Autumn 2018 Flashcards

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1
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I sent it Friday

A

Je l’ai envoyé vendredi

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2
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In everyday French

A

En français courant

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3
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To undo, untie, unravel

A

Dénouer

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To untangle, disentangle

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Démêler

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To disentangle truth from falsehood

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Démêler la vérité du mensonge

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A file, folder

A

Un dossier

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7
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To realise, become aware of

A

Se rendre compte de

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To realise, to achieve

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Réaliser (cf., atteindre)

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9
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To admit, confess to

A

Avouer

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I must admit that I’ve had all I can take

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Je t’avoue que j’en ai assez

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11
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I realised

A

Je me suis rendu compte de

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12
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She’ll hurt him

A

Elle va lui faire mal

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13
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Tat, junk

A

La camelote

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14
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Wrinkle, ripple

A

Une ride

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A creek, cove, inlet

A

Une crique

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A midge

A

Un moucheron

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17
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It was fine (weather)

A

Il faisait beau, ou c’était beau.

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18
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The downside

A

Le mauvais côté

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19
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A mole

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Une taupe

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20
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So (that) I can

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Pour que je puisse (subj.)

21
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Smooth, mellow, velvety

A

Velouté

22
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Behaviour

A

Le comportement

23
Q

Packaging

A

L’emballage (m.)

24
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As much as

A

Autant que/de

25
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As far as, until

A

Jusqu’à

26
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In other words

A

Autrement dit, en d’autres termes

27
Q

Useless

A

Inutile (pronounced ‘een-utile’ as the ‘in’ is in front of a vowel)

28
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In the past

A

Autrefois

29
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Running

A

La course (à pied)

30
Q

Tears

A

Des larmes

31
Q

I’ll take you anywhere you wish

A

Je t’emmènerai partout où tu voudras.

(Note the future tense is used with ‘tu voudras’ possibly because ‘it is more polite to express one’s will to correspond to the other’s wishes even in the future’)

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From, as soon as

A

Dès (que)

33
Q

To park and ride

A

Prendre la navette

34
Q

To lead, carry out, conduct

A

Mener

35
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Neoliberalism

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Néolibéralisme, néocapitalisme

36
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I can conduct a simple conversation in French

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Je peux mener une conversation simple en français

37
Q

Puddle

A

Une flaque

38
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The lawn

A

Le gazon, la pelouse

39
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Grass

A

L’herbe (f.)

40
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If only I had bought it

A

Si seulement je l’avais acheté

41
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I should have bought it

A

J’aurais dû l’acheter

42
Q

Affordable

A

Abordable

43
Q

To lead somebody up the garden path

A

Mener quelqu’un en bateau

44
Q

The upside, bright side

A

Le bon côté

45
Q

To take along

A

Emmener

46
Q

To bring along

A

Amener

47
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To bring someone home

A

Amener quelqu’un à la maison

48
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To take somebody out to dinner

A

Emmener quelqu’un dîner