French Class 2023 Flashcards

1
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une visite éclair

A

on orage
des eclairs
du tonnerre

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un voeu (faire le voeu)
les voeux

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a promise faite à Dieu
wishes

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3
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une bonne à tout faire

A

une domestique

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4
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partir pour
partir de

A

in the direction of
to leave from

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5
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decider de + inf

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6
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se decider à + inf

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someone was hesitant to do something and finally decided to

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7
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avoir tendance à

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8
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partir à

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to go to

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9
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partir de

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from

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10
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decider à
decider de

A

decide to

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11
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s’installer à
s’installer de
s’installer pour

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to settle at
to install from
to install for

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12
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réfléchir à
réfléchir de

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to think about

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13
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avoir un coup de coeur pour
avoir un coup de coeur de
avoir un coup de coeur à

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to have a crush on

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14
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avoir tendance à
avoir tendance de
avoir tendance pour

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to have a tendency to
to tend to
to tend to

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15
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en avoir marre à
en avoir marre pour

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to be fed up with

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16
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en avoir marre de

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to get tired of

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17
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ne pas arriver à

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to not manage to

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18
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ne pas arriver de

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to not arrive from

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19
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une buanderie

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laundry room

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20
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une machine à laver

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un lave-linge

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21
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un séchoir

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un sèche-linge

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22
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la taille

A

size or waist

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23
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maison jumelee

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duplex

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24
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maison mitoyennes

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row houses

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25
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le jour de ramassage des ordures

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26
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apporter

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27
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le recyclage

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28
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encadre

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in frame, or enclosed

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29
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la carte mentale

A

structure chart

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30
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ailleurs

A

elsewhere

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31
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when there is an adjective that shows a shade of a color (or two adjectives for the color) they are singular, even if the noun they modify is plural.

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32
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airbase

A

@

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33
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une bourse (French for purse)

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scholarship

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34
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papoter

A

bavarder (to chat, small talk)

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35
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s’entourer de

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to surround oneself (i.e., with French people, with family)

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36
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Stress pronouns

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moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux, elles

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37
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je m’en vais

A

Not! Je me pars
Don’t use the reflexive with parter

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38
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si + present

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present, futur, impératif

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39
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si + imparfait

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conditionnel

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40
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un pieton

A

qqn qui marche

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41
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piétonnier (-iere)

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42
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un bec sucré

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a sweet tooth

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43
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When the adj comes before the noun, Des becomes De

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44
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moins de
plus de
beaucoup de
un peu de
assez de

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a way to specify the amount

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45
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de + le = du
de + la
de + l’
de + des

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the amount is not specified

46
Q

vegetalien ( Ne)
vegetarien (ne)

A

vegan
vegetarian, non vegan

47
Q

rossinante

A
48
Q

témoignage

A

testimonial

49
Q

un promenade
faire une promenade
se promener

A

une balade
faire une balade
se balader

50
Q

avoir le souvenir de

se souvenir de qqn/qqch
se rappeler qqn/qqch

A
51
Q

garçonnet

A
52
Q

la couverture du livre

A

book cover

53
Q

Study the letter “h”

A
54
Q

study elision et liaison

A

Elision eliminer e/a devant une voyelle

Liaison - pronunciation de la dernière consonne devant une voyelle

55
Q

When tous is an adjective, do not pronounce the s
When tou+

s is a pronoun, pronounce the s

A
56
Q

Don’t use il est nécessaire – it is lourd

A

use instead, il faut….

57
Q

une béquille

A

a crutch

58
Q

en + country (fem)
au + country (mass)

A
59
Q

en avance

A

avant l’heure, avant le jour
Le train est arrivé en avance
opposite - en retard

60
Q

à l’avance

A

beforehand

trouver en emploie à l’avance

61
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à l’heure

A

on time
Le train est arrivé à l’Heure

62
Q

un conseil
un conseiller
conseillier

A

advice
counselor
to counsel

63
Q

le bagne
le bagnard

A

criminal in prison – hard labor
the convict

64
Q

baradeur
aventureur
reveur
crise

A
65
Q

en avoir marre + en avoir assez de

A

fed up

66
Q

quand on parle du loup (on voit la queue)

A

when we speak of the devil, we see the tail.

67
Q

le trac

A
68
Q

c’est
c’était
ce sera

A

+ adjective masculine = un commentaire

les rises, c’est beau
les femmes, c’est compliqué

69
Q

Mais, c
est une femme surprenante = description
ce sont des homes remarquables = description

A
70
Q

en meme temps, not au meme temps

A
71
Q

depuis is only used for duration of time
instead use puisque, comme, for “since”

A

depuis + temps
action commence dans le passé et continue dans le présent

72
Q

tout ira bien

A

all will be well

73
Q

boss

A

le patron/la patronne
le chef/ la cheffe

74
Q

un boulot

A

a job

75
Q

metro, boulot, dodo

A

la routine jouranlière

76
Q

le plus important c’était de…
Plus important encore

A
77
Q

il faut does not need a preposition

A

il faut trouver

78
Q

boutique de luxe

A

haut gamme

79
Q

aisé/e

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to be well off, comfortable with money

80
Q

relié/e à

A

connected to

81
Q

sensible

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sensitive

82
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raissonable

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sensible

83
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un infirmier

A

une infirmiere

84
Q

le mêdecin

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le docteur (le toubib in arabic)

85
Q

faire une piqure, une radio, une analyse (de sang/d’urine), un examen

A
86
Q

mensongère

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false

87
Q

tousser

A

to cough

88
Q

dèprimé

A

depressed

89
Q

mettre un pansement

A

put on a band-aid

90
Q

neuf/neuve

A

brand new

91
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nouvel/le/nouveaux

A

a new (something)

92
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beau/belle

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bel = mass devant voyelle
un bel homme (h est muet)

93
Q

vieux/vielle

A

Mais vieil = masculiniste devant voyelle
eg. vieil homme

94
Q

in tricostérile

A

un pansement

95
Q

un mot valise

A

two words put together
un tricostérile

96
Q

un bleu

A

bruise, hematoma

97
Q

avoir mal à
il a mal au pied

A

to suffer
il souffre du pied

98
Q

avoir du mal
il a du mal à marcher

A

avoir des difficultés
il a des difficultés à marcher

99
Q

faire du mal à qqn

A

to hurt someone
il a fait du mal à son meilleur ami (he spoke ill of him)

100
Q

mal-adv opp. of bien
il travaille mal/bien
avoir mal à - to hurt
le mal: noun for the pain

A

le mal can be a noun’
i.e., avoir le mal du pays (to be nostalgic)
la souffrance = les maux
i.e. avoir des maux de tete

101
Q

mouillée

A

wet

102
Q

tomber à la renverse

A

to fall backwards

103
Q

renverser
(to fall backwards)

A

il a été renverse par une voiture

104
Q

si jeunesse savait, si vieillesse pouvait

A

If only youth knew, if only elderly could

105
Q

ressortisants

A

habitants

106
Q

le longeur

A

distance

107
Q

le durée

A

amount of time

108
Q

le couverture

A

blanket

109
Q

couverture de maladie

A

health insurance

110
Q

fut

A

only used in literary0.

111
Q

le sou est tombé

A

the penny dropped

112
Q

être d’astreinte

A

to be on call (medical)