LFBP February 2015 I

Question 1

to go (synonym of aller)

Answer 1

se rendre

je dois me rendre a paris (more to go back to)

Question 2

rubble (ruins but more recent)

Answer 2

décombres (always plural)

Question 3

une demoiselle

Answer 3

maiden

Question 4

maid

Answer 4

la pucelle

Question 5

orphan

Answer 5

une orphelin/e

Question 6

to reflect

Answer 6

songer

Question 7

to complain

Answer 7

se plaindre
me plaine (nasal), nous plaignons, ils plaignent (open)

Question 8

a little weight

Answer 8

un peu DE poids (Not DU poids…cause peu triggers it)

Question 9

refer to

lots of words to refer to someone you love

Answer 9

désigner

beaucoup de mots pour désigner une personne qu’on aime

Question 10

once you arrive

once you had left

Answer 10

une fois que tu arriveras

une fois que tu était parti

Question 11

to rib/lance a dig

Answer 11

lancer des piques

Question 12

to be a hit

Answer 12

faire un tabac

Question 13

to contain

these tires contain sensors

Answer 13

comporter (NOT se comporter= behave)

ces pneus comportent des détecteurs

Question 14

it happens sometimes

Answer 14

ça arrive de temps à autre

Question 15

3 types of pronominal verbs

Answer 15

1) reflexive (most common: act on self)
2) reciprocal (act on another agent: 2 different agents)
3) weird: just is (s’en aller) no logic

Question 16

I want to make a reservation

Answer 16

J’aimerais faire un rendez-vous

Question 17

to drop off

drop off the trash

Answer 17

déposer

déposer des ordures

Question 18

does wed work for you?

yeah it does

Answer 18

est-ce que mercredi vous conviendriez?

oui, ça me convient

Question 19

flat rate fixed price

Answer 19

le forfait

Question 20

as arranged

Answer 20

comme convenu

Question 21

whatever it may be

Answer 21

quoi que ce soit….

Question 22

grossly (roughly)

Answer 22

grosso modo

Question 23

the shed

Answer 23

la remise (also means reduction)

Question 24

the price doesn’t include supplemental fees

Answer 24

le forfait ne comprend pas les frais supplémentaires

les fraises ne sont pas compris

Question 25

to get a breath of fresh air

Answer 25

prendre un bouffé d’air frais

Question 26

a cog

Answer 26

un rouage

Question 27

i have time

Answer 27

j’ai de temps

Question 28

room temperature

he serves the wine at room temp

Answer 28

chambré

il a servi le vin à chambré

Question 29

housing shortage

Answer 29

la crise de logement

Question 30

3 neutral pronouns: Ce, Ça, Cela, when do we use ce?

Answer 30

usually with être. it just gets buried in word so you don’t see it as much: Ce est bon = C’est bon

Question 31

difference between Ce/ça/cela and impersonal Il/Elle

Answer 31

ce/ça/cela more general concept, states while il/elle is more concrete/abstract. C’est bon le vin (wine is good). il est bon le vin (the wine specifically tonight is good)

Question 32

to act

Answer 32

agir

** unlike Il s’agit (not subject allowed but il) agir is normal and need a subject

Question 33

when do you use ce instead of il/elle for discussing nationality/profession/social status?

Answer 33

when the noun has NO article
il est médecin
c’est un médecin nommé
c’est un Russe

Question 34

aside from professions, whenever être is followed by a noun what do you use?

Answer 34

Ce
c’est un plaisir
c’est marie (NOT elle est marie)

Question 35

to have a grip on something

Answer 35

avoir la main-mise sur quelque chose

Question 36

to have second thoughts

Answer 36

faire marche arrière (arrière is FIXED not conjugated unless noun)

Question 37

he leaned forward

Answer 37

il s’est penché en avant

Question 38

i’ll be back before night

Answer 38

je serai de retour avant la nuit

Question 39

a brakepad

Answer 39

une plaquette de frein

Question 40

to stop at nothing

he will stop at nothing…

Answer 40

être prêt à tout

il est prêt à tout

Question 41

to pick something or someone up (2)

Answer 41

récupérer

aller chercer

Question 42

to bill

a bill

Answer 42

facturer

une facture

Question 43

soon (2)

Answer 43

prochainement

bientôt