Assimil New French Lessions 11 - 20 Flashcards

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1
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Metteur en scene

A

Director

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2
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roman

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Novel

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3
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Assis en face

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Sitting opposite

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4
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inutile

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Useless

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5
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sourde

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Deaf

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pendant

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for / during
Elle le regarde pendant cinq minutes.
she looks at him for 5 minutes

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à

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to

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8
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prie

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pray

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9
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je vous en prie

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Please (I beg of you)

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tout à l’heure

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  1. (passé) just now ⧫ a short while ago
    Je l’ai vu tout à l’heure. I saw him just now.
  2. (futur) shortly ⧫ in a moment
    Je finirai ça tout à l’heure. I’ll finish it in a moment.
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11
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meme

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same (itself)

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12
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commençons

A

let’s begin

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13
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laissez (laissez-moi)

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leave (leave me or let me)

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14
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chanteuse

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singer

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15
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ses

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its/his/her

Le chien joue avec son jouet.

(gender depends on the gender of the object)

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16
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de toute facon

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anyway, anyhow, in any event (of all ways)

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17
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quand (pronounced koh)

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when
Quand vous voulez = when you want!

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18
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bête

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stupid

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19
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paroles

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words

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20
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chanson

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song

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21
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si,

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Yes,

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22
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ajoute

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add (or added)

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23
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plein

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full

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24
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expérimenté

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experienced (as opposed to a beginner)

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25
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débutant

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beginner (as opposed to experienced)

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26
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vif

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lively, bright, vivid (alive)

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27
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décroche (décrocher)

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pick up

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28
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coucher

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to sleep

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29
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déranger

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to disturb

30
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monter

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to climb

31
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cuir (pronounced kweer)

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leather

32
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débattre

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to debate (or discuss)

33
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salle d’eau

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another way to say bathroom (salle de bains)

34
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sujet

A

topic, subject

35
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piège

A

trap

36
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diamants

A

diamonds

37
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veulent

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it’s a verb related to veux : to want

38
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auront (avoir, j’ai)

A

will have (have, i have)

39
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apporté (apporter)

A

bring (to bring), provide, offer, give

Mes invités ont apporté une bouteille de vin.

40
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l’appareil

A

the device (literally… but commonly used for a telephone)

41
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heureusement

A

fortunately

42
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rir (rire)

A

laugh (to laugh)

43
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assez bien

A

enough well (translates to quite well)

44
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Quittez

A

leave (to leave)

45
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Quittez (Quitter)

A

leave (to leave)

46
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que

A

that / than - conjunction
which / what / whom - pronoun = que faites vous? what are you doing?

47
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soin soign

A

care (take care)

48
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tout le monde

A

everybody or everyone

49
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comment

A

how

50
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bientôt

A

soon

Nous arrivons bientôt

51
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malheureusement

A

unfortunately

52
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disons

A

let’s say (from: dis which is to say)

53
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tant pis

A

too bad or hard luck (so much worse)

54
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vers

A

around (also towards).

Venez vers huit heures. Come around (towards) 8.00.

55
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tôt

A

early

Pas trop tot. Not too early.

56
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À dimanche

A

see you on Sunday

57
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sent

A

smells

58
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prenez

A

take

59
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non plus

A

neither or either (literally: no more)

…et elle non plus.

60
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chance

A

lucky

61
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jaloux

A

jealous

62
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raison

A

reason

63
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quelques

A

some

64
Q

revoir

A

to see or review

65
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déjà

A

already, again

66
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brancher (debrancher)

A

connect, plug in (unplug)

67
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pris

A

taken, engaged, capture
prisoner?
Il était trop jeune et immature pour être pris au sérieux.
he was too young to be taken seriously .

68
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assez

A

enough / quite

69
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presque

A

almost, nearly

Mon fils a presque six ans.

70
Q

affiche

A

poster, sign or billboard

Il y avait une affiche de la chanteuse sur le mur. There was a poster of the singer on the wall.

71
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loin

A

far

72
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qui

A

who, which, that