2022 French Class Flashcards

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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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fouiller

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to look for, to search

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les fouilles
un recherche archéologique
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j'aimais
I was loving
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pp: s'accorde avec l'object direct avant le verbe pp s'accorde avec le sujet
la chanson qui ja'i chantée hier est ma favorite
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a cause de + nom - sense negative
a grace a + nom - sens positif
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parce que + S + V
cause inconnu
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dans le context comme, puisquePuisque/comme tu vas au supermarché, achète du pain
cause connu
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ca te dit d'aller au cinema?
does it speak to you=do you wish=would it please you? would it appeal to you?
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si has many meanings in french
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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sentir
to feel about something else
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se sentir
refers to a state of being related to one's body
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sauvegarder
la sauvegarde
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gaspiller
le gaspillage
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recycler
le recyclage
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détruire
la destruction
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traiter
le traitement
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la déforestation
le reboisement (opposite)
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le tri, trier
sort, to sort
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triage
sorting
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un mot valise
combination of two words
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meilleur les meilleur
better best
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se baisser
to bend over
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ramasser
to clean up
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tanquer
pitch
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brouter
graze
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pietiner
to trample or step on
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dise is pronounced deeze
when s is between two vowels it becomes a z sound
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je ne sais pas je sais pas
the ne is a carryover from Latin, and in more casual language may not be used.
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ne V pas, jamais, plus, beaucoup, personne = negation
ne V que = seulement
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un malentendu
a misunderstanding
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décevant
disappointing (deceived)
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rassurer qqn
to reassure someone
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faire des excuses
to apologize
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tenir rigueur
to hold it against
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il s'agit de + inf ou + nom (it's about)
expression impersonal
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voir prévoir revoir
to see to foresee ?
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ci-joint
attached
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un clafoutis
un ancien gateau
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en train de
to be in the process of
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tu dis
you tell you are telling you do tell
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d'en haut
from above
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as (conjunction connecting two sentences)
alors que
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as (adverb) - comparison
aussi que il est aussi grand que son père il n'est aussi grand que son père
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as = like
comme il est comme son père, il joue au foot
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pendant que je me promenais, j'ai vu un oiseau pendant ma promenade, j'ai vu un oiseau
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forme affirmative: en complétant -- en + participe present forme negative: sans oublier -- sans + infinitive
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gerondif
le maniere de faire l'action
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faire partie
to be part of
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voir - to see regarder - to look at
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si + imparfait this is a very specific construct
une suggestion, une proposition
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si - Hypothèse si + present
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gerer
to manage
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un quartier pittoresque
very old and worth painting
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elle monte d'un cran
to go up by a notch
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branché
trendy
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proche pres
is used for a person used for
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elle a des yeux bleus elle a de beaux yeux bleus
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faire parti
is part of
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un citoyen un habitant
infers nationality infers a person who lives someplace
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la banlieue le/la banlieusard/e
suburbs suburbanite
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decevante
disappoint
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à + ville en + pays féminin au + pays masculin aux + ..................pluriel
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le pour le contre
pros and cons
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judgmental does not exist in French le mot is un préjugé= une idée toute faite
juger - to judge prejuger - to judge ahead
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un critere de selection utilise pour établir le classement (pour classer les villes)
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le classement
the classification
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auprès de
near
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donc
so, therefore
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se hisser
to climb
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palmarès les palmes académiques
track record (le list du succes) recognition of literary excellence
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jusqu'alors
until then
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partager partagé
to share shared
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avant que avant de
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)
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favori/te
prefere
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un espace vert
parc
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espace piétonnier
espace réservé au piétons
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revenir a ses moutons revenons a nos moutons
go back to the subject
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favori
préferee
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en avoir marre
to be fed up with
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avoider un coup de coeur pour
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C'est + adj
Adj est toujours masculine
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Difference between reflechir and denser
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penser
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le baroudeur le rêveur expatrie en quête expat en exil
4 types of expatriation sponantaneite
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fair de buzz
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le classement des étudiants
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beaucoup de plein de de nombreux des tas de un grand quantité de
many of, full of, a lot of
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Pronunciation of "c" c (ss) + e cecile + i cigare c (k) + a camarade + u curieux + 0 coupon ç (ss) leçon
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Pronunciation de "g" g (soft) + e gérant, lentil + i giraffe, gitane g (dur) + a gare, garçon garage + o gorille, gorge + u Guy, Guyaume, guttural
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Pronunciation de "g" g (soft) + e gérant, lentil + i giraffe, gitane g (dur) + a gare, garçon garage + o gorille, gorge + u Guy, Guyaume, guttural