LFBP April 2015 XII

Question 1

difference
une cour
un cours
both pronounced same

Answer 1

une cour= courtyard, royal court
un cours= french course, the course of the seasons (le cours des saisons), also verbs: je cours
un courT= tennis court

Question 2

salmon steak

Answer 2

une darne de saumon

Question 3

what more can you ask for?

Answer 3

Que demander de plus? (full)

Question 4

furiously/like crazy

they work furiously/like crazy

Answer 4

d’arrache pied

ils travaillent d’arrache pied

Question 5

what’s become of her?

Answer 5

qu’est-ce qu’elle devient?

Question 6

a reprieve

Answer 6

un sursis

Question 7

to aspire/run for (politics)

to run for a third consecutive term

Answer 7

briguer

briguer un troisième mandat consécutif lors de l’élection présidentielle

Question 8

lors de vs pendant

Answer 8

lors de= during but for a single event

pendant: more general

Question 9

to spread (also means to excude/push aside)
spread your fingers
open the curtains

Answer 9

écarter
écartes les doigts
écartez les rideaux

Question 10

to cris cross/cross

hundreds of police and military traversed the streets of baltimore

Answer 10

silloner

Des centaines de policiers et de militaires sillonnent les rues de Baltimore

Question 11

he is still there

Answer 11

il y est toujours

Question 12

encore/toujours confusing because sometimes means same (STILL) if ongoing action: est-il encore/toujours là?
-BUT if completed action encore means again:
he lost his keys again
i’m afraid of fainting again

Answer 12

il a encore perdu sa clé

j’ai peur de m’évanouir encore

Question 13

SUBTLE: difference j’ai encore peur de m’évanouir and j’ai peur de m’évanouir encore

Answer 13

if modify first phrase: i’m still afraid of fainting
if last: i’m afraid of fainting again
you got this dude

Question 14

if encore modifies a noun/adverb it means MORE
more bread
i like your idea even more than mine

Answer 14

encore du pain

j’aime encore mieux ton idée que la mienne

Question 15

toujours can always mean ALWAYS

they have always refused to speak to me

Answer 15

ils ont toujours refusé de me parler

Question 16

If ne….toujours pas: still
he still hasn’t arrived
if ne pas toujours= doesn’t always
he doesn’t always come

Answer 16

il n’est toujours pas arrivé

il n’est pas toujours venu

Question 17

encore unlike toujours can only be follow pas
pas encore= not yet
he hasn’t arrived yet

Answer 17

il n’est pas encore arrivé (like il n’est toujours pas arrivé) confusing!

Question 18

difference ensuite and puis?

Answer 18

both mean then

• ensuite is time adverb and flexible….can be in middle of phrase (il est ensuite parti)
• puis: coordinating conjuction ONLY at beginning of clause: puis il est parti

Question 19

Jamais: usually with ne….jamais
but can be solo if question:
have you ever seen anything similar?

Answer 19

as-tu jamais vu une chose pareil?

Question 20

if you ever see charlotte, say hi to her for me

Answer 20

si tu jamais rencontres Charlotte, lui diras bonjour de ma part

Question 21

Color words adverbs use en

To color it blue

Answer 21

Le Colorier en bleu

Question 22

Sometimes hard to find adverb equivalent in french can get around this by using a preposition or phrase like
Avec, d’une manière, de façon, etc

Stubbornly
Concisely
Surprisingly

Answer 22

Avec entêtement
D’une manière concise
De façon surprenante

Question 23

When we use shapes as an adverb doesn’t fly gotta make it into some noun form

Cut us squarely
Make it round

Answer 23

Lui couper au carré

Lui donner une forme ronde

Question 24

It’s never too late

Answer 24

Il n’est jamais trop tard

Question 25

On purpose

He took the file away on purpose

Answer 25

À dessein

Il a apporte le dossier à dessein

Question 26

It seems the politician is annoyed/vexed by these results

Answer 26

ll paraît que le premier ministre a été contrarié par ces résultats.

Question 27

why: de recevoir de gros fichiers? NOT des gros fichiers?

Answer 27

because adjectives that come in front (BAGS) are DE for indefinite plural

Question 28

I send you the photos TO your work email

Answer 28

je vous envoie les photos SUR votre adresse email au travai

Question 29

it’s be better if he was there tonight

Answer 29

ce serait mieux qu’il soit là ce soir