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LFBP April 2015 I Flashcards

1
Q

an injection

I’m going to give you an injection

A

une piqûre

je vais vous faire une piqûre

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2
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the gum (tooth)
gum (candy)
A

la gencive

le chewing gum

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3
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i finished filling a cavity

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j’ai finit de reboucher la carie

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4
Q

to polish

A

polir (pronounced r in infinitive)

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5
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it should be fine now

A

ça devrait aller

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6
Q

as long as

as long as you live in an area where the reception is good you can pick up fifty channels

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pour peu que (subj)

pour peu que tu habites dans une zone où la réception est bonne, on peut capter une cinquantaine de chaînes

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provided that

provided that everyone is in agreement, i can start right away

A 
pourvu que (sub) 
pourvu que tout le monde soit d'accord, je commence tout de suite
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supposing that

supposing that the response is favorable what will you do?

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à supposer que (sub)

à supposer que la réponse soit favorable, qu’est-ce que tu va faire

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9
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not because

i asked him to revise the manuscript not because i was dissapointed but because

A 
non que (sub)
je lui ai demandé de réviser le manuscrit non que je sois déçu mais....
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as long as

as long as she did everything he wanted….

A 
tant que (ind)
tant qu'elle faisait tout ce qu'il voulait....
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11
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as he spoke an idea formed in my head

A

au fur et à mesure qu’il parlait, une idée se formait dans mon esprit
** can’t use au fur et à mesure for passive (watching TV, bath)…use tandis que

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12
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the tarmac (pavement)

A

le goudron

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13
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varnish

incense

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le vernis

l’encens

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14
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a swarm/flock (insects/bird…also figurative)..big cloud

haze of sleepiness

A

une nuée

une nuée d’insomnie

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15
Q

casket

A

la bière

un cercueil

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16
Q

district/neighborhood

A

le faubourg (silent g)

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17
Q

a dimple

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une fossette

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18
Q

mold
moldy (cheese)
moldy/mold (musty)

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la moisissure
moisi
ca sent renfermé

19
Q

a clash (also hanging and fender bender)

A

un acchrochage

20
Q

length/size/footage (film)

a short film

A

le métrage

un court-métrage

21
Q

unchangeable

A

immuable

22
Q

a puppet

A

une marionnette

23
Q

it’ll be missed by me (i’ll miss it)

A

ça va me manquer

24
Q

april’s fool joke

A

un poisson d’avril

25
Q

i’ve never had an appt with the doctor

A

Je n’ai jamais eu de rendez-vous avec le docteur (NO un/une in negative remember!)

26
Q

some type of
some type of pain
some type of mountain in savoie

A

quelconque
une quelconque douleur
une quelconque montagne en Savoie

27
Q

has she come to the bank before?

A

est-elle déjà venue à la banque

28
Q

never have

they’ve never had a meeting with this accountant

A

encore jamais

ils n’ont encore jamais eu de rendez-vous avec cet comptable. (m not pronounced in comptable..contable)

29
Q

If you repeat a conjunction what do you do?

even when i was a kid and when i lived in the country

A

replace it with QUE

même quand j’étais gosse et que je vivais à la campagne…

30
Q

tricky…when si is replaced by que….it is followed by subjunctive
if it’s nice tomorrow and we have the time…

A

s’il fait beau demain et que nous ayons le temps…

31
Q

plutôt que…is weird cause even in infinitive form it keeps the que!
rather than looking everywhere..

A

plutôt que de chercher partout

32
Q

i’m not going unless i’m certain of getting a seat

A

Je n’irai pas à moins d’être certain d’avoir une place

33
Q

instead of

instead of sleeping

A

au lieu de dormir

34
Q

for past participle verbs conjugated by être you can use the past participle alone to start a sentence (more economical than après avoir mangé, après être passé….
having left for good….
having gone to be early…

A

partir pour de bon….

couché de bonne heure

35
Q

sometime avoir participles also work with “-ing” sense
sitting on the bench…
leaning against the wall….

A

assis sur un banc….

appuyé contre le mur

36
Q 
To pant (2)  
Panting with fear
A

1) haleter
2) Essouffler

haletante de peur

37
Q

2 words torture

A

un supplice

une torture

38
Q

tortoise/turtle

A

une tortue

39
Q

insidious/sly

an insidious illness

A

sournois

un mal sournois

40
Q

mocking/sardonic

a mocking laugh

A

narquois

un rire narquois

41
Q

guardrail/barrier (on porch, bridge) (2)

A

une rambarde

une balustrade

42
Q

to howl/scream

A

hurler

43
Q

to pile up/amass

the landslide had amassed rocks on the road

A

s’amonceler

Cet éboulis a amoncelé des pierres sur la chaussée.

44
Q

hazing

A

le bizutage

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