French 300 Flashcards by Adam Kiryk

“She asked us to write a diary”.

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

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…

je vais essayer d’utiliser (essayer de)

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a memory

un souvenir

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some very good memories

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

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I must earn some money

je dois gagner un peu d’argent

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to plan to do something

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

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to be retired

être à la retraite

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until last year

jusqu’à l’année dernière

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he’s retiring this year

il prend sa retraite cette année

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I’ve followed all the lessons

j’ai suivi toutes les leçons (fem.)

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I’m beginning to understand better

je commence à mieux comprendre

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I’m very happy to do something

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

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I have a house ten kilometers from town

j’ai une maison à dix kilomètres de la ville

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It (the house) has magnificent views

elle a des vues magnifiques

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“let’s (just) say that…

disons que

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I have a son named Dmitri

j’ai un fils qui s’appelle Dmitri

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Boston is 100 kilometres from New York

Boston se trouve à 100 km de NY

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to be interested in something

s’intéresser à quelque chose

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I thought it would be important

je pensais que ce serait important

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numerous

nombreux

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I bought it (the house)

je l’ai achetée (ée because direct object)

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I’ll arrive around 2pm

j’arriverai ver 14h

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along the shore/at the seaside

au bord de la mer

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to take place (the concert takes place inside)

avoir lieu (lyuh)

I hope it doesn't rain

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

As you (vous) know,

comme vous le savez (must have le)

If we have the time, we will do it

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

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

je ferai une promenade ce soir s’il fait beau

After she arrives

quand elle arrivera (future after quand)

as soon as (two ways)

aussitôt que, dès que

when (two ways)

quand, lorsque

once I do something (in the future)

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

I’ll call you as soon as I can”.

je t’appellerai dès que je pourrai

As soon as she arrives we’ll set off

aussitôt qu’elle arrivera nous nous mettrons en route

I've played in an orchestra for 20 years

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

quand-meme

anyway, even so

I've had a very hard week

j’ai eu une semaine assez difficile (ew)

I haven't found a job yet

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

to leaf through

feuilleter

to realize

Se rendre compte

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

il y avait (un garçon)

to rummage

fouiller

there was a boy behind me

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

in the middle of doing something

en train de faire quelque chose

I turned around

je me suis retournée

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

se retourner

he ran up to us

il est arrivé en courant

she left in tears (crying)

elle est partie en pleurant

wallet

portefeuille (m)

he went down the staircase

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

the guard

le vigile

to chase

courser

to trip someone up

faire un croche-pied à quelqu’un

by doing / by making

en faisant

he fell to the ground

il est tombé par terre

what a relief!

quel soulagement!

it was a real shame

C'était bien dommage

to concentrate

se concentrer

dont

about which or of which or whose

the book which I needed

le livre dont j’ai besoin

“I will look in the windows”

je regarderai dans les vitrines

I don’t want to work there

je ne veux pas y travailler

between now and then or by then

d’ici-là

indirect object pronouns

me, te, lui, nous, vous, leur

she gave them the book

Elle leur a donné le livre

she gives him a present

elle lui donne un cadeau

I spoke to them about the situation

Je leur ai parlé de la situation