LFBP April 2015 VIII

Question 1

to infuriate…to make oneself besides oneself
he made me beside myself
that comment made her pissed

Answer 1

Il m’a mis hors de moi

Cette remarque l’a mise hors d’elle

Question 2

in french we would say….

Answer 2

en français nous aurions dit…

Question 3

a racecar/speeding car

BMV

Answer 3

un bolide

BMV (b m, double v)

Question 4

i was going to not think about it anymore

She said to herself she would just not think about it anymore

Answer 4

J’allais juste ne plus y penser

Elle s’est dit qu’elle allait juste ne plus y penser

Question 5

you can say that again

Answer 5

ça tu peux le dire

Question 6

tip for pronouncing final t?

Answer 6

if ct or pt then pronounced usually

• contact
• verdict
• impact
• district

Question 7

we’re going to have to reserve them

Answer 7

Il va falloir que nous les réservions.

Question 8

stomach
tobacco
pork

Answer 8

estomac
tabac
porc
(all silent ending: not as normal!)

Question 9

rifle
tool 
eyebrow
a nerve
blood

Answer 9

un fusil
un outil 
sourcil
(all silent too!!) 
un nerf (silent)
sang (like cent!)

Question 10

an egg

eggs

Answer 10

un œuf (pronounced f)
des œufs (…) silent end….ehhhh
If you sat il n’y a pas d’œufs pronounced deux

Question 11

west

south

Answer 11

ouest
sud
* all full pronounced *

Question 12

to moisturize

Answer 12

mouiller

Question 13

Scrambled eggs

Answer 13

Des œufs brouilles

Question 14

Grand liner (boat)

Answer 14

Un paquebot

Question 15

2 meanings morceau

carole presented a beautiful compilation of jazz pieces

Answer 15

-a piece of food
-a musical piece
Carole m’a offert une belle compilation de morceaux de jazz !

Question 16

i’m dying of hunger

they died because of…

Answer 16

j’ai meurs de faim

ils étaient mort à cause de….

Question 17

within 20 minutes
within a half hour
within the end of the week
within the end of the year
within a few years
within a short time

Answer 17

d'ici vingt minutes 
d'ici une demi-heure
d'ici la fin de la semaine
d'ici la fin de l'année 
d'ici quelques années 
d'ici peu

Question 18

ends justify the means

Answer 18

la fin justifie les moyens

Question 19

school tuition

Answer 19

les frais de scolaire (nm)

Question 20

grateful

Answer 20

reconnaissant

reconnaître is to recognize

Question 21

religious (observant)
a believer
mass

Answer 21

practiquant
un cryoyant(e)
la messe

Question 22

one never knows

those who never frequent this type of establishment

Answer 22

on ne sait jamais

Ceux qui ne fréquentent jamais ce genre d’établissement

Question 23

she comes from a bourgeois background

Answer 23

elle vient d’un milieu bourgeois

Question 24

i don’t remember it

Answer 24

je ne m’en souviens pas

Question 25

pedantic

Answer 25

pédant

Question 26

i want to ask you a question

Answer 26

je vais vous poser une question

Question 27

ugly (more casual)

Answer 27

moche

Question 28

puzzle (2)

Answer 28

un casse-tête
un puzzle (puh-zzzle not poo)

Question 29

to be amazed

-*other definition

Answer 29

être épaté

-also means flattened! un nez épaté

Question 30

a fossé (moat)

Answer 30

une douve

Question 31

Repeat: what verbs have object pronouns before conjugated verb and not infinitive?

Answer 31

faire
laisser
perception (voir, regarder, entendre, sentir)

Question 32

You got this: why is it sometimes lui fait vs le fait?
sa mère lui a fait manger le potage
sa mère l’a fait manger

Answer 32

if the infinitive has its own DO then the subject is understood as IO (le lui fait)
if the infinitive has NO object…then now the subject is understood as the DO (elle l’a fait manger: she made her eat)

Question 33

He forbade her to do it

Answer 33

Il le lui a défendu (NOT il l’en a défendu)….even though défendre DE. cause the infinitive clause is treated as a DO

Question 34

to go away

she goes away

Answer 34

s’en aller

elle s’en va

Question 35

to give something up

i’ll give it up

Answer 35

renoncer à quelque chose

j’y renoncerais

Question 36

i joined the firm when i was 20

i joined it when i was 20

Answer 36

je suis entré dans l’entreprise quand j’avais 20 ans

j’y suis entré quand j’avais 20 ans

Question 37

remember you can’t combine me/te/se/nous/vous with lui/leur.

i will present her to you

Answer 37

je vous présenterai à elle

NOT je vous lui présenterai

Question 38

enlightenment

Answer 38

l’éveil (lay veille)

Question 39

mcdonalds

Answer 39

Mcdo (mac doh)

Question 40

the description

the description of the final exam

Answer 40

le descriptif

le descriptif de l’examen final