Être Flashcards

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be good!

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Soyez sages!

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the sky is blue

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le ciel est bleu

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he was tired

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il était fatigué

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she’s a translator

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elle est traductrice

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he’s everything to her

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il est tout pour elle

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he doesn’t mean anything to me any more

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il n’est plus rien pour moi

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ten of us want to go

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nous sommes dix à vouloir partir

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we are of the same faith

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être de nous sommes de la même religion

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to take part in the expedition

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être de l’expédition

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9
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to be at a wedding

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être de noce

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I won’t be going

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je ne serai pas du voyage

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she’s one of us; (= elle vient avec nous) she’s coming with us​

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elle est des nôtres

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will you be coming tomorrow?

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serez-vous des nôtres demain?

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13
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it was in July

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on était en juillet

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(date) what’s the date today?; (jour) what day is it today

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quel jour sommes-nous?

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15
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To be made by …

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être fabriqué par …

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16
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he is backed up by his boss

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il est soutenu par son patron

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17
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She hasn’t been invited

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elle n’a pas été invitée

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18
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he died yesterday

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il est mort hier

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19
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he left yesterday

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il est parti hier

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20
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has he been already?

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est-il déjà passé?

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21
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we had gone upstairs

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nous étions montés

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22
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she looked at herself in the mirror

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elle s’est regardée dans la glace

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23
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she had fallen asleep

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elle s’était endormie

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they looked at each other suspiciously

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ils se sont regardés avec méfiance

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25
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she is no more

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elle n’est plus

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26
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the kindest man imaginable

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le meilleur homme qui soit

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27
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the village is 10km from here

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le village est à 10 km d’ici

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28
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where were you?

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où étais-tu?

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29
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he’d never been to London

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il n’avait jamais été à Londres

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30
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have you ever been abroad? — yes I went to Italy last year

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as-tu déjà été à l’étranger? — oui j’ai été en Italie l’an dernier

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31
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she’s gone to phone him

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elle a été lui téléphoner

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he went and said that it was my fault​

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il a été dire que c’était de ma faute

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it’s odd that …

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il est étrange que …

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it was easy to convince him

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il a été facile de le convaincre

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it’s 10 o’clock

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il est 10 heures

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it was 8 o’clock when he arrived

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il était 8 heures quand il est arrivé

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what time is it?

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quelle heure est-il?

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there is a country where …

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il est un pays où …

39
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there are people who …

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il est des gens qui …

40
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once upon a time there was …

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il était une fois …

41
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that’s the doctor; (au téléphone, à la porte) it’s the doctor

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c’est le médecin (en désignant)

42
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it’s a fast car

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c’est une voiture rapide

43
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they are happy memories

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ce sont de bons souvenirs

44
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it was a red car which knocked him down.

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c’est une voiture rouge qui l’a renversé

45
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who shouted?— he did ou it was him

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qui a crié ? — c’est lui

46
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it’s impossible

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c’est impossible

47
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it was wonderful

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c’était formidable

48
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that’s true

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c’est vrai

49
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that’s true!

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ça c’est vrai!

50
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it’s not easy to find a cheap hotel

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un hôtel pas cher, c’est difficile à trouver

51
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stealing is something I’ll never do

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voler, c’est quelque chose que je ne ferai jamais

52
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it was the wind that blew the roof off

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c’est le vent qui a emporté la toiture

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they are the ones who were lying

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c’est eux ou ce sont eux qui mentaient

54
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that’s what you say!

A

c’est toi qui le dis!

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it was me they were waiting for

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c’est moi qu’on attendait

56
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that’s a good car you’ve got there

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c’est une bonne voiture que vous avez là

57
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this is where I found it

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c’est ici que je l’ai trouvé

58
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she was the one I wanted to meet

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c’était elle que je voulais rencontrer

59
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don’t go, it’s you I want to talk to

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ne partez pas, c’est à vous que je veux parler

60
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when he writes, it’s because he needs money

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quand il écrit, c’est qu’il a besoin d’argent

61
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I know him so well!

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c’est que je le connais bien!

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it’s because she has no money; (exclamatif) but she has no money!

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c’est qu’elle n’a pas d’argent

63
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it’s not that he’s good-looking!

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ce n’est pas que ce n’est pas qu’il soit beau!

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is it true?

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est-ce que c’est vrai?

65
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did you know?

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est-ce que vous saviez?

66
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can you hear me?

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est-ce que tu m’entends?

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was it you who beat him?

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est-ce que c’est toi qui l’as battu?

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when will it be fixed?

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quand est-ce que ce sera réparé?

69
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where have you put it?

A

où est-ce que tu l’as mis?

70
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if only

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ne serait-ce

71
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if only for a few days

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ne serait-ce que pour quelques jours

72
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if only to annoy us​

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ne serait-ce que pour nous ennuyer

73
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human being

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être humain

74
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living being

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être vivant

75
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our loved ones

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les êtres qui nous sont chers

76
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a loved one

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un être cher

77
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he was a wonderful person

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c’était un être merveilleux