Lesson of October 23, 2023

Question 1

What is “Levée de fonds” in English?

Answer 1

Fundraising (activity)
Fundraising (event)

Question 2

What is “amasser” as in “On a amassé 100 000$”?

Answer 2

Raise

Example: We raised $100,000.

Question 3

What is “empoisonnement alimentaire” in English?

Answer 3

Food poisoning

Question 4

What is “Mexique” in English?

Answer 4

Mexico

Question 5

What is “République Dominicaine” in English?

Answer 5

Dominican Republic

Question 6

What is “s’évanouir” in English?

Exemple: Elle s’est évanouie dans la chambre d’hôtel.

Answer 6

Faint

Pass out

Example:
She fainted in the hotel room.
She passed out in the hotel room.

Question 7

What is “je suis prudente” or “je fais attention” in English?

Exemple: Je suis prudente quand je vais dans le sud.

Answer 7

be careful

Example: I’m careful when I go to the south.

Question 8

What is “faire ses nuits” as in “Mon bébé fait ses nuits.”?

Answer 8

sleep through the night

Example: My baby sleeps through the night.

Question 9

What is “balançoire” in English?

Answer 9

Swing

Question 10

What is “sociable” in English?

Answer 10

Sociable

Question 11

What is “en avance” as in “Mes enfants sont en avance sur les autres enfants.”?

Answer 11

ahead

Example: My kids are ahead of other kids.

Question 12

What is “pharmacien-ne” in English?

Answer 12

Pharmacist

Question 13

How do we pronounce “Nassau” in English?

Question 14

How do we pronounce “virus”?

Question 15

What is “probiotiques” in English?

Answer 15

Probiotics

Question 16

How do we pronounce “health”?

And “healthy”?

Question 17

What does the verb “search” mean?

Example: The police are searching the house.

Answer 17

Fouiller

Example: La poilce fouille la maison.

Question 18

What is “aller chercher” as in “je vais aller me chercher un verre d’eau.”?

Answer 18

Get
(not “search”)

Example: I’m going to get myself a glass of water.

Question 19

What is “chercher” in English, in the sense of “trying to find”?

Exemple: Je me cherche un médecin de famille.

Answer 19

Look for

Search for

Example:
I’m looking for a family doctor.
I’m** searching for** a family doctor.

Question 20

What is, in English…

Ça ne me dérange pas?
Je m’en fous?
Je m’en &%$$%&*?

Answer 20

I don’t mind.

I don’t care.

I don’t give a shit/fuck!

Question 21

What is “aller porter” and “aller chercher” in English?

Exemple: Je vais porter Mélina à la garderie vers 8h et je vais la chercher vers 16h.

Answer 21

Drop off

Pick up

Example: I drop Mélina off at the daycare at around 8 and pick her up at around 4.

Question 22

What is “durer” in English?

Exemple: Le cours dure une heure et demie.

Answer 22

Last

Example: The class lasts an hour and a half.