16 Flashcards

1
Q

to get up at dawn

A

se lever aux aurores

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1
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to commute (2 options)

A

faire le trajet
faire la navette

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2
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commuters

A

les navetteurs

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3
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the round trip, the back-and-forth

A

l’aller-retour

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4
Q

to park (2 options)

A

se garer
se stationner

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5
Q

transportation costs

A

des frais de transports

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6
Q

to go to the provinces = to go outside of Paris

A

partir en province = partir en dehors de Paris

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7
Q

senior executives

A

des cadres supérieurs

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8
Q

TER

A

le TER (Train Régional Express)

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9
Q

Vélib = public bicycle rental service

A

le vélib = service public de location de vélos

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10
Q

it takes 45 minutes by train (2 options)

A

il faut 45 min de train
ça prend 45 min en train

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11
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they live far from their workplace

A

ils habitent loin de leur lieu de travail

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12
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I lived a quarter of an hour from the office

A

j’habitais à un quart d’heure du bureau

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13
Q

they spend hours in the car

A

ils passent des heures en voiture

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14
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there are more and more of them (they are more and more numerous)

A

ils sont de plus en plus nombreux

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15
Q

she settled down in this town
(lit. ‘she put her bags down’)

A

elle a posé ses valises dans cette commune

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16
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For nothing in the world will I return to live in Paris

A

pour rien au monde je retournerai vivre à Paris

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17
Q

it’s been two hours since we left

A

ça fait deux heures qu’on est partis

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18
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I’ve been awake for four and a half hours

A

ça fait quatre heures et demie que je suis réveillée

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19
Q

no contest! (lit. ‘there’s no photo, really!’)

A

il n’y a pas photo, quoi!

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20
Q

it’s going to be a little difficult

A

ça va être un peu chaud

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21
Q

hole

A

le trou

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22
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the great outdoors

A

le grand air

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23
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a worry, problem

A

un souci

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a subscription
un abonnement
25
the youngest
le petit dernier
26
we're going to visit friends
on va rendre visite à des amis
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It'll be a small Thanksgiving (a Thanksgiving in small groups)
ce sera un Thanksgiving en petit comité
28
it's not worth it
ça ne vaut pas la peine
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I have to get ahead
je dois prendre de l’avance
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it's at the end of the street
c’est au bout de la rue
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a wheelchair
un fauteuil roulant
31
a criminal record
un casier (judiciaire)
32
the robbery of a jewelry store
le braquage d’une bijouterie
33
ghetto guys
les gars des cités
34
the hood of the car
le capot de la bagnole
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trunk (of a car)
le coffre de voiture
36
where have you been?
où t’étais passé?
37
not a phone call!
pas un coup de fil!
38
go away
va-t’en
39
he just did six months (i.e., he was in prison for 6 months)
il vient de faire 6 mois = il a été en prison pendant 6 mois
40
he sucks, he's useless
il est nul
41
they have no mercy
ils n’ont aucune pitié
42
are you deaf or something?
vous êtes sourd ou quoi?
43
what are you talking about?
qu’est-ce que tu racontes là?
44
it seems that he is also useless
il paraît qu'en plus il est nul
45
2 meanings for "c’est drôle"
1. c’est amusant , c’est rigolo 2. c’est étrange , c’est bizarre (dans le film)
46
If I had passed him in the street, I would have immediately been able to guess that he was your brother.
si je l'avais croisé dans la rue, j'aurais tout de suite pu deviner que c'était votre frère.
47
he's in trouble (but vulgar - lit. 'he's in the shit')
il est dans la merde*
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over time
au fil du temps
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I'm taking a long weekend for Thanksgiving
je fais le pont pour Thanksgiving
50
I have homework corrections to do
j’ai des corrections de devoirs à faire
51
to grade
noter
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it's in the background
c’est en arrière-plan
53
he told me about two films
il m’a parlé de deux films
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movies at the cinema are expensive
les films au cinéma sont chers
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it's not worth what it costs
ça ne vaut pas ce que ça coûte
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they weren't excited, they weren't enthusiastic
ils n’étaient pas enthousiastes
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it's difficult to visit them
c’est difficile de leur rendre visite
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I see them several times a year
je les vois plusieurs fois par an
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it can be dangerous
ça peut être dangereux