À Moi Paris Level 4 - ch 4

Question 1

Parler français couramment

Answer 1

To be fluent in French

Question 2

Un petit-ami, un petit-copain, un amoureux

Answer 2

A boy-friend; “Une petite-copine, une petite-amie, une amou­reuse” for a girl-friend.

Question 3

Un monde fou

Answer 3

A lot of people; Idiom.

Question 4

Une carte d’embarquement

Answer 4

A boarding pass

Question 5

Électronique

Answer 5

Electronic; That’s what we use to say “e-ticket” etc… “Une carte d’embarquement électronique”.

Question 6

Un sac

Answer 6

A bag, also a purse; We also say “un sac à main” for a purse, but usually we just say “un sac”.

Question 7

Enregistrer

Answer 7

To check in, also to record; Enregistrer un sac - to check in a bag. Enregistrer un disque - to record an album. The noun is “l’enregistrement”.

Question 8

Le tableau d’affichage

Answer 8

The information board

Question 9

Tu es un amour

Answer 9

You are a sweetheart

Question 10

Faire la queue

Answer 10

To wait in line.; Watch out! I hear too many pronunciation mistakes on this - “la queue” is pronounced exactly like “que”. Beware that “le cul” (pronounced ku) means “the ass” (sorry to be vulgar but it makes for quite an embarrassing mistake)…

Question 11

Un tapis

Answer 11

A rug; Here, it’s a coveyer belt.

Question 12

Vider

Answer 12

To empty up

Question 13

Une poche

Answer 13

A pocket

Question 14

C’est au tour de Mary

Answer 14

It’s Mary’s turn

Question 15

Un serre-tête

Answer 15

A headband

Question 16

Les affaires

Answer 16

(here) Belongings

Question 17

Un magasin hors-taxes

Answer 17

A Duty-free shop

Question 18

Apporter un petit quelque chose

Answer 18

To bring a little something

Question 19

Qu’est-ce qui leur ferait plaisir

Answer 19

What would make them happy; This is a good sentence to know - it’s very useful, and used in restaurants as well.

Question 20

Bon alors euh… ben

Answer 20

Well then eurh… well; These words don’t translate. They are hesi­tations, beginnings of sentences you ended up dropping… This happens a lot in spoken languages, and i want you to get accustomed to them, so i will use them a lot.

Question 21

Mais je n’en doute pas

Answer 21

But I don’t doubt it; It’s more an expression nowadays to say “this never entered my mind”.

Question 22

Une hôtesse (de l’air)

Answer 22

A flight attendant

Question 23

Un bagage en cabine

Answer 23

Cabin luggage

Question 24

Une place

Answer 24

A seat, a place; We also use “un siège” for a seat. “C’est ma place” means it’s my seat. “Il n’y a plus de place” means there is no room left.

Question 25

S’asseoir à côté de

Answer 25

To sit next to

Question 26

Le hublot

Answer 26

The window of an airplane or a boat

Question 27

L’allée

Answer 27

The aisle

Question 28

Le décalage horaire

Answer 28

Time zone difference/Jet lag

Question 29

S’envoler vs. décoller

Answer 29

To take off (flying); The noun is “l’envol” - the take off. This is kind of poetic. The common synonym is “le décollage”, which comes from the verb “décoller”. Don’t mistake it with the word for ‘the flight’ which is “le vol”.

Question 30

Bienvenu(e/s)

Answer 30

Welcome

Question 31

Le sourire aux lèvres

Answer 31

A smile on her lips; Expression.

Question 32

Un guichet

Answer 32

A booth

Question 33

La douane

Answer 33

Customs (as in at borders); Singular in French.

Question 34

Atterrir

Answer 34

To land; The noun is l’atterrissage. (2 Ts 2rs).

Question 35

Elle est trop gentille

Answer 35

She is really kind; The use of “trop” instead of “vraiment” is very popular now in modern French.

Question 36

Tu as un amoureux

Answer 36

You have a sweetheart; I already talked about this above.

Question 37

Faire les magasins

Answer 37

To go shopping; This refers to going “fun” shopping as opposed to “faire les courses” which is to go grocery shopping.

Question 38

On a une journée chargée devant nous

Answer 38

We have a busy day ahead of us.