Lesson 3 Flashcards

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1
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to be retired

A

être à la retraite

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2
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retirement

A

la retraite

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3
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until last year

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jusqu’à l’année dernière

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4
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I was an English teacher

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j’étais prof d’anglais

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5
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in an upper secondary school

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dans un lycée

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6
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lower secondary school

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collège

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7
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I have a good friend (male, female)

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j’ai un bon copain
j’ai une bonne copine

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8
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He is retiring this year

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il prend sa retraite cette année

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9
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He gave me a French course which he downloaded from the internet

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il m’a donné un cours de français qu’il a téléchargé de l’Internet

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10
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I have followed all the lessons

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j’ai suivi toutes les leçons

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11
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I’m starting to understand better

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je commence à mieux comprendre

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12
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I am very happy to have the possibility to use my French

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je suis très content d’avoir la possibilité d’utiliser mon français

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I’m very happy to be here

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je suis très content(e) d’être ici

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14
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I’m very happy to see you

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je suis très content(e) de te voir

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15
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I’m very happy to know how to speak French

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je suis très content(e) de savoir parler français

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16
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to enroll

A

s’inscrire

17
Q

I have enrolled in a French class

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Je me suis inscrit(e) dans un cours de français

18
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a private language school

A

une école de langues privée

19
Q

For (the next) two months I’m going there every afternoon to practice my French.

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pendant deux mois j’y vais tous (toutes) les après-midis pour pratiquer mon français

20
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It’s nice to (get to) know people from every corner of the world.

A

c’est sympa de connaître des gens de tous les coins du monde

21
Q

Our teacher has asked us to write some little texts.

A

notre prof nous a demandé d’écrire des petits textes

22
Q

This/that is why I’m writing this diary.

A

voilà pourquoi j’écris ce journal

23
Q

two years ago

A

il y a deux ans

24
Q

We came to Nice on holiday/vacation.

A

nous sommes venus en vacances à Nice

25
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We fell in love with the town and especially with the hinterland.

A

nous sommes tombés amoureux de la ville et surtout de l’arrière-pays

26
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after much research and several visits

A

après beaucoup de recherches et plusieurs visites

27
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We bought a small house ten kilometres from the town.

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nous avons acheté une petite maison à dix kilomètres de la ville

28
Q

research

A

les recherches

29
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It (the house) has magnificent views over the bay of Nice

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elle a des vues magnifiques sur la baie de Nice

30
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I love sitting on the terrace and enjoying it all / take advantage of it (the views)

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j’adore m’asseoir en terrasse pour en profiter

31
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The house still needs a bit of work.

A

la maison a toujours besoin d’un peu de travaux

32
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It is an old lady who had the house before us.

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c’est une vieille dame qui avait la maison avant nous

33
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She is now in a retirement home in the centre of Nice.

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elle est maintenant dans une maison de retraite sur Nice-Ville

34
Q

let’s say that …

A

disons que…

35
Q

a makeover

A

un relooking