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1
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He only comes back down to get his coffee in the morning.
*
“…. for taking his coffee…”

A

Il ne redescend que pour prendre son café le matin.
*

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the honor

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le
l’honneur

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You (tu) are born, are being born.
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He is not (being) born.

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Tu nais.
*
Il ne naît pas.

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the pink
- color

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le rose

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the shopping center

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le centre commercial

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You (t) have fallen again.
*
He has not fallen again.

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Tu es retombé.
*
Il n’est pas retombé.

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It’s 10:30. (12)

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Il est dix heures ET demi.

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CE QUI – CE QUE
CE DONT – CE … QUOI
* CE + relative pronoun,
* 4 points

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  • Relative pronouns can also include CE
  • CE is a neutral pronoun
  • Mean WHAT WHICH THAT
  • CE can be replaced by “la chose”
  • Qui - people, subject
  • Que - people or thing, D.O.
  • Où - places, time
  • Dont - possession or relationship: whose, of which
  • lequel …. things/animals, “which” “whom”
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Did you see what (ce qui) happened?
- tu, stmt

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Tu as vu ce qui s’est passé ?

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Do you understand what I am explaining to you?
- tu, stmt

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Tu comprends ce que je t’explique ?

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I know what you are afraid of. …..of which you have fear.
- tu ….. avoir peur DE

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Je sais ce dont tu as peur.

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I want to know what you are interested in.

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Je veux savoir ce à quoi tu t’intéresses.

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13
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You will never guess what the dog is playing with.

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Tu ne devineras jamais ce avec quoi le chien joue.
- jouer avec.

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14
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He is talking about what he believes in.

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Il parle de ce en quoi il croit.
- croire en

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15
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That for what he is working is his family.

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Ce pour quoi il travaille, c’est sa famille.
- travailler pour.

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That on which I am relying are the laws.

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Ce sur quoi je m’appuie ce sont les lois.

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Did you see the thing that happened?
- tu, stmt

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Tu as vu la chose qui s’est passée ?

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Do you understand the thing that I’m explaining to you ?

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Tu comprends la chose que je t’explique ?

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I know the thing ‘that’ you are afraid of.
-tu

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Je sais la chose dont tu as peur.

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I want to know the thing that you are interested in.
*
“i want to know the thing at what you you interest..”

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Je veux savoir la chose à quoi tu t’intéresses.

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21
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You will never guess the thing with which the dog is playing.

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Tu ne devineras jamais la chose avec quoi le chien joue.

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22
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He talks about the thing in which he believes.

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Il parle de la chose en quoi il croit.

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The thing for which he works is his family.

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La chose pour quoi il travaille, c’est sa famille.

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24
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CE QUI
1 point…..

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  • for the subject of the verb
    and no preposition
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25
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That which scares me is the height (void/emptiness).
that which me makes fear, it is the..

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Ce qui me fait peur, c’est le vide.

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I think that this is what he likes.
is pleasing to him
*
“I think that this is this that/which (subj) to him pleases.”

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Je pense que c’est ce qui lui plaît

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27
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This is what worries me.
- tracasser

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C’est ce qui me tracasse.

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28
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I can’t read ‘what’ is written.

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Je ne peux pas lire ce qui est écrit.

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29
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Tell me ‘what’ happened during the course.

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Dis-moi ce qui s’est passé pendant le cours.

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30
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He has not finished his homework, which is not usual.

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Il n’a pas fini ses devoirs, ce qui n’est pas habituel.

31
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CE QUE, QU’
1 point……

A
  • is for the DO, no prepositions
32
Q

This is what I mean (want to say).

A

C’est ce que je veux dire.

33
Q

I don’t know yet what I am going to buy.

A

Je ne sais pas encore ce que je vais acheter.

34
Q

Do you know what you want?
** est-ce que, tu…..**

A

Est-ce que tu sais ce que tu veux ?

35
Q

This is what we (on) planned.

A

C’est ce qu’on a prévu.

36
Q

I don’t know yet what I am going to sing.

A

Je ne sais pas encore ce que je vais chanter.

37
Q

Think about what you wrote.

A

Pense à ce que tu as écrit.

38
Q

What I want is a week without noise.
vouloir-veux

A

Ce que je veux, c’est un semaine sans bruit.

39
Q

Do you already know what you want ?
- tu, stmt

A

Tu sais déjà ce que tu veux ?

40
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CE DONT
1 point……

A
  • is used when verb is followed by “de”
41
Q

What she dreams of is to become a lawyer.
rêver de

A

Ce dont elle rêve, c’est de devenir avocate.
- rêver de

42
Q

What you are ashamed of is not your fault.
** avoir honte de **

A

Ce dont tu as honte n’est pas de ta faute.
(set phrase, n’est pas de ta faute = it is not your fault)

43
Q

I am ignorant of what you are speaking.

A

J’ignore ce dont tu parles.
- parler de

44
Q

He talked to me about what he remembered.
** se souvenir de **
(p.c. then imparfait)

A

Il m’a parlé de ce dont il se souvenait.
- se souvenir de

45
Q

What I am sure about (that of which I am certain…) is that I have to go to work tomorrow.
- to work
- je suis certain DE

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Ce dont je suis certain, c’est que demain je dois aller travailler.

46
Q

This is what they are discussing.
“this is that of which they are…”
-discuter DE-

A

C’est ce dont ils discutent.

47
Q

This is what I am responsible for.

A

C’est ce dont je suis responsable.

48
Q

This trip, this is what he wanted for (NOT during) a long time.
avoir envie DE

A

Ce voyage, c’est ce dont il a envie depuis longtemps.

49
Q

CE ….. QUOI
1 point…..

A
  • used for all prepositions except “de”.
50
Q

What (that at what) I am thinking about is not your regard/business.– ‘not regard you’

A

Ce à quoi je pense ne te regarde pas.
- penser à

51
Q

It’s not what he was expecting.
** s’attendre à **

A

Ce n’est pas ce à quoi il s’attendait.
- s’attendre à

52
Q

It is different than what I agree with.
** être d’accord de ** but not DONT
“it’s different of this with what I…”

A

C’est différent de ce avec quoi je suis d’accord.
- être d’accord de

53
Q

These materials, they are what I must/have to work (verb) with.

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Ces matériaux, c’est ce avec quoi je dois travailler.

54
Q

A dinosaur, that’s what he is going to dress up as.
** se déguiser en **

A

Un dinosaure, c’est ce en quoi il va se déguiser.
- se déguiser en

55
Q

I’m not CERTAIN/sure of why he came.
** venir pour **

A

Je ne suis pas certaine de ce pour quoi il est venu.
- venir pour

56
Q

It’s his job, that is what he is paid for.

A

C’est son travail, c’est ce pour quoi il est payé.
- payer pour

57
Q

The house was on fire, this is what the dog was trying to bring attention to.
“…., that is that on what the dog trying of attract the attention.”

A

La maison était en feu, c’est ce sur quoi le chien essayait d’attirer l’attention.

58
Q

It is ‘what’ I was expecting.

A

C’est ce à quoi je m’attendais.

59
Q

It is what he has been working on since last year.
** but uses DEPUIS thus begins in present tense…..**
‘it’s this on what he works since year last’

A

C’est ce sur quoi il travaille depuis l’année dernière.

60
Q

It’s what he believes in.

A

C’est ce en quoi il croit.

61
Q

It’s what he bought that instrument for.
‘it is that for what he…”

A

C’est ce pour quoi il a acheté cet instrument.

62
Q

It’s what he has been counting on for some time.
‘IT IS THAT ON WHAT HE COUNTS SINCE SOME TIMES’

A

C’est ce sur quoi il compte depuis quelques temps.

63
Q

‘What’ hairdressers work with may be dangerous.

A

Ce avec quoi les coiffeuses travaillent peut être dangereux.

64
Q

It is what I was thinking, but I didn’t want to say it.
** imparfait both parts, ongoing actions, background info., express intent or desire.

A

C’est ce que je pensais mais je ne voulais pas le dire.

65
Q

It’s his routine, it’s what he is used to.

A

C’est sa routine, c’est ce à quoi il est habitué.

66
Q

What bothers me is that he never checks in.

A

Ce qui me dérange c’est qu’il ne prend jamais de nouvelles.
- idiomatic

67
Q

It’s ‘what’ the doctors are afraid of.
it is that of which the doctors have fear

A

C’est ce dont les docteurs ont peur.

68
Q

can be, may be
vs.
perhaps (adverb)

A

peut être
vs
peut-être

69
Q

the Belarus
Belarusian
the Belarusian
the Belarusian language
the Belarus people

A

la Biélorussie
biélorusse, =
le=la Biélorusse
le biélorusse
les Biélorusses

70
Q

to have
present conditional - 500
I would have….
You could have ….
He would have…

A

avoir, eu, ayant
*
j’aurais
tu aurais
il aurait
nous aurions
vous auriez
ils auraient

71
Q

à/de ??
to intend for, to aim at
*This letter is intended for your brother.

A

destiner à
*
Cette lettre est destinée à ton frère.

72
Q

fetid, smelly, foul, putrid
adj.

A

fétide s
fétide s

73
Q

IDIOM
L: to have some lead in the wing.
M: to be no good, useless
* He does nothing with his days, he is really no good.

A

avoir du plomb dans l’aile
*
Il ne fait rien de ses journées, il a vraiment du plomb dans l’aile.

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