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Vocabulary 4 Flashcards

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des nouvelles

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some news

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me sentir mal

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to pass out Lit: feel bad

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absent (adj)

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absent

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en conséquece

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consequently, therefore

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Il me semble me rappeler que…

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I seem to remember that…

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Je ne peux pas la voir en peinture! (idiomatic expression)

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I can’t stand her! Lit: I can’t see her in a painting.

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J’ai eu deux heures de libre…

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I had two hours free…

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préparer mon examen

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to prepare for my exam. Note: préparer takes a COD.

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Je connaissais mon subjet à fond.

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I knew the subject inside-out.

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j’ai assuré l’examen comme une malade. (Idiomatic expression)

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I aced the exam. Lit: I guaranteed it like a sick person.

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signaler

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to signal

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rien de spécial à signaler d’autre.

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nothing special happened (Lit: nothing special to signal)

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Chouette!

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Sweetie! (Lit: female owl)

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en effet…

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as a matter of fact…

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puisque = étant donné que = du fait que

Ther latter two are not commonly used in everyday modern French.

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since

given that…

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étant donné = du fait + noun

Étant donné la crise économique…
Du fait votre maladie…

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given…

Given the economic crisis…
Given your illness…

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sous prétexte que…

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under the pretext that…

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grâce à…

Elle est en vie grâce à lui.

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thanks to… Used to introduce a positive consequence.

She is alive thanks to him.

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à cause de…

Ils ont dû annuler le match à cause du mauvais temps.

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due to… Used to introduce a negative consequence.

They had to cancel the match due to bad weather.

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comme…

Comme elle s’est cassé la jambe, elle n’a pas pu venir ce soir.

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since… Normally used at the beginning of a sentence.

Since she broke her leg, she wasn’t able to come tonight.

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donc = alors= du coup

Il y avait une place de libre et du coup, j’ai pu y aller.

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as a result..
so…

There was a free spot and so I was able to go.

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embaucher (vt)

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to hire

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embauché (adj)

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hired

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C’est pour ça que….

C’est pour ça qu’elle est partie.

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That’s why…

That’s why she left.

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C'est pour ça que = C'est pouquoi = C'est la raison pour laquelle Latter two are used mostly in writing.
That's why...
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par conséquent en conséquence de both formal and not used in common speach
consequently... | consequent to...
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si bien que... or tant et si bien que... Sa fièvre a empiré tant et si bien qu'il a fallu appeler le docteur.
so much so that.. His fever worsened so much (so) that we had to call the doctor.
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à tel point que...
to such an extent that...
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de sorte que...
with the result that... | therefore...
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aussi = ainsi both are old-fashioned and used mostly in formal writing.
and so, thus
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Bref, En bref
and so...
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une crise
a crisis
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en vie
alive
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un match
match (football)
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l'encouragment (m)
encouragement
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remonter Il est arrivé à remonter ses notes.
to pull up He managed to pull up his grades.
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instaurer
to put into effect
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le chômage
unemployment
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l'augmentation (f)
increase
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dénoncer
to denounce
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se dénoncer
to give oneself up
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censurer
to censor
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une bourse d'étude
a scholarship
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un emploi
a job
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une ceinture de sécurité
a seatbelt
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énerver qqn
to make someone nervous
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s'énerver
to get worked up
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percuter
to crash into
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se percuter
to collide
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un/une passant
a passer-by
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secourir
to help, provide first aid
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se reposer
to rest
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un commentaire sur...
a comment on...
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dérouler
to unroll
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se dérouler
to unfold
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contrairement à...
contary to...
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contrairement à ce que tu sembles penser...
contrary to what you might think...
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une conversation
a conversation
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D'un autre côté...
on the other hand...
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le côté garçon manqué
the tom-boy look Lit: missed boy
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séduisant
appealing, attractive
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C'est séduisant chez une femme
It's attractive on a woman
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une crinière
a mane (as in horse's mane)
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ressortir Ça fait ressortir son profil. Ça fait ressortir mes yeux.
to bring out again to enhance It enhances her profile. It brout out my eyes.
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la finesse
subtlety
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Puisqu'on est dans le sujet...
While we're on the subject...
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flatter
to flatter
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la flatterie
flattery
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En dépit de...
In spite of...
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catastrophique (adj)
catastrophic
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reformer
to reform
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se reformer
to reform itself
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une mèche des cheveux
a strand of hair
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d'après la semaine d'après
after the week after
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teindre
to tint, dye
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je me ferais bien... je me ferais bien couper les cheveux plus courts.
I'd like to... I'd like to cut my hair shorter.
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dégrader
``` to damage to shade (colours) ```
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se dégrader
to deteriorate
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coupe dégradée
layered cut (hair style)
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démoniaque (adj)
evil, demonical
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Par contre = en revanche
By contrast, on the other hand
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au lieu de + verb Au lieu de dire la vérité, il a menti.
Instead of... Instead of telling the truth, he lied.
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Au contraire Je déteste les chats. Toi, au contraire, tu les adores.
On the contrary I hate cats. On the contrary, you love them.
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Contrairement à + noun/pronoun Contrairement à l'opinion publique, le sol est un mauvais insulateur.
Contrary to... Contrary to public opinion, the ground is a poor insulator.
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d'un autre côté... d'l'autre D'un côté, il a tort. De l'autre, je comprend son erreur.
on one hand.... on the other hand On one hand, he's wrong. On the other, I understand his error.
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Pourtant, cependant, néanmois, toutefois | later two are old-fashioned
however, nevertheless
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tandis, alors, pendant all can be followed by que
while, as (compares things happening at the same time)
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malgré + noun | en dépit de + noun
despite...
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même si
even if
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bien que (takes subjunctive mood)
although
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quoique Quoiqu'il en soit...
whatever Whatever the situation. (impersonal use of il)
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quand même Je n'aimais pas le dessert, mais je l'ai quand même mangé.
even so, still, nevertheless, anyway I didn't like the dessert, but I ate it anyway.
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avoir beau + infinitive J'ai beau raisonner avec lui.
to do something in vain, without success As much as I tried, I couldn't reason with him.
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têtu (adj)
stuborn
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progresser
to progress

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