À Moi Paris Level 4 - ch 2

Question 1

Un, une prof

Answer 1

teacher; Un professeur is always masculine, but you can say “ma prof”

Question 2

Les stats

Answer 2

Statistics; Short for statistiques

Question 3

Con, conne

Answer 3

Stupid, moron, bastard, bitch, asshole… based on the context; Slang. Used as a noun and an adjective. Also une connerie (a stupid thing), déconner (to joke, act silly, also not work properly). Very common slang.

Question 4

Ouais

Answer 4

yep, also “so-so”; Colloquial. The meaning depends on your intonation.

Question 5

Je n’y comprends rien

Answer 5

I don’t understand any­thing

Question 6

Tu n’as qu’à demander

Answer 6

you only have to ask

Question 7

Le droit

Answer 7

Law studies

Question 8

Ça me saoule

Answer 8

it’s a pain, it makes my head spin; Slang. The adjective saoûl (pronounced sou), saoule (soul) means drunk

Question 9

Personne ne te demande ton avis

Answer 9

nobody asks for your opinion

Question 10

Faire partie de

Answer 10

to belong

Question 11

Maitriser

Answer 11

to master

Question 12

Point

Answer 12

Period. That’s all.; We also say “un point c’est tout”: ‘it’s final” or “what i say goes”

Question 13

Ils n’ont pas tort

Answer 13

here, they are quite right, they are not wrong; French often uses the negative instead of the affirmative to be more subtle

Question 14

Qu’est-ce que tu veux de plus

Answer 14

what more could you want/ask for

Question 15

Non ?

Answer 15

Right ?; N’est-ce pas is very old fashion

Question 16

Débile

Answer 16

stupid; Common slang

Question 17

Faire chier qq’un

Answer 17

to annoy someone, to be a pain [in the ass]; Very common slang. Also chiant(e) (annoying, a pain) - can be more or less of a bad word based on the context

Question 18

Super

Answer 18

very; Used by younger people instead of “très”. Also means great. You’ll sometimes see “hyper” for even more empha­sis: “c’est hyper cool”

Question 19

S’éclater

Answer 19

to have the time of your life; Common slang used a lot by younger people to say to laugh, to have a great time, to enjoy something… Literally: to burst open.

Question 20

Fou, folle

Answer 20

incredible; Colloquial. Proper meaning is crazy.

Question 21

Je n’ai pas le droit à l’échec

Answer 21

I’m not allowed to fail, failure is not an option

Question 22

Nous faire

Answer 22

make; Colloquial expression to say make, as if you were display­ing it.

Question 23

Un gamin, une gamine

Answer 23

a child; Common slang.

Question 24

Je me vois bien

Answer 24

I can really picture myself

Question 25

Déconner

Answer 25

to kid around; Slang

Question 26

Faire confiance

Answer 26

to trust

Question 27

Le moins que tu puisses faire

Answer 27

the least you can do

Question 28

Pour les remercier

Answer 28

to thank them

Question 29

J’en ai ras le bol

Answer 29

I have enough, I’m fed up; Colloquial

Question 30

Remonter le moral

Answer 30

to get our spirits up

Question 31

Râler

Answer 31

to protest

Question 32

Elle est très bien

Answer 32

she looks really good