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Alter Ego B1 Flashcards

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1
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order

  1. request, as at restaurant
  2. decree, as law
  3. formal instruction (at work)
A
  1. la commande
  2. un ordre, décret, une ordonnance
  3. un consigne
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to explain, clarify

define, tell, advise

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préciser

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during his stay in Paris
while “he was staying in Paris”
during the demoS

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lors de son séjour à Paris

lors des demonstations.

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an item of clothing, clothes (P!)
all dressed up
evening dress

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un habit (uhn ah bee/
en habit
habit de soirée

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5
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how to greet in fairly formal email?

less formal?

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M, Mme

Bonjour

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formal to less formal conclusions for emails? 5

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sincères salutations,
cordialement, bien cordialement,
bien à vous,
merci

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Phrases to reference earlier contact:
I refer to receipt of your letter.
I thank you for it.
Following our telephone conversation,

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j’accuse réception de votre lettre
Je vous en remercie.
je fais suite à notre entretien téléphonique

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Could you give me info on…

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Pourriez-vous me renseigner sur

donner des informations sur

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I would also like to know if…

Might you be able to clarify if…

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J’aimerais aussi savoir si

Pourriez-vous me preciser si…

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“Please” send me more precise/specific info

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je vous prie de m’envoyer des informations plus précises

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Are there any instructions concerning…?

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Y a-t-il des consigne quant à

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What’s up?

“Well then, what can you tell?”

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Alors, qu’est-ce que tu raconte?

Vous racontez?

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I like that!

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J’aime ça!

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How’s life going?

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Comment ça va la vie?

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What happened to you?!

(Something bad.)

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Qu’est-ce qu’il t’est arrivé?

Qu’est-ce qu’il vous est arrivé?

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How was your week/day/vacation?

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Comment s’est passé votre semaine/journée/vacances?

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17
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A rascal

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Un chenapan

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To be delighted, satisfied, fulfilled
To fill sb with delight

Thanks, I don’t know what to say!

A

Être comblé
Combler qn
Merci, je suis comblé!

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The vet

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Le veto

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To feel like st , to crave

To yearn for st

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Avoir très envie de qqc

Soupirer après qqc

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To visit “a friend of mine”

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Rendre visite à une de mes amies

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now, at this moment
then, at that time
at the same time

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en ce moment
à ce moment là
en même tmeps

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I finished my master’s

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terminer mon masters

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names of languages: French, Russian

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MASCULINE. le francais, LE Russe

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(We) didn’t do much.

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On n’a fait grande chose.

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I didn’t believe it.

I believed it.

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Je ne l’ai pas crue.

Je l’ai crue.

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I spent a day.

I passed the tree.

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J’ai passé une journée

Je suis passé l’arbre

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How do you say “ we make” (P) 2

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comment ça se dit “Nous faisons”
Comment on dit…
/FUH zohnz/

29
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in the same way 2

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de la même façon/manière

30
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to want to do no what??

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vouloir faire NO ‘de’ before following verb

31
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the newcomers

A

les nouvelles têtes

32
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skill

A

la competance

33
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the Cape
Cairo, in Cairo
in Havre

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le cap AU cap
le caire AU Caire
le Havre AU Havre

34
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reliable, dependable

weak

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fiable

faible!!

35
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formal: serene P
informal: chilled, unfazed

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serein, sereine (suhr rahn/

36
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independent, self sufficient

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autonome

37
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1.touchy, overly sensitive
2. likely
Your propostion is likely to be accepted.

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susceptible

Votre proposition est susceptible d’être acceptée.

38
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As to defects…

A

quant aux défauts…

39
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upstream

downstream

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en amont /ah mohn/

en aval

40
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to perturb, unsettle

A

déstabiliser

41
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I spoke to/told you about this person.

That’s the person I spoke to/told you about.

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Je vous ai parlé de cette personne.

C’est la personne dont je vous ai parlé

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I grew up in a house.

This is the house where I grew up.

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J’ai grandi dans une maison.

C’est la maison où j’ai grandi.

43
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The clothes on the bed are the ones I will take travelling.

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Les vêtements sur le lit, c’est ce que j’emporte en voyage.

44
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[we wish you every] success!

A

bonne réussite!

45
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That’s what we appreciate.
That’s what we need.
That’s what we are sensitive to.
That’s what we like.

A

C’est ce qui nous apprécions.
C’est ce dont nous avons besoin.
C’est ce que nous sommes sensibles.
C’est ce à quoi nous plaît..

46
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It is his sense of diplomacy that we all admire.
What we all admire is his sense of diplomacy.
His sense of diplomacy is what we all admire.

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C’est son sens de la diplomatie que nous admirons tous.
Ce que nous admirons tous, c’es son sens de la diplomatie.
Son sens de la diplomatie, c’est ce que nous admirons tous.

47
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cruel (step) mother

A

marâtre

48
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from now on, henceforth

A

dorénavant

49
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besotted with my dogs

A

épris, éprise de mes chiens

50
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to add value to; highlight, enhance

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valoriser

51
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fussy, fastidious,

house proud

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maniaque /MAHN ee ak/

52
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What’s the point….?

What good is it to resist?

A

À quoi bon… résister?

53
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gait; walk; light gait

step, move

A

démarche

54
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to spend money

  1. normal,
  2. informal
A

dépenser l’argent

claquer…

55
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to surf, navigate the Internet
to go on a search engine
to go on a search engine
email address (2)
to make purchases on line
click on a tab, on a link
A 
surfer, naviguer sur Internet
aller sur un moteur de recherche
un internaute, un client en ligne
un adresse électronique/adresse email
faire des achats en ligne
cliquer sur un onglet, sur un lien
télécharger un document
56
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a packet had burst open

the lid of a pot had jumped off? was missing?

A

un paquet était éventré

le couvercle d’une terrine avait sauté

57
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a regular client

A

un client assidu

58
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My order has been (suffered) damaged (2)

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ma commande a subi un dommage, une détérioration

59
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The object received does not correspond withe the description on the site

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L’objet reçu ne correspondait pas au descriptif du site

60
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The object received does not correspond withe the description on the site

A

L’objet reçu ne correspond pas au descriptif du site

61
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Give yourselves up! You are surrounded!

Encircler

A

Rendez-vous! Vous êtes cernés!

Cerner

62
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A tough but, tough cookie

To act tough

A

Un dur

Jouer les durs

63
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To mince, chop up onions finely with a knife

A

Hacher finement/menu au couteau les oignons

French 2018 (10 decks)

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