LFBP March 2015 X

Question 1

which one did he buy? (car)

Answer 1

laquelle a-t-il achetée? (Remember DO preceding…even with question words: need agreement)

Question 2

how many hours did she sleep?

how much did the book cost?

Answer 2

combien d’heures a-t-elle dormi? (NO agreement…heures is time adverb)
combien d’euros ce livre a coûté? (same concept: counting adverb not DO)

Question 3

all weird pronominals agree with one exception

they made light of your threats

Answer 3

se rire de

il se sont ri de vos menaces

Question 4

3 reflexive pronominals never conjugated even though do
she let herself get convinced
she was offered flowers by jean

Answer 4

1) se laisser
2) se faire
3) se voir
elle s’est laissé convaincre
elle s’est vu offrir des fleurs par jean

Question 5

se voir…super weird: 4 meanings

Answer 5

1) to see or find oneself literal/figurative
2) to be visible
3) to happen
4) se voir + infinitive: to be ____ed

Question 6

that doesn’t happen everyday (you don’t see that everyday)

Answer 6

Ça ne se voit pas tous les jours

Question 7

he was told to be quiet

Answer 7

Il s’est vu dire de se taire

Question 8

you can’t see the hole (the hole isn’t visible)

Answer 8

Le trou ne se voit pas

Question 9

i find myself obligated to leave

Answer 9

Je me vois obligé de partir

Question 10

i can see myself living in switzerland

Answer 10

Je me vois habiter en Suisse.

Question 11

that happens

Answer 11

Ça se voit

Question 12

make your way through

they succeed in finding a way….

Answer 12

se frayer un chemin

ls parviennent à se frayer un chemin

Question 13

they are not capable of making a path through the ice of the arctic in winter

Answer 13

ils ne sont même pas capables de se frayer un chemin à travers la glace de l’Arctique en hiver

Question 14

the goat

Answer 14

le bouc

Question 15

I’ll invite both him and his sister

Answer 15

j’inviterai et lui et sa sœur

Question 16

maintenant synonym (2)

Answer 16

1) alors

2) or

Question 17

as long as…

we’ll play as long as you wish

Answer 17

aussi longtemps que

on jouera aussi longtemps que tu veux (ind)

Question 18

now that

now that i’ve settled in

Answer 18

maintenant que

maintenant que je suis installé

Question 19

while

we had time to get a coffee while the others were getting ready

Answer 19

pendant que (ind)
on a eu le temps de prendre un café pendant que les autres se préparaient

Question 20

as long as

Answer 20

tant que

Question 21

some subordinate clauses require future/conditional based on main clause

Answer 21

quand, dès que, aussitôt que, lorsque

Question 22

he will arrive when i have left

Answer 22

il arrivera quand je serais parti

Question 23

to stutter

Answer 23

bégayer

Question 24

hornet

Answer 24

un frelon

Question 25

the canopy

Answer 25

la verrière

Question 26

the hearse

Answer 26

le corbillard

Question 27

a light touch

Answer 27

un frôlement

Question 28

to nod

nod one’s head

Answer 28

hocher

hoché la tête

Question 29

to bob (head bob)

Answer 29

dodeliner

dodeliner de la tête

Question 30

to mumble something

she mumbled something

Answer 30

bredouiller

elle a bredouillé quelque chose

Question 31

to shake (2)
she shaked her head
the arguments shook his convictions

Answer 31

secouer
ébranler
elle a secoué la tête
les arguments ont ébranlé ses convictions

Question 32

a shrub/bush

Answer 32

un buisson

Question 33

cavity

Answer 33

une carie

Question 34

first of all….

Answer 34

tout d’abord

Question 35

anesthetic

Answer 35

l’anesthésiant (nm)

Question 36

i’m going to have to drill into the tooth

Answer 36

je vois fraiser un peu la dent

Question 37

i have pain on the right lower tooth

Answer 37

j’ai mal a une dent en bas à droite

Question 38

upper left side

Answer 38

en haut à gauche

Question 39

back of the mouth

Answer 39

à la arrière de la bouche

Question 40

rinse

rinse your mouth

Answer 40

rincer

rincez vous la bouche

Question 41

the repair

Answer 41

la réparation