LFBP March 2015 VII Flashcards

1
Q

to narrow/tighten

the gap is narrowing

A

se resserrer

l’écart se resserre

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2
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to harden/toughen
the snow hardened with ice
the campaign is getting tougher

A

se durcir
la neige s’est durci avec le gel
la campagne se durcit

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3
Q

a race (chase) underway

A

une course poursuite

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4
Q

to have a field day

his opponents have a field day with his gaffes

A

faire ses choux gras DE (not avec)
ses opposants font leurs choux gras de ses
maladresses

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5
Q

The president made a slip of the tongue
during his speech. Journalists are going to
have a field day with it

A

Le président a commis un lapsus dans son
discours, les journalistes vont en faire leurs
choux gras.

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6
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to claim/to think of oneself
M Bayrou considers himself an independent
He likes to think of himself as attentive to
what his employees say

A

se vouloir
M. Bayrou se veut indépendant
Il se veut attentif à ce que disent ses
employés

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7
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to come in first

A

arriver en tête

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8
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to advocate

they advocate abstinence/tolerance

A

prôner

Ils prônent l’abstinence/ la tolérance

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9
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to be generous (tricky reverse negative)

he is generous (not reluctant) with advice

A

ne pas être avare de

Il n’est pas avare de conseils

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10
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to be an expert

when it comes to blunders, he’s an expert

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s’y connaître

Pour les gaffes, il s’y connaît

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to hoist up (like a line/flag…but also figurative)
to hoist oneself up
the soldier raised the flag
the boy stood up on tippy toes

A
hisser à
se hisser
Le soldat a hissé le drapeau
Le garçon s’est hissé sur la pointe des
pieds
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12
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a chessboard

A

un échiquier

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13
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to confront

he confronts the crisis courageously

A

affronter
Il affronte courageusement la
crise

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14
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to work tirelessly (exp)

he works tirelessly

A

se dépenser sans compter

il se dépense sans compter

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15
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to get involved with
she gets involved with the community life
a man who gets involved with everything he does

A

s’impliquer de
Elle s’implique dans la vie locale
un homme qui s’implique beaucoup
dans tout ce qu’il fait

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16
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to desecrate

desecration

A

désacraliser

une désacralisation

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17
Q

a guru

A

le gourou

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18
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forecast

A

le pronostic

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19
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par for the course

ingratitude is par for the course in politics

A

être monnaie courante

l’ingratitude est monnaie courante en politique

20
Q

scoreboard

A

le tableau d’affichage

21
Q

referee

A

l’arbitre (m)

22
Q

a hoodie

A

une capuche

23
Q

Behind bars

A

Derrière les barreaux

24
Q

a lover of music

A

un passionné de musique

25
Q

you know mark? the guy who works in computers?

A

tu connais mark? celui qui travaille dans l’informatique

26
Q

performance broadway

performance classical music

A

un spectacle

une interprétation

27
Q

coming to an end

A

toucher à sa fin

28
Q
endlessly, never-ending
endless proceedings (adj)
A

n’en plus finir de

procédés à n’en plus finir

29
Q

it (the melody) was strident and held on endlessly

A

elle était stridente et n’en finissait plus de retentir

30
Q

I am forced to stop

A

je suis contraint de m’arreter

31
Q

hardly last

A

ne dure guère

32
Q

punishment

A

le châtiment

33
Q

an accurate account

A

un compte fidèle

34
Q

to slaughter

a slaughter

A

s’égorger

un égorgement

35
Q

apricot

A

un abricot

36
Q

a recruit

A

une recrue (always f)

37
Q

the exterior? it’s nothing

A

l’exterieur? ce n’est rien (indefinite, can’t use Il here for events, actions, general states)

38
Q

We use Ce for indefinite “thing” with être, for other, use cela/ça

it will do you good

A

cela vous fera du bien

39
Q

when do you use il/ell vs cela/ça

A

il/elle for concrete people or things

40
Q

it annoys george to start over again

A

cela ennuie à george de devoir recommencer

** when you have DO verbs, use cela/ça instead of Il

41
Q

during that time

A

à cette époque

42
Q

chinese style

A

le style à la chinois (NOT le style chinois)

43
Q

good luck

A

trois fois merde

44
Q

i missed my brother he already left

A

j’ai manqué mon frère il est déjà parti

45
Q

i’m scare of heights (2)

A

j’ai peur du vide

j’ai le vertige

46
Q

3 verbs double R in future

A

1) voir (je verrai)
2) mourir (je mourrai)
3) pouvoir: je pourrai