English lesson of November 29, 2023

Question 1

What is “finalement” or “à la fin” as in “Elle était intéressée par le poste alors à la fin, elle a postulé.”

Answer 1

end up

Example: She was interested in the job (position) so she ended up applying.

Question 2

What is “menace” or “menacer” in English?

Answer 2

threat

threaten

Question 3

What is “chalet” in English?

Answer 3

Cabin

Question 4

How do we say in English “Ça s’est bien passé”, “Ça ne s’est pas bien passé” and “Comment ça s’est passé?

And how do we say in English: “Ça s’est mieux passé que je m’attendais.”?

Answer 4

Ça s’est bien passé” = It went well.

Ça ne s’est pas bien passé. = It didn’t go well.

Comment ça s’est passé? = How did it go?

Ça s’est mieux passé que je m’attendais. = It went better than I expected.

Question 5

What is “contre” in English?

Example: Montreal played ………………. Boston last night.

Answer 5

against

Montreal played against Boston last night.

Question 6

What is “fier-fière” in English and “fierté”?

Answer 6

Proud

Pride

Question 7

What is “prison” in English?

Answer 7

Prison

Jail

Question 8

What is “retirer” as in “Il a retiré sa candidature.”?

Answer 8

withdraw

Example: He withdrew his application

Question 9

What is “jusqu’à maintenant” and the expression “Jusqu’à maintenant, tout va bien.” in English?

Answer 9

so far

So far so good.

Question 10

What is “épanouissant” in English?

Example: I want a job that’s ……………..

Answer 10

fulfilling

Example: I want a job that’s fulfilling.

Question 11

What is “ambiance de travail” in English?

Example: I want to work in a positive …………………………………

Answer 11

work ambiance
work atmosphere

Example:
I want to work in a positive work ambiance.
I want to work in a positive work atmosphere.

Question 12

What is a synonym of “demolish” in English, when talking about a building for example?

Example: The building was ……………………….

Answer 12

tear down

knock down

Example:
The building was torn down.
The building was knocked down.

Question 13

what is the difference between “pen” and “pencil”?

Answer 13

Pen = you can’t erase what you”ve written with it.

Pencil = You can erase what you’ve written with it.

Question 14

How do we pronounce “statue”?

Answer 14

STA-tshoo

Question 15

In the morning, we can see the sunrise and in the evening, we can see the ……………………

Answer 15

sunset

Question 16

What do we call the lights that control traffic?

Answer 16

Traffic lights

Question 17

What is “campagne” in English?

Example: I would like to move one day to the ………………..

Answer 17

country

countryside

Question 18

What are two synonyms of “alone” in the following sentence:

I like to work alone.

Answer 18

I like to work by myself.

I like to work on my own.

Question 19

What is “C’est n’importe quoi!” in English?

Answer 19

That’s nonsense!

Question 20

What is “dépenser” in English?

Example: I ………….. $1,500 in my trip to New York.

Answer 20

spend

Example: I spent $1,500 in my trip to New York.