adverbs Flashcards

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1
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at point blank

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à bout portant

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2
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at the top of his voice

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à tue-tête

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3
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on your belly

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à plat ventre

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4
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at the same time

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à la fois

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5
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straight away

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d’emblée

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6
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up(stairs)

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en haut

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7
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down(stairs)

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en bas

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8
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anyone

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n’importe qui

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9
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and so on

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er ainsi de suite

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10
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above and beyond

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au-déla

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11
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little a little

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petit à petit

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12
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somehow or other

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vaille que vaille

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13
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to cut to the chase

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droit au but

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14
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on purpose

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exprès

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15
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wrongly

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à tort

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16
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by far

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de loin

17
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stupid (idea)

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bête

18
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tellement can modify

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a verb, adj and adverb

19
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si can modify

A

an adj or adverb

20
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tant can modify

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a verb

21
Q

tellement and tant can modify

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nouns

22
Q

pregnant

A

enceinte

23
Q

the day after tomorrow

A

après-demain

24
Q

the day before

A

l’avant veille

25
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the afternoon of the day before

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dans l’après-midi de la veille

26
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upstream

A

en amont

27
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downstream

A

en aval

28
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facing inwards

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en dedans

29
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on the inside

A

au-dedans

30
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in there

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là-dedans

31
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outwardly facing

A

en dehors

32
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on the outside

A

au-dehors

33
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from behind

A

par arrière

34
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below

A

au dessous

35
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underneath (implying motion)

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par dessous

36
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further down

A

plus bas

37
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across

A

par dessus

38
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later on/ below

A

ci-après

39
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earlier on/ before

A

ci-devant