Gram 4 Flashcards
On
Passif (it is said... I am expected) One = généralité You = conseils, explications They = exclusion We = tout le monde vraiment Some people = un groupe People = on s'exclue (les gens vont au ski en Novembre, au MA...)
look as / seem
on dirait
on frappe
there was a knock
presque pas
hardly any
DONT + possession
whose
DE
normal : of
- origine : from (ils ont poussé la porte de la rue)
- relation spatiale : in = in this novel/ world OU at (place)
- descriptions parties constitutives, dimension : WITH
(panneau des boites aux lettres : with the letter boxes)
- producteur / produit :
un livre de : BY
une peinture de : BY
- cause à effet : by (segregation by skin colour) / with (surprise)
estimate
calcul
examination of
denial that
en examinant
dénier que
avoir l’habitude,
would fréquentatif : I would spend our summer holidays
tôt ou tard
sooner or later
moins méfiant à l’égard de
less suspicious, wary of
risquer de faire => risquer + verbe en
to risk doing stg
would you rather = synonyme
would you fancy
les habitants de cette région
the inhabitants IN this region = of = lieu => IN
d’ici
by
je compte
I entend to
souffrir de
suffer from
most of the / most
most of the = déterminé (quand je peux dire la plupart de ceux …), je les connais
most = en général
pourquoi ne pas parler ?
comment faire cela
why not to talk?
how to do that?
envisager que
consider + verbe ING : I consider retiring
= contemplate + ing
il est d’autant plus triste que
he is all the sadder as
it is the second, last time
it is the second, last time + present perfect
s’habiter à
to get used to + ing
faire sortir le chien
I walk the dog out
c’est une situation bien/bcp trop difficile
this is such a difficult sit°
this is so difficult a sit°
this too difficult a sit°
I’ll see you one of these days SAY Saturday
SAY= disons
for / to
for = action révolue :
thank for + ing = action révolue
≠ to : thank to post : merci de poster = action pas encore révolue
il a beau être gentil
however nice he may be
to be made to do stg
être obligé à faire par qq
she hardly ever writes to them, … ?
does she = tag à l’envers
object
They objected to your leaving so soon
with a view to = dans la perspective de
+ ing
lest syn
for fear that + subj
