Lesson of November 18, 2024 Flashcards
What is “cadre” in English?
Traduire: J’ai peint les cadres de portes.
frame
Example: I painted the door frames.
What is “pentures” in English?
Traduire: J’ai utilisé un petit pinceau pour peindre autour des pentures.
hinges
Example: I used a small paintbrush to paint around the hinges.
How do we pronounce “tiny”?
THAÏ-nee
Translate:
C’est la fête de mon amie demain.
Tomorrow is my friend’s birthday.
It’s my friend’s birthday tomorrow.
What is “être en congé” or “prendre un jour de congé” in English?
Traduire:
Je suis en congé demain.
Je prends une journée de congé demain.
(be) off
Take a day off
Example:
I’m off tomorrow.
I’m taking a day off tomorrow.
Traduire:
Il n’a pas d’enfants.
Il n’a pas répondu à son courriel.
He doesn’t have any kids / children. (and not “He hasn’t any kids.”)
He hasn’t answered my email.
NOTE: Quand on utilise le verbe “avoir” à la forme négative, on dit: “He doesn’t have” et non “He hasn’t”.
Quand on utilise l’auxiliaire “avoir” au present perfect, on utilise “hasn’t”. Example: He hasn’t been. He hasn’t seen. He hasn’t sent. He hasn’t written.
What is “ami d’enfance” in English?
Example: Je vais au spa demain avec mon amie d’enfance.
childhood friend
Example: I’m going to the spa tomorrow with my childhood friend.
How do we pronounce the following years in English?
1) 1970
2) 1999
3) 2000
4) 2005
5) 2009
6) 2010
7) 2024
8) 2030
1) 1970= nineteen seventy
2) 1999 = nineteen ninety nine
3) 2000 = two thousand
4) 2005 = two thousand five
5) 2009 = two thousand nine
6) 2010 = two thousand ten OR twenty-ten
7) 2024 = two thousand twenty-four OR twenty-twenty-four
8) 2030 =** two thousand thirty** OR twenty-thirty
How can you say the following time in English:
Il est treize heures.
1)** It’s one.**
2)** It’s one o’clock.**
NOTE: The word “o’clock” is always optional and can only be used when the minute hand is on the “12”.
So we can’t say for example: “It’s one o’clock fifteen.” We can only say “It’s one fifteen.” or “It’s a quarter past one.” or “It’s quarter after one.”
What is “don” and “doué” in English?
Example:
She has a ………….. for numbers.
She’s very ………… with numbers.
gift
gifted
Example:
She has a gift for numbers.
She’s very gifted with numbers.
What is “touchant” in English?
Example: The movie A Man called Otto is a very …………… film.
moving
Example: The movie A Man called Otto is a very moving film.
Translate:
Ça fait longtemps qu’on se connait.
1) It’s been a long time that we know each other.
2) We’ve known each other for a long time.
2) We’ve known each other for a long time.
Translate: Ça fait longtemps qu’on ne s’est pas vues.
1) It’s been a while / a long time since I last saw her.
2) We haven’t seen each other in a long time.
3) both
both
Translate:
Ça fait longtemps que j’enseigne.
I’ve been teaching for a long time.
I’ve been teaching for a while.
Translate:
Ça fait longtemps que je n’ai pas enseigné l’allemand.
It’s been a while since I last taught German.
I haven’t taught German for / in a while.
