LFBP November 2014 IX Flashcards

1
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instructions

A

mode d’emploi (nm)

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2
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registry of language

A
le registre de langue 
argo
familier
standard
soutenu/academic
(jargon/professionel)
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3
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At the time

A

À l’époque

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4
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I was just writing you…

A

Je viens juste d’écrire

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5
Q

Effectively, actually

A

Effectivement

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6
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Mind your own business!

A

Mêle toi de tes affaires

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7
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Have confidence in someone

A

Faire confiance à quelqu’un

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8
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While you’re at it…

A

Tant que tu y es

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9
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Thrilled

Also, don’t get carried away

A

Emballer
Je suis emballé que tu sois la

Ne t’emballe pas

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10
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Take things day by day

A

Vivre au jour le jour

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11
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Shortage

A

Pénurie (nf)

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12
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Indices, cues

A

Indices

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13
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Filter, to filter

A

Filtre (nm)

filtrer

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14
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Far fetched, harebrained

A

Farfelu

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15
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Clean a room (hotel)

A

Ranger la chambre

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16
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Sword

A

Épée (eh pay)

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17
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Unplug

A

Débrancher

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18
Q

Bra

A
Soutien gorge (m)
Soutif (m)
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19
Q

They are equal

A

Il sont tous les deux égaux

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20
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Come

A

Jouir

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21
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DS, come

A

L’amour en levrette

Foutre, sémence

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22
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To tickle

A

Chatouiller

Ça chatouille: that tickles

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23
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To massage, a massage

A

Masser

Un massage

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24
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Doorknob

A

poignée de porte (nf)

Note male poignée is wrist

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25
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Lock the door (2)

A

Fermer la porte à clé

Verrouiller la porte

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26
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To survive

A

Survivre

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27
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To blend

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Se fondre

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28
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Two literary ways to express given that. What’s the oral?

A

Étant donné
Compte tenu de…

Vu que

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29
Q

Foundation

A

fondation (nf)

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30
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Bear
jellyfish
pearl oyster

A

ours (full pronounciation with s) (nm)
L’ours
Méduse (nm)
huître perlière (nf)

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31
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More promising……

A

Plus prometteur

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32
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Spider

Hive

A

araignée (pronounced aran) (nf)

ruche (nf)

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33
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Bitter

A

Amer

A mare

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34
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Bitter sweet

Grapefruit

A

Aigre-doux

pamplemousse (nf)

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35
Q

Europe

A

En Europe

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36
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We met on the road

A

Nous nous retrouvons dans la rue

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37
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To cuddle, noun: cuddle/affection

A

Câliner

Un câlin

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38
Q

Peacock
Serpent venom
Champignon poison

A

Un paon (pronounced pan)
Serpent est venimeux
Les champignons sont vénéneux

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39
Q

Sticky

A

Gluant

40
Q

To fire
Ready to wear
Tailor made bespoke

A

Licencier
Prêt a porter
À mesure

41
Q

a link

A

lien (nm)

42
Q

It’s crazy….and what’s the verb you get confused about

A

Il est dingue

Digne (worth—pronounced deen)

43
Q

To yawn

A

Bâiller (pronounced bye)

Bâillement (nm)

44
Q

Set the alarm

A

Régler l’alarme (sur iPhone)

45
Q

Grades

A

Note (nf)

46
Q

issues, challenges

A

les enjeux (nm)

47
Q

junk food

A

malbouffe (nf)

48
Q

the territory

A

terroir (nm)

49
Q

to dissolve

A

se dissoudre

50
Q

brewing

A

brassage (nm)

51
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to scare, frightening

A

effrayer

effrayant

52
Q

to free/liberate

A

affranchir

53
Q

5 senses

A

la vue, le goût, le toucher, l’odorat, l’ouïe

54
Q

to peel

A

éplucher

55
Q

A squirrel

A

écureuil (nm)

56
Q

Human right

A

droit humain (nm)

57
Q

Mud

A

boue (boo) (nf)

58
Q

Package

A

colis (nm)

59
Q

To spare

A

Épargner

60
Q

Return to a place you’re not there right now
Return something
Return to the place you’re there right now
Return home
Return money

A

Retourner
Rendre
Revenir
Rentrer

61
Q

the route

A

parcours (nm)

62
Q

short sleeve shirts (guys/girls)

blouse

A

chemisette (male) (nf)

chemisier (nm)

63
Q

to maintain

A

entretenir

64
Q

a seed (grows)

A

graine (nf) (pousser)

65
Q

to shiver (2)

A

grelotter

trembler

66
Q

a gust

A

rafale (nf)

67
Q

flat

A

plat

68
Q

the darkness

A

l’obscuritié

ténèbre (nf)

69
Q

homeless (3)

A

SDF (sans domicile fixe)
sans abri
sans gîte

70
Q

knot

Bow tie

A

nœud (nm) (pronounced like nerd without rd)

Nœud papillon (m)

71
Q

monopoly

A

monopole (nm)

72
Q

to slap (2)

A

gifler, claquer

73
Q

material

A

matériel

74
Q

Drunk (3)

A

Ivre
Saoul (sue)
Bourré

75
Q

24/7

A

Vingt quatre heures sur vingt quatre

76
Q

Pee

A

Pisser

77
Q

Highlighter

A

Stabilo

Surligneur (m)

78
Q

To get rid of

A

Se débarrasser de

79
Q

Idiot

A

Con

80
Q

Evidence (and what évidence means)

A

preuve (nf)

témoignage (nf)

81
Q

potentially

A

Éventuellement

82
Q

Eventually

A

Finalement, à la rigueur

83
Q

L’opportunité vs l’occasion

A

L’opportunité more the “appropriateness” given given the circumstance. Vu le temps, On a discuté de l’opportunité d’aller à la plage

84
Q

To improve

A

Perfectionner

Améliorer

85
Q

Restart

A

Redémarrer

86
Q

Settings (phone)

A

réglages (nm)

87
Q

On time

A

à temps

88
Q

7 verbs with à following it before an infinitive

A

Servir à (ça sert à appeler en cas d’urgence)
Tenir à
S’habituer à
Apprendre à
Arriver à
Chercher à (to try to)
Passer son temps à (pass ones time doing..)

89
Q

7 verbs with de in front of an infinitive

A
Accepter de
Choisir de
Finir de
Décider de
Regretter de
Se dépêcher de 
S'excuser de
90
Q

To start to

A

Se mettre à

L’enfant s’est mis à pleurer

91
Q

To see from a distance

A

Apercevoir
Je aperçois, nous apercevons, ils aperçoivent
J’ai aperçu

Je aperçoive

92
Q

difference between
Elle regarde les enfants dormir
Elle regarde les enfants qui dorment

A

When you use qui it implies simultaneous action

Infinitive form more versatile

93
Q

After commands like encourager, conseiller défendre what has to follow

A

Either à ou de

Le médecin ma conseille de faire le régime
Je te défends de toucher à ça

94
Q

Two tricks to distinguish the two types of IR verbs (long and short)

A

-if it translate to “ish” in English it’s long
Finish: vous finissiez
Perish: nous périssons (périr)

-if it’s derived from an adjective also long (rougir–rouge, grandir–grande)

95
Q

4 IR verbs that are conjugated just like ER

A

Accueillir
Ouvrir
Offrir
Souffrir

96
Q

To Park

A

Garer

Le propriétaire dont la voiture est mal garée

97
Q

En ce moment vs à ce moment

A

En ce moment: more versatile…now in general sense

A ce moment-la: at this very moment…use with la