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LFBP April 2015 V Flashcards

1
Q

an application
to apply for
*faux ami: application means what in french? (3)

A

une candidature
poser sa candidature à

*application means: to apply (literally like paint on a wall), an app (iphone) or to do something diligently

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2
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slang: joli/nice

A

chouette

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3
Q

snowblower machine

A

un canon à neige

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4
Q

distance:
there’s a cute town 30 km from the coast
there’s a parking open 24 hours around 200 meters from the restaurant

A

à DISTANCE de LOCATION

il y a une jolie ville à trente kilomètres de
la côte
Il y a un parking ouvert vingt-quatre heures sur
vingt-quatre à environ deux cents mètres du
restaurant

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5
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Would you have a table free at nine

A

auriez-vous une table de libre vers neuf heures

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6
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seven days a week

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sept jours sur sept

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7
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It’s sunday lunchtime (3)

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on est dimanche midi (good)
nous sommes dimanche midi
il est dimanche après-midi

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8
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it’s 10 o’clock

A

il est dix heures (c’est dix heures technically not correct)

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9
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pacing about….turning in circles (anxious)

it’s been two hours since i’ve been pacing about, either near the telephone or in front of my computer

A

tourner en rond
Cela fait deux heures que je tourne en rond
dans la maison, soit près du téléphone, soit
devant mon ordinateur

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10
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when to use jour vs journée (also soir vs soirée, an vs année

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think journée as more duration word…meaning the actual length and content of the day; jour is more neutral and objective quantity:
j’ai travaillé toute la journée
je suis en france pour trois jours (literal)
J’étais en Afrique pendant trois années, pas deux. ** here to emphasize the long length of this, you use année

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11
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the “agenda” “gameplan”

A

le programme

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12
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curiosity killed the cat

A

la curiosité est un vilain défaut

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13
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to gently/kindly

we’re gonna gently discuss this

A

gentiment

on va discuter gentiment

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14
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have to do something (beside devoir/falloir)

A

avoir à faire quelque chose

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15
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it’s been good for us to also get out a little

A

cela nous a fait du bien à nous aussi de

sortir un peu

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16
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it’s up to you…

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c’est toi qui vois (c’est toi qui décides)

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17
Q

usually imperative in french super easy: just present tu, vous, nous form without pronoun (and drop any s at end of verb -as or -es: parles= parle). 4 exception and what’s the common trick between them?

A 
all subjunctive forms
être: soyez prudent
avoir: aies patience
savoir: sache
vouloir: **only for please: veuillez...
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18
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we said the -s is dropped in imperative for -as or -es but when does it come back?

A

when followed by y or en
parles-en (not parle-en)
vas-z (not va-z)

19
Q

what happens to command reflexive?

get up

A

tu te lèves becomes lève-toi

vous vous servez becomes servez-vous (sers-toi)

20
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third person imperative formed by que+ verb in subjunctive
let him do it
let them give it to you

A

qu’il le fasse

qu’il te le donnent

21
Q

a prejudice

A

un préjugé

22
Q

twist (story)

A

la chute

23
Q

suicide attempt

A

un suicide manqué

24
Q

shriveled

toes all curled up

A

recroqueviller

les doigts de pied tout recroquevillés

25
Q

they are squeezing my ankles

A

Elles me serrent la cheville (les chaussures)

26
Q

blood circulation

it cuts off blood circulation

A

la circulation sanguine

cela vous coupe la circulation sanguine

27
Q

we’re going to the other room

let’s go to the waiting room

A

On va passer dans l’autre pièce

Passons dans le salon

28
Q

a shoehorn

A

un chausse-pied

29
Q

pattern (dress)

if she doesn’t like the pattern, bring it back to me

A

un motif

Si le motif ne lui plait pas, ramenez-la

30
Q

difference between j’ai très faim vs j’ai tellement faim que?

A

use j’ai très faim solo

j’ai tellement faim que……

31
Q

difference un plat vs une assiette?

A

une assiette: single serving plate

un plat: bigger serving plate

32
Q

difference quel que vs quelque

A

both mean whatever/however
quel que is exclusively with être
quelque like you know…is with noun (quelque costume qu’il veuille…)

33
Q

difference between quoique and quoi que

A

quoique= bien qu

quoi que is used with être but same concept of however

34
Q

headlight (also means lighthouse/beacon)

A

un phare

35
Q

a scam

A

une escroquerie

pronounced: escrokree

36
Q

In addition to definite article use that we know…another use of definite article is to refer to general classes:
the girls
the jungle is a dangerous place

A

les filles

La jungle est un endroit dangereux

37
Q

with going to (en) and coming from (de) feminine countries we omit the definite article la
apples from normandy

A

des pommes de normandie (la normandie)

38
Q

BUT we keep te definite article for masculine countries when talking about going to (au) or coming from (de+le= du)

A

des pommes du calvados

39
Q

most languages are masculine
*** while parler doesn’t have definite article with language (we are treating the language as adverb) it DOES when language has adjective because now language is a noun again
i speak french often

A

je parle souvent le français

40
Q

season usually have definite article EXCEPT when with en
everything awakens in spring
in summer

A

tout se reveille au printemps (à le)

en été

41
Q

titles after monsieur and madame are followed by le/la

A

monsieur le président

42
Q

off to bed kids

hi guys

A

au lit, les enfants
salue les mecs!
(we like definite article with greetings and encouragement)

43
Q

Elizabeth the First

A

Elizabeth première (NO definite articles for kings!)

44
Q

definite article used for quantities

these chairs are sold for 50 euros a piece
the apples? they are 1.5 euros a kilo

A

Ces chaises sont vendues à 50 € la pièce

les pommes? c’est 1.5 euros le kilo

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