Lesson of May 27, 2024

Question 1

What is “résumer” in English?

Example: Can you ……………. for me what the report says?

Answer 1

summarize

Example: Can you summarize for me what the report says?

Question 2

What is “résumé” in English?

Example: I will read the ……… of the article in a few minutes.

Answer 2

summary

Example: I will read the summary of the article in a few minutes.

Question 3

What is “à la longue” or “à long terme” in English?

Example: The situation will not be viable ……………….

Answer 3

in the long run

in the long term

Example:
The situation will not be viable in the long run.
The situation will not be viable in the long term.

Question 4

What is “fruits de mer” in English?

Answer 4

Seafood

Question 5

What is “Est du Canada” and “Ouest du Canada” in English?

Answer 5

Eastern Canada

Western Canada

Question 6

What is “sinon” in the following sentence?

Exemple: Je dois travailler toute le journée sur ce rapport, sinon je ne finirai pas aujourd’hui.

Answer 6

otherwise

if not

Example:
I have to work all day on this report. If not, I will finish today.
I have to work all day on this report. Otherwise, I will finish today.

Question 7

What is “sinon” in the following sentence?

Exemple:
J’ai fait toute ma facturation aujourd’hui et terminé mon rapport. Sinon, je n’ai pas fait grand chose..

Answer 7

other than that

Example: I did all my billing today and finished my report. Other than that, I didn’t do much.

Question 8

What is “en route” in English?

Exemple: Je suis en route!

Answer 8

on one’s way

Example: I’m on my way!

Question 9

What is “vers” or “en direction de” in English?

Example: Je suis sur la rue King vers Fleurimont.

Answer 9

toward / towards

Example: I’m on King street toward Fleurimont.

Question 10

What is “faire du vélo” in English?

Exemple: Je fais beaucoup de vélo la fin de semaine.

Answer 10

go biking

ride one’s bike

(not “do” or “make” bike)

Example:
I go biking a lot on the weekend.
I ride my bike a lot on the weekend.

Question 11

What is “rentabiliser” in English?

Example: Je vais faire du vélo souvent pour rentabiliser mon achat.

Answer 11

get the most out of…

Example: I will ride my bike often to get the most out of my purchase.

Question 12

What is the past of the verb “ring”? And of the verb “bring”?

Answer 12

ring = rang

bring = brought