Lesson of May 1, 2024

Question 1

What is “broches” in English?

Example: She wears …………..

Answer 1

braces

Example: She wears braces.

Question 2

What is “pour commencer” in English?

Example: Pour commencer, j’aimetais remercier mon professeur Nathalie Dubois pour ses excellents cours d’anglais.

Answer 2

First of all

To begin (with),

To start (with),

Example: First of all, I would like to thank my teacher Nathalie Dubois for her excellent English lessons.

Question 3

How do we pronounce “authorized”?

Answer 3

â-tho-RAÏZD

Question 4

What’s the difference between “process” and “procedure”?

Answer 4

process = processus

procedure = procédure

Example:
She’s at the beginning of the hiring process.
We have new hiring procedures at work.

Question 5

How do we pronounce “autonomy”?

Answer 5

â-TÂ-nâ-mee

Question 6

What is “se plaindre”, “plainte” and “porter plainte” in English?

Answer 6

se plaindre = complain
plainte = complaint
porter plainte = file a complaint

Question 7

How do we pronounce “legal”?

Answer 7

LEE-gowl
(rhymes with “bowl”)

Question 8

What is “je l’ai sur le bout de la langue”?

Answer 8

I have it on the tip of my tongue.

Question 9

What is “harcelant-e” in English?

Example: We had a mother a few years ago who called for her son and she was really …………………

Answer 9

harassing

Example: We had a mother a few years ago who called for her son and she was really harassing.

Question 10

What is “à l’intérieur de” in English?

Example: They have to withdraw …………. a year if they don’t want to be penalized.

Answer 10

within

Example: They have to withdraw within a year if they don’t want to be penalized.

Question 11

What is “dégel” in English?

Example: It’s not good for the trails to go hiking during the …………… period.

Answer 11

thaw

thawing

Example: It’s not good for the trails to go hiking during the thaw period.

Question 12

What is “nourri-logé” in English?

Example: Students who are hired are paid and …………………

Answer 12

fed and lodged

Example: Students who are hired are paid and fed and lodged.

Question 13

What is “léthargique” or “somnolent” in English?

Example: These pills can make you feel ………………..

Answer 13

groggy

drowsy

Example:
These pills can make you feel groggy.
These pills can make you feel drowsy.

Question 14

What is “engourdi” and “engourdissement” in English?

Answer 14

numb

numbness

Question 15

What is “en fait” in English?

Answer 15

Actually

In fact

Example:
- Don’t you hate learning grammar?
- Actually, I used to but now I love it!

Question 16

Which is right?

1) I have a good new for you!
2) I have good news for you!

Answer 16

2) I have good news for you!

NOTE: “News” is always plural in English.

Question 17

What is “canicule” in English?

Answer 17

heatwave

Question 18

When we say that two people are like “2 peas in a pod”, what does it actually mean?

Answer 18

It means that they either look alike (just like two peas do) or that they have the same character.

Question 19

How do we pronounce “identity” and “identification”?

Answer 19

eye-DEN-ti-tee

eye-den-tee-fee- KAY-shunn

Question 20

What is “suivi” and “faire le suivi” in English?

Answer 20

follow-up

follow up (with someone)

Example: I will follow up with you shortly.