LFBP February 2015 V Flashcards

1
Q

nickname

A

le surnom

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2
Q

as a consequence

he died as a consequence of a cardiac arrest

A

des suites de

il est mort des suite d’un arrêt cardiaque

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3
Q

épouvantable (dreadful)

A

effroyable

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4
Q

mist

A

une brume

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5
Q

he died (uncertain cause)

A

il serait mort

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6
Q

it was a shock to me

A

ça m’a fait un choc

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7
Q

a giant leap

small step for man but giant leap for mankind

A

un bond

c’est un petit pas pour l’homme mais un grand bond de géant pour l’humanité

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8
Q

no one is perfect

A

personne n’est parfait

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9
Q

a smile

A

un sourire

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10
Q

freckles

A

les taches de rousseur (nf)

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11
Q

earplug

to put the earplugs

A

les boules Quiès (qui esss)–like kleenex
les bouchons des oreilles (nm)
mettre

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12
Q

a fly

A

une mouche

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13
Q

what did he do for

what did you do to find this job?

A

comment a-t-il fait pour….

comment a-tu fait pour trouver cet emploi

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14
Q

scary requin

A

un squale

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15
Q

UFO

A

un ovni

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16
Q

aider à
inviter à
obliger à
DO or IO?

A

ALL direct objects! remember it’s obliger QUELQU’UN à faire quelquechose

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17
Q

deaf

deafeness

A

sourd (soour)

surdité

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18
Q

i’ll do it

A

je vais LE faire

19
Q

if you ever….
if you ever return here
if i ever see him again….

A

si jamais… (note the pronoun is AFTER this fixed pattern)
si jamais tu reviens ici
si jamais je le revois

20
Q

to highlight

this dress shows off her curves

A

mettre en valeur (pronounced met)

cette robe met en valeur ses courbes

21
Q

i never heard of her

A

je n’en ai jamais entendu parler

22
Q

praise (eulogy)

A

un éloge

23
Q

purple

A

violette

24
Q

breathtaking

the views are breathtaking

A

à couper le souffle

les prise de vue sont à couper le souffle

25
Q

if you ever have the opportunity to go there, go for it!

A

si jamais tu a l’occasion d’y aller, fonce!

26
Q

to catch someone (3)

catch someone going through a drawer

A

prendre qn à
attraper qn à
surprendre qn à

prendre qn à fouiller dans un tiroir

27
Q

to force myself to eat cabbage

A

s’efforcer DE

je m’efforce de manger du chou

28
Q

to offer to recompense the victims

A

offrir de dédommager les victimes

29
Q

to foresee making lots of money

A

prévoir de gagner beaucoup d’argent

30
Q

to dream of becoming a billionaire

A

rêver de devenir milliardaire

31
Q

Bernard speaking (phone)

A

Bernard à l’appareil (remember pronounce like rh-ay, ray subjunctive: la pah r’aaay

32
Q

I have a meeting with Mr Jones

A

j’ai rendez-vous avec mr jones (NO un)

33
Q

he’ll arrive within the hour

A

il arrivera d’ici une heure

34
Q

to go a bit too far (figuratively)

A

pousser le bouchon en peu trop loin

35
Q

of some sort

if for whatever reason….

A

quelconque
un succès économique quelconque
si pour une raison quelconque

36
Q

to bring about

A

engendrer

37
Q

to leave it to

he leaves it up to his wife

A

s’en remettre à qqn

il s’en est remis à sa femme

38
Q

a debt that haiti never recovered from

A

c’est une dette dont Haiti ne s’est jamais remise

39
Q

western hemisphere

A

L’hémisphère Ouest (note NO L’ouest)

40
Q

a hazard

A

un aléa

41
Q

atrocious

an atrocious act

A

atroce

une acte atroce

42
Q

they loaned us what we needed

A

ils nous ont prêté ce dont nous avions besoin

43
Q

business card

A

une carte de visite

44
Q

seaside

the seaside resort

A

balnéaire

la station banéaire