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LFBP May 2015 II Flashcards

1
Q

bar stool

this stool is taken

A

le tabouret

ce tabouret est pris

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2
Q

we’ll put that off for another time

A

On remet ça à une autre fois.

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3
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i’m not going to be able to fly that day

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je ne vais pas pouvoir voler ce jour-là

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4
Q

they are not gonna be able to find a hotel

A

ils ne vont pas pouvoir trouver un hôtel

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5
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to keep in touch
she keeps up to date with the situation
we’ll be in touch

A

se tenir au courant
elle se tient au courant de la situation
on se tient au courant

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6
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the bookees/gamblers

A

les parieurs

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7
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go stand behind the partition

A

allez vous mettre par-derrière la cloison (par-derrière implies movement)

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8
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nightfall

from nightfall…

A

la nuit tombée

dès la nuit tombée

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9
Q

the temp fell below zero

A

la température est tombée au-dessous de zéro

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10
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to crawl

he crawled under the fence

A

ramper
il a rampé par-dessous la barrière
**remember if you have some movement use PAR-dessous and not just dessous or whatever preposition like derrière vs par-derrière

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11
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to jump over a gate

A

sauter par-dessus la barrière

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12
Q

cough

A

toux (silent!)

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13
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When you have indefinite/definite article use dans for location: dans un stade
with no article use en: en plein air

A

en cas d’urgence

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14
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all seasons: en automne, en été, BUT…

A

au printemps

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15
Q

YEARS:
in 1976
during the 70s
during the 20th century

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en 1976
dans les années 70
au 20e siècle

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16
Q

which one of you will do it?

A

Lequel d’entre vous le fera?

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17
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opposite the (facing)
the park is opposite the post office
A

en face de

le parc est en face du bureau de poste

18
Q

to fall for (avoir un coup de cœur pour….)
i fell for this boat
yesterday at the club i fell for a blonde

A

flasher sur quelqu’un
j’ai flashé sur ce bateau
hier en boîte, j’ai flashé sur une blonde

19
Q 
to conclude (deduce)
difference with aboutir?
A

déduire
j’ai déduit

aboutir is to turn out well: les négociations ont abouti
aboutir à means to lead to (physical or metaphorical) cette rue a abouti à un cul-de-sac

20
Q

a bribe (2)

A 
un pot-de-vin
un bakchich (bak-sheesh)= hush money
21
Q

overlook/overhang

the fortress which overlooks the countryside

A

surplomber

la forteresse qui surplombe la campagne

22
Q

anyway there wasn’t anything else to do

A

de toute façon, il n’y avait rien d’autre à faire

23
Q

unemployed people (special preposition construction)

A

les personnes AU chômage

24
Q

unsettling

A

dépaysant

25
Q

screening autotest for HIV

A

autotests de dépistage du VIH

26
Q 
the delivery (2)
delivery (mail)
A

l’acheminement (nm)
la livraison
la distribution

27
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management (leadership style)

A

la gestion

l’administration (nf)

28
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to diffuse (neutraliser) 
the mediator diffused the situation between the boss and the union
A

désamorcer

Le médiateur a désamorcé le conflit entre patron et syndicat.

29
Q

the prophet mohammad

A

le prophète Mahomet

30
Q

excessive/outrageous
the excessiveness of his behavior
one has to harass the enemy to the bitter end

A

l’outrance (nf)
l’outrance do son comportement
ll faut harceler l’ennemi à outrance

31
Q

a poster (movie poster, bulletin)

A

une affiche

32
Q

anytime you go off tall something it’s du HAUT du rather than just de:
jump off the cliff

A

sauter du haut de la falaise

33
Q 
hors=out both literally and figuratively
out of danger
beside himself
offseason
out of breath
A

hors de danger
hors de lui
hors de saison
hors d’haleine

34
Q

until: until the end

A

jusqu’à

jusqu’au bout

35
Q

how do you translate “not until” (hint it’s not jusqu’à)

i won’t come until tomorrow

A

pas….avant

je ne viendrai pas avant demain

36
Q

along
travel along the river bank
all along the boulevard

A

le long de
rouler le long du quai
tout au long du boulevard

37
Q

she did it on purpose to get attention

A

elle l’a fait exprès pour attirer attention

volontairement

38
Q

to consider oneself

she consider herself a star

A

se prendre pour

elle se prend pour une vedette/une star

39
Q

Flash/glimmer

A

Une lueur

40
Q

to have a big dispute

A

avoir une prise de bec

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