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COMMUNICATION Flashcards

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Tout va bien ?

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Is everything all right/ok ?

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Comment ça va ?

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How are you doing ?

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  • Ça va bien

- super bien !

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  • I’m doing fine

- I (feel) great

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au revoir

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bye for now

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à bientôt

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  • so long
  • see you
  • see you soon
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au revoir, salut

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take care

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bonne journée

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have a nice day

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  • d’ici là

- d’ici dimanche prochain

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  • until then

- until next Sunday

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va dire bonjour à …

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go and say hello to …

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il faut que je parte

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  • I’d better be going

- I have to go now

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bon, on y va !

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right, shall we go !

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bon voyage

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have a safe journey

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rester en contact

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to keep in touch with sb

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  • saluer qqn

- prendre congé de qqn

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  • to greet sb

- to leave sb

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je n’ai pas saisi votre nom

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I didn’t catch your name

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tout d’abord, je voudrais faire les présentations

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first, I’d like to make the introductions

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j’aimerais te présenter Jim

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  • I’d like you to meet Jim

- I’d like to introduce you Jim

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venez que je vous présente mon amis Robert

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come and meet my friend Robert

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19
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vous vous connaissez ?

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have you two meet ?

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vous êtes certainement Bob, j’ai tellement entendu parler de vous

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you must be Bob, I’ve heart so much about you

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content de vous revoir

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welcome back

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ça me fait plaisir de vous voir. Entrez donc !

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how nice to see you. Do come in !

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se sentir à l’aise avec qqn

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  • to feel at ease / comfortable with sb
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se sentir mal à l’aise avec qqn

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  • to feel ill at ease / uncomfortable with sb
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j’ai (vraiment) été bien accueilli par lui

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I (really) made me feel welcome

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n’hésite pas à l’utiliser

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you’re welcome to use it

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ces idées ont été bien accueillies par …

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these ideas were welcomed by

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il est facile de bien s’entendre avec elle

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  • she’s easy to get on with

- it’s easy to get on with her

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voulez-vous vous joindre à nous ?

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would you like to join us ?

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vous avez quelque chose de prévu pour ce soir ?

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  • do you have anything arranged/ planned for tonight ?

- do you have any plans / arrangements for tonight ?

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il faut absolument que vous veniez nous voir

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you really must come and see us sometime

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pourquoi tu ne viendrais pas prendre un verre après dîner ?

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why don’t you come round for a drink after dinner ?

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33
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assister à une soirée / fête

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to attend a party

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  • inviter qqn à sortir (au restaurant)
  • inviter qqn chez soi
  • inviter qqn (à venir)
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  • to ask sb out (to dinner)
  • to ask sb over
  • to invite sb over
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  • un invité

- un hôte, une hôtesse

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  • a guest

- a host, a hostess

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et si on buvait qqch ?

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how about / what about a drink ?

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37
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qu’est ce que je peut vous offrir ?

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what can I get you ?

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38
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qu’est-ce que vous prenez ?

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what are you having ?

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désirez-vous une tasse de café ?

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would you care for a cup of coffee ?

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qui veut du thé ?

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  • anyone for a tea ?

- tea anyone ?

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c’est ma tournée

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  • it’s my round
  • it’s on me
  • the drinks are on me
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  • sers-toi

- servez-vous

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  • help yourself

- help yourselves

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  • reprenez-en
  • reprenez des frites
  • reprenez- en
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  • have some more
  • some more chips
  • help yourself to some more
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44
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qui en reveut ?

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anyone for seconds

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45
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très volontiers

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that would be nice / lovely

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46
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oui, j’en veut bien (un peu plus)

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yes, I’d love some (more)

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47
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trinquer

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to clink glasses

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48
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je peux avoir un peu plus de thé ?

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can I have some more tea ?

49
Q

il est permis de fumer ici ?

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are we allowed to smoke in here ?

50
Q

je me demandais s’il était possible de voir votre lettre ?

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I was wondering if I could see your letter ?

51
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je vous en prie

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  • feel free
  • feel free to do so
  • please do
52
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mais certainement

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  • by all means

- certainly

53
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hors de question

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  • no way

- out of the question

54
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non, vous n’avez pas le droit

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no, you may not

55
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  • ça vous dérange si je fume ?

- non, ça ne me dérange pas du tout ?

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  • do you mind if I smoke ?

- I don’t mind at all

56
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ok, ça me va

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it’s ok by me / with me

57
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je préférerais que vous ne fumiez pas

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I’d rather you didn’t smoke

58
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  • laisser qqn faire qqch.
  • autoriser qqn à faire qqch.
  • interdir à qqn de faire qqch.
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  • to let sb do sth
  • to allow sb to do sth
  • to forbid sb to do sth
59
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  • tu pourrais me passer le sel ?
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  • could/would you pass me the salt ?
60
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  • est-ce que tu pourrais me prêter 100 dollars ?
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  • I wonder if you could lend me 100 $ ?
61
Q

je me demandais si tu pourrais…

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I was wondering if you could…

62
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oui bien sûr

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by all means

63
Q

toujours prêt à rendre service

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anything to oblige

64
Q

quand arrive le train de Brighton ?

A

when does the train from Brighton arrive ?

65
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je voudrais savoir s’il est encore temps d’attraper le train ?

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I would like to know if/whether there’s still time to catch the train ?

66
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savez-vous (par hasard) si l’avion de Chicago a déjà atterri ?

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do you know (by any chance) if the plane from Chicago has already landed ?

67
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vous pourriez me prévenir le plus tôt possible ?

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could you let me know as soon as possible ?

68
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  • se renseigner sur qqch.
  • interroger qqn au sujet de qqch
  • demander qqch à qqn
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  • to inquire about sth
  • to question sb about sth
  • to request sth from sb
69
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un renseignement, une information

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a piece of information

70
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je vous suis très reconnaissant

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I’m really grateful (to you)

71
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il n’y a pas de quoi

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quite all right

72
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avec plaisir

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my pleasure

73
Q

être reconnaissant à qqn de qqch

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to be grateful to sb for sth

74
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écrire à qqn pour remercier de qqch

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to write to sb to thank them for sth

75
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  • reconnaissant

- ingrat

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  • tankful, grateful

- ungrateful

76
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depuis combien de temps vivez-vous ici ?

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  • how long have you lived here ?

- how long have you been living here ?

77
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  • tu vis seul ?

- tu partage un appartement ?

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  • do you live on your own ?

- do you share a flat ?

78
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vous avez des enfants ?

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do you have any children ?

79
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  • elle est comment ?
  • à quoi ressemble-t-il ?
  • quel goût ça a ?
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  • what’s she like ?
  • what does he look like ?
  • what does it taste like ?
80
Q
  • qu’est ce que ça fait d’être marié ?

- comment ça marche ?

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  • what is it like to be married ?

- how does it work ?

81
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  • quelle est la largeur de la route ?
  • quelle est la hauteur de la tour ?
  • c’est à combien d’ici ?
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  • how wide is the road ?
  • how hide is the tower ?
  • how far is it from here ?
82
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  • ça pèse combien ?

- il faut combien de temps ?

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  • how heavy is it ?

- how long does it take ?

83
Q

j’ai un conseil important à te donner

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I’ve got some important advice to give you

84
Q

j’aimerais vous conseiller à ce sujet

A

I’d like to advice you on that point

85
Q

suis mon conseil : ne parle pas à ce sale type

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  • take my advice : don’t talk to that creep

- my advice to you would be not to talk to that creep

86
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tu devrais réagir

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you should do something about it

87
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il faut que tu ailles voir cette exposition

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you must go and see that exhibition

88
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il est grand temps que tu améliores tes manières

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it’s (about/high) time you improved your manners

89
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tu devrais réagir de façon plus positive

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you ought to react more positively

90
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tu ferais mieux de cuisiner tout de suite

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you’d better start cooking right now

91
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tu pourrais essayer de trouver un emploi chez Marks et Spencer

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you could try getting a job at Marks and Spencer

92
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tu sais ce que tu pourrais faire ?

A

you know what you could do ?

93
Q

pourquoi ne pas lui téléphoner ?

A

why not to phone her ?

94
Q

et si nous prenions un taxi ?

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shall we take a taxi ?

95
Q

et si on tentait le coup ?

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how/what about giving it a try ?

96
Q

on va prendre un verre, si tu veux bien ?

A

let’s go out for a drink, shall we ?

97
Q

on pourrait leur téléphoner, tu ne crois pas ?

A

we could/might give them a drink, don’t you think ?

98
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et si je lui téléphonais en premier ?

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what if I call him first ?

99
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  • recommender à qqn de faire qqch.

- déconseiller à qqn de faire qqch.

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  • to advice sb to do sth

- to advice sb against doing sth

100
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  • sur les conseils de qqn

- recommander à qqn de faire qqch.

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  • on the advice of sb

- to recommend sb to do sth

101
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  • proposer qqch.

- un tuyau

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  • tu suggest sth to sb

- a tip

102
Q

pouvez-vous me donner l’heure ?

A

can you tell me what time is it ?

103
Q

désolé de vous déranger

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sorry to disturb you

104
Q

sorry about that, je ne l’ai pas fait exprès

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sorry about that, I didn’t do it on purpose

105
Q

je suis vraiment désolé de ne pas vous avoir prévenu

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I’m (terribly/awfully) sorry I didn’t warn you

106
Q

je suis désolé de ce qui est arrivé / d’avoir appelé si tôt

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I’m sorry for what happened / for calling so early

107
Q

excusez-moi pour ce que j’ai fait hier

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forgive me for what I did yesterday

108
Q

j’ai eu tort de vous téléphoner

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it was wrong of me to phone you

109
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  • pardonner qqch à qqn
  • s’excuser auprès de qqn d’avoir fait qqch
  • s’excuser de qqch / d’avoir fait qqch
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  • to forgive sb for sth
  • to apologize to sb for sth
  • to make an apology for sth / for having done sth
110
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je ne voulais pas vous froisser

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no offense

111
Q

à propos, tu compte passer noël chez tes parents ?

A

incidentally, are you planning Christmas with your parents ?

112
Q

à ce propos, tu sais qui va à la soirée de Mark ?

A

talking of which, do you know who’s going to Mark’s party ?

113
Q

à propos de Juanita, tu sais qu’elle est enceinte?

A

talking of Juanita, do you know she’s pregnant ?

114
Q

maintenant que j’y pense, tu pourrais me rendre mes dvd

A

which reminds me, could you give me my DVDs back ?

115
Q

de toute façon, ce n’est pas un problème important

A

anyway, it’s not a big issue

116
Q

je voudrais maintenant passer à un autre sujet

A

I would now like to move to a new topic

117
Q

pour changer de sujet, j’aimerais faire remarquer que …

A

on a different note, I’d like to point that …

118
Q

pour changer complètement de sujet, pourrions nous parler de …?

A

the change de subject completely, could we talk about …?

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