day; jour is more neutral and objective quantity:
j’ai travaillé toute la journée
je suis en france pour trois jours (literal)
J’étais en Afrique pendant trois années, pas deux. ** here to emphasize the long length of this, you use année

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11
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the “agenda” “gameplan”

A

le programme

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12
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curiosity killed the cat

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la curiosité est un vilain défaut

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13
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to gently/kindly

we’re gonna gently discuss this

A

gentiment

on va discuter gentiment

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14
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have to do something (beside devoir/falloir)

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avoir à faire quelque chose

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15
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it’s been good for us to also get out a little

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cela nous a fait du bien à nous aussi de

sortir un peu

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16
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it’s up to you…

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c’est toi qui vois (c’est toi qui décides)

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17
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usually imperative in french super easy: just present tu, vous, nous form without pronoun (and drop any s at end of verb -as or -es: parles= parle). 4 exception and what’s the common trick between them?

A
all subjunctive forms
être: soyez prudent
avoir: aies patience
savoir: sache
vouloir: **only for please: veuillez...
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18
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we said the -s is dropped in imperative for -as or -es but when does it come back?

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when followed by y or en
parles-en (not parle-en)
vas-z (not va-z)

19
Q

what happens to command reflexive?

get up

A

tu te lèves becomes lève-toi

vous vous servez becomes servez-vous (sers-toi)

20
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third person imperative formed by que+ verb in subjunctive
let him do it
let them give it to you

A

qu’il le fasse

qu’il te le donnent

21
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a prejudice

22
Q

twist (story)

23
Q

suicide attempt

A

un suicide manqué

24
Q

shriveled

toes all curled up

A

recroqueviller

les doigts de pied tout recroquevillés

25
they are squeezing my ankles
Elles me serrent la cheville (les chaussures)
26
blood circulation | it cuts off blood circulation
la circulation sanguine | cela vous coupe la circulation sanguine
27
we're going to the other room | let's go to the waiting room
On va passer dans l’autre pièce | Passons dans le salon
28
a shoehorn
un chausse-pied
29
pattern (dress) | if she doesn't like the pattern, bring it back to me
un motif | Si le motif ne lui plait pas, ramenez-la
30
difference between j'ai très faim vs j'ai tellement faim que?
use j'ai très faim solo | j'ai tellement faim que......
31
difference un plat vs une assiette?
une assiette: single serving plate | un plat: bigger serving plate
32
difference quel que vs quelque
both mean whatever/however quel que is exclusively with être quelque like you know...is with noun (quelque costume qu'il veuille...)
33
difference between quoique and quoi que
quoique= bien qu | quoi que is used with être but same concept of however
34
headlight (also means lighthouse/beacon)
un phare
35
a scam
une escroquerie | pronounced: escrokree
36
In addition to definite article use that we know...another use of definite article is to refer to general classes: the girls the jungle is a dangerous place
les filles | La jungle est un endroit dangereux
37
with going to (en) and coming from (de) feminine countries we omit the definite article la apples from normandy
des pommes de normandie (la normandie)
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BUT we keep te definite article for masculine countries when talking about going to (au) or coming from (de+le= du)
des pommes du calvados
39
most languages are masculine *** while parler doesn't have definite article with language (we are treating the language as adverb) it DOES when language has adjective because now language is a noun again i speak french often
je parle souvent le français
40
season usually have definite article EXCEPT when with en everything awakens in spring in summer
tout se reveille au printemps (à le) | en été
41
titles after monsieur and madame are followed by le/la
monsieur le président
42
off to bed kids | hi guys
au lit, les enfants salue les mecs! (we like definite article with greetings and encouragement)
43
Elizabeth the First
Elizabeth première (NO definite articles for kings!)
44
definite article used for quantities these chairs are sold for 50 euros a piece the apples? they are 1.5 euros a kilo
Ces chaises sont vendues à 50 € la pièce | les pommes? c'est 1.5 euros le kilo