8/17/19 Flashcards by Helena Francus | Brainscape

Q

By the time (we got to the airport)

A

Le temps que (nous arrivions à l’aéroport)

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To think that

by now

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Dire que

en ce moment-même/à l’heure qu’il est

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to end up

A

se trouver

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blurry

A

flou

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to propose (marriage) to someone

A

demander quelqu’un en mariage

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hourly

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toutes les heures

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a (fairground) ride

A

un manège

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to experience

A

connaître

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anything like it (2)

I had never experienced anything like it

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rien de tel
rien de semblable

Je n’avais jamais rien connu de tel/semblable

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For (duration of time) (3)

For the first few weeks…

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pendant
durant
–
Pendant/durant/– les premières semaines …

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survey

A

sondage

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to take seriously

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prendre au sérieux

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head first (2)

A

la tête la première

à l’envers

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(I didn’t know) which way to turn

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(Je ne savais plus) où donner de la tête

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hopefully

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avec un peu de chance

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once (I’ve done s’th)

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Une fois que [use future anterior]

Une fois que j’aurai fait q’qch

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on site

A

sur place

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the night before (3)

A

la nuit d’avant
la veille
la nuit précédente

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I would know many (magic spells)

A

Je connaitrais de nombreuse (formules magiques)

Connaître not savoir
De nombreuses not nombreuses de

Q

by [next to, aside]

by the fire

A

au coin du (feu)

près de (la cheminée)

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to make one’s way to s’where (2)

A

se rendre dans

se diriger vers

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to take (a train) to s’where (2)

A

prendre (un train) jusqu’à ____

prendre (un train) pour ____

Q

to fly (i.e. in a plane) (2)

A

aller en avion

prendre l’avion

Q

(to do s’th) for (a period of time) (2)

A

durant

pendant

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to cross (from s’where) to (s’where) (2)

A

passer de ____ à/en ____

faire la traversée de ____ à/en ____

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just yesterday

A

rien qu’hier

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(heavy) traffic (2)

A

les bouchons

les embouteillages

Q

the beginning of s’th

A

le début de q’qch

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however (3)

A

par contre
cependent
en revanche