LFBP April 2015 IV Flashcards

1
Q

to string together

A

enchaîner

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2
Q

a turn

A

un virage

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3
Q

tight

A

serré

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4
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at the end of three or four days, you’ll string together short and tight turns

A

Au bout de trois ou quatre jours, tu enchaîneras les virages courts et serrés

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5
Q

whoever

whoever you are i won’t accept this behavior

A

qui que…. (sub)

qui que vous soyez, je n’accepterai pas ce comportement

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6
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wherever

wherever he hides, i’ll find him

A

où que…(sub)

où qu’il cache, je le trouverai

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7
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whatever (noun)

whatever stupid thing you did, we will forgive you

A

quelque NOUN que VERB

quelque bêtise que tu aies faites, nous te pardonnerons

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8
Q

tricky: whoever is quiconque (sub) or qui que (DO) but if have être, what else can be whoever?
whoever he is…

A

quel que!
quel qu’il soit
(qui qu’il soit)

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9
Q

whatever…when whatever is the subject

whatever may happen

A

quoi qui….(sub)

quoi qui puisse arriver

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10
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whatever….when whatever is the object

whatever he does

A

quoi que

quoi qu’il fasse

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11
Q

confusing what’s difference between quoi que and quoique?

A

quoique=bien que
quoiqu’il soit fort, je ne veux pas travailler avec lui
quoi que tu fasses, dis moi

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12
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whatever: when whatever X is the subject of the relative clause: whatever the price, i’ll buy it

A

quel/quelle que (agrees)
quel que soit le prix, je l’achèterai
** usually has être**
think: quel is the subject of the phrase “que soit le prix”

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13
Q

whatever his intentions are, don’t trust him

A

quelles que soient ses intentions, méfie

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14
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now. …when whatever X is the OBJECT in the relative clause it’s quelque YOU UNDERSTAND THIS
- whatever book you choose you’ll get a discount

A

Quelque livre que vous choisissiez, vous bénéficierez d’un rabais
-here quelque is whatever book is the DO of vous choisissiez

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15
Q

a reminder

A

un rappel (also means recall)

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16
Q

to bark
to bark at/after
a bark

A

aboyer
aboyer sur/après quelqu’un
an aboiement

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17
Q

lukewarm

lukewarm water

A

tiède

l’eau tiède

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18
Q

humble (2)

A

humble

modeste

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19
Q

a shack/stand (stall for fairs)

A

une baraque

une remise

20
Q

to get lost, misplace, distraught
stray cat
i’m distraught
i misplaces my glasses again

A

s’égarer, égarer
un chat égaré
je suis égaré
J’ai encore égaré mes lunettes.

21
Q

i got lost on the way back home

A

Je me suis égaré sur la route du retour.

22
Q

a raincheck/delay

it’s only a matter a time (it’s a just a sight delay/raincheck)

A

une partie remise

ce n’était que partie remise.

23
Q

Shitty…

the shitter

A

Les chiottes (f)

24
Q

to clothe oneself

A

se vétir
je me vêts
je me vêtu

25
Q

the grip of the edge (ski)

A

la prise de carre

26
Q

packed (tamped down)

packed snow

A

damé

la neige damée

27
Q

crust

A

la croûte

28
Q

the non marked trails covered with a thick powdery layer of fresh snow

A

des pentes non balisées recouvertes d’une belle couche de neige poudreuse fraîche

29
Q

avalanche (2)

A

une avalanche

une coulée de neige

30
Q

I’m reviewing in order to not be caught unaware of the questions of the examiner

A

Je révise afin de ne pas être pris au dépourvu par les questions de l’examinateur.

31
Q

she caught him unaware

A

elle l’a pris au dépourvu

32
Q

The snow is so soft that my snowboard doesn’t have much lift (buoyancy)

A

La neige est tellement molle que ma planche à surf n’a pas beaucoup de portance

33
Q

Robin Hood

A

Robin des bois

34
Q

we all have lots of money vs

we all have all the money to buy it

A

nous avons tous beaucoup d’argent

nouns avons tout l’argent pour le acheter

35
Q

the number of houses

A

le nombre de maisons (NOT le numéro: that’s for lottery, counting, etc)

36
Q

An attack

A

un attentat
we use attaque but i’m not quite sure the difference….attentant is what i see more when you think attack like “attentant de boston, attentant charlie hebdo….”

37
Q

sadly (2)

A

malheureusement

Hélas

38
Q

the gutter

the gutter is leaking, if that continues the water could damage the wall

A

la gouttière

La gouttière fuit: si cela continue, l’eau pourrait abîmer le mur

39
Q

a chimney

A

une cheminée

40
Q

a spark

a spark can always start a fire

A

une étincelle

une étincelle peut toujours mettre le feu

41
Q

difference pouvoir and savoir in doing shit: savoir means you know how to do it in general, pouvoir means you can do it RIGHT NOW

yes i can (i know how to) repair the motor but i can’t do it without tools

A

Oui je sais réparer le moteur mais je ne peux pas le faire sans outils

42
Q

i was going to say…

A

j’allais dire que…

43
Q

may god bless us

A

Que Dieu nous protège (subj)

Que + verb (subj)

44
Q

Exclamation + noun
what a wind!
what surprise
with what skill he solved the problem

A

Quel + noun (agree)
quel vent!
quelle surprise!
avec quelle adresse il a résolu le problème

45
Q

what a lot of!!!
what a lot of people
so many difficultes

A

que de + nom
que de monde
que de difficultés

46
Q

praise the lord!

long live france

A

dieu soit loué !

vive la france (sub)….old school french