LFBP May 2015 IX Flashcards

1
Q

to describe
i wouldn’t describe myself as a vegeterian
the city where one of the killers grew up was described as a social wasteland

A

se qualifier
Je ne me qualifierais pas de végétarien
La cité dans laquelle l’un des tueurs a grandi a été qualifiée de «poubelle sociale»

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2
Q

that’s equivalent to “almost”

A

équivaut à “failli”

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3
Q

nonverbal cues

A

les indices non-verbaux

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4
Q

a crab

A

un crabe

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5
Q

ghetto

A

une cité

un ghetto

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6
Q

idleness

their radicalization was fostered by their past of idleness

A

un désœuvrement (des–œuvre-ement)

leur radicalisation a été favorisée par leur passé de désœuvrement

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7
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to rub shoulders with
she rubs shoulders with many artists
it’s a neighborhood where violence rubs shoulders with drug trafficking

A

côtoyer
Elle côtoie beaucoup d’artistes
C’est un quartier où la violence
côtoie le trafic de la drogue

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8
Q

to describe

this engineer is described as an expert in his speciality

A

qualifier

cet ingénieur est qualifié d’expert dans sa spécialité

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9
Q

blackout

A

une panne d’électricité

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10
Q

a shortage

there’s a water shortage every summer

A

une pénurie

Il y a pénurie d’eau tous les étés.

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11
Q

shoelaces

to tie one shoelaces

A
les lacets (nm)
nouer les lacets
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12
Q

to chat

A

causer

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13
Q

to be good/strong suit

i’m not very good at cooking

A

être son point fort

je ne suis pas très fort en cuisine

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14
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talented/gifted

i’m not very good at music

A

doué

je ne suis pas très doué en musique

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15
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perhaps it’s a bit early, she could get scared

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c’est peut-être encore trop tôt. elle pourrait prendre peur

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16
Q

i don’t owe anyone an explanation

A

Je ne dois rendre de comptes à personne

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17
Q

I couldn’t have explained it better

A

je n’aurais pas pu mieux l’expliquer

18
Q

in there

the washer? you put my wool sweater in there

A

là-dedans

le lave-linge? tu as mis mon pull en laine là-dedans

19
Q

à can sometimes introduce a characteristic (think of it as “with”)
a high speed train
a checkered flag
turtleneck sweater

A

un train à grande vitesse
un drapeau à damiers
un pull à col roulé

20
Q

BUT remember to use definite article (so combine à + le/la etc for physical traits of people or composition of things (i’m don’t 100% get the distinction)
a chocolate cake
the man with the black hat

A

un gâteau au chocolat

l’homme au chapeau noir

21
Q

what is it for?
à can help describe the function of something! like “for”
lipstick
glass case (reading glass)
*** CONFUSING SINCE DE works at times….more for clothes and other random shit. sorry

A

à quoi ça sert?
un rouge à lèvres
un étui à lunettes

22
Q

train coming from nice

A

le train en provenance de nice

de can me from nice OR can mean of nice (ownership)…spell it out with other words

23
Q
another neat contrast with DE and À: de is more contents while à is more a description
a soup bowl
a glass of water
a bowl of soup 
a waterglass
A

une assiette à soupe
un verre d’eau
une assiette de soupe
un verre à eau

24
Q

with whom

a prof with whom was diagnosed with early alzheimers

A
chez qui (simple: think relative pronouns person dude) 
chez qui on a diagnostiqué la maladie d’Alzheimer précoce
25
Q

i liked the movie a lot

A

le film m’a beaucoup plu

26
Q

to describe

you describe this film as excellent

A

qualifier

tu qualifies ce film d’excellent

27
Q

tedious/tiring

A

lassant

28
Q

this movie made me dream
this movie made us laugh
the course gave me nightmares

A

Ce film m’a fait rêver.
Ce film nous a fait rire
Le cours m’a fait faire des cauchemars

29
Q

easily

this lesson should help us speak more easily about some films which we have seen

A

aisément

cette leçon devrait nous aider à parler plus aisément des films que nous avons vus

30
Q

unrecognizable

alice became progressively unrecognizable compared to the person she was previously

A

méconnaissable
Alice devenir progressivement
méconnaissable par rapport à la personne qu’elle était auparavant

31
Q

distressing
relentless
it was all simply the start of a distress, relentless and rapid decline

A

affligeant
inexorable
C’est tout simplement le début d’un déclin affligeant, inexorable et rapide

32
Q

difficult

it’s really difficult to watch..

A

pénible

C’est vraiment pénible à regarder

33
Q

I found it to be both captivating and upsetting.

A

Je l’ai trouvé à la fois captivant et émouvant (émouvant can meet upsetting in negative sense but usually positive: moving/touching)

34
Q

captures (in an allegorical sense)

the biography captures perfectly the personality of einstein

A

saisir

La biographe a parfaitement saisi la personnalité d’Einstein

35
Q

padlock

A

un cadena

36
Q

to refresh/reenergize

this trip to the mountains really reenergized us

A

se requinquer

Ce séjour à la montagne nous a bien requinqués.

37
Q

off

i feel off

A

patraque

je me sens patraque

38
Q

i’m in a good mood/bad mood

A

je suis de bon humeur/mauvaise humeur

39
Q

original version, subtitles

dubbed

A

VO (version originale) sous-titré

doublé

40
Q

it allows me to maintain my level

A

cela me permet de maintenir mon niveau!

41
Q

in the beginning/originally

it was a french film originally

A

au départ

C’était un film français au départ

42
Q

to see the light of day

a great film but apparently it didn’t see the light of day

A

se voir le jour

Un très bon film mais apparemment ça ne va pas voir le jour