LFBP March 2015 VIII Flashcards

1
Q

pier

A

une jetée

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2
Q

a carcinogen

A

un cancérogène

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3
Q

to move apart/spread or deviate (can be figurative too)

they moved apart to let him pass

A

écarter

it se sont écartés pour le lassier passer

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4
Q

i couldn’t take it anymore

A

je n’en pouvais plus

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5
Q

to pay attention to

usually i pay attention to his advice

A

faire cas de

habituellement je fais cas de ses conseils

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6
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when such things happen we don’t pay any attention to it

A

lorsque de telles choses se produisent, nous n’en faisons pas de cas

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7
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a disturbance

A

une pertubation

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8
Q

golden rule

A

une règle d’or

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9
Q

to pay great attention to

A

faire grand cas de

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10
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pay scant attention

A

faire peu de cas de

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11
Q

i was late because the traffic was disturbed by work (road)

A

Je suis en retard car la circulation est perturbée par des travaux

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12
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to put on silent mode

A

le réduire au silence

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13
Q

i thought i had solved it

A

Je pensais l’avoir résolu

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14
Q

ringtone

A

la sonnerie

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15
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the auditorium

A

l’auditoire

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16
Q

retain/remember

i didn’t catch your name

A

retenir

je n’ai pas retenu votre nom

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17
Q

hold your breath

A

retenir son souffle

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18
Q

i will study french from next weekend….

A

j’étudie le français à partir du week-end prochain

19
Q

when to use gros vs grand

A

think gros: bigger mass/fat

grand: taller

20
Q

those two women never stop saying bad things about their neighbor

A

Ces deux femmes n’en finissent plus de dire du mal de leur voisine.

21
Q

the best solution would be to put off our boat outing

A

la meilleure solution serait de remettre notre sortie en mer

22
Q

he’s a russian

A

c’est un russe (if you have modified noun like with un/une…MUST have Ce not il/elle

23
Q

when être is followed by adjective you can use il/elle or ce but changes meaning

A

il est incroyable (he’s awesome)

c’est incroyable (that’s unbelievable)

24
Q

when être followed by adjective or clause: which is right

it’s interesting to watch passer-bys

A

il est intéressant d’observer les passants
c’est intéressant d’observer les passants

BOTH used…il est technically more proper

25
Q

remember we can use il/elle and ce/cela as neutral impersonal pronouns like above OR as personal to replace

their politics are difficult to accept

A

leur politique est difficile à accepter
c’est difficile à accepter
elle est difficile à accepter

26
Q

he disliked the film

A

le film lui a déplu

27
Q

to keep quiet

he told him to shut up

A

se taire
je me tais….
il lui a dit de se taire

28
Q

they kept his birth quiet

A

on a tu sa naissance

29
Q

he stopped him from running

A

il l’a empêché de courir

30
Q

did he see me?

A

m’a-t-il vu?

31
Q

bumps

A

les cahots (nm)

32
Q

asylum/refuge

A

un asile

33
Q

aheist

A

athée (pronounce it without h: so atée…ah tay)

34
Q

chattering

A

un jacassement

35
Q

deafen/muffle (also drain)

the carpet deafens the sounds of steps

A

assourdir

La moquette assourdit le bruit des pas

36
Q

her voice grew quieter as the infant went to sleep

A

Sa voix s’assourdissait au fur et à mesure que l’enfant s’endormait.

37
Q

yes i think so

A

oui je (le) pense

38
Q

nowadays you gotta take care of yourself

A

de nos jours il faut se soigner soi-même

39
Q

it’s got nothing to do with me

A

je n’y suis pour rien

40
Q

i’m sticking to my ideas

i’m sticking to them

A

je tiens à mes idées

j’y tiens

41
Q

grandma is looking after them

A

mémère s’en occupe

42
Q

that’s the end of

that’s the end of our hopes

A

s’en est fait

s’en est fait de nos éspoirs

43
Q

it’d be better to not speak of it

A

il vaudrait mieux ne pas en parler