20 Flashcards

1
Q

hiking trail

A

un sentier de randonnée

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2
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to cross

A

traverser

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3
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to climb

A

gravir

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4
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to make the ascent, to climb

A

faire l’ascension

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5
Q

summit, peak

A

le sommet

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6
Q

I’ve just made one of my dreams come true

A

je viens de réaliser un de mes rêves

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7
Q

There was quite a bit of elevation change

A

Il y avait pas mal de dénivelé

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8
Q

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

A

pour tout vous dire

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9
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it’s overcoming your pain

A

C’est surmonter ses douleurs

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10
Q

I also climbed…

A

J’ai également fait l’ascension…

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11
Q

It’s the highest peak on the island

A

C’est le plus haut sommet de l’île

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12
Q

3,070 meters to climb to reach the top

A

3070 mètres à gravir pour arriver au sommet

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13
Q

Waking up at 3:00 am was worth it

A

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

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14
Q

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

A

Quelle fierté d’avoir relevé ce défi

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15
Q

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

A

Quelle fierté d’avoir marché seul

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16
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How proud I am to have walked all over Reunion on foot

A

Quelle fierté d’avoir parcouru la Réunion à pied

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17
Q

my fears

A

mes craintes

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18
Q

it looks really good

A

ça a l’air vraiment bien

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19
Q

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

A

sucer son pouce
elle commence à sucer son pouce

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20
Q

the flight lasts 11 hours

A

le vol dure 11 heures

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21
Q

she doesn’t sit

A

elle ne s’assoit pas

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22
Q

it takes 15 minutes

A

ça prend 15 min

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23
Q

Prepositions for countries, cities, etc.

A

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

A

lutter

25
Q

full of humor

A

tout en humour

26
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to improve

A

s’améliorer

27
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to be understood

A

se faire comprendre

28
Q

to make fun of

A

se moquer de

29
Q

word stress

A

l’accent tonique

30
Q

to have a hair on your tongue
(idiom: to lisp)

A

avoir un cheveu sur la langue = zozoter

31
Q

to make mistakes

A

faire des erreurs

32
Q

to make a mistake in pronunciation, to mispronounce

A

se tromper dans la prononciation

33
Q

to get mixed up

A

se mélanger

34
Q

vowel
consonant

A

une voyelle
une consonne

35
Q

a silent letter

A

une lettre muette

36
Q

it’s widely known

A

et ça se sait

37
Q

The French have a reputation for having lousy English

A

les Français ont la réputation d’avoir un anglais pourri

38
Q

But don’t beat yourself up/feel too guilty

A

Mais ne culpabilisez pas trop

39
Q

to stop being laughed at/making us laugh

A

pour ne plus faire rire de nous

40
Q

where there shouldn’t be any

A

là où il ne devrait pas y en avoir

41
Q

means absolutely nothing

A

ne veut strictement rien dire

42
Q

let’s quit gargling

A

il faut arrêter de gargariser

43
Q

people will make fun of you

A

on va se moquer de vous

44
Q

it will sound very weird

A

ça va paraître très étrange

45
Q

I’m grateful

A

je suis reconnaissant

46
Q

share this video with people around you

A

partager cette vidéo aux gens de votre entourage

47
Q

driving

A

la conduite

48
Q

to turn off

A

éteindre

49
Q

a dam

A

un barrage

50
Q

a household

A

un ménage

51
Q

to flow

A

couler

52
Q

waste, to waste

A

le gaspillage, gaspiller

53
Q

public transportation

A

les transports publiques

54
Q

in our day

A

de nos jours

55
Q

Pronunciation of “in”

A

in + (consonne) –> UHn
in + (voyelle) –> EEn

56
Q

(words ending in ‘-age’ tend to be…)

A

masculin

(exceptions: la plage, l’image, la page…)

57
Q

it’s embarrassing

A

c’est embarrassant

58
Q

depending on the circumstances

A

selon les circonstances