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grammar: you left just when you were getting interesting Flashcards

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il faut (que)

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it’s necessary, (we) need to….

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il faut le dire

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(we) need to say it

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il faut le lui dire

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(we) need to say it to him

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il faut vraiment y aller

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(we) really need to get going!

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va = going to (future tense)

il va falloir refaire tout ça

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(we’re) gonna need to re-do all of that

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j’ai tres envie de le savoir

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I really wanna know!!

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il n’a pas envie qu’on le retrouve

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He’s doesn’t wanna be found

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ils ont l’air de …

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they look like…

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il ont l’air de peser lourde

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they look heavy

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croit

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believe, think, have an opinion

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ma mère croit

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my mother thinks…

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ma mère me croit avec vous

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my mother thinks that I’m with you

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les gens croient….

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people think…

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les gens la croient un peu folle

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people think she’s a little crazy

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il choisit un nouveau animal

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he chooses a new animal

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il EN choisit un nouveau

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he chooses one of the new ones

“en” means “of/from them”

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il y a une boutique dans le centre

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there is a boutique downtown

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il y EN a une dans le centre

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there is one downtown (a boutique, for example)

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ça fait des heures que je tourne en rond

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I’ve been walking around in circles for hours

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il y a longtemps que tu es là?

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Is it a long time that you’ve been there?

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How do you say:

it’s necessary que

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Il faut que…

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How do you say:
               we should (one should)....
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On doit….

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How do you say:

it seems to be / looks like

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Il a l’air de…

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How do you say:

she wants to / feels like

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Elle a envie de…

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What does “en” mean?

J’en ai marre

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“en” = “of it”

I’m tired of it.

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il faut que je prenne des notes

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I need to take notes

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27
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plus mignon que toi

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cuter than you (“plus” = more, plus)

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moins bavard que toi

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less talkative than you (“moins” = less, minus)

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tu me fais un peu peur

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you make me a bit afraid

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j’ai apporté de quoi manger

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I brought something to eat

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je pensais qu’elle etait avec vous

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I thought she was with you

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j’espère que le hamster te plait

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I hope you like the hamster

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elle est devenue folle

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she went crazy

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34
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tout ça c’est de ta faute

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It’s all your fault!

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35
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j’aurais dû te laisser tout seul

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I should have left you all by yourself

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36
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il est temps que tu disparesses

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It’s time for you to disappear

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37
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tout ce que je sais faire

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all I know how to do it…

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je vais être obligé de raconter

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I will have to tell…
“vais” = going to, will
“être” = to be
obligé is a participle

39
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je sais qui va nous aider

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I know who is gonna help us

40
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je n’ai pas le temps de…

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I don’t have time for…

41
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ça fait une heure que…

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It’s been an hour that…

42
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elle m’en a passé quelqu’unes

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EN

she gave me some of them

43
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moins resistant

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less resistant

44
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une bonne occasion de… (râler)

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A good chance to (complain)

45
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on y arrive

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we succeed at doing it

Y = at a place, at something

46
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pour qu’il nous aide

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so they will help us

47
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pour que Line soit sur les photos

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so that Line would be in the pictures

the verb “soit” is a new verb form – explain later

48
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pour montrer qu’elle a bien travaillé

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in order to show that she worked hard

49
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a tellement peur qu’elle a oublié…

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was so afraid that she forgot the…

tellement que = so much that…

50
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j’ai trouvé tout ce que tu m’as demandé

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I found everything you asked me for

51
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on va pouvoir laver

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We’ll be able to clean

52
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j’y vais

think: vas-y, allons-y

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I’m going (there)

53
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c’est ma mère

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It’s my mom

54
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c’est ma mère qui devrait dire ça

devrait = should

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It’s my mom who should say that

55
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c’est ici

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It’s here

56
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c’est ici que tu te caches

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It’s here that you’re hiding

Here’s where you’re hiding

57
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Que passe-t-il?

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What’s happening????

58
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il se passe que…

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What’s happening is…

59
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rien à faire

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nothing to do

60
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elle n’a rien à faire avec vous

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she has nothing to do with you

no relationship

61
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il se passe que ces enfants n’ont rien à faire avec vous

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What’s happening is, these kids have nothing to do with you.

62
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voilà ce qu’il passe

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That’s what’s happening!!!

63
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j’ignorais qu’il existait

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I didn’t know it existed

64
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excuse moi de…

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excuse me for….

65
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excuse moi d’avoir mal réagi

réagi = reacted (participle)

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excuse me for having reacted badly

66
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moi non plus

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me neither

67
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je ne veux pas qu’il disparaisse

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I don’t want it to disappear

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j’ai presque fini de…

j’ai bientôt fini de…

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I’m almost done with…

69
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tu vas voir

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you’ll see

70
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n’oubliez pas de finir

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don’t forget to finish

71
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il faut que tout soit prêt

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everything must be ready

72
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les murs sont en train de secher

secher = to dry

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they’re in the middle of drying

73
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j’étais en train de me poser des questions

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I was in the middle of posing questions to myself

WHICH MEANS: I was just wondering…

74
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je croix que je ne le supporterais

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I don’t think I could stand it

75
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l’important c’est que…

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The important thing is…

76
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j’ai un peu peur

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I’m a bit afraid

77
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depuits deux semaines

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two weeks ago

78
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pas d’animaux en cages

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no animals in cages

79
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a l’instar d’un musée…

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like a museum

80
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ce sont d’immenses toiles qui attendent les curieux

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"de" means "some"
these are (some) immense canvasses that await the curious
81
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plus nombreux chaque semaine

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more numerous every week

there are more every week

82
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ce n’est pas tant A que B

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It’s not so much A as B

83
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ce n’est pas tant pour son talent que pour la technique

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It’s not so much for his talent as for his skill

84
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Michel ne se contente pas de…

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Michel is not content with just…

85
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il le fait evoluer

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He makes it evolve

86
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je te fait visiter?

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Shall I make you visit?

WHICH MEANS: Shall I give you a tour?

87
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il fait vivre les animaux

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he makes the animals live (come to life)

88
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ils se souviennent d’…

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they remember

89
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il avait disparu durant trente ans

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He had disappeared for 30 years

90
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plus magnifique que jamais

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more magnificent than ever

91
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il a encore de belles années

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de = “some”

He still has (some/many) wonderful years ahead

92
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une exposicion à voir pour les petits

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an exhibit for children to see

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