24 Flashcards

1
Q

if I had to choose

A

si je devais choisir

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2
Q

it doesn’t bother me

A

ça ne me dérange pas

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3
Q

I live close to the city center

A

j’habite proche du centre-ville

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4
Q

an advantage

A

un avantage (masc!)

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5
Q

an essay (4 options)

A

une dissertation (long)
un écrit
un article
un commentaire (de texte)

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6
Q

after defending my dissertation

A

après avoir soutenu ma thèse

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7
Q

you suspect that

A

tu te doutes que

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8
Q

what are you planning to do this summer?

A

qu’est-ce que tu comptes faire cet été?

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9
Q

to take a holiday

A

prendre des vacances

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10
Q

purchasing power

A

le pouvoir d’achat

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11
Q

to plan

A

prévoir

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12
Q

to enjoy

A

profiter

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13
Q

certainly not

A

sûrement pas

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14
Q

it’s all about indulging yourself / you have to know how to have fun

A

il faut savoir se faire plaisir

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15
Q

to have a good time

A

prendre du bon temps

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16
Q

I try to save money

A

j’essaye d’économiser

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17
Q

it’s the perfect (lit. ‘the best’) time to treat yourself

A

c’est le meilleur moment de se faire plaisir

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18
Q

I’m going to enjoy

A

je vais bien profiter

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19
Q

I’m not planning a vacation at all

A

je (ne) prévois pas du tout de vacances

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20
Q

we can no longer afford to travel

A

on (ne) peut plus se permettre de partir

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21
Q

I’m not going to squeeze the vacation budget

A

Je ne vais pas serrer le budget des vacances

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22
Q

I grant myself a small privilege

A

je m’accorde un petit privilège

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23
Q

to have the intention to, to plan

Ex: I plan to work this summer
Ex: Are you planning to go on vacation this summer?

A

compter + (verbe)

Ex: je compte travailler cet été
Ex: Comptez-vous partir en vacances cet été

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24
Q

to feel like

Ex: I feel like prices have doubled

A

avoir l’impression que

Ex: j’ai l’impression que les prix ont doublé

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25
Q

in the shade

A

à l’ombre

26
Q

she’s a little gumpy

A

elle est un peu grincheuse

27
Q

it doesn’t take (lit. ‘require’) a lot of time

A

ça ne requiert pas beaucoup de temps

28
Q

it will require…

A

ça va nécessiter

29
Q

promising
(Ex: he is a very promising player)

A

prometteur
(ex: c’est un joueur très prometteur)

30
Q

a howling wind (idiom)
(lit: a wind to dehorn the oxen)

A

un vent à décorner les boeufs

31
Q

it would be my trip to Paris

A

ce serait mon voyage à Paris

32
Q

it takes 45 minutes

A

ça prend 45 min

33
Q

an airline

A

une compagnie aérienne

34
Q

the tournament

A

le tournoi

35
Q

his username

A

son identifiant

36
Q

sleep (noun)

A

le sommeil

37
Q

1 in the world

A

numéro un mondial

38
Q

an individual event
a team event

A

une épreuve individuelle
une épreuve par équipe

39
Q

a substitute

A

un remplaçant

40
Q

gold / silver / bronze medal

A

la médaille d’or / d’argent / de bronze

41
Q

the best wins

A

c’est le meilleur qui l’emporte

42
Q

I still don’t believe it

A

J’y crois toujours pas

43
Q

I was in the stands

A

j’étais dans les gradins

44
Q

It’s a double-edged sword

A

C’est à double tranchant

45
Q

I would have jumped for joy
(idiom)

A

j’aurais sauté au plafond

46
Q

We already feel that everybody is rising up
(idiom)

A

On sent déjà que la mayonnaise est en train de monter

47
Q

to trick, trap

A

piéger

48
Q

to fall into his traps

A

tomber dans ses pièges à lui

49
Q

in the end, ultimately

A

au bout du compte

50
Q

support (noun)

A

soutien

51
Q

but beyond that…

A

Mais au-delà de ça

52
Q

oh man

A

punaise

53
Q

he’s in the suburbs

A

il est dans les banlieues

54
Q

I took her to a meeting

A

je l’ai emmenée en réunion

55
Q

better and better
worse and worse

A

de mieux en mieux
de mal en pis

56
Q

he’s interested in swimming (2 options)

A

il s’intéresse à la natation
il est intéressé par la natation

57
Q

laundry

A

les lessives

58
Q

rowing

A

l’aviron

59
Q

horseback riding

A

l’équitation

60
Q

skating / ice skating

A

le patinage / le patin à glace