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LFBP March 2015 II Flashcards

1
Q

to hang around/linger (bad sense….waiting)

A

poireauter (a leek veggie….rester immobile)

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2
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shortly, soon

A

tout à l’heure

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3
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from now on (casual)

from now on (higher registry)

A

désormais

dorénavant

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4
Q

as ofen

i’m going to use this expression as often as i can

A

autant que

j’utilise cette expression autant que je peux

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5
Q

to be clingy

he’s very clingy

A

pot de colle (pot of glue)

il est très pot de colle

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6
Q

rather than

rather than make you linger in front of the your computer. i’ll call you

A

plutôt que

plutôt que de te faire poireauter devant ton ordinateur, je t’appellerai

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7
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i’m back

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je suis de retour

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8
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ce weekend can meet this or next weekend: pay attention to verb tenses!

A

merci pour tous ce que tu a fait pour ce week-end. (last weeked)

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9
Q

a source

A

une source

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10
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to recharge

i recharged

A

refaire le plein d’énergie

j’ai refait le plein d’énergie

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11
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gas station

A

une station service

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12
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fill er’ up

A

faire le plein

faite le plein SVP

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13
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2 ways I’m full

A

1) je suis repu (repaître: revel, feast)

2) je suis rassasié

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14
Q

doesn’t mean to say that..

A

cela ne veut pas dire que…

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15
Q

aftershave

A

(lotion) après-rasage (m)

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16
Q

to evaporate

A

s’evaporer

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17
Q

4 ways to say he’s annoying

A

1) il m’agace (il est agaçant)
2) il est embêtant
3) il m’a enervé
4) il est casse-pieds

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18
Q

it surprises me that you don’t remember it

A

tu me surprends de ne pas t’en souvenir

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19
Q

i’m surprised you don’t get it

A

Tu me surprends de ne pas y arriver

20
Q

Some verbs look like indirect but can’t!

4 verbs

A

1) penser à: je pense à lui
2) faire allusion à : il fait illusion à elle
3) avoir affaire à: elle aura affaire à nous
4) ce sac est à Julien

Logic is cause this à in this case is as preposition NOT to introduce indirect object

21
Q

Four other verbs that act like penser à

A

S’habituer
Rêver à
Tenir à
Faire appel à (appeal to)

22
Q

definitely!

A

tout à fait

23
Q

s’en remettre vs s’en remettre à
i didn’t get better for weeks
i’ll leave it up to her

A

to get better vs to leave it up to someone
je ne m’en suis pas remis avant des semaines
je m’en remets à elle (no liason)

24
Q

pronounce G

A

jay

25
Q

pronounce J

A

gee (gee whiz): NOT je

26
Q

let me see! (2)

A

fais voir

fais-moi voir

27
Q

awareness, realization

A

une prise de conscience

28
Q

BC (before christ)

A

avant jesus christ

29
Q

ability

A

la capacité

30
Q

did you see me (social climbing)

A

le m’as tu vu?

31
Q

the royal court

A

la cour royale

32
Q

in 1999
in the 19th century
during the reign of…
during the renaissance

A

en 1999
au 19 siècle
sous le règne de XX
à la Renaissance

33
Q

2 meanings of “arriver comme un cheveu SUR la soupe”

A

1) out of the blue

2) at an awkward time

34
Q

I was imitating my boss when he showed up out of the blue

A

J’étais en train d’imiter mon chef quand il est arrivé comme un cheveu sur la soupe

35
Q

they were fighting when i arrived (super awkwardly)

A

Ils se disputaient quand je suis arrivée – comme un cheveu sur la soupe

36
Q

a hook

A

un crochet

37
Q

a spouse

A

le conjoint

38
Q

i’m interested by mediation

A

je suis intéressé PAR la méditation

39
Q

a wig

A

une perruque

40
Q

to untangle

to untangle a this line/tangle of knots

A

démêler

démêler cette perruque

41
Q

to transform from ___ to ___

A

transformer DE__ EN____

42
Q

to annihilate/wipe out

A

anéantir

43
Q

wedding gown

A

une robe de mariée

44
Q

she had them sit

A

Elle les a fait asseoir (NOT elle les a fait s’asseoir—we OMIT the pronominal verb in faire causative!)

45
Q

again….rendre vs faire for to make

A

rendre: adjective (la bière l’a rendu ivre)
faire: ell lui a fait boire la bière

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