LFBP April 2015 III Flashcards

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floormate (person lives on same floor of building)

A

voisin de palier

un palier= floor

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To bail out, repair, fix

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Dépanner

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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

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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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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

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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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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

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

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

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

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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

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

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that he left seems certain

that we arrive in paris this afternoon is probably

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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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a wound

rubbing salt on a wound

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une plaie

remuer le couteau dans la plaie

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he wasn’t worth it

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Il n’en valait pas la peine

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you know you’re always welcome

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Tu sais que tu es toujours la bienvenue.

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12
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the continuation

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la suite

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13
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i never get bored

good answer!

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je ne m’ennuie jamais

bonne réponse

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14
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difference en semaine vs dans la semaine

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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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I was brave/gutsy enough

if i had the nerve, i’d ask her out

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être culotté

si j’étais culotté je lui a demandé

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16
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mix business and pleasure

it’s about mixing business with pleasure

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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…

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Rien que d’y penser

18
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a feast

19
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pair of skis

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une paire de skis

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a tip

21
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ski goggles

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des lunettes de ski

22
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at the end of

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

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au bout de..

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

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the snow is granular

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elle est granuleuse

24
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when you are a little more confident…

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

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hilly | x-country skiing is a endurance discipline over terrain flat or hilly
vallonné | le ski du fond est une discipline d'endurance sur terrains play ou vallonnées
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you're not there yet! (experience wise)
tu n’en es pas encore là
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a marker | it's about going down unmarked trails
une balise | il s'agit de descendre des pentes non balisées
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airplane wing
des ailes d'avion | "Elle"
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lift (sailing/airplane)---also means bearing capacity (with machines)
la portance
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a resort a winter resort a ocean resort
une station une station de sports d'hiver une station balnéaire les alps (no s)
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3 synonyms for beaucoup de
1) foule de 2) tellement de 3) plein de
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you'll find many words borrowed FROM english
tu rencontreras de nombreux mots empruntés à l’anglais | here it's À
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downhill skiing
le ski alpin
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to go up take the ski lift go down
monter emprunter le remonte-pente descendre
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a straight shot down (ski) | while trying not to wipe out or go straight down
schuss! | en tâchant de ne pas ramasser trop de gamelles et ne pas faire tout schuss
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it's the one from above that has to control his speed and direction
c'est celui qui vient du haut qui doit contrôler sa vitesse et sa direction
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press on the heels
appuyer sur les talons
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ski edge
une carre
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the cutting edge
le tranchant
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a ridge (point where two surfaces meet) (2)
l'arête | la crête
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the edge grip | the grip of the edge is crucial for breaking or changing direction
la prise de carre | la prise de carre est déterminante pour freiner ou se diriger sur la neige
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to steer/head for
diriger | se diriger vers