LFBP October 2014 VI Flashcards

1
Q

It’s very well that……But,

A

C’est bien beau de … Mais

C’est bien beau de travailler dur mais je ne te vois plus.

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2
Q

Even! I’ll see you Monday Tuesday or even Wednesday

A

Voire
Même
Sometimes will hear voire même

Je viendrai te voir lundi mardi, voire mercredi

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2
Q

I remember meeting her last year (escamote)

I remember the phrases I said

A

Je me souviens l’avoir rencontré (remember se rencontrer is direct)

Je me souviens de les avoir dites

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3
Q

Either or

I’ll come see you either Monday or Tuesday

A

Soit

Je viendrai te voir soit lundi soit mardi
Voire for more than two

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4
Q

This situation isn’t as simple as that

A

Cette situation n’est pas si simple comme cela

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5
Q

Your weekend seemed to have gone well

A

Ton weekend à l’air de s’être passé bien

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6
Q

Easy for you to say

Easier said than done

A

C’est facile à dire pour toi

Même plus facile à dire qu’à faire

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7
Q

Remercie/merci pour ou de?

A

Usually both….de is higher register
But for verb MUST be de

Merci pour le cadeau, pour ton aide
Merci de m’avoir aidé: having helped me
Merci de m’aide: you’re helping me right now!

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8
Q

When a vs de in facile

A

If it’s said before what happens use de
C’est plus facile de rester chez toi que de sortir.

but…c’est facile à dire is a set phrase so doesn’t follow

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10
Q

TV dinner

A

plateau repas (nm)

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11
Q

Have you heard of it?

A

Est-ce que tu en as entendu parler?

Oui j’en ai entendu parler

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12
Q

The slate or blackboard for restaurants

A

L’ardoise (nf)

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13
Q

Scoop ice cream

A

boule (nf)

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14
Q

It allowed me to clear my head

A

Cela m’a permis de me changer les idées

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15
Q

The banks of the seine

A

Les rives de la seine

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16
Q

Prize

A

récompense (nf)

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17
Q

The appearance or performance (actor in a film)

A

prestation (nf)

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18
Q

To reveal

A

Dévoiler

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19
Q

A twist

A

chute (nf)

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20
Q

Spaced out

A

Déphasé

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21
Q

Stingy

A

Radin

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22
Q

I’ll introduce to you.. (Four expressions)

A

Je te ferai découvrir quarte expressions

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23
Q

Every day

A

Tous les quatre matins

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24
Q

A review (and what’s the actual translation of the faux ami)

A

révision (nf)

Edit:

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24
Q

The essential thing is that it’s something that you like and interests you

A

L’essentiel c’est que cela te plaise et t’intéresse

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25
Q

Editor

A

rédacteur (nm)

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26
Q

Not next door!

A

C’est n’est pas la porte à côté

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28
Q

To be risked being fired

A

On risque de me mettre à la porte

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28
Q

We will see each other

A

On se revoit

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29
Q

It does me good
Does him good
Would do me good
Did me good

A

Ça m’a fait du bien de…

Ça lui a fait du bien
Ça me fera du bien
Ça me faisait du bien de

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31
Q

Only two days left till vacation (also j-2 pronounced)

A

Il reste deux jours avant les vacances

J (gee as in gee whiz) moins deux

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32
Q

Tricky as in tricky stuff

A

Pointu comme trucs pointus

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33
Q

My goodness! (And negative one)

A

Ça alors

Zut alors

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34
Q

It’s starting to get dark/light

I dont like to take the train at night

A

Il commence à faire nuit/jour

Je n’aime pas prendre le train de nuit

34
Q

Synonym for s’emballer

A

Faire des idées

35
Q

The days are getting shorter/longer

A

Les jours raccourcissent, rallongent

Raccourcir

37
Q

Packaging, packaging material

A

L’emballage

Matériel de l’emballage (nm)

37
Q

Money

A

Sous (m)

38
Q

Beaver

A

castor (nm)

39
Q

It ain’t cheap these days

A

Ce n’est pas donné ces temps ci

41
Q

Three ways to say its been so long since seeing you (4)

A

Ça fait un bail
Ça fait un bon bout de temps (bon bou t-temps)
Ça fait belle lurette (higher)
Ça fait un lustre que je ne t’ai pas vu (higher)

41
Q

To request

A

Poser

42
Q

Day off

A

jour férié (nm)

44
Q

It’ll be quicker this way

A

Cela ira plus vite

45
Q

To recover from something

He’s recovered from his operation or trip
He’s regaining his composure

A

Se remettre

Il s’est remis de son opération
Il se remet de son voyage
Il faut que je me remette de mes émotions

45
Q

I Like it
My parents don’t like them
My boss likes me

A

Cela me plait
Ils ne plaisent pas à mes parents
Je plais à mon chef

46
Q

Give him a kiss from me

A

Fais lui une bise de ma part

48
Q

global warming

A

réchauffement climatique (nm)

48
Q

the return (the return wasn’t that bad?)

A

la reprise n’a pas été trop dure?

49
Q

to recover from

A

récupérer de

50
Q

to enjoy

A

se plaire (si tu ne plais pas…)

51
Q

we had a great time in your company

A

nous avons passé un moment EN ta compagnie (NOT dans)

52
Q

I thought that

We thought that

A

je me suis dit que

nous nous sommes dit que

53
Q

he had a layover at moscow where he had a 2 hour wait

A

il a fait escale à moscow où il avait 2h d’attente

55
Q

to go fetch/get a person

i picked up someone

A

aller chercher quelqu’un

je suis allé la chercher

56
Q

we’re in phase (we are on the same wavelength)

A

être en phase

56
Q

out of sync/gap

A

décalage (décalage entres deux âges, décalage entre le fichier audio et vidéo)

57
Q

faire +

rendre +

A

faire + verb: ça me fait pleurer/rire

rendre+ adjective: ça me rend heureux

58
Q

hardly, scarcely

A

à peine (il y à peine deux jours mais quoi de neuf?)

59
Q

good old days

A

au bon vieux temps

61
Q

updates? any updates?

A

il y a du nouveau? (des nouvelles more for specific info)

62
Q

Platform of train

A

Quai (k the letter) (nm)

63
Q

I don’t doubt it

I knew it!

A

Je m’en doute

Je m’en doutais!

64
Q

to be completely fatigued/wrecked

A

être à ramasser à la petite cuillère

65
Q

Angry

A

Énervé

66
Q

Le bon mot

A

mot juste (nm)

66
Q

I’m not pushing you or forcing you..

A

Je ne te pousse à rien

67
Q

Do as you wish

A

Tu fais comme tu le sens (le is it)

68
Q

Peut être when starting sentence

A

Must have que

69
Q

Movie trailer

A

bande annonce (nf)

70
Q

Anyways, en bref

A

En tout cas

71
Q

Go get a drink

Go get something to eat

A

Aller manger, boire quelque chose

Need aller

72
Q

Unlimited card

A

carte illimité (nf)

73
Q

Rappeler? Agreement

Demander?

A

Rappeler quelqu’un (je l’ai rappelé)

Demander A quelqu’un (je lui a demande)

74
Q

I’m annoyed at my prof for giving me bad grades

A

J’en veux à mon prof de m’avoir donner de mauvaises notes

76
Q

Temptation

A

tentation (nf)

77
Q

you’re quite the morning person aren’t you?

A

tu est bien matinale dis donc

77
Q

while (we were talking while waiting for the train to arrive)

A

nous avons discuté le temps que le RER arrive

technically past sub but again we are sloppy and just make it regular sub

78
Q

I’d say around 1.7 meters

A

Je dirais (conditional) environ 1,7

79
Q

I waited for my brother just as he was packing his bags

A

J’ai attendu mon frère juste le temps qu’il fasse ses bagages

81
Q

Indeed/actually

A

effectivement

81
Q

5 ways to say regarding, as for

A

1) Côté boulot
2) Quant au boulot
3) Concernant au boulot
4) en ce qui concerne le boulot
5) Question boulot

82
Q

If I pass my exams I’m going to France for vacation. On the other hand if I fail I’ll stay at home

A

Si j’obtiens mon bac, Je partirai en vacances en France. EN revanche, je j’échoue je resterai chez moi

83
Q

5 ways to say regarding, as for

A

1) Côté boulot
2) Quant au boulot
3) Concernant au boulot
4) en ce qui concerne le boulot
5) Question boulot