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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
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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
Q

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
Q

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

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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
Q

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
Q

the great outdoors

A

le grand air

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23
Q

a worry, problem

A

un souci

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24
Q

a subscription

A

un abonnement

25
Q

the youngest

A

le petit dernier

26
Q

we’re going to visit friends

A

on va rendre visite à des amis

27
Q

It’ll be a small Thanksgiving (a Thanksgiving in small groups)

A

ce sera un Thanksgiving en petit comité

28
Q

it’s not worth it

A

ça ne vaut pas la peine

29
Q

I have to get ahead

A

je dois prendre de l’avance

29
Q

it’s at the end of the street

A

c’est au bout de la rue

30
Q

a wheelchair

A

un fauteuil roulant

31
Q

a criminal record

A

un casier (judiciaire)

32
Q

the robbery of a jewelry store

A

le braquage d’une bijouterie

33
Q

ghetto guys

A

les gars des cités

34
Q

the hood of the car

A

le capot de la bagnole

35
Q

trunk (of a car)

A

le coffre de voiture

36
Q

where have you been?

A

où t’étais passé?

37
Q

not a phone call!

A

pas un coup de fil!

38
Q

go away

A

va-t’en

39
Q

he just did six months
(i.e., he was in prison for 6 months)

A

il vient de faire 6 mois = il a été en prison pendant 6 mois

40
Q

he sucks, he’s useless

A

il est nul

41
Q

they have no mercy

A

ils n’ont aucune pitié

42
Q

are you deaf or something?

A

vous êtes sourd ou quoi?

43
Q

what are you talking about?

A

qu’est-ce que tu racontes là?

44
Q

it seems that he is also useless

A

il paraît qu’en plus il est nul

45
Q

2 meanings for “c’est drôle”

A
  1. c’est amusant , c’est rigolo
  2. c’est étrange , c’est bizarre (dans le film)
46
Q

If I had passed him in the street, I would have immediately been able to guess that he was your brother.

A

si je l’avais croisé dans la rue, j’aurais tout de suite pu deviner que c’était votre frère.

47
Q

he’s in trouble (but vulgar - lit. ‘he’s in the shit’)

A

il est dans la merde*

48
Q

over time

A

au fil du temps

49
Q

I’m taking a long weekend for Thanksgiving

A

je fais le pont pour Thanksgiving

50
Q

I have homework corrections to do

A

j’ai des corrections de devoirs à faire

51
Q

to grade

A

noter

52
Q

it’s in the background

A

c’est en arrière-plan

53
Q

he told me about two films

A

il m’a parlé de deux films

54
Q

movies at the cinema are expensive

A

les films au cinéma sont chers

55
Q

it’s not worth what it costs

A

ça ne vaut pas ce que ça coûte

56
Q

they weren’t excited, they weren’t enthusiastic

A

ils n’étaient pas enthousiastes

57
Q

it’s difficult to visit them

A

c’est difficile de leur rendre visite

58
Q

I see them several times a year

A

je les vois plusieurs fois par an

59
Q

it can be dangerous

A

ça peut être dangereux

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