LFBP February 2015 VII Flashcards

1
Q

when do we like to use euphonic l’un l’une? (2)

A

1) after preposition (san doute l’un des animaux..) usually de/des
2) beginning of a sentence/clause (L’une des icônes…)

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2
Q

the majority

google gets the majority of their profits via adverts

A

l’essential

google tire l’essential de ses profits par les publicités

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3
Q

can you blame them for it?

A

peut-on le leur reprocher?

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4
Q

reprocher IO or DO?

his mom criticized him for not calling his brother

A

IO reprocher quelque chose à

sa mère lui a reproché de ne pas avoir rappelé son frère

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5
Q

to XX the same
he should try to do the same
he finished his work, sadly i can’t say the same

A

en VERB autant

il devrait en faire autant
il a finit son travail, malheureusement je ne peux pas en dire autant

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6
Q

clearly….

A

mainfestement

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7
Q

to capture

to better capture advertising income

A

capter

pour mieux capter les recettes publicitaires

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8
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to seize/gain control

a big country which seized control of the oil of a smaller country

A

s’approprier

un grand pays qui s’est approprié le pétrole d’un pays moins puissant

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9
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to loot/pillage

A

piller

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10
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to get ahead of

they got ahead of their competition

A

prendre une longueur d’avance sur

ils ont pris une longueur d’avance SUR leur concurrents

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11
Q

a search engine

A

un moteur de recherche

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12
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to impoverish

they impoverished the population

A

appauvrir

ils ont appauvri le peuple

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13
Q

Third world

A

Le Tiers-monde

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14
Q

to become poor

A

s’appauvrir

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15
Q

to become rich

i got rich through real estate

A

s’enrichir
(regular 2nd group)
je me suis enrichi avec l’immobilier

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16
Q

to absorb, grab

google wants to grab everything

A

accaparer

google veut tout accaparer

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17
Q

poor service

A

le service pénible

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18
Q

the paper took the photographers photo and put them on the front page

A

le journal s’est approprié les photos du photographe et les a mis à la une

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19
Q

they aspire to seize that corner of the market

A

Ils ambitionnent d’accaparer ce coin du marché.

20
Q

to sue

A

intenter un procès pour….

21
Q

an infringement

A

une infraction

22
Q

According to reliable sources…..

A

selon des sources bien informées….

23
Q

a dwarf

A

un nain

24
Q

to give compliments

A

FAIRE des compliments (NOT donner)

25
Q

to insult

A

insulter

26
Q

a layer/sheet (blanket)

a layer of oil (oil slick)

A

une nappe

une nappe de pétrole

27
Q

lace (ornament)

A

la dentelle

28
Q

a vat

a wooden vat

A

une cuve

une cuve de bois

29
Q

to pour into (to empty)
the raisins are poured into a vat
immigrants are pouring into europe

A

déverser (se déverser)
le raisin est déversé dans des cuves
les immigrés se déversent en europe

30
Q

fuel

A

le carburant

31
Q

to be from (like être issu)
where is this meat from
these comes from the tourist office

A

provenir de
D’où provient cette viande?
ces photos proviennent de l’office de tourisme

32
Q

geyser

A

geysers (jay-zer)

33
Q

a puncture

A

un crevaison

34
Q

dashboard

A

le tableau de bord

35
Q
to enlighten (also means literally to light a bougie)
he enlightened me
A

s’éclairer

il m’a éclairé (NOT être here cause me is DO)

36
Q

the magnitude

A

l’ampleur

37
Q

oil slick that’s on shore

A

une marée noire (literally black tide)

* you can use marée figuratively too

38
Q

oil tanker

A

un pétrolier

39
Q

near the US coast

A

près des côtes américaines (not plural even though singular in english)—pronounce the same though no liason

40
Q

underwater, in the darkness

A

sous l’eau, dans le noir

41
Q

even in difficult times…

A

même PAR temps difficile……

42
Q

to expect

A

compter

43
Q

disasterous

A

désastreux

44
Q

a book titled…

A

un livre intitulé….

45
Q

to run on

john runs on caffeine

A

carburer

john carbure sur caféine

46
Q

Remember if you see an indefinite (un/une) use EN or Y instead of DO
i don’t see any difference

A

je n’y vois aucune difference