LFBP May 2015 III Flashcards

1
Q

I bet that…

i beth that he goes there often

A

s’y rendre

je parie qu’il s’y rend souvent

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2
Q

“the return” to work

A

la reprise

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3
Q

lukewarm/reduced
the weather is so-so
the committee accorded him a lukewarm welcome

A

mitigé
le temps était mitigé
Le comité lui a réservé un accueil mitigé.

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4
Q

lucky!

A

veinard

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5
Q

to stop/jam

A

enrayer

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6
Q

creditor

A

un créancier

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7
Q

a cream

I need a cream to help with the itch

A

une pommade

ll me faudrait une pommade pour soulager les démangeaisons

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8
Q

super slim waistline

A

une taille de guêpe

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9
Q

i sprained my finger

A

Je me suis foulé le doigt

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10
Q

I advise you to see him

A

Je te conseille de passer chez lui. (passer can be to see)

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11
Q

she was bitten by a mosquito

A

Elle s’est fait piquer par un moustique (remember fait is constant in this construction)

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12
Q

she ate something bad yesterday

A

Elle a mangé quelque chose de mauvais hier.

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13
Q

clash

clashes took place again

A

un heurt/un choc

Des heurts ont à nouveau eu lieu

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14
Q

a molecule

A

une molécule

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15
Q

the famous little blue pill can indeed play a roll in halting malaria

A

a célèbre petite pilule bleue puissent bel et bien jouer un rôle pour enrayer le paludisme

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16
Q

RBC (2)

A

une cellule sanguine (“gheen”)–seems more casual

un globule rouge

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17
Q

bone marrow

A

la moelle osseuse (mooh-wahl, oh-suzzzz)

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18
Q

a mesh (the empty space in between a net)

A

une maille

19
Q

net

in tennis the net is lower than in badminton

A

un filet

Au tennis, le filet est plus bas qu’au badminton

20
Q

this malleability permits it to pass through the mesh in the net that constitutes the spleen

A

cette malléabilité lui permet de passer entre les mailles du filet que constitue la rate

21
Q

these minuscule cellular machines

A

ces infimes rouages cellulaires

rouage (nm) means cog but can also mean general term for machines

22
Q

a tree trunk

A

un tronc d’arbre

23
Q

on the threshold (or doorstep)

A

sur le seuil

le seuil de pauvreté

24
Q

a row

they were seated in three rows of seats

A

une rangée
ils étaient assis sur trois rangées de fauteuils
(faut-toys)

25
Q

in a row

she placed the toy soldiers in a row

A

en rang

Elle a mis les soldats de plomb en rang.

26
Q

ice-rink

A

la patinoire

27
Q

retrace one’s steps

A

revenir sur ses pas

28
Q

of ten, three have left

A

sur dix, trois étaient partis

29
Q

of my salary, only 50 euros remain

A

sur mon salaire, il ne reste que 50 euros

30
Q

through is confusing!
he talked to me through the closed door
around the world

A

à travers
il m’a parlé à travers la porte fermée (travers silent s)
à travers le monde

31
Q

the tree fell across the road

A

en travers DE

l’arbre était tombé en travers de la route

32
Q

shortcut

A

un raccourci

33
Q

through the fields

cross-country (roadtrip)

A

à travers champs

à travers le pays

34
Q

pass (mountain)

toward the top of the pass (mountain)

A

le col

vers le haut du col

35
Q

change my opinion

A

j’ai changé d’opinion (NOT j’ai changé mon opinion)

36
Q

it’s much better thanks

A

c’est bien meilleur (NOT beaucoup meilleur)

37
Q

the height (mountain)

A

la hauteur

38
Q

translation from english to french

A

une traduction de l’anglais au français

39
Q

subtle difference pronounce: j’irai vs j’irais (conditional)

A

j’irai future more é

j’irais conditional more è

40
Q

no good deed goes unpunished

A

aucune bonne action ne reste impunie

41
Q

the road to hell is paved with good intentions

A

L’enfer est pavé de bonnes intentions

42
Q

disdain (2)

A

dédain

méprise

43
Q

i go on vacation in two months

A

je pars en vacances DANS deux mois (dans for time)

44
Q

today is wed the 23rd of january

A

aujourd’hui C’EST le mercredi 23 janvier