LFBP January 2015 V Flashcards

1
Q

Pierre is a carpenter

A

Pierre est charpentier

NO indefinite article needed for profession

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2
Q

to harvest

the harvest

A

récolter

la récolte

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3
Q

a gap

a difference in price

A

un écart

un écart de prix

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4
Q

greenhouse

A

un serre

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5
Q

late frost

A

une gelée tardive

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6
Q

manure

A

le fumier

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7
Q

fertilizer

chemical fertilizers

A

un engrais

des engrais chimiques

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8
Q

coffee grounds

A

marc de café (mar de cafe)

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9
Q

farmers

A

un paysan/fermiers

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10
Q

weeds

A

des mauvaises herbes

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11
Q

to weed

A

désherber

il n’arrive jamais à désherber son jardin

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12
Q

a cherry

a strawberry

A

une cerise

un frais

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13
Q

the skin/peel

A

la pelure

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14
Q

so girls….what do you guys need to buy

A

alors LES filles, que devez vous achetez? (NEED definite article for general “guys, girls, etc”

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15
Q

Figuring out Agreement of auxiliary verb in pronominal Verbs:
1) What is major rule

A

1) Is pronominal pronoun direct or IO? is verb transitive or intransitive if transitive=direct=agree

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16
Q

for most pronominal verbs followed immediately by noun are….

A

indirect. NO agreement

nous nous sommes acheté une livre

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17
Q

for most pronominal verbs followed by verb are..

A

direct. NEED agreement

nous nous sommes douchés

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18
Q

how about for pronominal verb followed by preposition then noun?

A

direct. NEED agreement

Elle s’est occupée du chien

19
Q

what about a pronominal verb with a object pronoun?

ex: Elle se l’est dit vs Elle se l’est dite for la vérité?

A

conjugate according to the object pronoun! so YES you would conjugate: Elle se l’est dite
nous nous la sommes achetée (une voiture)

20
Q

to disguise oneself

A

se déguiser

21
Q

Cinderella

A

Céndrillon

22
Q

fake jewlery

A

des bijoux en toc (fully pronounced)

23
Q

to set foot

i’d never set foot in there

A

mettre les pieds

je n’y mettrais jamais les pieds

24
Q

crammed

it’s always crammed with women (the boutique)

A

bondé

elle est toujours bondée des filles

25
Q

to climb (mountain climb)

A

escalader

26
Q

kid (slang)

A

môme

27
Q

when do you use en effet and difference with en fait

A
to confirm (indeed!) 
en fait contradicts what you heard while en effet confirms what you heard
28
Q

the right time

the police came at the right time

A

le moment opportun

la police est arrivée au moment opportun

29
Q

3 words for ball:

A
  1. un ballon: inflatable, big (ballon de basketball/foot)
  2. une balle: medium sized (tennis/de ping-pong/golf)
  3. une boule: small: (de glace, de billard, de neige)
30
Q

grass (playing field)

A

le gazon

31
Q

as we expected

A

comme on s’y attendait

32
Q

as one could have expected…

A

comme on pouvait s’y attendre

33
Q

to manifest itself/resulted in
the illegal activities resulted in…
mono manifests itself by fatigue

A

se traduire par
les activités illégales se sont traduites par… (because la activité…DO!)
elle se traduit par la fatigue

34
Q

to get rid of

it’s hard to get rid of it

A

se défaire de

il est difficile de s’en défaire

35
Q

lefty

A

un gaucher

une gauchère

36
Q

righty

A

un droitier

une droitière

37
Q

to deal with
you gonna have to deal with me
social workers deal with disadvantaged families

A

avoir affaire à
vous aurez avoir affaire à moi
les assistantes sociales ont souvent affaire à des familles défavorisés

38
Q

a backhand

A

un renvers

39
Q

a forehand

A

un coup droit

40
Q

drop shots

volley

A

amorti

des volées

41
Q

a bet/wager

to bet

A

un pari

parier

42
Q

stock shares

A

un action

43
Q

ambidextrous

A

ambidextre