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LFBP March 2015 V Flashcards

1
Q

He fell off the cliff

A

il est tombé du haut de la falaise

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2
Q

to stall

the engine stalled

A

caler

le moteur a calé

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3
Q

he went down the street/stairs

she went up to get her bathing suit

A

il A monté l’escalier/la rue (adverbs of location use avoir)
BUT il est monté vers la rue (think preposition makes it back to être)
elle est montée prendre son maillot de bain

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4
Q

he approves of my choice

A

il approuve mon choix (approuver: DO)

NOT il approuve DE mon choix

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5
Q

pay for a round of drinks

A

payer une tournée (no pour)

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6
Q

difference
croire à
croire en
croire

A

croire à= believe in existence (je crois au Dieu)
croire en= to believe in/have faith in: je crois en mes amis
croire: (DO: je crois cette histoire—je la crois)

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7
Q

to swarm with bees

A

fourmiller d’abeilles

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8
Q

to swarm with ants

A

grouiller de fourmis

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9
Q

it took me two weeks

the construction of the palace took more than 50 years

A

Cela m’a pris deux semaines.

l’édification du palais a pris plus de cinquante ans

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10
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to go around

she recommended we go around the gardens

A

faire le tour de

elle nous a conseillé de faire le tour des jardins

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11
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to bloom/open (literally/figuratively)

the flowers were in bloom

A

épanouir

les fleurs étaient épanouis

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12
Q

this young engineer blossomed thanks to a stay abroad

A

Ce jeune ingénieur s’est épanoui grâce à

un séjour à l’étranger

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13
Q

the sunlight is dazzling us

A

La lumière du soleil nous éblouit

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14
Q

a milestone

A

un jalon

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15
Q

buoys marked the entry to the port

A

Des bouées jalonnent l’entrée du port

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16
Q

superb sculptures mark the avenue which leads to the grand canal

A

des sculptures superbes jalonnent les avenues qui conduisent au Grand Canal

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17
Q

milk a cow

A

traire une vache

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18
Q

it’s possible i may go to paris in june

A

Il se pourrait que je me rende à Paris au mois de juin

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19
Q

don’t count on it

A

N’y compte pas

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20
Q

a herd (animals)

A

un troupeau

21
Q

if he manages to visit the louvre

she even managed to milk cows

A

s’il arrive de visiter le Louvre

lui est arrivait même de traire des vaches

22
Q

sheep (generic)
sheep female
sheep male
sheep kid

A

mouton
une brebis
le bélier
l’agneau

23
Q

the view at the top of the Eiffel tower will take your breath away

A

La vue du haut de la Tour Eiffel a de quoi vous couper le souffle

24
Q

something amusing

A

quelque chose d’amusant

* quelque chose is FIXED neutral….uses LE*

25
Q

do you use apprendre à or enseigner à?

A

use apprendre à in general since it’s amateur teaching amateur…if you’re a professional use: enseigner à

26
Q

globalization

A

la mondialisation (much more common)

27
Q

three is equal to 2+ 1

A

trois est égal à deux plus un

28
Q

we are both equal

A

nous sommes tous égaux (égal, égale, égaux)

29
Q

to be witty

A

avoir de l’esprit

30
Q

to be stuck

A

figée

31
Q

he plays football`

he plays piano

A

il joue au football
REMEMBER: jouer à (sport)
il joue DU piano

32
Q

the lawnmower

A

la tondeuse

33
Q

to rub

A

frotter

34
Q

sparkling

a sparkling razor

A

étincelant

une lame étincelante

35
Q

the penisula

A

la péninsule

36
Q

a stick

A

un bâton

37
Q

a bat (animal)

A

une chauve souris (soft chauve)

38
Q

popular opinion

A

une croyance populaire

39
Q

contrary to….

contrary to popular belief bats rarely attack humans

A

contrairement à

contrairement à la croyance populaire, ces chauves sourires s’attaquent assez rarement aux humains

40
Q

video clips

A

les clips vidéo (fixed vidéo) (nm)

41
Q

to mock/flaut/scorn

human rights are still mocked

A

bafouer

les droits de l’homme sont encore bafoués

42
Q

before even

before even i finish, she interrupts me

A

avant même que (sub—NO ne explicatif)

avant même que je finisse de dire ce que je veux exprimer, elle m’interrompt

43
Q

i say ouch before he even takes out his drill

A

je dis “aie” avant même qu’il sorte sa fraise

44
Q

drill (3)

A 
une fraise (like strawberry) dental 
une perceuse 
un foret (forcer)
45
Q

to take a stand/defend

A

prendre parti pour

46
Q

incidentally

A

soit dit en passant

47
Q

i eat like a pig

what’s difference between saying i work as a doctor

A

je mange comme UN cochon

je travaille comme médecin (NO un……since it’s not allusion but really you are a doc it’s NO indefinite article)

48
Q

difference il a besoin d’attention vs il a besoin de l’attention…de sa femme

A

1) il a besoin d’attention (general)

2) il a besoin de la attention de sa femme (need qualified…here his wife. uses partitive)

49
Q

she hurt herself

A

elle s’est blessée

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