LFBP May 2015 IV

Question 1

baked

do you want it (bread) well done?

Answer 1

cuit

Vous le préférez bien cuit ? (remember agreement if baguette: bien cuite)

Question 2

the one beside it (une tarte)

i prefer the one beside it, further to the left

Answer 2

Celle d’à côté

je préférais celle d’à côté

Question 3

i’ll give you back your change

Answer 3

je vous rends la monnaie

Question 4

he was around 26 (3)

Answer 4

il avait 26 ans environ
il avait vers 26 ans
il avait dans les 26 ans

Question 5

en can be “as”

dress as a sailor

Answer 5

s’habiller en marin

Question 6

one thing at a time!

Answer 6

une chose à la fois

Question 7

right at the summit

Answer 7

en plein sommet

Question 8

at stake

to risk one’s life

Answer 8

en jeu
mettre sa (leur) vie en jeu

Question 9

to be on call

Answer 9

être de permanence

Question 10

financial aid

Answer 10

l’aide financière

Question 11

they died due to…

Answer 11

ils étaient morts à cause de….

Question 12

a test

Answer 12

un diagnostique

Question 13

the correct response

Answer 13

la réponse correct (FULL PRONOUNCE)

Question 14

pregnancy (human)

Answer 14

la grossesse 
la gestation (animal)

Question 15

ectopic pregnancy

pregnancy test

Answer 15

grossesse extra-utérine

un test de grossesse

Question 16

consider the case of…

Answer 16

prenons le cas de….

Question 17

this could explain

Answer 17

ceci pourrait expliquer…..

Question 18

while recognizing that…. one must also recognize that..

Answer 18

tout en reconnaissant que…..(ind), il faut cependant reconnaître que….(subj)

Question 19

the fact remains

Answer 19

toujours est-il que…. (ind)

Question 20

all the more so

i think the partenership is the best path all the more so since we are in their country

Answer 20

d’autant pluS que….(ind)
Je pense donc que le partenariat est la bonne voie, d’autant plus que nous sommes ici dans leur pays
partenariat is a business partnership

Question 21

quotation mark

Answer 21

les guillemets (guy–meh)

Question 22

confusing
pour autant=
pour autant que=

Answer 22

pour autant: in sofar as

pour autant que: provided that (sub)

Question 23

a site (lieu)

Answer 23

un emplacement

Question 24

footbridge

Answer 24

une passerelle (silent e: pass-relle)

Question 25

route (travel route) | also means life path (career development)

Answer 25

un itinéraire (ee-tin-ah-rare)

Question 26

emancipated/freed

Answer 26

un affranchi | * also means stamped: une lettre affranchie

Question 27

consisted of/based on a traditional dish based on potatoes sugar based products

Answer 27

à base de (bahhz) un plat traditionnel à base de pommes de terre des produits à base de sucre

Question 28

grease

Answer 28

la graisse (like greeesse)

Question 29

how do you do it?

Answer 29

Comment est-ce qu’on fait ça ?

Question 30

we brown the onions (we make the onions brown) | he makes his mom laugh

Answer 30

on fait dorer les oignons | il fait rire sa mère

Question 31

in the meantime

Answer 31

entre-temps

Question 32

bacon

Answer 32

le bacon

Question 33

to sear/brown (weird verb) | sear the bacon in a pan

Answer 33

faire revenir | on fait revenir le lardon dans une poêle

Question 34

a strip | a strip of bacon

Answer 34

une lamelle | une lamelle de bacon/lardon

Question 35

scrambled eggs

Answer 35

les œufs brouillés (nf)

Question 36

with negative you can make a noun negative just by placing the negative thing BEFORE the noun: an afternoon unlike others never in my life nothing of interest

Answer 36

un après-midi pas comme les autres jamais de ma vie rien d'intéressant

Question 37

she didn't want to tell me anything

Answer 37

elle n'a rien voulu me raconter

Question 38

he didn't want any of it

Answer 38

il n'en a pas voulu

Question 39

I hardly knew her

Answer 39

je ne l'ai guère connue

Question 40

*** PERSONNE acts like an object not the usual negative word with location of word. usually we put neg right after auxillary...NOT with personne he didn't spea to anyone

Answer 40

il n'a parlé à personne

Question 41

he allows himself one whiskey only after finishing work | he allows himself only one whiskey after finishing work

Answer 41

il ne se permet un whisky qu'après avoir finit son travail | il ne se permet qu'un whisky après avoir finit son travail

Question 42

negative infinitives usually before the verb i was the only one never to drink he feels like doing nothing all day

Answer 42

j'étais le seul à ne jamais boire | il envie de ne rien faire de la journée

Question 43

``` for auxillary (passé composé) negative infinitive same rule; before the auxillary (**** personne and aucun are exceptions ****) i hope i haven't forgotten anything ```

Answer 43

j'espère ne rien avoir oublié

Question 44

they declared that they had no intention of doing it

Answer 44

ils ont déclaré de n'avoir eu aucune intention de le faire