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1
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“She asked us to write a diary”.

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elle nous a demandé d’écrire un journal (ask “to” someone)

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I don’t have too much difficulty in understanding her

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je n’ai pas trop de difficultés pour la comprendre (“la” is direct object pronoun)

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I’m going to try to use…

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je vais essayer d’utiliser (essayer de)

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4
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a memory

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un souvenir

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some very good memories

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de très bons souvenirs (de not des because of adjective ‘bon’)

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I must earn some money

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je dois gagner un peu d’argent

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to plan to do something

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compter (to plan or count on) compter de faire quelque chose…)

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8
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to be retired

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être à la retraite

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9
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until last year

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jusqu’à l’année dernière

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he’s retiring this year

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il prend sa retraite cette année

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I’ve followed all the lessons

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j’ai suivi toutes les leçons (fem.)

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12
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I’m beginning to understand better

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je commence à mieux comprendre

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13
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I’m very happy to do something

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je suis très content de faire quelque chose (note de + inf)

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I have a house ten kilometers from town

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j’ai une maison à dix kilomètres de la ville

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15
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It (the house) has magnificent views

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elle a des vues magnifiques

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16
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“let’s (just) say that…

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disons que

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17
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I have a son named Dmitri

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j’ai un fils qui s’appelle Dmitri

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18
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Boston is 100 kilometres from New York

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Boston se trouve à 100 km de NY

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19
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to be interested in something

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s’intéresser à quelque chose

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20
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I thought it would be important

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je pensais que ce serait important

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21
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numerous

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nombreux

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22
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I bought it (the house)

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je l’ai achetée (ée because direct object)

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23
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I’ll arrive around 2pm

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j’arriverai ver 14h

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24
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along the shore/at the seaside

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au bord de la mer

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25
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to take place (the concert takes place inside)

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avoir lieu (lyuh)

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26
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I hope it doesn’t rain

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j’espère qu’il ne pleuvra pas (must use future with esperer)

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27
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As you (vous) know,

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comme vous le savez (must have le)

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28
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If we have the time, we will do it

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si nous avons le temps, nous le ferons (condition is present, act is future)

29
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I will go for a walk this evening if the weather is nice

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je ferai une promenade ce soir s’il fait beau

30
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After she arrives

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quand elle arrivera (future after quand)

31
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as soon as (two ways)

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aussitôt que, dès que

32
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when (two ways)

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quand, lorsque

33
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once I do something (in the future)

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une fois que je ferai quelque chose (future after une fois que)

34
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I’ll call you as soon as I can”.

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je t’appellerai dès que je pourrai

35
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As soon as she arrives we’ll set off

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aussitôt qu’elle arrivera nous nous mettrons en route

36
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I’ve played in an orchestra for 20 years

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je joue dans un orchestre depuis vingt ans (present tense with depuis)

37
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quand-meme

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anyway, even so

38
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I’ve had a very hard week

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j’ai eu une semaine assez difficile (ew)

39
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I haven’t found a job yet

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je n’ai pas encore trouvé d’emploi (placement of encore)

40
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to leaf through

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feuilleter

41
Q

to realize

A

Se rendre compte

42
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There was (as in, there was a boy or there were cars)

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il y avait (un garçon)

43
Q

to rummage

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fouiller

44
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there was a boy behind me

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il y avait un garçon derrière moi (no de moi)

45
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in the middle of doing something

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en train de faire quelque chose

46
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I turned around

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je me suis retournée

47
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to turn around (e.g. to look the other way)

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se retourner

48
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he ran up to us

A

il est arrivé en courant

49
Q

she left in tears (crying)

A

elle est partie en pleurant

50
Q

wallet

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portefeuille (m)

51
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he went down the staircase

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il a descendu l’escalier (avoir not etre, why? it has an object)

52
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the guard

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le vigile

53
Q

to chase

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courser

54
Q

to trip someone up

A

faire un croche-pied à quelqu’un

55
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by doing / by making

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en faisant

56
Q

he fell to the ground

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il est tombé par terre

57
Q

what a relief!

A

quel soulagement!

58
Q

it was a real shame

A

C’était bien dommage

59
Q

to concentrate

A

se concentrer

60
Q

dont

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about which or of which or whose

61
Q

the book which I needed

A

le livre dont j’ai besoin

62
Q

“I will look in the windows”

A

je regarderai dans les vitrines

63
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I don’t want to work there

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je ne veux pas y travailler

64
Q

between now and then or by then

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d’ici-là

65
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indirect object pronouns

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me, te, lui, nous, vous, leur

66
Q

she gave them the book

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Elle leur a donné le livre

67
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she gives him a present

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elle lui donne un cadeau

68
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I spoke to them about the situation

A

Je leur ai parlé de la situation

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