LFBP April 2015 III Flashcards

1
Q

floormate (person lives on same floor of building)

A

voisin de palier

un palier= floor

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2
Q

To bail out, repair, fix

A

Dépanner

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3
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subjunctive for the SUPERLATIVE, peerless
Jeanne is the only one capable of doing it
Jennifer is the best specialist that i’ve heard on this subject

A

Jeanne est la seule qui soit capable de le faire

Jennifer est la meilleure spécialiste que j’aie entendue sur ce sujet

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4
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Remember concept of peerless…if it’s just a fact and nothing special…then indicative.
It was the first person to climb the matterhorn
it was the first film i saw

A

C’était la première personne qui ait fait l’ascension du Matterhorn

C’est le premier film que j’ai vu

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5
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if we’re extending the FIRST part of a si clause with et…now subjunctive (the second part)—easy!

If he rings again tomorrow and he wants to know where I was, tell him I was at my mother’s

A

S’il retéléphone demain et qu’il veuille savoir où j’étais, dis-lui que j’étais chez ma mere

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6
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With repeated Que…need subjunctive: Whether Jeanne comes or not, we will have to invite her daughter

A

Que Jeanne vienne ou ne vienne pas, il faudra inviter sa fille

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7
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Que can also mean…“that”…like “the fact that” (also subj)
the fact that suzanne and jean-paul chose a religious ceremony may have been a shock for some of their friends

A

Que Suzanne et Jean-Paul aient choisi le mariage religieux a pu paraître choquant à certains de leurs amis

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8
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that he left seems certain

that we arrive in paris this afternoon is probably

A

Qu’il soit parti me semble certain (notice that in this construction it forces sub even if il est certain is not sub!)

Que nous arrivions à Paris après-demain est probable

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9
Q

a wound

rubbing salt on a wound

A

une plaie

remuer le couteau dans la plaie

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10
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he wasn’t worth it

A

Il n’en valait pas la peine

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11
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you know you’re always welcome

A

Tu sais que tu es toujours la bienvenue.

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12
Q

the continuation

A

la suite

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13
Q

i never get bored

good answer!

A

je ne m’ennuie jamais

bonne réponse

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14
Q

difference en semaine vs dans la semaine

A

en semaine: habitual (en semaine je fais du sport 3/4 fois

dans la semaine: this specific week: je vais lui parler dans la semaine

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15
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I was brave/gutsy enough

if i had the nerve, i’d ask her out

A

être culotté

si j’étais culotté je lui a demandé

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16
Q

mix business and pleasure

it’s about mixing business with pleasure

A

joindre l’utile à l’agréable

il s’agit simplement de joindre l’utile à l’agréable

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17
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just thinking about it…

A

Rien que d’y penser

18
Q

a feast

A

un festin

19
Q

pair of skis

A

une paire de skis

20
Q

a tip

A

un tuyaux

21
Q

ski goggles

A

des lunettes de ski

22
Q

at the end of

at the end of 3 or four days you’ll quickly find your reflexes

A

au bout de..

Au bout de trois ou quatre jours, tu auras vite fait de retrouver tes réflexes

23
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the snow is granular

A

elle est granuleuse

24
Q

when you are a little more confident…

A

lorsque tu seras un peu plus sûr de toi…….

25
Q

hilly

x-country skiing is a endurance discipline over terrain flat or hilly

A

vallonné

le ski du fond est une discipline d’endurance sur terrains play ou vallonnées

26
Q

you’re not there yet! (experience wise)

A

tu n’en es pas encore là

27
Q

a marker

it’s about going down unmarked trails

A

une balise

il s’agit de descendre des pentes non balisées

28
Q

airplane wing

A

des ailes d’avion

“Elle”

29
Q

lift (sailing/airplane)—also means bearing capacity (with machines)

A

la portance

30
Q

a resort
a winter resort
a ocean resort

A

une station
une station de sports d’hiver
une station balnéaire
les alps (no s)

31
Q

3 synonyms for beaucoup de

A

1) foule de
2) tellement de
3) plein de

32
Q

you’ll find many words borrowed FROM english

A

tu rencontreras de nombreux mots empruntés à l’anglais

here it’s À

33
Q

downhill skiing

A

le ski alpin

34
Q

to go up
take the ski lift
go down

A

monter
emprunter le remonte-pente
descendre

35
Q

a straight shot down (ski)

while trying not to wipe out or go straight down

A

schuss!

en tâchant de ne pas ramasser trop de gamelles et ne pas faire tout schuss

36
Q

it’s the one from above that has to control his speed and direction

A

c’est celui qui vient du haut qui doit contrôler sa vitesse et sa direction

37
Q

press on the heels

A

appuyer sur les talons

38
Q

ski edge

A

une carre

39
Q

the cutting edge

A

le tranchant

40
Q

a ridge (point where two surfaces meet) (2)

A

l’arête

la crête

41
Q

the edge grip

the grip of the edge is crucial for breaking or changing direction

A

la prise de carre

la prise de carre est déterminante pour freiner ou se diriger sur la neige

42
Q

to steer/head for

A

diriger

se diriger vers