LFBP June 2015 III

Question 1

Most words ending in consonants are masculine
a lake
the edge
cement

Answer 1

un lac
le bord
le ciment

Question 2

exceptions to consonants usually are: NRSTX
a tower
a tooth
a cross

Answer 2

une tour
une dent
une croix

Question 3

-on usually masculine
-tion, -aison, sion exceptions
fish
reason

Answer 3

un poisson

une raison

Question 4

if you’re gambling, single nouns ending in vowel usually masculine but TONS exceptions a delay
a cafe

Answer 4

un délai

un café

Question 5

accomplice

Answer 5

un/une complice

Question 6

carpenter

Answer 6

un/une menuisier/menuisière

z sound

Question 7

remember many words change meaning depending on article
book vs pounds
sail vs veil
handle vs sleeve/channel

Answer 7

un livre=book, une livre=pounds
la voile=sailing le voile=veil
le manche=handle, la manche=sleeve/channel

Question 8

i didn’t doubt that you’d get there

Answer 8

je me doutais bien que tu y arriverais

Question 9

to be grounded/have their head on right (2)

Answer 9

avoir les pieds sur terre

avoir la tête sur les épaules

Question 10

nothing to be ashamed of

Answer 10

il n’y a pas de honte à avoir (full h pronounced)

Question 11

but what am i saying? one could say an old man is speaking. you’re not a kid anymore, you know what you’re doing

Answer 11

Mais que dis-je, on dirait un vieux qui parle, tu n’es plus une enfant, tu sais ce que tu fais!

Question 12

a gulf/abyss (2)

Answer 12

1) un gouffre

2) un abîme

Question 13

speedbump

pothole

Answer 13

dos d’âne

un nid de poule

Question 14

sewer pipes
manhole
sewer (dump)

Answer 14

un égout
une bouche d’égout
un trou

Question 15

schemes (negative)/actions

these schemes trouble them

Answer 15

ces agissements (nf)
Ces agissements n'inquiètent

Question 16

chill out

everything will be cool

Answer 16

Garde ton calme !

Tout va s’arranger

Question 17

you’re all wrong

Answer 17

avoir tout faux

Tu as tout faux

Question 18

to spray (douse)
a cop who had sprayed gas at a protestor at a park

Answer 18

asperger/arroser

un policier qui avait aspergé de gaz une manifestante au parc

Question 19

zipper
close the zipper
he got the end of his dick stuck on his zipper

Answer 19

une fermeture éclair
remonter la fermeture éclair
li s’est coincé le bout de l’asperge dans sa fermeture éclair !

Question 20

bishop

Answer 20

un évêque

Question 21

chose is feminine BUT quelque chose, autre chose, pas grand chose are masculine!
something happened

Answer 21

quelque chose est arrivé

Question 22

with gens: usually masculine. BUT if preceding adjective= feminine
some people
among old people
BUT when preceding adj is separated…now masculine:
everyone

Answer 22

certaines gens
chez les vielles gens
tous les gens (separated)

Question 23

some words that are pronounced the same:
un pet (fart!)=la paix=la paie (the pay)
le sel (salt)= une selle (saddle)

Answer 23

le poids (weight)=la poix (pitch)= un pois (pea)
un rai (ray)= une raie (hair part)

Question 24

in general we follow masculine/feminine of the class

• so une voiture….une renault
• un navire…..le normandie
• un resto……LE normandie (even it’s la normandie)

Answer 24

words we fuck up

• LE crime
• UN choix
• LE caractère
• UN légume
• LE silence
• UNE forêt

Question 25

usually compound nouns have hyphen except when have de or à: | arc-boutant

Answer 25

chef d'œuvre

Question 26

an onramp (also means sling/suspenders!)

Answer 26

des bretelles | une bretelle d'acces

Question 27

urban beautification | the city beautification starts with cleaning facades

Answer 27

l'embellissement urbain (nm) | L’embellissement de la ville commence par le nettoyage des façades.

Question 28

to release/unclog

Answer 28

désengorger

Question 29

bike lane

Answer 29

une piste cyclable

Question 30

a crime

Answer 30

``` un délit (un infraction) un crime (more serious) ```

Question 31

to land/score (also means to give up) i landed a job he is suspected of using his position within the royal family to land work contracts

Answer 31

décrocher j'ai décroché un travail il est soupçonné d’avoir utilisé sa position au sein de la famille royale pour décrocher des contrats aux travaux

Question 32

``` a spray (spray can) to spray (2)---apply a fine mist spray (douse people) ```

Answer 32

un spray/un aérosol pulvériser/vaporiser asperger

Question 33

to measure up | i'm afraid federer doesn't measure up to nadal

Answer 33

faire le poids | Je crains que Federer ne fasse pas le poids face à Nada

Question 34

overflowing/bounding with after the heavy rains the earth is saturated with water the quataris are stuffed with petro-bucks

Answer 34

regorger de Après les fortes pluies, la terre regorge d'eau Les Qataris regorgent de pétrodollars

Question 35

roundabout

Answer 35

un rond-point

Question 36

cauliflower

Answer 36

un chou-fleur | *compound nouns follow the more important noun...here un chou*

Question 37

toilet paper (2)

Answer 37

papier hygiénique (nm) | papier toilette

Question 38

most verb-noun compounds masculine toothpick car bumper corkscrew

Answer 38

un cure-dent un pare-choc un tire-bouchon

Question 39

he should have arrived by the time i write you

Answer 39

Il devrait être arrivé à l’heure où je t’écris