19 Flashcards by Kim Matheson

oh-so-delicious
(ex: the name of the oh-so-delicious ‘pain au chocolat’)

ô combien délicieux
(ex: l’appellation du ô combien délicieux ‘pain au chocolat’)

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to argue, bicker

se chamailler

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to attempt

tenter

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no one, in the end

personne au final

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although in the end

bien qu’en fin de compte

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You mean

Tu veux dire

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End of discussion

Fin du débat

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To set the record straight

Pour rétablir la vérité

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But I’ll stop you

Mais je vous arrête

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It’s easy to make the connection with

on fait facilement le rapprochement avec

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This version is already more plausible

Cette version-là est déjà plus plausible

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Did you smell it?

Tu l’as senti ?

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their snack

leur collation

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another way to say “to think”

Examples:
- I think
- You’ve probably thought
- They thought

se dire = penser

je me dis
vous vous êtes sûrement dit
ils se sont dit

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I’m kidding

j’déconne

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I’m fed up, I can’t take it any more

J’en peux plus

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It smells good

Ca sent bon

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this history is quite simply false

cette histoire est tout simplement fausse

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a soda

une boisson gazeuse

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I couldn’t (impf.)

je ne pouvais pas

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the accent is noticeable

l’accent est notable / perceptible

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the accent is remarkable, amazing

l’accent est remarquable

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a joke

une blague

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Nothing special

Rien de spécial

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cost of living

le coût de la vie

real estate

l’immobilier

4000 euros rent

4000 euros de loyer

expensive cheap

cher pas cher

to have a coffee

prendre un café

in the heart of Europe in the heart of the city

en plein cœur de l’Europe en plein centre de la ville

all over the place

à droite à gauche

in a fast-paced city (lit. 'in a city with a frantic rhythm of life’)

dans une ville au rythme de vie effréné

I've made my choice

j'ai fait mon choix

she will surprise a lot of people

elle pourra étonner pas mal de monde

this is where I've settled

c’est ici que j’ai posé mes valises

I'm going to move around in cafés

je vais bouger dans des cafés

there are plenty of cool places to relax

il y a plein d’endroits cools pour se poser

I'll show you what it looks like

je vais vous montrer à quoi ça ressemble

but normally that's the point!

mais normalement c’est le but !

it's also a city on the move

c’est aussi une ville qui bouge énormément

its nightlife, which is world-famous

sa vie nocturne qui est mondialement connue

where I plan to go this summer

où je risque d’aller cet été

I think there's a lot of fun (lit. 'really a way to have fun') to be had around here

je pense qu’il y a vraiment moyen de bien s’amuser par ici

a coffee costs just 1.50 euros

un café c’est à peine 1,50 euros

just, barely

à peine

a good meal is just 3 or 4 euros

un bon plat c'est à peine 3 ou 4 euros

Vienna is barely 2 hours away

Vienne est à peine 2 heures de route

If you had the chance to settle down anywhere on the planet, where would you go to live?

Si t’avais l’occasion de t’installer partout sur la planète, où est-ce-que tu irais vivre ?

Isn't it super stylish?

Est-ce-que c’est pas ultra stylé ?

I love (slang/familiar)

je kiffe

the afternoon (contracted)

l'aprem

I am surrounded

je suis entourée

the price of land

le prix des terrains

which means that

ce qui fait que

so what made me.... (ex: what made me choose)

alors ce qui m'a fait (choisir, etc.)

I should go live ...

je devrais partir vivre ...

in my place

à ma place

Have a good vacation!

Passe de bonnes vacances!

What fun!

Quel amusement!

She eats every two hours

Elle mange toutes les deux heures

to babble

gazouiller

the laws are more flexible for truckers

les lois sont plus souples pour les routiers

it's raining I'm afraid it will rain

il pleut j’ai peur qu’il pleuve (subjonctif)

it's a medium sized city ('it's a city on a human scale')

c’est une ville à taille humaine

connaître + endroit → ??? (sense?)

connaître + endroit → visité cet endroit

much less (ex: it's much less cold than in Chicago)

beaucoup moins (NOT très moins) (ex: il fait beaucoup moins froid qu'à Chicago)