Lecon 4 Flashcards

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weekly

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hebdomadaire

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so much, so many

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autant

autant que (quantité) as much as (nombre) as many as

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grief, sorrow (Edith Piaf)

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chagrin

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often

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souvent

le plus souvent more often than not, most often

peu souvent seldom, infrequently

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since (cu sensul de “deoarece..”)

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puisque

Puisque c’est si cher, nous irons manger ailleurs. Since it’s so expensive, we’ll eat somewhere else.

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to sort out, to unravel

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débrouiller

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to behave, to act

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agir

bien agir = to behave well

Il faut agir rapidement. We must act fast.

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to kiss, to embrace

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embrasser

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at least

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au moins

Ne te plains pas: au moins il ne pleut pas! Don’t complain: at least it’s not raining!

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channel

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la chaîne

Le film passe sur quelle chaîne? Which channel is the film on?

changer de chaîne to change channels

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to broadcast

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diffuser

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trendy

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branché

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next, following

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suivant

Personne suivante, s’il vous plaît! Next, please!

le jour suivant the next day, the following day

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be quiet!

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tais-toi!

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to (be) surprise(d)

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étonner

Cela m’étonnerait que le colis soit déjà arrivé. I’d be surprised if the parcel has arrived yet.

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16
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to tell the truth … (un fel de ‘actually’)

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à vrai dire …

17
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scarcely

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ne … guère

Il ne mange guère. He doesn’t eat much.
⇒ Elle ne sort guère. She hardly ever goes out.
⇒ Cela n’aurait guère duré. It wouldn’t have lasted long.

18
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outcome, conclusion

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dénouement

19
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stupid (thing)

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bêtise

dire une bêtise to say something stupid ⇒ Je crois que j’ai fait une bêtise. I think I’ve done something stupid.

20
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sometimes

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parfois

21
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among, amongst

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parmi

⇒ Ils étaient parmi les meilleurs de la classe. They were among the best pupils in the class.

22
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on the floor

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par terre