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Il s’y connaît.

A

He knows a lot about it.

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Je n’y suis pour rien.

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It’s nothing to do with me.

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Il n’en sait rien.

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He has no idea.

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Ça y est!

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That’s it!/This is it!

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Je m’en vais!

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I’m going!

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Va-t en!

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Go away!

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J’en ai assez!

J’en ai marre!

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I’ve had enough!

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Je n’en peux plus!

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I can’t take it anymore!/I’m worn out!

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Je lui en veux.

en vouloir à quelqu’un

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I hold it against him.

to hold something against someone

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Ne vous en faites pas.

Ne t’en fais pas.

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Don’t worry.

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11
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It’s better to buy vegetables at the organic market.

They’re fresher there.

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Des legumes, il vaut mieux en acheter au marché bio.

Ils y sont plus frais.

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12
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There are too many of them!

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Il y en a trop!

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I always buy several kinds of them.

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J’en achète toujours plusieurs sortes.

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You find some very good ones, you know.

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On en trouve de très bons, tu sais.

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I want some…

I want three or four kinds of them.

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Je veux des…

J’en veux trois ou quatre sortes.

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I’d like a litre of it.

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J’en désire un litre.

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17
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I want some.
I don’t want some.
There are some.

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J’en veux.
Je n’en veux pas.
Il y’en a.

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18
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I have a little.

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J’en ai un peu.

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I would like a spoonful (of it).

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J’en voudrais une cuillerée.

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20
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Let’s take three (of them)!

Let’s take a pound!

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Prenons-en trois!

Prenons une livre!

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21
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May I take one?

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Je peux en prendre un?

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22
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Don’t take any!

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N’en prends pas!

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I’d like to choose one that is ripe.

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Je voudrais en choisir un qui est mûr.

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24
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We eat a lot of them.

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On en mange beaucoup.

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25
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J’en ai de très belles/beaux.

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I have some good ones.

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26
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How many do you want?

A

Combien vous en voulez?

27
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He’s proud of his success.

He’s proud of it.

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Il est fier de son succès.

Il en est fier.

28
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She came out of the cinema.

She came out (of it).

A

Elle est sortie du cinéma.

Elle en est sortie.

29
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I’m covered in paint.

I’m covered in it.

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Je suis couvert de peinture.

J’en suis couvert.

30
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He has lots of friends.

He has lots (of them).

A

Il a beaucoup d’amis.

Il en a beaucoup.

31
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to need something

I need it/them.

A

avoir besoin de qch

J’en ai besoin.

32
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Have you any money?

Do you have any?

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Avez-vous de l’argent?

En avez-vous?

33
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I want to buy some stamps.

I want to buy some.

A

Je veux acheter des timbres.

Je veux en acheter.

34
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I have two pencils.

I have two.

A

J’ai deux crayons.

J’en ai deux.

35
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How many sisters do you have?

I have three.

A

Combien de sœurs as-tu?

J’en ai trois.

36
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She discussed it with me.

A

Elle en a discuté avec moi.

37
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Are you pleased with it/them?

A

En êtes-vous content?

38
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I want to keep three of them.

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Je veux en garder trois.

39
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Don’t talk about it anymore.

A

N’en parlez plus.

40
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Take some.

A

Prenez-en.

In positive commands, ‘en’ follows and is attached to the verb by a hyphen.

41
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Be proud of it/them.

A

Soyez-en fier.

In positive commands, ‘en’ follows and is attached to the verb by a hyphen.

42
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Give them some.

A

Donnez-leur-en.

In positive commands, ‘en’ follows and is attached to the verb by a hyphen. ‘En’ follows other object pronouns.

43
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He spoke to me about it.

A

Il m’en a parlé.

44
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Don’t touch this switch.

Don’t touch it.

A

Ne touchez pas à ce bouton.
N’y touchez pas.

‘Y’ replaces the preposition ‘à’ + noun.

45
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He takes part in the concerts.

He takes part in them.

A

Il participe aux concerts.
Il y participe.

‘Y’ replaces the preposition ‘à’ + noun.

46
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to think about something

I often think about it.

A

penser à qch

J’y pense souvent.

47
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to agree to something

Have you agreed to it?

A

consentir à qch

Tu y as consenti?

48
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Put them in the box.

Put them in it.

A

Mettez-les dans la boîte.
Mettez-les-y.

‘Y’ replaces the prepositions ‘dans’ and ‘sur’ + noun.

49
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He put them on the shelves.

He put them on them.

A

Il les a mis sur les étagères.
Il les y a mis.

‘Y’ replaces the prepositions ‘dans’ and ‘sur’ + noun.

50
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I’ve put money into this account.

I’ve put money into it.

A

J’ai placé de l’argent sur ce compte.
J’y ai placé de l’argent.

‘Y’ replaces the prepositions ‘dans’ and ‘sur’ + noun.

51
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She spends the whole summer there.

A

Elle y passe tout l’été.

52
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He added sugar to it.

A

Il y a ajouté de sucre.

53
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She hasn’t written her name on it.

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Elle n’y a pas écrit son nom.

54
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How do you get there?

A

Comment fait-on pour y aller?

55
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Don’t give it another thought.

A

N’y pense plus!

56
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Stay there!

A

Restez-y.

In positive commands, ‘y’ follows and is attached to the verb by a hyphen.

57
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Think it over.

A

Réfléchissez-y.

In positive commands, ‘y’ follows and is attached to the verb by a hyphen.

58
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She drove me there.

A

Elle m’y a conduit.

59
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Take us there.

A

Menez-nous-y.

In positive commands, ‘y’ follows and is attached to the verb by a hyphen. ‘Y’ follows other object pronouns.

60
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I often think about it.

A

J’y pense souvent.

61
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I want to accustom him to it.

A

Je veux l’y accoutumer.

62
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Inform me of your decision.

Inform me of it.

A

Avertis-moi de ta décision.

Avertis -m’en.

63
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Give me some sugar. Give me some.

A

Donnez-moi du sucre. Donnez-m’en.

64
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Keep enough money for yourself. Keep enough for yourself.

A

Garde-toi assez d’argent. Garde t’en assez.

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