High level phrases Flashcards by Emily Edwards | Brainscape

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they say that …

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ils disent que …

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what I like the most/ least is that …

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ce que j’aime le plus/moins c’est …

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I don’t mind

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ça m’est égal

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I don’t care/ I’m not bothered

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cela ne me dérange pas

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what I hate the most is …

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ce que je déteste le plus c’est ….

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it bores me

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cela m’ennuie

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when I feel like …

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quand j’ai envie de … (+ inf.)

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it can be …

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ça peut être …

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it annoys me

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cela m’enerve (with taking off accent)

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I can’t stand

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je ne supporte pas

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on the other hand (3 ways)

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par contre/ en revanche/ d’autre côté

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futhermore/ what’s more

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de plus

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when I was younger

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quand j’étais plus petite

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in the future

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à l’avenir

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when I am older

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quand je serai plus âgée

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in order to ..

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afin de (+ inf.)

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before

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avant de (+ inf.)

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I have just

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je viens de (+ inf.)

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I need to

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j’ai besoin de (+ inf.)

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I try to

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j’essaie de (+ inf.)

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I avoid

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j’évite de (+ inf.)

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as far as something is concerned

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sur le plan de … quelque chose

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i am sick of

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j’en ai marre de …

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what a waste of time!

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Quelle perte de temps

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it can be

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ça peut être

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it makes me happy

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cela me rend heureuse/ triste …

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unfortunately

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Malheureusement

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because of this

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à cause de cela

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hardly (negative)

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ne … guère

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i am really proud of it

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j’en suis vraiment fière

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they look worried

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ils ont l’air inquiets

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to be ashamed

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avoir honte

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you should

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il faudrait

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to look …

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avoir l’air

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to have a desire to

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avoir envie de

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instead of

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au lieu de

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to take care of

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prendre soin de (moi, toi)

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i am interested in

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je m’intéresse au/ à la

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I really like

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me plaît …

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as well as ..

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ainsi que

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il n’y a ni … ni …

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there is neither … nor …

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i would like better

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j’aimerais mieux

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those who like

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ceux qui aiment …

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nevertheless

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néanmoins

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adding to that

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ajoutant à cela

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it must be recognised that

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il faut bien reconnaître que

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it is better to

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il vaut mieux

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I would have liked to have gone

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j’aurais voulu y aller

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I have always dreamed of …

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J’en ai toujours rêvé

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it seems to me that …

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il me semble que ..

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of which/ whose

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dont

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it allows me to (do something)

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ça me permet de (faire quelque chose)

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when to use ce que

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before nouns and subject pronouns

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when to use ce qui

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before verbs or object/reflexive pronoun

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of which/ what

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ce que/ ce qui

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to spoil someone

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se gâter

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although …

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bien que (subj.)

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although I work hard

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bien que j’etudie

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although my (dad) always tells me that …

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bien que mon (pere) me dit que

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i will remember it forever

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je m’en souviendrai pour toujours

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almost

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presque

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since

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puisque

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despite

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malgré