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LFBP March 2015 IV Flashcards

1
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picture perfect/good behavioe

A

être sage comme une image

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2
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feeling under the weather

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Je ne suis pas dans mon assiette

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3
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a glimpse/overview
to glimpse
i glimpsed her at the party

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un aperçu
apercevoir
je l’ai aperçu à la soirée

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4
Q

before we got together again

A

Avant qu’on ne se revoie

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5
Q

a rebound

A

une copine de passage

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6
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a leech (figuratively and the animal)

A

une sangsue (more clingy)

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7
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to let go (literally and figuratively)
she didn’t want to let him go
leave me alone

A

lâcher
elle ne voulait pas le lâcher
lâche-moi!

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8
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crafty/slick

A

malin

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9
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I found his responses and I can assure you they weren’t those of someone who didn’t want to have anything to do with this girl

A

j’ai trouvé ses réponses et je peux
t’assurer que ce n’était pas celles de quelqu’un
qui ne voulait rien avoir à faire avec cette fille!

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10
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sofabed

A

un clic-clac

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11
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your stuff (negative as in leaving a place or person)
i took my stuff
A

clics et clacs

j’ai pris mes clics et mes clacs (pronounce like claque)

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12
Q

slap (3)

A

une baffe
une gifle
une claque

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13
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foldaway cot

A

Un lit d’appoint

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14
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a scout

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un éclaireur

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15
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crispy/juicy (literally and figuratively)

A

croustillante

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16
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uptight/tense

A

être crispé

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17
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to release/loosen (like a rope or person)

A

relâcher

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18
Q

whatever (subject)

whatever may happen

A

quoi qui

quoi qui puisse arriver (SUBJ)

19
Q

whatever (object)

whatever he does

A

quoi que

quoi qu’il fasse (SUBJ)

20
Q

whatever-X (when whatever is subject) (whatever+ verb)
whatever the price
whatever his intentions are

A

quel que or quelle que
quel que soit le prix
quelles que soient ses intentions

21
Q

whatever-X (when whatever is object) (whatever+ noun)

whatever efforts you make

A

quelque(s)

quelques efforts que vous fassiez…

22
Q

wherever

where he goes, we’ll follow

A

où que

où qu’il aille, nous le suivrons

23
Q

whenever (3)

whenever he has a free moment..

A

toutes les fois
à chaque fois
quand

toutes les fois qu’il a un moment libre (INDICATIVE)

24
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However + adjective (2)

however demanding they may be we still have to satistfy our customers

A

quelque + adjective + verb SUB
si + adjective + verb SUB

quelque (si) exigeants qu’ils soient, nous devons pourtant satisfaire nos clients

25
Q

3 other ways to say however in addition to si and quelque

A

aussi
pour
tout

aussi exigeant qu’ils soient….

26
Q

a battering ram

a battering car

A

un bélier

une voiture bélier

27
Q

you’re just back from….

A

tu rentres juste de…

28
Q

it’s been several times that..

A

cela fait plusieurs fois que….

29
Q

a master piece

A

un chef d’œuvre (chai…don’t pronounce f)

30
Q

to go to…. (more formal, longer distance than aller)

i’ve never been there

A

se rendre à

je ne m’y suis encore jamais rendu

31
Q

what can you tell me about it?

A

que peux-tu m’en dire?

32
Q

a little short/cutting it close

an hour to go there is cutting it close

A

un peu juste

une heure pour y aller c’est un peu juste

33
Q

to be speechless

he changed so much i was speechless when i saw him

A

en avoir le souffle coupé

il a tellement changé que j’en ai eu le souffle coupé quand je l’ai revu

34
Q

as soon as (2)

A

dès que

aussitôt que

35
Q

i’ll call you as soon as he arrives

A

Je te rappelle dès qu’il arrive

36
Q

which has much to

She has much to be satisfied about

A

qui à de quoi

elle a de quoi être satisfaite

37
Q

not a little thing (deal) (like building a castle in a swamp)
(2)

A

ne pas être une mince affaire

ne pas être une petite affaire

38
Q

getting rid of a dictator isn’t a small affair

A

Se débarrasser d’un dictateur n’est pas une petite(ou ‘mince’) affaire

39
Q

Alone

the gov alone can’t guarantee the protection of the environment

A

À (pronoun) seul

Le gouvernement ne peut assurer, à lui
seul, la protection de l’environnement

40
Q

to get in (building)

it wasn’t guaranteed that we could get inside

A

pénétrer

il n’était pas garanti que nous puissions pénétrer à l’intérieur (SUBJ)

41
Q

the building

the building of the palace alone took……

A

l’edification

l’edification à elle seule du palais a pris

42
Q

It was the last book he wrote before he died

A

Le dernier roman qu’il ait écrit avant de mourir

*use subjunctive since SUPERLATIVE and ONLY (ever)

43
Q

it was the biggest of them that won the prize

A

C’est le plus grand qui a gagné le prix

*use indicative because while it’s superlative it’s in a SET of things

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