LFBP March 2015 II Flashcards

(45 cards)

1
Q

to hang around/linger (bad sense….waiting)

A

poireauter (a leek veggie….rester immobile)

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2
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shortly, soon

A

tout à l’heure

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3
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from now on (casual)

from now on (higher registry)

A

désormais

dorénavant

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4
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as ofen

i’m going to use this expression as often as i can

A

autant que

j’utilise cette expression autant que je peux

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5
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to be clingy

he’s very clingy

A

pot de colle (pot of glue)

il est très pot de colle

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6
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rather than

rather than make you linger in front of the your computer. i’ll call you

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plutôt que

plutôt que de te faire poireauter devant ton ordinateur, je t’appellerai

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7
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i’m back

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je suis de retour

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8
Q

ce weekend can meet this or next weekend: pay attention to verb tenses!

A

merci pour tous ce que tu a fait pour ce week-end. (last weeked)

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9
Q

a source

A

une source

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10
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to recharge

i recharged

A

refaire le plein d’énergie

j’ai refait le plein d’énergie

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11
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gas station

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une station service

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12
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fill er’ up

A

faire le plein

faite le plein SVP

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13
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2 ways I’m full

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1) je suis repu (repaître: revel, feast)

2) je suis rassasié

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14
Q

doesn’t mean to say that..

A

cela ne veut pas dire que…

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15
Q

aftershave

A

(lotion) après-rasage (m)

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16
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to evaporate

A

s’evaporer

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17
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4 ways to say he’s annoying

A

1) il m’agace (il est agaçant)
2) il est embêtant
3) il m’a enervé
4) il est casse-pieds

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18
Q

it surprises me that you don’t remember it

A

tu me surprends de ne pas t’en souvenir

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19
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i’m surprised you don’t get it

A

Tu me surprends de ne pas y arriver

20
Q

Some verbs look like indirect but can’t!

4 verbs

A

1) penser à: je pense à lui
2) faire allusion à : il fait illusion à elle
3) avoir affaire à: elle aura affaire à nous
4) ce sac est à Julien

Logic is cause this à in this case is as preposition NOT to introduce indirect object

21
Q

Four other verbs that act like penser à

A

S’habituer
Rêver à
Tenir à
Faire appel à (appeal to)

22
Q

definitely!

23
Q

s’en remettre vs s’en remettre à
i didn’t get better for weeks
i’ll leave it up to her

A

to get better vs to leave it up to someone
je ne m’en suis pas remis avant des semaines
je m’en remets à elle (no liason)

24
Q

pronounce G

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pronounce J
gee (gee whiz): NOT je
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let me see! (2)
fais voir | fais-moi voir
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awareness, realization
une prise de conscience
28
BC (before christ)
avant jesus christ
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ability
la capacité
30
did you see me (social climbing)
le m'as tu vu?
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the royal court
la cour royale
32
in 1999 in the 19th century during the reign of... during the renaissance
en 1999 au 19 siècle sous le règne de XX à la Renaissance
33
2 meanings of "arriver comme un cheveu SUR la soupe"
1) out of the blue | 2) at an awkward time
34
I was imitating my boss when he showed up out of the blue
J'étais en train d'imiter mon chef quand il est arrivé comme un cheveu sur la soupe
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they were fighting when i arrived (super awkwardly)
Ils se disputaient quand je suis arrivée – comme un cheveu sur la soupe
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a hook
un crochet
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a spouse
le conjoint
38
i'm interested by mediation
je suis intéressé PAR la méditation
39
a wig
une perruque
40
to untangle | to untangle a this line/tangle of knots
démêler | démêler cette perruque
41
to transform from ___ to ___
transformer DE__ EN____
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to annihilate/wipe out
anéantir
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wedding gown
une robe de mariée
44
she had them sit
Elle les a fait asseoir (NOT elle les a fait s'asseoir---we OMIT the pronominal verb in faire causative!)
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again....rendre vs faire for to make
rendre: adjective (la bière l'a rendu ivre) faire: ell lui a fait boire la bière