LFBP May 2015 VI Flashcards

(42 cards)

1
Q

Light at the end of the tunnel

I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel

A

voir le bout du tunnel

Je pourrai enfin voir le bout du tunnel.

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2
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fad/hobby

A

une marotte

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3
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it takes place in new york

it took place in london

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Ça se passe à New York

ça s’est passé à Londres

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4
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patriotic/jingoistic

A

chauvin

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5
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to take revenge on

brazil still wants to take revenge on france

A

avoir une revanche à prendre sur

Le Brésil a toujours une revanche à prendre sur la France

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6
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would you like to go get a drink?

A

ça te dirait d’aller prendre un pot?

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in the month of august we often go to the mountain or sea

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Au mois d’août, nous partons souvent à la montagne ou à la mer.

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I’m going to walk by the lake or in the woods

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Je vais me promener au bord du lac ou dans les bois

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9
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I love traveling and furthermore i planned to leave for thailand next ear

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J’adore voyager ! J’ai d’ailleurs prévu de partir l’année prochaine en Thaïlande.

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I’m not that interested in sports

A

Je ne m’intéresse pas trop au sport

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11
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innovative

A

innovant (eeh)

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12
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a patent

A

un brevet

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13
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enhancement/promotion/development

A

la valorisation

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14
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to note

steadfastly an optimist, I note a veritable evolution in mindset

A

constater

Résolument optimiste je constate une véritable évolution des mentalités

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15
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when you speak about categories in general, need definite article: l’argent, le sport
-if partial then partitive

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Remember all un/une/des turn to de in negative except for être (il n’est pas un prof sérieux; il n’a plus d’argent)

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16
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confusing: sports, music, studying a subject…all technically partial categories so partitive
fait de la natation, fait du français

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BUT after apprendre and étudier you use definite:

j’étudie le français, il a appris l’allemand

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17
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Indefinite DES is kinda fucked…always getting turned to DE. Remember: plural indefinite des can’t follow a verb+de expression, BUT the definite plural des can! also un/une can too!!!
she wants some strawberries
they want a pizza
we always remember the high school friends

A

elle a envie de fraises
ils ont envie d’une pizza
on se souvient toujours des amis au lycée

18
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indefinite des becomes de also when there is an adjective before the noun (BAGS and one syllabe: tel/telle/fau/fausse/haut, etc)
there are some nice books on the shelf
i bought some good pastries

A

il y a de beaux livres sur l’étagère

j’ai acheté de bons gâteaux

19
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indefinite des also gets turns to D’ before autres. if you see des autres it’s de+les
she needs another pen
she needs other pens

A

elle a besoin d’un stylo

elle a besoin d’autres stylos

20
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most expressions of quantity are followed by de and replace any article. beaucoup de, une tranche de, un paquet de
-exception: plupart: most of the time, most people

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la pluplart de (need definite following):
la plupart du temps
la plupart des (de+les) gens

21
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other quantity expressions which are weird and are not followed by de..followed by nothing: quelques, plusieurs, aucun(e)
that boy has no chance
i have some books

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ce garçon n’a aucune chance

j’ai quelques livres

22
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to spread like wildfire ( a trail of powder)

A

se répandre comme une traînée de poudre

23
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to have to

he had to sign a contract

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avoir dû

il a dû signer un contrat.

24
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a handle (bag)
the handle was broken
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une poignée

La poignée était cassée.

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boarding pass
une carte d'embarquement
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Life is sweet
La vie est douce (general categories usually have definite article)
27
In General you remove du/de la/des (partitive/indefinite) when: -expression of quantity (except plusieurs, quelques, aucun) -after verb +de (definite still ok) -after sans (unless modified) i want a coffee without sugar he left without the hat she gave him
je voudrais un café sans sucre | il est sorti sans le manteau qu'elle lui a donné
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on the floor | to fall on the ice
par terre | tomber par terre (sur la glace)
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to give up | he gave up completely on sports/alcohol
décrocher de | Il a complètement décroché du sport (d'alcool
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he works for himself
il travaille à son compte
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minimum wage
Salaire minimum interprofessionnel de croissance (le SMIC)
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understanding | they (women) are understanding
compréhensif (male) | elles sont compréhensives
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paid | well paid
rémunéré | bien rémunéré
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airbag
le airbag
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conditions (preconditions for a contract) | the concerned parties discuss the preconditions to the signature
le préalable | Les parties concernées discutent les préalables à la signature
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to catch a glimpse (like apercevoir)
entrevoir
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backward
à rebours (re-booor)
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sparking sparkling water sparkling fire
pétillant une eau pétillante le feu pétillant
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another word for sparkling water
une eau gazeuse
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dirty work | jack is doing jill's dirty work
le sale boulot Jack fait le sale boulot à la place de Jill
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separately | can you bring us some milk separately for the coffee?
à part | Pourriez-vous nous apporter un peu de lait, à part, pour le café?
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to quench your thrist
se désaltérer