LFBP March 2015 XI Flashcards

1
Q

as soon as I have….

as soon as i finished the book i began writing the report

A

aussitôt que j’ai eu…

aussitôt j’ai eu finit le livre, j’ai commencé à rédiger le rapport

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2
Q

depuis and time relation?

since living together…..

A

ongoing: depuis + present
finished: depuis + past
depuis nous vivons ensemble…

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3
Q

it’s been____ since (3)
it’s been two years since she stopped smoking
i’ve known her for a month

A
voilà \_\_\_\_ que
il y a/avait \_\_\_\_ que
cela fait \_\_\_\_ que
voilà deux ans qu'elle a arrêté de fumer (time like depuis)
il y a un mois que je la connais
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4
Q

as

as he spoke he got more animated

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au fur est à mesure que

(au fur) est à mesure qu’il parlait, il s’animait

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5
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as far as i know

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pour autant que je sache…..

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6
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as if

she lowered her head as if she was ashamed of something

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comme si

elle a baissé la tête comme si elle avait honte

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7
Q

other than/except that

she had nothing to say except that she was hungry

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sinon que

elle n’avait rien à dire sinon qu’elle avait faim

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8
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depending on

i’ll take the bus or go by bike depending if it’s nice

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selon que

je prends le bus ou j’y vais en vélo selon qu’il fait beau

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9
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I wouldn’t have written if I had been able to reach her by phone

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Je n’aurais pas écrit si j’avais pu la joindre par téléphone

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10
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while waiting for

while waiting for good weather to return we spent evenings reading by the fireside

A

en attendant que (sub)

en attendant que le beau temps revienne on passait les soirées à lire au coin du feu

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11
Q

the stroller

he was pushing the stroller along the lake so that the baby could get some fresh air

A

la poussette

il poussait la poussette le long du lac pour que le bébé prenne l’air

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12
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so that (2)
she laughed so her beautiful white teeth could be noticed
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de façon que (SUB—depending on context)
de sorte que
elle riait de telle façon qu’on remarquait ses jolies dents blanches (indicative here since we did see teeth)

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13
Q

such as

just as you described it, the statue will be too big for the ground floor gallery

A
tel que (tel agrees with noun) 
telle que vous l'avez décrite, la statue sera trop grand pour la galerie du rez-de-chaussée
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14
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whether…

whether she lost the money or spent it, the coffers are empty

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(soit/ou) que…..(sub)…ou que…

qu’elle ait perdu l’argent, ou qu’elle l’ait dépensé, la caisse est vide

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15
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unless

unless she sells the house while living, in principle we’ll inherit it

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au moins que (sub) (NE)

au moins qu’elle ne vende la maison de son vivant, en principe, c’est nous qui la héritons

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16
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a nut (screw, acorn)

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un écrou

17
Q

I put on a suit

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je porte un costume

CAN’T say je m’habille un costume (reflexive verbs are stand alone only one object)

18
Q

We spoke about politics

we spoke about french politics

A

nous parlions DE politique

nous parlions de la politique française

19
Q

3 questions to ask about partitive vs DE

A

1) is it fixed expression (un cours de, besoin de..): YES? de
2) is it the only thing? the whole class (la politique): YES? de
3) if not…partitive

20
Q

rather than say beaucoup des enfants qui sont malades…

A

la plupart des enfants qui sont malades

21
Q

a speck of dust

i have a piece of dust in my eye

A

une poussière

j’ai une poussière dans l’œil

22
Q

to stammer

babble

A

balbutier

le balbutiement

23
Q

to give birth

A

accoucher

24
Q

hatred
vicious/hateful
racial hatred

A

la haine
haineux
la haine racial

25
Q

stormy (2)

A

houleux (ooh-leux)

orageux

26
Q

sob

A

sanglot

27
Q

sniffle

A

renifler

28
Q

eventually (2)

A

à la longue

finalement

29
Q

a crib (2)

A

un berceau

un lit d’enfant

30
Q

to suck

A

sucer
je suce
nous suçons
j’ai sucé

31
Q

to pack
be packed
to shrink

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tasser
être tassé
se tasser

32
Q

a cane

A

une canne

33
Q

wheelchair

A

un fauteuil roulant

34
Q

canopy

A

une verrière

35
Q

palm tree

A

un palmier

36
Q

commotion/bustle

A

un remue-ménage

37
Q

Not give a shit about

The govt doesn’t give a shit about the homeles

A

S’en foutre de…..

Le gouvernement s’en fou de les sans gîte

38
Q

overflowing

A

débordant

39
Q

limp (2)

A

boiter

claudiquer (literary)