LFBP August 2015 I Flashcards

1
Q

it can happen anytime

A

cela arrive n’importe quand!

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2
Q

knitting

to knit

A

le tricot

tricoter (faire le tricot)

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3
Q
to sew (conjugation)
sewing
A

coudre (je couds, nous cousons, ils coudent;
j’ai cousu, je coudrai, je couse
la couture

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4
Q

i did a lot in my youth but i don’t do anymore (sport)

A

j’en ai fait beaucoup dans ma jeunesse mais j’en fais plus

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5
Q

to get beat up

the RFI correspondant was beaten up while he went to the areas

A

passer à tabac

Le correspondant de RFI a été passé a tabac alors qu’il se rendait sur les lieux

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6
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a machine gun

A

un fusil-mitrailleur

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7
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to be moved
it moved me
it’s moving

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se émouvoir (je m’émeus, nous émouvons, ils se émeuvent; je me suis ému) sub: j’émeuve, fut: émouvrai
Les soigneurs se sont émus à la vue des oursons
il m’a ému
c’est émouvant

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8
Q

a diaspointment

it’s disappointing

A

une decevante

c’est décevant

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9
Q

this film made me dream

this film gave me nightmares

A

Ce film m’a fait rêver.

Ce film nous a fait faire des cauchemars

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10
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this film made me think of my youth

A

Ce film m’a fait réfléchir à ma jeunesse

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11
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to live the dream (be living the good life)

A

nager dans le bonheur

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12
Q

the birth of the bear cubs moved the trainers

A

La naissance des oursons émeut les soigneurs

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13
Q

report/checkup

checkup (health)

A

le bilan

le bilan de santé

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14
Q

put the thermometer in your mouth and keep it there for 5 minutes
your temp is ____ in c/f

A

mettez le thermomètre dans la bouche et conservez-le pendant cinq minutes
vous avez ___ de température en degrés Celsius/Farenheit

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15
Q

swindler/hustler (2)

to hustle

A

arnaquer, escroc

arnaquer

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16
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anonymity

A

anonymat (nm)

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17
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to give a kick in the ass

A

se donner un coup de pied aux fesses

18
Q

turns your stomach, makes you sick

it’s an image that sickens you (a group)

A

soulever le cœur

cette une image qui vous soulève le cœur

19
Q

to take one’s life into one’s own hands

these poor people who took their destiny in their own hands to flee their country

A

prendre en main son destin
ces pauvres gens qui ont pris en main leur destin afin de
fuir leur pays

20
Q

it was an image among the most sad, despite a luminous scenery (theater)/decor of vacation

A

C’était une image des plus tristes, en dépit d’un décor lumineux de vacances

21
Q

nothing to
this photo had nothing to celebrate
the words made no sense

A

n’avoir rien de
cette photo n’avait rien de réjouissant
ces propos n’ont rien de sensé

22
Q

monsoon

A

la mousson

23
Q

use an/ans for nouns (20 ans)
-in general ée is for adjective (une longue journée) and for some preposition like de….use années: 1 million d’années
-also use années for any counting expressions:
how many years?

A

combien d’années?

24
Q

jour used for counting regardless expression of quantity
10 days
a dozen days (une dizaine de….)

A

10 jours

une dizaine de jours

25
Q

empty stomach
you should come on an empty stomach to the hospital
sober, alcoholics often tremble

A

à jeun (pronounced exactly as jeune) je+ en NOT jean
Vous devrez venir à jeun à l’hôpital
À jeun, les alcooliques tremblent souvent

26
Q

calmly, neutrally

how do we bring this phenomenon up calmly/neutrally?

A

sereinement

comment évoquer sereinement ce phénomène?

27
Q

a raft
a junk raft
a dinghy

A

un radeau
un rafiot
un canot (pneumatic)

28
Q

to sink/go down

this boat went down off the coast of ny

A

sombrer

ce bateau a sombré au large de NY

29
Q

another word for sink beside sombrer (tricky since it also means something else)
the titanic sank in very little time

A

couler (remember it also means to flow!)

Le Titanic a coulé en très peu de temps

30
Q

move (house move)

A

le déménagement

31
Q

to experience

we experienced six months ago dreadful terrorist attacks

A

vivre

on a vécu il y a six mois des attentats épouvantables

32
Q

background (2)

A

sur fond

le deuxième plan

33
Q

outside

A

en plein air

pronounced pleine air (liason so not nasal)

34
Q

sometimes i have doubts

A

j’ai parfois quelque doutes

35
Q

Grasshopper

A

Une sauterelle

36
Q

Grass is always greener

A

L’herbe est toujours plus verte ailleurs

37
Q

motherfucker

A

enfoiré

sale enfoiré

38
Q

headquarters

A

l’état majeur/siège

39
Q

to get it (slang)

he gets it

A

piger

il pige

40
Q

another word for drogue

A

les stupéfiants