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2022 French Class Flashcards

1
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penser à
penser de

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to have in mind
to have an opinion, to think about

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clignoter
le clignotant
le clin d’oeil
cligner de l’oeil

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to flicker
turn signal (on a car)
a wink
to wink

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la hanche

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hip

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il est, elle est = personal qualities

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il est grand, petit, distant, froid, nerveux, etc.

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par coeur

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by heart, by rote

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faire appel à la mémoire

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to memorize

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7
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un clochard

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S D F = sans domicile fixe
(politically correct)

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Godot

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God

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9
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le sens
le bon sens

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la direction
la raison

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10
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se détraquer

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to fall apart

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11
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quel que soit….

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whatever…

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12
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quel que soit ce qui arrive

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whatever happens

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13
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vouloir dire

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to mean

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14
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qu’ est-ce que cela veut dire?

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what does this mean?

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15
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poser

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to put, to place

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16
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je nage dans les difficultés

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I’m in the middle of it…..

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17
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la methode assimil

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method of repetition

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18
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se moquer a quelqu’un or quelque chose

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to laugh at something or someone

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19
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ludique

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en jouant

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20
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sentir bon/mauvais

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to smell good/bad

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21
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il danse bien/mal

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to dance well/poorly

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22
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semble être

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seems to be

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23
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ne pas en revenir

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not to be able to get over it

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24
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fouiller

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to look for, to search

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25
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les fouilles

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un recherche archéologique

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26
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j’aimais

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I was loving

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27
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pp: s’accorde avec l’object direct avant le verbe
pp s’accorde avec le sujet

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la chanson qui ja’i chantée hier est ma favorite

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28
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a cause de + nom - sense negative

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a grace a + nom - sens positif

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29
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parce que + S + V

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cause inconnu

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30
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dans le context
comme, puisquePuisque/comme tu vas au supermarché, achète du pain

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cause connu

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31
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ca te dit d’aller au cinema?

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does it speak to you=do you wish=would it please you? would it appeal to you?

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32
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si has many meanings in french

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oui - en réponse a une question negative
si+imparfatit = proposition…
si=whether or not
si = if
si = Hypothese si = condition, result

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33
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sentir

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to feel about something else

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34
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se sentir

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refers to a state of being related to one’s body

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35
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sauvegarder

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la sauvegarde

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36
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gaspiller

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le gaspillage

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37
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recycler

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le recyclage

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38
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détruire

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la destruction

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39
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traiter

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le traitement

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40
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la déforestation

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le reboisement (opposite)

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41
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le tri, trier

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sort, to sort

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42
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triage

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sorting

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43
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un mot valise

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combination of two words

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44
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meilleur
les meilleur

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better
best

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45
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se baisser

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to bend over

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46
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ramasser

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to clean up

47
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tanquer

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pitch

48
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brouter

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graze

49
Q

pietiner

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to trample or step on

50
Q

dise is pronounced deeze

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when s is between two vowels it becomes a z sound

51
Q

je ne sais pas
je sais pas

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the ne is a carryover from Latin, and in more casual language may not be used.

52
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ne V pas, jamais, plus, beaucoup, personne = negation

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ne V que = seulement

53
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un malentendu

A

a misunderstanding

54
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décevant

A

disappointing (deceived)

55
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rassurer qqn

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to reassure someone

56
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faire des excuses

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to apologize

57
Q

tenir rigueur

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to hold it against

58
Q

il s’agit de + inf ou + nom
(it’s about)

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expression impersonal

59
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voir
prévoir
revoir

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to see
to foresee
?

60
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ci-joint

A

attached

61
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un clafoutis

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un ancien gateau

62
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en train de

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to be in the process of

63
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tu dis

A

you tell
you are telling
you do tell

64
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d’en haut

A

from above

65
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as (conjunction connecting two sentences)

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alors que

66
Q

as (adverb) - comparison

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aussi que
il est aussi grand que son père
il n’est aussi grand que son père

67
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as = like

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comme
il est comme son père, il joue au foot

68
Q

pendant que je me promenais, j’ai vu un oiseau
pendant ma promenade, j’ai vu un oiseau

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69
Q

forme affirmative: en complétant – en + participe present

forme negative: sans oublier – sans + infinitive

A
70
Q

gerondif

A

le maniere de faire l’action

71
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faire partie

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to be part of

72
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voir - to see
regarder - to look at

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73
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si + imparfait

this is a very specific construct

A

une suggestion, une proposition

74
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si - Hypothèse

si + present

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75
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gerer

A

to manage

76
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un quartier pittoresque

A

very old and worth painting

77
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elle monte d’un cran

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to go up by a notch

78
Q

branché

A

trendy

79
Q

proche
pres

A

is used for a person
used for

80
Q

elle a des yeux bleus
elle a de beaux yeux bleus

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81
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faire parti

A

is part of

82
Q

un citoyen
un habitant

A

infers nationality
infers a person who lives someplace

83
Q

la banlieue
le/la banlieusard/e

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suburbs
suburbanite

84
Q

decevante

A

disappoint

85
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à + ville
en + pays féminin
au + pays masculin
aux + ………………pluriel

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86
Q

le pour
le contre

A

pros and cons

87
Q

judgmental does not exist in French
le mot is un préjugé= une idée toute faite

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juger - to judge
prejuger - to judge ahead

88
Q

un critere de selection utilise pour établir le classement (pour classer les villes)

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89
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le classement

A

the classification

90
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auprès de

A

near

91
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donc

A

so, therefore

92
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se hisser

A

to climb

93
Q

palmarès

les palmes académiques

A

track record (le list du succes)

recognition of literary excellence

94
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jusqu’alors

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until then

95
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partager
partagé

A

to share
shared

96
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avant que
avant de

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Il attend au café avant que son ami arrive (subj, parce que deux sujets)
Il attend au café avant de prendre son train (same subject uses infinitive)

avant que + subj (2 sujets)
avant de + inf (1 sujet)

97
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favori/te

A

prefere

98
Q

un espace vert

A

parc

99
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espace piétonnier

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espace réservé au piétons

100
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revenir a ses moutons
revenons a nos moutons

A

go back to the subject

101
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favori

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préferee

102
Q

en avoir marre

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to be fed up with

103
Q

avoider un coup de coeur pour

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104
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C’est + adj

A

Adj est toujours masculine

105
Q

Difference between reflechir and denser

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106
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penser

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107
Q

le baroudeur
le rêveur
expatrie en quête
expat en exil

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4 types of expatriation sponantaneite

108
Q

fair de buzz

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109
Q

le classement des étudiants

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110
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beaucoup de
plein de
de nombreux
des tas de
un grand quantité de

A

many of, full of, a lot of

111
Q

Pronunciation of “c”
c (ss) + e cecile
+ i cigare

c (k) + a camarade
+ u curieux
+ 0 coupon

ç (ss) leçon

A
112
Q

Pronunciation de “g”

g (soft) + e gérant, lentil
+ i giraffe, gitane

g (dur) + a gare, garçon garage
+ o gorille, gorge
+ u Guy, Guyaume, guttural

A
113
Q

Pronunciation de “g”

g (soft) + e gérant, lentil
+ i giraffe, gitane

g (dur) + a gare, garçon garage
+ o gorille, gorge
+ u Guy, Guyaume, guttural

A

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