Chapter 3 Flashcards
a sleeve
une manche
a jersey
un maillot
a handkerchief
un mouchoir
a scarf (not echarpe)
un foulard
the clothing (not vêtements)
l’habillement
a cloakroom
un vestiaire
an apron
un tablier
a ring
une bague
a clog (shoe)
un sabot
suspenders
bretelles
a jacket
un veston
to reach
I am happy to have reached the end
parvenir
- je suis content d’être parvenu au bout*
- I am happy to have reached the end*
to sustain / support
many of us supported his innocence
soutenir
- nous avons été nombreux à soutenir son innocence*
- many of us supported his innocence*
moreover / besides / for that matter
besides, I don’t intend to keep it a secret
d’ailleurs
- je n’entends d’ailleurs pas le tenir secret*
- besides, I don’t intend to keep it a secret*
to treat
two chapters, at last, address the issue
traiter
- deux chapitres, enfin, traitent de la question*
- two chapters, at last, address the issue*
according to
d’après
- qui a bâti les pyramides d’après vous?*
- according to you, who built the pyramids?*
brief
the report was brief and precise
bref
- le rapport était bref et précis*
- the report was brief and precise*
to name
it’s members are apointed by the prime minister
nommer
- ses membres sont nommés par le premier ministre*
- it’s members are apointed by the prime minister*
capable
I’m not capable of responding to your question
capable
- je ne suis pas capable de répondre à votre question*
- I’m not capable of responding to your question*
nearby / close to
he had much success with women
auprès
- il avait beaucoup de succès auprès des femmes*
- he had much success with women*
a consequence
hence, there are extremely serious consequences
une conséquence
- il y a donc des conséquences etrêment sérieuses*
- hence, there are extremely serious consequences*
opposite / contrary
but the opposite is also true
contraire
- mais le contraire est vrai aussi*
- but the opposite is also true*
a success
the success proves that my books were worthwhile
un succès
- le succès prouve que mes livres avaient du mérite*
- the success proves that my books were worthwhile*
to prove
I have no need to prove anything to anybody at all
prouver
- je n’ai rien besoin de prouver à qui que ce soit*
- I have no need to prove anything to anybody at all*
a growth
the growth rates were important
une croissance
- les taux de croissance ont été importants*
- the growth rates were important*
to consider / estimate
I consider this to be inexcusable
estimer
j’estime que cela est inadmissible
I consider this to be inexcusable
a committee
committee deliberations may be recorded
un comité
- les délibération des comités peuvent être enregistrées*
- committee deliberations may be recorded*
the proof
you give us the proof, and we’ll protect you for the rest of our life
la preuve
- vous nous donnez les preuves, et nous vous protégeons à vie*
- you give us the proof, and we’ll protect you for the rest of our life*
to aim
what’s your goal?
viser
- quel bout visez-vous?*
- what’s your goal?*
across
the hero walked across the world
travers
- le héros se promenait à travers le monde*
- the hero walked across the world*
to grant
the banks stopped granting loans
accorder
- les banques ont cessé d’accorder des prêts*
- the banks stopped granting loans*
thereabouts
my father and my mother have been married for about 60 years
environ
- mon père et ma mère sont mariés depuis environ 60 ans*
- my father and my mother have been married for about 60 years*
to admit
I must admit that I’m still single
admettre
- je dois admettre que je suis toujours célibataire*
- I must admit that I’m still single*
to pass
dépasser
- personne ne dépasse son potentiel*
- no one exceeds his potential*
to affirm
this witness alleged to have seen three men
affirmer
- ce témoin a affirmé avoir vu trois hommes*
- this witness alleged to have seen three men*
to submit
back at their place, she put him to the final test
soumettre
- de retour chez eux, elle l’a soumis à un ultime test*
- back at their place, she put him to the final test*
the process
I was kept informed at each stage of the process
le processus
- j’ai été renseigné à chaque étape du processus*
- I was kept informed at each stage of the process*
an industry
tourism is a seasonal industry
une industrie
- le tourisme est une industrie saisonnière*
- tourism is a seasonal industry*
material / equipment
we already have new material on the construction site
matériel
- nous avons déjà du nouveau matériel en chantier*
- we already have new material on the construction site*
to note / notice
I notice that fact
constater
- je constate de ce fait*
- I notice that fact*
energy
energy is the lynchpin of our economy
énergie (f)
- l’énergie est le pivot de notre économie*
- energy is the lynchpin of our economy*
a network
this network moght help me establish contacts
un réseau
- ce réseau peut me servir à établir des contacts*
- this network moght help me establish contacts*
at present / at the moment
I am very alone at the moment
actuellement
- je suis très seul actuellement*
- I am very alone at the moment*
to provide / supply
she didn’t want to provide any efforts
fournir
- elle ne souhaitait fournir aucun effort*
- she didn’t want to provide any efforts*
to intervene
he must intervene un the market
intervenir
- il doit intervenir sur le marché*
- he must intervene un the market*
to protect
I’m here to protect you
protéger
- je suis ici pour te protéger*
- I’m here to protect you*
to give up / abandon
the property seemed abandoned
abandonner
- la propriété semblait abandonnée*
- the property seemed abandoned*
opinion / mind
I changed my mind
avis
- j’ai change d’avis*
- I changed my mind*
to beat / hit
let’s not fight against each other
battre
- ne nous battons pas l’un contre l’autre*
- let’s not fight against each other*
to state / specify
I will only specify two things
préciser
- je préciserai seulement deux choses*
- I will only specify two things*
