LFBP March 2015 VII Flashcards

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to narrow/tighten

the gap is narrowing

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se resserrer

l’écart se resserre

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

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

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3
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a race (chase) underway

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une course poursuite

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4
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to have a field day

his opponents have a field day with his gaffes

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

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5
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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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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

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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

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arriver en tête

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8
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to advocate

they advocate abstinence/tolerance

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prôner

Ils prônent l’abstinence/ la tolérance

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to be generous (tricky reverse negative)

he is generous (not reluctant) with advice

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ne pas être avare de

Il n’est pas avare de conseils

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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

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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

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un échiquier

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to confront

he confronts the crisis courageously

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affronter
Il affronte courageusement la
crise

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to work tirelessly (exp)

he works tirelessly

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se dépenser sans compter

il se dépense sans compter

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

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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

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désacraliser

une désacralisation

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17
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a guru

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le gourou

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18
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forecast

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le pronostic

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par for the course

ingratitude is par for the course in politics

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être monnaie courante

l’ingratitude est monnaie courante en politique

20
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scoreboard

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le tableau d’affichage

21
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referee

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l’arbitre (m)

22
Q

a hoodie

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une capuche

23
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Behind bars

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Derrière les barreaux

24
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a lover of music

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un passionné de musique

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you know mark? the guy who works in computers?
tu connais mark? celui qui travaille dans l'informatique
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performance broadway | performance classical music
un spectacle | une interprétation
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coming to an end
toucher à sa fin
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``` endlessly, never-ending endless proceedings (adj) ```
n'en plus finir de | procédés à n'en plus finir
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it (the melody) was strident and held on endlessly
elle était stridente et n’en finissait plus de retentir
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I am forced to stop
je suis contraint de m'arreter
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hardly last
ne dure guère
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punishment
le châtiment
33
an accurate account
un compte fidèle
34
to slaughter | a slaughter
s'égorger | un égorgement
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apricot
un abricot
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a recruit
une recrue (always f)
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the exterior? it's nothing
l'exterieur? ce n'est rien (indefinite, can't use Il here for events, actions, general states)
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We use Ce for indefinite "thing" with être, for other, use cela/ça it will do you good
cela vous fera du bien
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when do you use il/ell vs cela/ça
il/elle for concrete people or things
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it annoys george to start over again
cela ennuie à george de devoir recommencer | ** when you have DO verbs, use cela/ça instead of Il
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during that time
à cette époque
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chinese style
le style à la chinois (NOT le style chinois)
43
good luck
trois fois merde
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i missed my brother he already left
j'ai manqué mon frère il est déjà parti
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i'm scare of heights (2)
j'ai peur du vide | j'ai le vertige
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3 verbs double R in future
1) voir (je verrai) 2) mourir (je mourrai) 3) pouvoir: je pourrai