LFBP April 2015 VII Flashcards

1
Q

i spent the weekend doing…

A

j’ai passé le week-end à……

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2
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to be lagging/falling behind

it’s he who is falling behind

A

être à la traîne

c’est lui qui est à la traîne

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3
Q

it’s so boring

A

c’est à mourir d’ennui

la réunion est à crever d’ennui—less popular

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4
Q

to ruffle
to ruffle one’s feather
they ruffle my feathers

A

hérisser
hérisser le poil
Ils m’hérissent le poil.

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5
Q

a glass full of water
an email lacking any meaning
a student overwhelmed with happiness

A

un verre rempli d’eau
un email dépourvu de sens
un étudiant comblé de bonheur

just de alone when the participle functions as adjective

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6
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without sugar/delay
with some patient
under the pressure

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sans sucre/délai (NO article after sans)
avec patience (NO article after avec)
sous pression (NO article after sous)
** ALL assume the noun isn’t modified….if so…then all bets off**

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7
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under the pressure of the government

without the least difficulty

A

sous LA pression du gouvernement

sans la moindre difficulté

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8
Q

En NEVER has article following it. how do we resolve this?
in theory…
in einstein’s theory

A

DANS
en théorie
dans la théorie d’einstein

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9
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devenir, demeurer, rester, être usually have no articles except when qualified (no surprises)

She remained the mayor of nyack
he became a good mayor

A

elle est restée maire de nyack

il est devenu un bon maire

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10
Q

Come on tuesday the 17th
the last days of december
the last days of december that we have

A

venez LE mardi 17
les derniers jours de décembre
les derniers jours du décembre que nous avons….

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11
Q

to yell

to harass

A

hurler

harceler

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12
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as for

as for computer the world will never be the same

A

pour ce qui est (de)
Pour ce qui est de l’informatique, le monde
ne sera plus jamais pareil

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13
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what of this….

what of this project?

A

Qu’en est-il de…

Qu’en est-il de ce projet ?

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14
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to be equipped with

my macbook is equipped with an intel processor

A

être équipé
Mon MacBook est équipé du
processeur Intel

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15
Q

what’d you do?

A

t’as fait quoi?

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16
Q

was there any?

was there any snow?

A

Y avait.. * yah vay *

Y avait de la neige

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17
Q

snowshoes

A

les raquettes à neige

18
Q

ski tow

A

un téléski

19
Q

ski lift (3)

A

un télécabine (cable car)
un remonte-pente
un télé siège

20
Q

ski lift thing you took in switz

A

un tire-fesses

21
Q

jane enrolled in the french class

A

Jane s’est inscrite au cours de français (à un if indefinite “a french course”)

22
Q

Demonstrative pronouns imply a contrast between what you’re referring to and other stuff in general

this car made a tour around the world
that year we didn’t go to the sea

A

cette voiture a fait le tour de monde
cette voiture-ci a fait le tour de monde (to emphasize physical proximity)
cette année-là nous ne somme pas allés à la mer

23
Q

slippery slope

A

un terrain glissant

24
Q

to testify

to be a witness to an accident

A

témoigner

être témoin d’un accident

25
Q

i knew it!!

i know it!

A

je m’en suis douté

je m’en doute

26
Q

difference soutenir and entretenir

A

soutenir: support general
entretenir: either interview or support financially

27
Q

encore is usually more common than toujours for always

on can always learn something

A

on peut encore apprendre quelque chose

28
Q

he didn’t make a decision until the end of the sotry

A

il n’a pas arriver à prendre une décision AVANT la fin d’histoire (usually avant instead of jusqu’a)

29
Q

en même temps= au même moment

difference with à la fois?

A

en même temps means with relation to time…at the same point in time
à la fois means simutaneously

30
Q

2 meaning fossé

there’s difference in our thinking

A

1) un fossé: a ditch or a moat
2) a gap (un écart): figuratively

ll y a un fossé entre nos façons de penser.

31
Q

to grow wider

the immense gap in salary between bosses and employees doesnt stop widening in the US

A

se creuser
(also means to hollow out)
L’immense fossé salarial entre patrons et salariés ne cesse de se creuser aux Etats-Unis,

32
Q

to dig

bacteria dig a hole in teeth called a cavity

A

creuser

Les bactéries creusent un trou dans la dent, appelé carie (une carie)

33
Q

average employee

salary

A

salarié moyen

un salaire

34
Q

a boar

A

un sanglier

35
Q

antlers

A

les ramures (la ramure)

36
Q

buck

A

le cerf (silent)

37
Q

i had a close one!

A

je l’ai échappé belle
elles l’ont échappé belle
*weird…l is meaningless here and constant

38
Q

to scald

i almost scalded myself with this tea

A

ébouillanter

j’ai failli m’ébouillanter avec une tasse de thé

39
Q

a guy almost ran into me

A

Un gars a failli me rentrer dedans

40
Q

what happened?

A

Que s’est-il passé

41
Q

i over took them (highway)

A

Je les ai doublés