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1
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the pity

A

la pitié

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surely
adv.

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sûrement

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the brain

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le cerveau, cerveaux

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scarlet
adj.

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écarlate s
écarlate s

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  • phrase -
    Which says a lot!
    “that which is not little to say”
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Ce qui n’est pas peu dire.

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to step/stride over

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enjamber
enjambé
enjambant

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the bench;
the shoal

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le banc

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the spring
- like in a machine -

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le resssort

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to maintain

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maintenir
maintenu
maintenant

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  • phrase -
    to lend sb a hand
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prêter main-forte à qqn

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the whirl, whirlpool

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le tourbillon

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Go ahead. Go for it!
Go on !
- encouragement, like
“You can do it!”

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Vas-y !

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  • phrase -
    at grips with, engaged in a struggle, grappling with
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aux prises avec

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the gap;
the swerve sideways
the leap

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le
l’écart

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15
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out of the way,
in a remote area

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à l’écart

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the collision

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la collision

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to execute, carry out

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effectuer
effectué
effectuant

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18
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the restoring, recovery

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le rétablissement

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spectacular
adj.

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spectaculaire s
spectaculaire s

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the triumph

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le triomphe

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21
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to spit

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cracher
craché
crachant

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22
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really
adv.

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véritablement

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to embalm;
to fill with scent/fragrance

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embaumer
embaumé
embaumant
“ahm bow may”

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24
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the supporter
- team, politis -

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le supporter
+
pron. more like English
“sü por te(r)”

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to rush, run quickly

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accourir
accouru
accourant

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26
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The patients need medicine.
The patients need it.

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Les patients ont besoin de médicaments.
Les patients en ont besoin.

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27
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He seized the snake before the attack.
He seized it before the attack.
- s’emparer de = to grab, seize -

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Il s’est emparé du serpent avant l’attaque.
Il s’en est emparé avant l’attaque.

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28
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We (n) are speaking of the problem with the students. (K-12)
We are speaking of it with the students.

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Nous parlons du problème avec les élèves.
Nous en parlons avec les élèves.

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29
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It’s possible to do without dairy products.
It’s possible to do without them.

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C’est possible de se passer de produits laitiers.
C’est possible de s’en passer.

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30
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She is crazy for these little cookies.
She is crazy for them.

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Elle raffole de ces petits biscuits.
Elle en raffole.

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31
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We have just left our house.
We have just left it.
- nous

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Nous venons juste de partir de notre maison.
Nous venons juste d’en partir.

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32
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His future (a) depends on his grades.
His future depends on them.

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Son avenir dépend de ses notes.
Son avenir en dépend.

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33
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I doubt his sincerity.
I doubt it.

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Je doute de sa sincérité.
J’en doute.

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34
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He learned to play violin when he was little.
He learned to play it when he was little.

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Il a appris à jouer du violon quand il était petit.
Il a appris à en jouer quand il était petit.

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35
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The customers serve themselves water.
The customers serve it to themselves.
– par eux-mêmes –

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Les clients se servent de l’eau par eux-mêmes.
Les clients s’en servent par eux-mêmes.

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36
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I’m fed up.
- m -

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J’en ai marre.
marre - adv - fed up
informal

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37
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I’ve had enough.
- with assez -
- less informal, frustration, reached a limit

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J’en ai assez.

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38
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I’ve had it up to here.
- full to the brim

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J’en ai ras le bol.

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39
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I don’t care
- phrase -
- ‘I of it mock’ -

A

Je m’en moque.

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40
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I couldn’t care less.
like, I don’t give a damn,
- RUDE, se foutre -

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Je m’en fous.

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41
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I don’t care.
- not rude but still informal -
- ficher – to file, record, but idiomatic here to mean “to care”
- no negative particle, ficher implies dismissal

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Je m’en fiche.

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42
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I’m going/leaving.
+
I - from it - am going.
To announce that you’re leaving.
More literary and formal.
Casual would be “Je pars.”

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Je m’en vais.

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43
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Don’t fret.
- not you of it make…

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Ne t’en fais pas.

44
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I’m on the way.

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Je suis en route.

45
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I’m in the process of…

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Je suis en train de ….

46
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What do you think of it?

A

Qu’est-ce que tu en penses?

47
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bloodied
adj.

A

ensanglanté s
ensanglantée s

48
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to blaze (up)

A

flamboyer
flamboyé
flamboyant

49
Q

the setting sun

A

le soleil couchant

50
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the achievement

A

le
l’exploit

51
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the figure, outline, silhouette

A

la silhouette

52
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the direction

A

la direction

53
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the forest

A

la forêt

54
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the gate, step, style of walking

A

la démarche

55
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at a running pace

A

au pas de course
“oh pah de coors”

56
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thick, dense, bushy - thick with foliage, hair etc….;
complex, involved

A

touffu s
touffue s

57
Q

to describe

A

décrire
décrit
décrivant

58
Q

the circle

A

le cercle

59
Q

the top, peak

A

la cime

60
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to orient os

A

s’orienter
orienté
s’orientant

61
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the beech
- tree

A

le hêtre

62
Q

to catch hold OF
to hang on TO

A

s’accrocher à

63
Q

the leaves, foliage

A

le feuillage

64
Q

2 DIFFERENT THINGS
a. underneath, below
b. at the bottom, downstairs

A

a. au-dessous
b. en bas

65
Q

upright, standing
adv

A

debout

66
Q

the clearing

A

la clairière

67
Q

THE stammering, stuttering

A

le bégaiement
“bay gay me(n)”

68
Q

to worsen

A

empirer
empiré
empirant

69
Q

the conversation

A

la conversation

70
Q

confidential
adj. - like private

A

confidentiel s
confidentielle s

71
Q

supposed to, meant to
adj. - usually followed by Infinitive Verb
*
He is supposed to arrive at noon.

A

censé s
censée s
Il est censé arriver à midi.

72
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to mumble
- m -

A

marmonner
marmonné
marmonnant

73
Q

to interrupt

A

interrompre
interrompu
interrompant

74
Q

DO Pronouns
me
you
him/it
her/it
us
you
them

A

+
me m’
te t’
le l’
la l’
nous
vous
les

75
Q

IO Pronouns
me
you
him/it
her/it
us
you
them

A

+
me m’
te t’
lui
lui
nous
vous
leur

76
Q

ORDER of pronouns if multiple in a sentence
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th

A

1st: me, te, nous, vous
2nd: le l’, la l’, les
3rd: lui, leur
4th: y
5th: en

77
Q

Selfish Rule =

A

Me first
Object second
others third
then y / en

78
Q

She is reading me a story.
She is reading it to me.

A

Elle me lit une histoire.
Elle me la lit.

79
Q

She is reading you a story.
She reads it to you.

A

Elle te lit une histoire.
Elle te la lit.

80
Q

She is reading us a story.
She is reading it to us.

A

Elle nous lit une histoire.
Elle nous la lit.

81
Q

She is reading you (v) a story.
She is reading it to you.

A

Elle vous lit une histoire.
Elle vous la lit.

82
Q

She is reading him a story.
She is reading it to him.

A

Elle lui lit une histoire.
Elle la lui lit.

83
Q

She is reading them a story.
She is reading it to them.

A

Elle leur lit une histoire.
Elle la leur lit.

84
Q

I am giving you (t) some oranges.
I am giving you some of them.

A

Je te donne des oranges.
Je t’en donne.

85
Q

I am giving you (v) some oranges.
I’m giving you some of them.

A

Je vous donne des oranges.
Je vous en donne.

86
Q

I am giving her some oranges.
I am giving her some of them.

A

Je lui donne des oranges.
Je lui en donne.

87
Q

I am giving them some oranges.
I am giving them some of them.

A

Je leur donne des oranges.
Je leur en donne.

88
Q

I am meeting you (t) in London.
I am meeting you there.
(present, but implies will meet) - rejoindre

A

Je te rejoins à Londres.
Je t’y rejoins.

89
Q

I am meeting him in London.
I am meeting him there.

A

Je le rejoins à Londres.
Je l’y rejoins.

90
Q

I am meeting her in London.
I am meeting her there.

A

Je la rejoins à Londres.
Je l’y rejoins.

91
Q

I am meeting you (v) in London.
I am meeting you there.

A

Je vous rejoins à Londres.
Je vous y rejoins.

92
Q

I am meeting them in London.
I am meeting them there.

A

Je les rejoins à Londres.
Je les y rejoins.

93
Q

I’m making a coffee for my friends.
I’m making it for them.

A

Je prépare un café à mes amis.
Je le leur prépare.

94
Q

Jeff is sending a letter to his wife.
Jeff is sending it to her.

A

Jeff envoie une lettre à sa femme.
Jeff la lui envoie.

95
Q

They (m) only went down to the basement.
*
passe compose
“they have only descended …..”

A

Ils ne sont descendus qu’au sous-sol.

96
Q

I die. I am dying.
*
We are not dying.

A

Je meurs.
*
Nous ne mourons pas.

97
Q

the post (office)

A

la poste

98
Q

She will stay/remain.
*
We will not stay.

A

Elle restera.
*
Nous ne resterons pas.

99
Q

the August

A

le août
“oo” - no ‘
usage special
le mois d’août

100
Q

I have fallen. I fell.
*
You (t) have not fallen.
You did not fall.

A

Je suis tombé(e).
*
Tu n’es pas tombée.

101
Q

to blind

A

aveugler
aveuglé
aveuglant

102
Q

the hygiene

A

la
l’hygiène
ee-zhee-en

103
Q

the Romania
romanian adj m f
the Romanian m f
the Romanian language
the Romanians

A

la Roumanie
roumain, roumaine
le Roumain, la Roumaine
le roumain
les Roumains

104
Q

to have – plus que parfait
I had had….
You had had….
500

A

avoir, eu, ayant
j’avais eu
tu avais eu
il avait eu
nous avions eu
vous aviez eu
ils avaient eu

105
Q

to risk OF, to be likely TO, might
* It might rain this afternoon.
* We risk missing the train.

A

risquer DE
* Il risque de pleuvoir cet après-midi.
* Nous risquons de manquer le train.

106
Q

“Oh well, too bad.”
like: good, so much worse

A

Bon, tant pis.

107
Q

IDIOM
L: to have trust
M: to trust
* I don’t trust him.

A

avoir confiance
*
Je n’ai pas confiance en lui.

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