LFBP March 2015 VI Flashcards

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to take place

a lively discussion took place

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intervenir

une discussion vive est intervenue

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3 definitions intervenir

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1) intervene
2) take place
3) to speak (il est intervenu pendant le débat)

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3
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wrench

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une clé à molette

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4
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screwdriver

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un tournevis

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5
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being still at war

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étant encore en guerre

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to utter

khadafi uttered the same words

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prononcer

Kadafi a prononcé les mêmes mots

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kindergarten

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un jardin d’enfants

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when it comes to…

when it comes to cooking/sport

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en matière de…

En matière de cuisine / sport…

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9
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shocking/outstanding

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renversant

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10
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thousands of people, lined up in perfect rows to infinity

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Ces centaines de milliers de personnes, alignées en rangs parfaits à l’infini

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dressed in

dressed in dark colors

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vêtues de

vêtues de sombre

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one would of thought we were in spring this morning

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On se serait cru au printemps ce matin. (serait cause pronominal verb here)

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13
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something that you would have though impossible

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C’est quelque chose que l’on aurait cru

impossible

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14
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divided in two

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se partager en deux

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15
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a blaze

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un embrasement

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16
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reddish

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rougeâtre

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one could even see a reddish blaze

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On a même pu voir un embrasement rougeâtre

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18
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bent

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courbées (here feminine)

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19
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locked up

the population lives locked up away from internet

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cadenassé
la population vit cadenassée, privée de
l’internet

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20
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sole

platform shoes

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une semelle

semelles compensées

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21
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she sticks very close to her husband

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ne pas quitter quelqu’un d’une semelle

elle ne quitte jamais son mari d’une semelle

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22
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take a stance

it was necessary to speak positively of work

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tenir un discours

il fallait tenir un discours positif sur le travail

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you would have thought you were in paradise

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on se serait cru au paradis

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to notice something

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s’apercevoir de quelque chose (weird type nonsense pronominal)

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se faire and se laisser express concept person allowing something to happen to themselves (intentional or not)
il se laissait guider (he let himself get guided) | jean s'est fait embarasse pae nick (jean got kissed by nick)
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the boxers hurt each other
les boxes se sont blesses l'un l'autre | NOTE l'un l'autre to clarify it's a DO
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the particpants asked each other many questions
les participants se sont pose des questions l'un a l'autre | here it's IO so l'un A l'autre
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His life is at stake
Il y va de sa vie
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I fine french hard
Je trouve français difficile (note you can just put verb and noun next to each other no que or anything needed this time )
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in the meantime
en attendant
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forevermore
à jamais
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Profitable
Rentable
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IPO
Une introduction en bourse
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Profits
Des bénéfices
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The content
Le contenu
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To come from | It comes from its users
Provenir de | Cela provient de ses utilisateurs
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To date, so far
À ce jour
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One can't say | One can't say their model of advertising is too invasive
On ne peut pas dire que On ne peut pas dire que leur modèle de publicité soit trop envahissant SUB!
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To be in
Être/faire tendance Cette année le iPod est tendance
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About it Do you remember if he said anything about it (informal)
À ce propos Te souviens-tu s'il a dit quelque chose à ce propos?
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Worse still....
Pire encore...
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It's hot air
C'est du vent
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Revenues receipts
Des recettes
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To increase, grow
Intensifier
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Fall into oblivion
Tomber dans l'oubli
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Almost overnight
Presque du jour au lendemain
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Third party site
Des sites des tiers
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To look forward to I'm looking forward to returning
Le temps me dure de Le temps me dure d'y retourner
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the shore/foreshore (splash zone)
l'estran
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the bay
la baie
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the tidal range
le marnage
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the weather
LA météo
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full moon
la pleine lune