LFBP January 2015 IV Flashcards

1
Q

pronounce Charles?

A

sharl

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2
Q

ticket counter

A

le comptoir des billets

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3
Q

escalator

moving sidewalk

A

l’escalier roulant

le trottoir roulant

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4
Q

runway

A

la piste

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5
Q

straighten the back of your seat

A

redresser le dossier de votre siège

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6
Q

Range (range of values)

A

La gamme

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7
Q

Golden anniversary

A

Les Noces d’or

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8
Q

Update

A

Mettre au jour

Faire un update

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9
Q

poverty line

A

seuil de pauvreté

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10
Q

to possess/push

possess you to go see it….

A

pousser à

ce qui a poussé à aller le voir

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11
Q

synonym se dépêcher

A

se ruer

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12
Q

puny child

A

une enfante chétive

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13
Q

the figure

A

la silhouette (both men/female/objects)

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14
Q

a job/task

A

un besonge

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15
Q

practice

A

répétition

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16
Q

to cheat on someone

since cheating on him, he doubts me

A

tromper (do)

depuis je l’ai trompé, il doute de moi

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17
Q

Burden

A

Un fardeau

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18
Q

naive

A

naïf: male

naïve: female

19
Q

Nice ring to it

The name joe has a nice ring to it

A

Sonner bien à l’oreille

Le prénom Joséphine sonne bien à l’oreille

20
Q

Widow

Widower

A

Veuve
Veuf

Like neuf and neuve

21
Q

I have a good time in Greece

A

J’ai du bon temps en Grèce

22
Q

Bout 2 meanings

A
  • a piece, part: un bon bout du temps

- the end of something (extremity) le bout de la canne à pêche (butt of the fishing rod)

23
Q

Diamond

Tin

A

Un diamant

Le étain

24
Q

The neighbor

A

La voisine

25
Q

I searched on google

A

J’ai cherche sur Google

26
Q

a search (police/manhunt style)

A

une perquisition

27
Q

the remains (like mortal remains of a person)

A

la dépouille

28
Q

mango

A

la mangue (mahhnnngee)

29
Q

that will be fine…

A

ça ira

30
Q

to sweeten/soften (as in food, but also figurative)

A

adoucir

31
Q

the same goes/the same applies

the same goes for all jobs

A

il en est de même pour

il en est de même pour tous les métiers

32
Q

wouldn’t you have another one?

wouldn’t they have another one?

A

vous n’en auriez pas une autre?

ils n’en auraient pas une autre?

33
Q

noisy

A

bruyant

34
Q

2 meanings aussi

A

1) so much (une service aussi déplorable)

2) thus (aussi, j’ai adressé une reclamation)

35
Q

to place an order at a resto

to place an order in general

A

commander

passer une commande

36
Q

to bring back (like food from the kitchen)

A

ramener

37
Q

80

83

A

quatre-vingts

quatre-vingt trois (NO s)

38
Q

pronounce difference between vin and vingt

A

NONE

39
Q

kitchen garden

A

un potager

40
Q

to keep away
he keeps his kids away from the world
she has been avoiding me

A

tenir….noun…..à l’écart de
il tient ses enfants à l’écart du monde
elle me tient à l’écart

41
Q

the lawn

A
la pelouse (broader definition field/lawn)
le gazon (well kept like park/estate)
42
Q

to mow the lawn

A

tondre la pelouse (je tonds la pelouse)

il a tondu la pelouse

43
Q

the grass in general

A

l’herbe

44
Q

skyrocketing

the prices are skyrocketing

A

monter en flèche

les prix montent en flèche