LFBP July 2015 VI Flashcards

1
Q

calf

A

un mollet

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2
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to bend (se courber, plier)
bring your knees to your chest
A

fléchir

fléchissez le genou

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3
Q

you can get dressed (again)

you can sit down (again)

A

vous pouvez rhabiller

rasseoir

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4
Q

A snack

A

Un casse-croûte

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5
Q

that makes that

we get to pinpoint your personality and that make that we want to meet you to know more (about it)

A

ce qui fait que….

on arrive bien à cerner ta personnalité ce qui fait que nous souhaitons te rencontrer pour en savoir plus

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6
Q

to be surrounded
we’re surrounded!
*also means to grasp
he doesn’t grasp the problem well

A

cerner
nous sommes cernés
Il n’a pas bien cerné le problème.

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7
Q

i can’t manage to believe that it’s over, that the season comes to an end today

A

Je n’arrive pas à croire que ce soit fini, que

cette saison s’achève aujourd’hui

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8
Q

to be engulfed

moses

A

s’engouffrer

Moïse (mo’ eeeezzzee)

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9
Q

until then….goodnight!

A

D’ici là, bonne soirée

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10
Q

ICU

A

la unité de soins intensifs

le service de réanimation

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11
Q

in the north wing
in block X,
at the end of the corridor

A

dans l’aile nord
du pavillon X
au fond du couloir

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12
Q

lightswitch

turn on/turn off

A

un interrupteur

allumer/éteindre

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13
Q

nightlight

ceiling light

A

la veilleuse

le plafonnier

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14
Q

no comment!

A

Je n’ai pas de commentaires à faire

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15
Q

I was much more relieved (rather) than knowing that she returned alone on foot

A

J’étais beaucoup plus rassuré que de savoir qu’elle rentrait toute seule à pied

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16
Q

to fill
to be fulfilled
since a year of working here at this job i’ve never been as fulfilled (satisfied)

A

combler
je suis comblé
depuis un an que je travaille dans cette boite, je n’ai jamais été aussi comblé

17
Q

flame–fire (also means an outburst)

the threat of an outburst of violence in the middle east

A

une flambée

La menace d’une flambée de violence au proche orient

18
Q

the development (le développment)

A

la mise au point

19
Q

within reach

the development of a vaccination is within reach

A

à portée de main

la mise au point d’un vaccin est a portée de main.

20
Q

sniffing dog

a sniffer

A

un chien renifleur

un renifleur

21
Q
to dial (number)
by dialing this number....
A

composer

en composant ce numéro…

22
Q

his condition remains stable/unchanged

his condition looks worsening/improving

A

son état demeure stationnaire/stable

son état semble empirer/s’améliore

23
Q
chaque always singular, CAN'T be followed by number
-CAN'T signify scheduled intervals
-CAN signify permanent/constant action
every day
a bus passes ever hour
don't interrupt me all the time!
A

chaque jour
un bus passe toutes les heures
ne m’interromps pas à chaque instant!

24
Q

what month did it happen? in may

what century did it happen? in the 15th century

A

ça s’est passé à quelle période? en mai

ça s’est passé à quelle époque? au XVème siècel

25
Q

the time

do you remember the time you fell into the pond?

A

la fois

te rappelles-tu la fois où je suis tombé dans la mare?

26
Q

expecting to

i wasn’t expecting that you would come

A

s’attendre à ce que SUBJ

je ne m’attendais pas à ce que tu viennes

27
Q

to expect something
we aren’t expecting it
to wait for something

A

s’attendre À quelque chose (that’s why it’s s’y attendre: expect something)
on ne s’y attend pas
attendre quelque chose (NO à here)

28
Q

I never believed the people who told me that

A

Je ne croyais pas les gens qui me disaient ça

29
Q

are you on a particular diet?

A

suivez-vous une régime particulier?

30
Q

i eat kosher meat

A

je mange de la viande kasher (kash–share)

31
Q

to chew

i can’t chew well

A

mâcher/mastiquer

je ne peux pas bien mâcher

32
Q

dentures

you wear dentures?

A
des dentiers (un dentier)
portez vous des dentiers
33
Q

to show
they should show some discretion
the president asked all parties to show some restraint

A

faire preuve de
Ils devraient faire preuve de discrétion
Le président a demandé à tous les partis de faire preuve de retenue

34
Q

turn the other cheek

are you suggesting that we should simply turn the other cheek?

A

tondre l’autre joue?

Est-ce que tu suggères simplement de tendre l’autre joue

35
Q

i wouldn’t describe myself as a vegeterien but i rarely eat meat

A

Je ne me qualifierais pas de végétarien mais je ne mange que très rarement de la viande (qualifier= kali fee a ray)

36
Q

to call into question/challenged

free circulation/travel has been called into question by populist movements

A

remettre en cause

la libre circulation est remise en cause par les mouvements populistes.