LFBP January 2015 III Flashcards

1
Q

to commit

the banks committed 10 billion euros

A

engager

les banques ont engagé 10 millards d’euros

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2
Q

pickup

garbage pickup

A

le ramassage

le ramassage des ordures (f)

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3
Q

the storm

A

l’orage (m)

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4
Q

he’s retired

he retired

A

il est à la retraite

il a pris sa retraite

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5
Q

revenge

A

la vengeance (vanh gence)

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6
Q

how to pronounce temps

A

like tant

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7
Q

sorrow/pain/evil

i had such pain in my legs

A

le mal
les maux
j’avais un de ces maux dans les jambes

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8
Q

to warm up (sport)

she had warmed up so well

A

s’échauffer

elle s’était si bien chauffée

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9
Q

I really need to lose weight

A

J’ai vraiment besoin de perdre du poids

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10
Q

the gym

A

la salle de sport

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11
Q

to suffer
he suffers from a serious illness
I suffered greatly

A

sufrir
il souffre d’une grande maladie
j’ai souffert le martyre

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12
Q

the bench

A

le banc

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13
Q

running machine

A

le tapis de jogging

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14
Q

to stretch
I stretch my legs
the humanitarian convoy stretched for kilometers

A

étirer (can also be reflexive)
j’étire mes jambes
le convoi humanitaire s’étirait sur plusieurs kilomètres

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15
Q

rowing machin

A

le rameur

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16
Q

free weights

A

des poids

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17
Q

just…

just thinking about it bugs me

A

rien que de

rien que d’y penser ça m’agace

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18
Q

guilty
i feel guilty
you make me feel guilty

A

culpable/culpabiliser
je me sens culpable
tu me fais culpabiliser

19
Q

3 ways to say gradually

A

petit à petit
graduellement
progressivement

20
Q

Is it ils se sont parlé or ils se sont parlés?

A

il se sont parlé…..you DONT agree when the reflexive verbs have are intransitive (take IO)….so if use prepositions, you don’t do it!

21
Q

soft

a soft fabric

A

doux (do)

un doux tissu

22
Q

where does this path lead

A

Où mène ce chemin

23
Q

the slope

A

la pente

24
Q

a round (elections)

A

un tour

25
Q

after you….

A

d’après toi….

26
Q

I have to remind you….

A

Je tiens à rappeler que….

Je tiens à vous dire que…

27
Q

3 words for vote

A

un suffrage
un vote
une voix

28
Q

misleading

A

trompeur/trompeuse

29
Q

to have problems (and it’s other meaning)

A

avoir des ennuis

ennui can also mean bore

30
Q

court/courthouse

A

un tribunal

palais de justice

31
Q

When to pronounce s of tous?

A

If it’s pronoun (pronounce)….think of it as “all of them”
if adjective you don’t pronounce things

Bonsoir à tous (pronounced)
Tous le matin (not pronounced..adjective)

32
Q

A train departing from Paris, anticipated arrival 4PM

A

un train au départ de Paris, arrivée prévue à 16:00

33
Q

what’s she actually doing?

A

que fait-elle au juste?

34
Q

It’s near paris, right?

A

C’est près de Paris, c’est bien ça?

35
Q

to criticize
I criticize him
my prof criticized me

A

reprocher
je reproche à lui (need prep)
le prof me reproche (no prep when preceding)

36
Q

at the level of/regarding (another meaning)

regarding my professional life..

A

au niveau de

au niveau de ma vie professionnelle….

37
Q

soap operas/series

A

les feuilletons (nm)

38
Q

a crumb

A

un miette

39
Q

Truly…really

it’s really an effective system

A

bel et bien

c’est bel et bien un système efficace

40
Q

to argue

A

se disputer

41
Q

to be named

he was named CEO

A

nommer

il a été nommé PDG

42
Q

the committee

A

LE comité

43
Q

what do you watch on tv

A

qu’est-ce que tu regardes À LA tele?