20 Flashcards

1
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hiking trail

A

un sentier de randonnée

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to cross

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traverser

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3
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to climb

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gravir

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4
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to make the ascent, to climb

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faire l’ascension

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5
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summit, peak

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le sommet

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6
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I’ve just made one of my dreams come true

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je viens de réaliser un de mes rêves

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7
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There was quite a bit of elevation change

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Il y avait pas mal de dénivelé

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to tell you the truth (lit. ‘everything’)

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pour tout vous dire

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9
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it’s overcoming your pain

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C’est surmonter ses douleurs

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10
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I also climbed…

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J’ai également fait l’ascension…

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It’s the highest peak on the island

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C’est le plus haut sommet de l’île

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12
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3,070 meters to climb to reach the top

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3070 mètres à gravir pour arriver au sommet

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13
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Waking up at 3:00 am was worth it

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Mon réveil à 3h du matin en a valu la peine

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How proud I am (lit. ‘what pride’) to have taken up this challenge

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Quelle fierté d’avoir relevé ce défi

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How proud I am (lit. ‘what pride’) to have walked alone

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Quelle fierté d’avoir marché seul

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How proud I am to have walked all over Reunion on foot

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Quelle fierté d’avoir parcouru la Réunion à pied

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17
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my fears

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mes craintes

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18
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it looks really good

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ça a l’air vraiment bien

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19
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to suck your thumb
she’s beginning to suck her thumb

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sucer son pouce
elle commence à sucer son pouce

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20
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the flight lasts 11 hours

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le vol dure 11 heures

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21
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she doesn’t sit

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elle ne s’assoit pas

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22
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it takes 15 minutes

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ça prend 15 min

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23
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Prepositions for countries, cities, etc.

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All cities: à

Countries:
- en (for feminine, the equivalent of à + la)
- au (for masc)
- aux (for plural)

Islands: à + la (NOT “en” because it’s not a country!)

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24
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to struggle

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full of humor
tout en humour
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to improve
s’améliorer
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to be understood
se faire comprendre
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to make fun of
se moquer de
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word stress
l’accent tonique
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to have a hair on your tongue (idiom: to lisp)
avoir un cheveu sur la langue = zozoter
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to make mistakes
faire des erreurs
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to make a mistake in pronunciation, to mispronounce
se tromper dans la prononciation
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to get mixed up
se mélanger
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vowel consonant
une voyelle une consonne
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a silent letter
une lettre muette
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it's widely known
et ça se sait
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The French have a reputation for having lousy English
les Français ont la réputation d’avoir un anglais pourri
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But don't beat yourself up/feel too guilty
Mais ne culpabilisez pas trop
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to stop being laughed at/making us laugh
pour ne plus faire rire de nous
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where there shouldn't be any
là où il ne devrait pas y en avoir
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means absolutely nothing
ne veut strictement rien dire
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let's quit gargling
il faut arrêter de gargariser
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people will make fun of you
on va se moquer de vous
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it will sound very weird
ça va paraître très étrange
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I'm grateful
je suis reconnaissant
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share this video with people around you
partager cette vidéo aux gens de votre entourage
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driving
la conduite
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to turn off
éteindre
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a dam
un barrage
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a household
un ménage
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to flow
couler
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waste, to waste
le gaspillage, gaspiller
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public transportation
les transports publiques
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in our day
de nos jours
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Pronunciation of "in"
in + (consonne) --> UHn in + (voyelle) --> EEn
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(words ending in '-age' tend to be...)
masculin (exceptions: la plage, l'image, la page...)
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it's embarrassing
c'est embarrassant
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depending on the circumstances
selon les circonstances