LFBP March 2017 I Flashcards

1
Q

why don’t we tu each other?

the tu’ing (noun)

A

Si on se tutoyait?

le tutoiement

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2
Q

yes, happily!

A

Oui, bien volontiers

or just volotiers!

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3
Q

for the first time, i’m beginning to see things more clearly now

A

Pour la première fois je commence à y voir clair

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4
Q

nowadays it would seem that the tu-ing is used more at work

A

De nos jours, il semblerait que le tutoiement s’impose de plus en plus en entreprise

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5
Q

it seems you’re unhappy

A

Il semble que tu sois malheureux.

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6
Q

vous-ing

the vous-ing

A

vouvoyer

le vouvoiement

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7
Q

in general i vous my colleagues until the moment they propose to me to tu them

A

je vouvoie mes collègues

jusqu’à ce qu’ils me propose de les tutoyer

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8
Q

the questions that are posed to me…

A

Les questions qui me sont posées

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9
Q

the answer is not obvious

A

la réponse n’est pas évidente

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10
Q

come into play

so many factors come into play

A

entre en jeu

tant de facteurs entre en jeu

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11
Q

to be related

jack is related to clair’s husband

A

apparenté

Jack est apparenté au mari de Claire

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12
Q

roadhog (bad driver)

this roadhog is not aware of the risk he exposes his passangers

A

un chauffard
Ce chauffard n’a pas conscience des risques auxquels il
expose ses passagers

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13
Q

the latter

the profs tu the students while the latter call them vous

A

le dernier
les professeurs tutoient leurs élèves tandis que
ces derniers leur disent ‘vous

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14
Q

how about…
how about going to paris one of these next weekends?
how about seeing a movie tonight

A

si….imperfect
Si on partait à Paris un de ces week-ends prochains
Si on allait voir un film ce soir ?

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15
Q

in the majority of cases..

A

dans la plupart des cas…

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16
Q

i know it will always be the case

A

je sais qu’il en sera toujours ainsi

17
Q

however..

the british majority voted in favor of brexit. however they don’t wish to break all their links with the EU

A

pour autuant/cepandant
Les Britanniques ont voté majoritairement en faveur du
‘brexit’. Pour autant, ils ne souhaitent pas rompre tous
leurs liens avec l’Union européenne

18
Q

to guard against

on must guard against lying on a CV

A

se garder de

On doit se garder de mentir dans un CV

19
Q

supposing for example that i recently met..

A

Supposons, par exemple, que j’aie récemment fait la connaissance de …

subjunctive!!! **

20
Q

how is it that…

how is it that helen is not here today

A

comment se fait-il que… subj

Comment se fait-il qu’Hélène ne soit pas là aujourd’hui