LFBP June 2015 III Flashcards

1
Q

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

A

un lac
le bord
le ciment

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2
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exceptions to consonants usually are: NRSTX
a tower
a tooth
a cross

A

une tour
une dent
une croix

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3
Q

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

A

un poisson

une raison

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4
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if you’re gambling, single nouns ending in vowel usually masculine but TONS exceptions a delay
a cafe

A

un délai

un café

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5
Q

accomplice

A

un/une complice

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6
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carpenter

A

un/une menuisier/menuisière

z sound

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7
Q

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

A

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

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8
Q

i didn’t doubt that you’d get there

A

je me doutais bien que tu y arriverais

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9
Q

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

A

avoir les pieds sur terre

avoir la tête sur les épaules

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10
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nothing to be ashamed of

A

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

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11
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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

A

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

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12
Q

a gulf/abyss (2)

A

1) un gouffre

2) un abîme

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13
Q

speedbump

pothole

A

dos d’âne

un nid de poule

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14
Q

sewer pipes
manhole
sewer (dump)

A

un égout
une bouche d’égout
un trou

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15
Q

schemes (negative)/actions

these schemes trouble them

A
ces agissements (nf)
Ces agissements n'inquiètent
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16
Q

chill out

everything will be cool

A

Garde ton calme !

Tout va s’arranger

17
Q

you’re all wrong

A

avoir tout faux

Tu as tout faux

18
Q
to spray (douse)
a cop who had sprayed gas at a protestor at a park
A

asperger/arroser

un policier qui avait aspergé de gaz une manifestante au parc

19
Q

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

A

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

20
Q

bishop

A

un évêque

21
Q

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

A

quelque chose est arrivé

22
Q

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

A

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

23
Q
some words that are pronounced the same:
un pet (fart!)=la paix=la paie (the pay)
le sel (salt)= une selle (saddle)
A
le poids (weight)=la poix (pitch)= un pois (pea)
un rai (ray)= une raie (hair part)
24
Q

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)
A

words we fuck up

  • LE crime
  • UN choix
  • LE caractère
  • UN légume
  • LE silence
  • UNE forêt
25
Q

usually compound nouns have hyphen except when have de or à:

arc-boutant

A

chef d’œuvre

26
Q

an onramp (also means sling/suspenders!)

A

des bretelles

une bretelle d’acces

27
Q

urban beautification

the city beautification starts with cleaning facades

A

l’embellissement urbain (nm)

L’embellissement de la ville commence par le nettoyage des façades.

28
Q

to release/unclog

A

désengorger

29
Q

bike lane

A

une piste cyclable

30
Q

a crime

A
un délit (un infraction) 
un crime (more serious)
31
Q

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

A

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

32
Q
a spray (spray can)
to spray (2)---apply a fine mist
spray (douse people)
A

un spray/un aérosol
pulvériser/vaporiser
asperger

33
Q

to measure up

i’m afraid federer doesn’t measure up to nadal

A

faire le poids

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

34
Q

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

A

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

35
Q

roundabout

A

un rond-point

36
Q

cauliflower

A

un chou-fleur

compound nouns follow the more important noun…here un chou

37
Q

toilet paper (2)

A

papier hygiénique (nm)

papier toilette

38
Q

most verb-noun compounds masculine
toothpick
car bumper
corkscrew

A

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

39
Q

he should have arrived by the time i write you

A

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