English lesson of October 4, 2023 Flashcards
What is “Médias sociaux” in English?
Social media
(P.S.: always singular)
How do we say in English:
1) Ça me dit quelque chose.
2) Ça ne me dit rien.
3) Est-ce que ça te dit quelque chose?
1) It rings a bell.
2) It doesn’t ring a bell.
3) Does it ring a bell?
What is the pronunciation difference between “live” and “leave”?
Live = LIV
Leave = Leev
How do we pronounce “worried”?
And “married”?
How do we pronounce “recognize”?
WRÈ-cog-naïz
How do we pronounce “say”? and in the third person singular (“says”?)
How do we pronounce “Rachel” in English?
What is “déshydraté” in English and how do we pronounce it?
dee-haï-DRAY-did
What is “perdrix” in English?
Exemple: Evelyne va à la chasse aux perdrix cet automne avec son mari.
Partridge
Example: Evelyne is going partridge hunting this fall with her husband.
What is “fusil de chasse” in English?
Shotgun (for bird hunting)
Rifle (for hunting bigger animals)
What is “se disputer” or “s’obstiner” in English?
Argue
(pronounced AR-guy-ou)
What is “bien s’entendre” in English?
Exemple: Je m’entends bien avec la plupart de mes collègues.
Get along well
Example: I get along well with most of my colleagues.
What is “collègue” in English?
Colleague
(pronounced KÂ-league)
Co-worker
What is “je vais toucher du bois”, which we say when we want luck to stay with us?
Knock on wood!
What is “J’ai mal dans le cou”?
I have a sore neck.
My neck hurts.
I have pain in my neck.
What is “se reposer” in English?
Example: Je me suis reposée toute la fin de semaine.
Rest
Example: I rested all weekend.
What is “malade” in English?
Sick
ill
What is “maladie” in English?
Sickness
Illness
Disease (more serious, such as cancer, diabetes, etc.)
What is “temps libres” in Englsih?
Exemple: Qu’est-ce que tu fais dans tes temps libres?
Free time
Spare time
Example: What do you do in your spare time?
How do we pronounce “glove”?
GLoV
How do we pronounce “architect”?
AR-kee-tekt
How do we say “s’endormir” in English?
Exemple: Mélissa s’est endormie sur le divan et s’est réveillée avec un mal de cou.
Fall asleep
Example: Mélissa fell asleep in front of the TV and woke up with a sore neck.
What is “débouler les escaliers” in English?
Exemple: Mélissa a déboulé les escaliers et s’est refait mal au cou!” 🙄 🙄 🙄
😉
Fall down the stairs
Example: Melissa fell down the stairs and hurt her neck again!
How do we pronounce “married” in English?
MA-wreed
What is “travailler à distance” in English?
Exemple: Je travaille à distance 2-3 jours par semaine.
work remotely
Example: I work remotely 2-3 times a week.
What is “énervant” or “gossant” in English?
Exemple: C’est vraiment gossant quand les gens arrivent toujours en retard!
annoying
Example: It’s really annoying when people always arrive late!
What is “interrompre” in English?
Exemple: Je m’excuse de vous interrompre, mais j’ai une question pour vous.
Interrupt
Example: I’m sorry to interrupt, but I have a question for you.
What is “précis” in English?
And “précision”?
Precise
Accurate
Precision
Accuracy
How do we pronounce “reasonable” and “unreasonable”?
What is “barbotte” in Engish?
Exemple: On doit arrêter de recruter des barbottes et recruter plus de saumons! 🤣
Bullhead
Example: We have to stop recruiting bullheads and start recruiting more salmons! 🤣
