30 Flashcards

1
Q

to slow down

A

ralentir

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2
Q

my best friend’s father

A

le père de mon meilleur ami

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3
Q

to act crazy

A

faire le fou

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4
Q

it sounds completely crazy

A

ça paraît complètement fou

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5
Q

I’m certain of it

A

j’en suis certain

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6
Q

it will be missing a big element

A

il lui manquera un grand élément

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7
Q

I want to take a photo

A

j’ai envie de faire une photo

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8
Q

I want to take a photo of it

A

j’ai envie de le prendre en photo

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9
Q

wherever I am in the world…

A

où que je sois dans le monde…

(Subjonctif car on ne connaît pas précisément la situation. Le subjonctif est utilisé après des expressions de doute.)

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10
Q

whatever I do…

A

quoi que je fasse…

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11
Q

heritage

A

patrimoine

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12
Q

a storm

A

un orage

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13
Q

… what must have been…

A

ce qui devait être

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14
Q

it’s a lecture course

A

c’est un cours magistral

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15
Q

she has a bad defect/flaw/trait

A

elle a un vilain défaut

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16
Q

the temperatures are worse

A

les températures sont pires

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17
Q

it’s enough
(2 options)

A

c’est suffisant = c’est assez

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18
Q

Versailles is too busy

A

Versailles est trop fréquenté

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19
Q

busy (place vs. person)

A

occupé = a busy person
fréquenté = a busy place

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20
Q

I haven’t visited any

A

je n’en ai visité aucun

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21
Q

puppies

A

des chiots

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22
Q

a breed

A

une race

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23
Q

… that you recommend?

A

… que tu recommandes ?

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24
Q

outdated

A

dépassé

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25
Q

sentir vs. se sentir

A

sentir = (physical sensations; to smell, to feel [as in pain, etc.])
se sentir = (emotional sensations; to feel [emotions])

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26
Q

spellings

A

orthographes

27
Q

to correct

28
Q

I had my own room even though there were several kids in my family.

A

J’avais ma propre chambre même s’il y avait plusieurs enfants dans ma famille.

29
Q

I wasn’t paying attention

A

je ne faisais pas attention

30
Q

scarf (fashion)

31
Q

sensitive (as in: sensitive skin)

A

sensible

(la peau sensible)

32
Q

ink

33
Q

earrings

A

boucles d’oreilles

34
Q

ring

35
Q

joke

36
Q

a magic trick

A

un tour de magie

37
Q

the stage is yours

A

La scène est à toi

38
Q

to play the role of…

A

jouer le rôle de…

39
Q

What do you do for a living?

A

Qu’est ce que vous faites dans la vie ?

40
Q

Do you perform on stage?

A

Tu exerces sur scène ?

41
Q

you’ve found your way

A

tu t’es trouvé ta voie

42
Q

you made your dream come true (lit. “a reality”)

A

tu as fait de ton rêve une réalité

43
Q

it’s a real challenge to do this act

A

c’est un vrai défi de faire ce numéro

44
Q

And what do you expect from the show?

A

Et qu’est ce que vous attendez de l’émission ?

45
Q

another way to say “to go”

Ex: if I go to the…

A

se rendre = aller

Ex: si je me rends au …

46
Q

I’ll get back to you

A

je vais revenir vers vous

47
Q

it’s a shopping list

A

c’est une liste de courses

48
Q

you’ll burst the balloon

A

vous allez crever le ballon

49
Q

pierce the balloon with a quick jab

A

Percez le ballon d’un coup sec

50
Q

right here, there’s a cash register

A

Juste ici, il y a une caisse

51
Q

Watch out, just get in here

A

Attention à vous, mettez vous juste ici

52
Q

conquer your fear
overcome your fears

A

vaincre sa peur
surmonter ses peurs

53
Q

I’m going to conquer a phobia…

A

Je vais vaincre une phobie…

54
Q

I let you + (infinitive)

= it’s a very formal and polite structure for asking someone to do something without using the imperative.

Ex: I’ll let you sit right here for now
Ex: I’ll let you kick the ball again

A

je vous laisse + Verbe infinitif

= c’est une structure très formelle et polie pour demander à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose sans utiliser l’impératif

Ex: Je vous laisse vous mettre juste ici pour l’instant.
Ex: Je vous laisse relancer le ballon.

55
Q

We can’t tell you, otherwise we have to kill you

(un peu d’argot)

A

On peut pas te le dire, sinon on est obligé de te buter

56
Q

A P.T./physiotherapist

57
Q

Everyone around me skis

A

tout mon entourage fait du ski

58
Q

deadline

A

date butoir / date limite

59
Q

it’s amazing
I’m amazed

A

c’est bluffant
je suis bluffée

(Bl-UH-ffant)

60
Q

he’s rude

A

il est grossier

61
Q

I remember him

A

je me souviens de lui

62
Q

I confuse / mix up the two spellings

A

je confonds - je mélange les deux orthographes

63
Q

a trick

Ex: a card trick, a magic trick

A

un tour

Ex: un tour de cartes, un tour de magie