Expressions Flashcards

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1
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A toute vitesse

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At full speed

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2
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Everyday

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Tous les jours

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3
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Vous exprimer vos opinions

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Express your opinions

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Avoir is used referring to the state of the body.

J’ai mal à la tête. I have a headache
Il a mal au bras. His arm hurts

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When avoir mal à is followed by a verb it means to have TROUBLE DOING SOMETHING

Nous avons du mal à accepter sa décision. We have trouble accepting his decision.
Elle a du mal à monter l’escalier. She has trouble climbing the stairs.

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Je connais Paris comme ma poche

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I know Paris like my pocket

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Nous voulons une chambre qui donne sur le jardin

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We want a room that overlooks the garden

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To see, to perceive

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Apercevoir

J'aperçois 
Tu aperçois
Il aperçoit
Nous apercevons
Vous apercevez
Ils aperçoivent
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To disappoint

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Décevoir

Je déçois
Tu déçois
Il déçoit
Nous décevons
Vous décevez
Ils déçoivent
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To must, to have to

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Devoir

Je dois
Tu dois
Il doit
Nous devons
Vous devez
Ils doivent
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To stir, to move

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Émouvoir

J'émeus
Tu émeus
Il émeut
Nous émouvons
Vous émouvez
Ils émeuvent
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To foresee, to predict

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Prévoir

Je prévois
Tu prévois
Il prévoit
Nous prévoyons
Vous prévoyez 
Ils prévoient
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To promote

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Promouvoir

Je promeus
Tu promeus
Il promeut
Nous promouvons
Vous promouvez
Ils promeuvent
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To receive

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Recevoir

Je reçois
Tu reçois
Il reçoit
Nous recevons
Vous recevez
Ils reçevent
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To be worth

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Valoir

Cela vaut. It is worth
Nous valons - we are worth.

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To see

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Voir

Je vois 
Tu vois
Il voit
Nous voyons
Vous voyez 
Ils voient
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16
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Falloir and Pleuvoir are used only in the third person singular.

Falloir ?
Pleuvoir ?

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To be necessary

To rain

17
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Il faut

Il pleut

Always il..

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It is necessary

It is raining

18
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We see an improvement

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Nous voyons une amélioration

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Je regarde toujours avec impatience

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I always look forward

20
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Just tell them

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Il n’y a qu’a leur dire

21
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Il y en a qui feraient mieux de se taire

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Some people would do better to keep quiet

22
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It’s a matter of, it’s about

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Il s’agit de

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What is it about?

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De quoi s’agit-il

24
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Your future is at stake

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Il s’agit de ton avenir

25
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this is no time for jokes

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Il ne s’agit pas de plaisanter

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We must act quick

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Il s’agit de faire vite

27
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It’s not a question of debts

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Il ne s’agit pas de dettes