Les impersonnels Flashcards
iI s’agit de (+infinitif)
It’s a question of
il arrive que (+subj)
It sometimes happens that
Quoiqu’il arrive (+subj)
Whatever happens
il convient de (+infinitif)
It is advisable/right to
il est dommage que (+subj)
It’s a pity that
il en est ainsi
That is the way it is
il en est de même de
It’s the same with
Quoiqu’il en soit
However that may be
il fait jour
it’s light
il fait noir/nuit
it’s dark
comment se fait-it que…?
how is it that…?
il faut (+infinitif)
it is necessary to
il me faut (mille euros)
I need (1,000 euros)
il faut que (+subj)
it is necessary that
il gèle
it’s freezing
il manque (deux chaises)
there are (two chairs) missing
il me manque (15€)
I’m missing (15€)/I’m 15€ short
il paraît que (+subj)
it appears that
il se passe (quelque chose de grave)
(something serious) is going on
il se peut que (+subj)
it is possible that
il ne me plaît pas de (+inf)
I don’t fancy
il reste (deux croissants)
there are (two croissants) left
il me reste (10€)
I have (10€) left
il ne reste qu’à (+inf)
all we can do is
il semble que (+subj)
it seems that
il me semble que (+subj)
it seems to me that
il suffit de (+inf)
it is enough to, all you have to do is
il suffit que (+subj)
it is enough that
il est/se fait tard
it is getting late
il est temps que (+subj)
it is getting time that
il va sans dire que
it goes without saying that
il vaut la peine de (+inf)
it is worthwhile
il vaut mieux (+inf)
it is better
il vaudrait mieux (+inf)
it would be better
il n’y a qu’à (+inf)
all we can do is
il y a peu de chances que (+subj)
it is unlikely that
il y a de fortes chances que (+subj)
it is very likely that
