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Assimil FR 02 (Adv Editor_Q-English, A-French) Flashcards

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Q: English A: French

I wonder if he is right.

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Je ME DEMANDE s’il a raison

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I can see what’s coming.

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Je vous voir venir, vous !

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At least, I make myself understood.

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Du moins, je me fais comprendre.

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I’m short 10 euros.

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Il me manque dix euros.

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My shirt is missing 2 buttons. My shirt has 2 buttons missing.

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Il manque deux boutons à ma chemise.

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It’s 10 o’clock. He’ll miss his train.

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Il est 10 heures. Il manquera son train.

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He’s 10 euros short to take a taxi.

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Il lui manque 10 euros pour prendre un taxi.

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He’ll make himself heard.

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Il se fera entendre sans problèmes!

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She turned her back on me.

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Elle m’a tourné le dos.

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despite (Older FR source)

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malgré en dépit de

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smart, clever sarcastic: smart, clever.

You stained your brand new pants. That’s smart!

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malin

Tu as taché ton pantalon tout neuf, c’est malin !

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a woman with long hair

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une femme aux cheveux longs

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a man with a white moustache

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un homme aux moustaches blanCHES (PLURAL !!!!!)

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If you spent a little more time, you would be able to learn more quickly.

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Si vous Y PASSIEZ un peu plus de temps, vous POURRIEZ apprendre plus VITE.

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We, the French, like good wine. (written) We, the French, like good wine. (spoken)

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Nous, les Français, NOUS aimons le bon vin. (écrit) Nous, les Françias, ON aime le bon vin. (parlé)

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a ram a ewe Aries

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bélier, UN brébis, UNE Bélier

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un ‘h’ aspiré (NO elisions, always le or la)

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haricot, UN les haricots (NO ELISION: [le ariko] hasard, LE havre, LE (Le Havre) huit, LE

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from now on (1)

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désormais

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from now on (2)

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dorénavant

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The storm did a lot of damage.

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La tompête a fait beaucoup de dégâts.

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Who is that woman with the blue eyes over there?

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Qui est cette femme aux yeux bleus là-bas?

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You’re joking!

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Vous plaisantez !

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We French, we don’t like rules too much.

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Nous les Français, nous n’aimons pas trop les règlements.

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In this way,

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DE cette façon,

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We will know better perhaps how people live today in France.

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Nous saurons peut-être mieux comment on vit aujourd’hui en France.

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the suburb

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banlieue, LA

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She is mad about music.

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Elle est passionée de musique.

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They have known each other for six months.

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Ils se connaissent depuis six mois.

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They met by chance.

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Ils se sont rencontrés par hasard.

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Let’s listen instead to Anne-Marie’s version.

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Écoutons PLUTÔT la version d’Anne-Marie.

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People say that he is very rich.

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On dit qu’il est très riche.

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Lawrence

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Laurent (m.) Laurence (f.)

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He’s going to Le Havre. She comes from Le Mans.

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Il va au Havre. Elle vient du Mans.

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  • He beats his wife. - He fights with his wife.
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  • Il bat sa femme. - Il se bat avec sa femme.
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  • That made up her mind to leave. - She made up her mind (decided) to leave.
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  • Cela l’a décidé à partir - Elle s’est décidée à partir.
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Leç 4 - I have been in Paris for only four years. - I come from Le Havre, - but I decided to come and make (my) career in the capital. -

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Leçon 4 - Je suis à Paris depuis quatre ans seulement. - Je viens du Havre, - mais je me suis décidé(e) À venir faire carrière dans la capitale.

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Leç 4 - I began straight away. - I went to do an errand in the Latin Quarter.

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Leçon 4 - J’ai commencé aussitôt. - Je suis allé(e) faire UNE COURSE AU Quatier Latin.

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  • at the time; at that time - nowadays
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  • à l’époque - à notre époque
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  • a guy
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  • UN type
40
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  • Our minds have been made up since yesterday.
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  • Nous nous sommes décidés depuis hier.
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We are going there all together.

A

Nous y allons tous ensemble.

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On leaving the shop, she saw a guy on a moped.

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En sortant du magasin, elle a vu un type sure une mobylette.

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At that time, I lived in Le Havre.

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À cette époque j’habitais au Havre.

44
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There was another one nearby which was his.

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Il y EN avait une autre À COTÉ qui était à lui.

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I like Le Havre. I have friends who worked there.

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J’aime Le Havre. J’vais des amis qui Y travaillaent.

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He had a car, and he went to do an errand.

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Il y avait une voiture, et il EST ALLÉ faire UNE COURSE.

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We shouted immediately: “What are you doing?

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Nous avons crié aussitôt: “Qu’est-ce que tu fais ?”

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You’ve been in Paris since April, haven’t you?

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Vous êtes à Paris depuis avril, n’est-ce pas ?

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Leçon 5 - what’s next, what follows, what comes after, the continuation (Do you know how the story goes on?) - Do you want the next course (restaurant) - to be continued (at end of book)

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Leçon 5 - suite, LA (Connaissez-vous la suite de l’histoire?) - Voulez-vous LA suite? - À suivre

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  • to apologise - to forgive someone for something
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  • s’excuser: Je m’excuse (not Excusez-moi) - excuser Excusez mon retard.
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Two expressions with GRAND: - I don’t know many people here. - She doesn’t do much.

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Deux expressions avec ‘GRAND’: - Je ne connais pas GRAND-MONDE ici. - Elle ne fait pas GRAND-CHOSE.

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He was so embarrassed he didn’t know where to look.

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Il était tellement gêné qu’il ne savait pas où se mettre.

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  • I found her very nice, and - we got to talking.
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  • Je l’ai trouvée très sympathique, et - nous nous sommes mis À bavarder.
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They hesitated, but they finally accepted.

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Ils ont hésité mais ils ont finis PAR accepter.

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If you’re free, come and have a drink.

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Si vous êtes libre, venez boire un verre.

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He doesn’t know much about Latin, my brother.

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Il ne connaît pas GRAND-CHOSE EN Latin, mon frère.

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Can you take me home after the party?

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Vous pouvez me raccompagner après la fête ?

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  • a car, a ride, a set of wheels (familiar)
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bagnole, UNE

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Leç 9 - If you want neither to drive nor to take the metro, you can always try and take a taxi. - There are thousands of taxis in Paris, except when it rains, and then you can’t fine one anywhere.

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Leç 9 - Si on n’a envie ni de conduire ni de prendre le métro, on peut toujours essayer de prendre un taxi. - Il y a des milliers de taxis à Paris, sauf quand il pleut,alors on n’en trouve nulle part.

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Leç 9 - bulky parcels - hand luggage

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Leç 9 - colis encombrants - bagages à main

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Leç 9 Sevigné St. is one-way.

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Leç 9 La rue de Sévigné est en sens unique.

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  • get into a car - get out of a car - get out of a car (older style??)
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  • monter dans une voiture - sortir d’une voiture - descendre d’une voiture
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  • crafty, clever, cunning
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  • futé(e)
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I don’t have either the time or the desire.

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Je n’en ai ni le temps ni l’envie.

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  • It takes me ten minutes. - How much time does it take you? - How long did it take to build it ? - It took five years. - Take your time. - I have only 10 minutes.
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  • Il me faut dix minutes. - Combien de temps vous faut-il ? - Il a fallu combien de temps pour la construire ? - Il faudrait cinq ans. - Prenez votre temps / Prends ton temps. - Je n’ai que dix minutes.
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beforehand

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auparavant

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to go away Go away! Get lost!

A

s’en aller Va-t-en !

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