General Words & Phrases Flashcards

General Words & Phrases

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Translate to English: Carrière

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Profession / Career Examples: en début / fin de ~ - at the beginning / end of faire ~ dans l’enseignement - to make one’s career in teaching il est entré dans l’industrie et y a fait ~ - he went into industry and made a career for himself (in it)

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Témoignage

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Testimonial Témoigner - Testimony

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Formation

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Training

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Period of Time: ….Il y a + passé composé ….Pendant + passé composé

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Il y a = situation or event in the past

j’ai travaillé dans un cabinet d’avocats pedant dix ans

Pendant = explains the duration of an event etc that has finished

je suis arrivé en France il y a dix ans

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When using, “Parce que (qu’) ….” it forms part of the sentence:

Il faut développer les énergies renouvelables parce que les énergies fossiles polluent

Use “parce qu(e)” when explaining a reason, or providing a justification

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it is necessary to develop renewable energy because fossil energies pollute

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When using “À cause de…”, it is followed by a noun (name), or pronoun (noun phrase):

À cause des gaz à effet de serre, le climat se réchauffe

use “à cause de..” if providing a negative result in explaining a cause for or of events:

à cause de la neige, je n’ai pas quitter Paris

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Because of greenhouse gases, the climate is warming up

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When using “Grâce à…”, it is followed by a noun or pronoun:

Grâce à des sites internet, le conseil général lutte contre la pollution

Use “grâce à” when the result of a question, or expression to describe events, is positive:

Grâce à des amis, j’ai trouvé un appartement

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Thanks to the internet, the regional council fights against pollution

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C’est pour ce que

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That’s why

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Donc Alors

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So

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Tellement

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So much

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Tel / telle tel que tel quel

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Such such as / like as it is / as it stands

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à pied

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on foot

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à temps partial

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part-time

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