French words Flashcards

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annuler

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Cancel

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malgré

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despite

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doubler

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to dub

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faire la queue

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to stand in line

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interpréter

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to act

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jouer (un rôle)

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to act, play a part

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passer

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to show (a film)

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réaliser

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to direct

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tourner

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to shoot (a film)

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un abonnement

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subscription

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un affiche

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movie poster

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une bande annonce

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film trailer

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un billet

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ticket

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la caisse

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box office

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un caissier/une caissiére

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cashier

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un ciné-club

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film club

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un(e) cinéphile

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cinema enthusiast

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le cinoche

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movie theater, flicks (slang)

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l’écran (m)

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screen

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un(e) fana

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fan

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le guichet

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ticket window

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une place

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seat

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une salle de cinéma

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movie house

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une séance

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showing

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un spectacle

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show

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un tarif

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price

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un acteur/une actrice

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actor/actress

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un(e) cinéaste

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filmmaker

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une comédie

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comedy

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le décor

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set, scenery

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un dessin animé

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cartoon

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un documentaire

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documentary

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un drame

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drama

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les effets spéciaux/les trucages

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special effects

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un film d’amour

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romance movie

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un film d’epouvante

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horror movie

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un film de / à suspense

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suspense thriller

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un film policier

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detective movie

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le générique

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credits

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le grand film

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main feature

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l’interprétation (f)

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acting

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l’intrigue (f)

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plot

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un long métrage

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feature film

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le maquillage

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makeup

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un maquilleur/une maquilleuse

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makeup artist

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un metteur en scéne

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director

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un personnage

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character

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le plateau

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movie set

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la première

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opening night

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un réalisateur

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director

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la sortie

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release

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les sous-titres

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subtitles

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le tournage

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shooting (of a film)

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une vedette

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male or female star

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la version doublée

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dubbed version

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la version originale

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movie in original language

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un western

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western movie

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créateurs

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creators

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filment

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filming

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approximativement

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approximately

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subscribe to

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s’abonner à

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jouer à

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play at

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parler à

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speak to

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passer à

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move to

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penser à

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think about

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réfléchir à

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think about

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téléphoner à

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call

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s’agir de

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include

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avoir besoin de

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have need of

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avoir peur de

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have fear of

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jouer de

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play

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parler de

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talk about

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se rendre compte de

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dawn on

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se souvenir de

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to remember of

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attendre

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to wait for

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chercher

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to look for

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demander

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to ask for

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écouter

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to listen to

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payer

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to pay for

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regarder

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to look at

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Qu’est-ce que c’est

A

what is it?

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qu’est-ce que c’est que ça (cela)

A

what is that?

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Qu’est-ce que c’est qu’un ….

A

What is a …?

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le Magreb

A

region of northwest Africa comprising morocco, Tunisia, Algeria

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attirer

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to attract

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le paysage

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landscape

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la chaîne du Rif

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Rif chain of mountains (morocco)

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l’atlas

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Atlas mountains

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la lumière

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light

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un cadre féérique

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fairytale setting

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et alors?

A

so what?

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c’est vrai?

A

is that right?

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comment ça?

A

how’s that?

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tu plaisantes ou quoi?

A

are you joking, or what?

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Ah bon?

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really?

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vraiment?

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really?

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sans blague?

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no kidding?

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Il s’agit de

A

it is

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qu’est qui passe

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what is happening?

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qu’est qui se passe

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what is showing? (film)

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plutôt

A

rather

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Je voudrais voir un des films de Mathieu Kassovitz. _______ passe en ville en ce moment?

A

Lequel

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J’ai un tendance à oublier le nom de ces deux actrices. _______ joue dans la film Amélie

A

Laquelle

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réunion

A

reunion (f)

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J’aime beaucoup les films avec Daniel Auteuil. Ah oui, _______ est-ce que vous avez vu récemment

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lequel

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Je connais une actrice française célèbre. ________ connaissez-vous

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Laquelle

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Je préfère les acteurs qui sont amusant. ________ aimez-vous le mieux?

A

Lesquels

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Je prépare un exposé sur les vedettes françaises. _______ est-ce que tu as vues?

A

Lesquelles

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En classe on a parlé d’un film de Luc Besson. _______ a-t-on parlé?

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Duquel OR Du quel film

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Au ciné-club, on écrit quelquefois à des acteurs. ______ est-ce qu’on a écrit?

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Auxquels OR A quels acteurs

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Vincent Cassel joue dans plusieurs films actuellement. _____ est-ce qu’il joue? (joue-t-il)

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Dans lesquels OR Dans quels films

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Il y a maintenant en France deux ou trois metteurs en scène très célèbres. _________ ont gangé un prix à Cannes?

A

Lesquels

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Il y a tant de revues de cinéma actuellement! _______ sont les meilleures?

A

Lesquelles

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QUI vient avec vous? QUI is Subject, Direct object, or Object of a preposition?

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Subject - QUI elicits the information and forms the question. It is the first word and followed by a verb in 3rd person singular

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QUI a tourné ce film? QUI is Subject, Direct object, or Object of a preposition?

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Subject - QUI elicits the information and forms the question. It is the first word and followed by a verb in 3rd person singular

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QUI est-ce que Jean amène au cinéma? QUI is Subject, Direct object, or Object of a preposition?

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Direct Object - QUI is still the first word, but it uses “est-ce que” or inversion to form the question

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QUI ont-ils vu au cinéma? QUI is Subject, Direct object, or Object of a preposition?

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Direct Object - QUI is still the first word, but it uses “est-ce que” or inversion to form the question

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Avec QUI est-ce que vos amis sont venus? QUI is Subject, Direct object, or Object of a preposition?

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Object of Preposition - QUI normally comes right after the preposition at the beginning of the sentence, and uses “est-ce que” or inversion to form the question

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De QUI s’agit-il dans ce film? QUI is Subject, Direct object, or Object of a preposition?

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Object of Preposition - QUI normally comes right after the preposition at the beginning of the sentence, and uses “est-ce que” or inversion to form the question

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s’agit de quoi?

A

This is what?

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charmer

A

to charm

122
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une oeuvre théâtrale

A

a theater work

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surprenant

A

surprising

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Il s’agit

A

it is/it is about