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Question 1

To take out the trash

Answer 1

Sortir les poubelles

Question 2

To meet someone in the street

Answer 2

Croiser quelqu’un dans la rue

Question 3

they are party people

Answer 3

ils sont fêtards

Question 4

public holidays, non-working days

Answer 4

des jours fériés / des jours chômés

Question 5

it’s so-so (slang)

Answer 5

ça va bof bof

Question 6

I’m tired of my job (slang)

Answer 6

j’en ai marre du taf

Question 7

there’s a problem

Answer 7

il y a un souci

Question 8

it’s so (lit. ‘too’) good

Answer 8

c’est trop bon

Question 9

I have to make an average of ten houses

Answer 9

je dois faire en moyenne 10 maisons

Question 10

on average = roughly (informal) = more or less

Answer 10

en moyenne = en gros (informel) = plus ou moins

Question 11

it’s not frequent
it’s not common

Answer 11

ce n’est pas fréquent
ce n’est pas commun

Question 12

to carry

Answer 12

porter

Question 13

I have a photo of me holding the feet of a mummy

Answer 13

j’ai une photo de moi portant les pieds d’une momie

Question 14

the university where I was studying

Answer 14

l’université dans laquelle j’étudiais

Question 15

pottery
ceramics

Answer 15

des poteries
des céramiques

Question 16

healthy food

Answer 16

de la nourriture saine

Question 17

sourdough

Answer 17

le pain au levain

Question 18

to dig

Answer 18

creuser

Question 19

cemetery

Answer 19

le cimetière

Question 20

a cookie/shortbread = a dry biscuit

Answer 20

un sablé = un biscuit sec

Question 21

nativity
(lit. ‘the crib of Christmas’)

Answer 21

la crèche de Noël

Question 22

by December 31st

Answer 22

au 31 décembre

Question 23

inventory

Answer 23

un inventaire

Question 24

state of play

Answer 24

un état des lieux

Question 25

to take pleasure

Answer 25

prendre du plaisir

Question 26

to have constraints

Answer 26

avoir des contraintes

Question 27

To fear I'm afraid

Answer 27

avoir peur j'ai peur

Question 28

to get old

Answer 28

vieillir

Question 29

it won't last (lit. 'hold' or 'endure')

Answer 29

ça (ne) tiendra pas = ça ne durera pas

Question 30

there's no point (lit. 'that serves for nothing' or 'it's un-useful')

Answer 30

ça (ne) sert à rien = c’est inutile

Question 31

there are positives (also: 'that has something good')

Answer 31

ça a du bon = il y a des points positifs

Question 32

nevermind (lit. 'little import')

Answer 32

peu importe

Question 33

there's where...

Answer 33

c’est de là que

Question 34

It's necessary to... (+ subjunctive) I would like to... (+ subjunctive)

Answer 34

Il faut que + subjonctif j’aimerais que + subjonctif

Question 35

there must be

Answer 35

Il faut qu’il y ait (avoir)

Question 36

I'd like you to go

Answer 36

j’aimerais que tu ailles (aller)

Question 37

I wish you were

Answer 37

j’aimerais que tu sois (être)

Question 38

Subjunctives of: faire travailler voyager prendre avoir

Answer 38

que je fasse (faire) que je travaille que je voyage que je prenne (prendre) que j’aie (avoir)

Question 39

the brain

Answer 39

le cerveau

Question 40

I should be more mindful (lit. 'attentive') I should have more mindfulness (lit. 'full consciousness')

Answer 40

il faudrait que je sois plus attentive / que j’aie plus de pleine conscience

Question 41

I need to read more books (rather than looking at my phone)

Answer 41

Il faut que je lise plus de livres (plutôt que de regarder mon portable)

Question 42

I need to eat more fruit

Answer 42

Il faut que je mange plus de fruits

Question 43

I need to visit my parents this summer.

Answer 43

Il faut que je rende visite à mes parents cet été

Question 44

New Year's Eve

Answer 44

le réveillon de la saint Sylvestre

Question 45

it made it hard to sleep (lit. 'it posed a problem for sleeping')

Answer 45

ça posait problème pour dormir

Question 46

fireworks

Answer 46

les feux d’artifice

Question 47

to intend to do (2 options)

Answer 47

je compte faire (more common) je pense faire

Question 48

to act

Answer 48

agir

Question 49

listen vs. hear

Answer 49

écouter (listen) - entendre (hear)

Question 50

it reminds me

Answer 50

il me rappelle

Question 51

I like to own books

Answer 51

j’aime posséder les livres

Question 52

there is less pressure

Answer 52

il y a moins de pression

Question 53

an e-reader

Answer 53

une liseuse

Question 54

I don't like at all

Answer 54

je n’aime pas du tout

Question 55

carbohydrates

Answer 55

les hydrates de carbone

Question 56

pears

Answer 56

les poires

Question 57

an apple tree

Answer 57

un pommier