LFBP January 2017 I Flashcards

1
Q

to ape

he never misses an occasion to mock our prof

A

singer

il ne manque aucune occasion de singer notre prof

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2
Q

outdated

my film camera is outdated in this digital era

A

désuet (e)

Mon appareil photo à pellicule est désuet à l’ère de du numérique

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3
Q

harmful (2)

An excessive quantity of sugar in food is harmful to one’s health

A

préjudiciable
nuisible
Une quantité excessive du sucre dans l’alimentation est préjudiciables à la santé

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4
Q

it doesn’t bother me

A

ça ne me gêne pas

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5
Q

high tech

A

le high tech

les produits avant-gardes

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6
Q

short of cash i had to confine myself to a simple mobile

A

Faute d’argent, je dois m’en tenir à un simple portable

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7
Q

speaking of which

A

d’ailleurs…

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8
Q

construction site

A

un chantier

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9
Q

dementia

A

la démence

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10
Q

main highway (3)

A

l’axe routier
la route principale
l’autoroute

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11
Q

off the..

once a year off the east coast of south africa billions of sardines migrate to the north

A

au large de
Une fois par an, au large de la côte est de l’Afrique du Sud, des
milliards de sardines migrent vers le nord

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12
Q

obviously

obviously i’ve heard of the great barrier reef

A

Bien évidemment

Bien évidemment, j’ai entendu parler de la Grande Barrière de corail

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13
Q

are there?

are there problems in this neighborhood?

A

y-a-til?

Y a-t-il des problèmes dans ce quartier

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14
Q

a vast expanse

at the time, this vast expanse was covered in a thick layer of snow

A

une étendue
À l’époque, cette vaste étendue était recouverte d’une couche épaisse
de neige

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15
Q

to spread/extend

the abolition of border controls extended to other countries

A

étendre

L’abolition de contrôles aux frontières a été étendue à plusieurs autres pays

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16
Q

what makes one become a good doc?

A

Qu’est-ce qui fait que l’on devient un bon médecin ?

17
Q

appear

it was at that moment that the problem appeared

A

apparaître

C’est à ce moment-là qu’un problème est apparu (apparaître is conjugated with être in past)

18
Q

the placement of a deposit is at times required in the case of damage caused to the apartment

A

Le versement d’une caution est parfois exigé dans le cas où des dégâts seraient occasionné à l’appartement

19
Q

witchhunt

A

une chasse aux sorcières

20
Q

to get wet (but also means to stick your neck out!)

i stuck my neck out to defend her in this affair

A

se mouiller

Je me suis mouillée pour la défendre dans cette affaire.