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Numbers, Clock time, Months, Seasons and Dates Flashcards

1
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When does un becomes une?

A
  • before feminine noun - une femme, vingt et une maisons

- except when feminie noun precedes noun the noun - à la page un, l’année deux mille un

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1 000 000 000 000

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un billion

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3
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1 000 000 000

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un milliard

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4
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1 000 000

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un million

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5
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When does cent get an s in the plural?

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Always (deux cents, trois cents voitures, cinq cents millions)
except:
- if a number (other thatn million, milliard or billion) follows
cinq cent_douze
- in dates
en dix-huit cent (in the year 1800)
- if a multiple of cent follows the noun it describes
[l’an 600 (six cent), la salle huit cent]

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6
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When does mille have s in the plural?

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Never

trois mille, dix mille dollars, cinq mille deux

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7
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Are cent and mille preceded by un?

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Never

cent - one hundred; mille - one thousand

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8
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What are 3 principles of using million and milliard in plural, preceding them by un and taking de before the following noun?

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Million and milliard:
- gets s in the plural (trois millions d’habitants; deux milliards de dollards)
- this plural s remains, even if another number follows
(2 000 340 - deux millions trois cent quarante)
- are preceded by un (like in english)
(un million, un milliard)
- take de before the following noun (un million de dollars, un milliard d’habitants)

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9
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When does quatre-vingts loses its s?

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-when another number follows (quatre-vingt-trois)
-if it follows the noun it describes
(dans les années quatre-vingt, page quatre-vingt)

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10
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21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71

A 
vingt et un
trente et un
quarante et un
cinquante et un
soixante et un
soixante et onze
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11
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81

A

quatre-vingt-un

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12
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91

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quatre-vingt-onze

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13
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101, 310

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cent un , trois cent dix (between thousands and ten are hyphens)

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14
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2300, 1001

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deux mille trois cents
mille un
(between thousands and hundreds are hyphens)

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15
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1856

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mille huit cent cinquante-six, dix-huit cent cinquante-six

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16
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1996

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mille neuf cent quatre-vingt-seize, dix-neuf cent quatre-vingt-seize

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17
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in nineteen forty-four

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en mille neuf cent quarante-quatre

in French, one cannot omit the word hundred in a date, as one does in English

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18
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70, 80, 90 (in Belgium)

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septante, octante, nonante

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19
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3,50

0,50

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trois virgule cinquante

zéro virgule cinquante

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20
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the third of April

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le trois avril (cardinal numbers are used in dates, except for the first)

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21
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the first of March

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le premier mars (cardinal numbers are used in dates, except for the first)

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22
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Louis XIV - Louis the fourteen

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Louis Quatorze (cardinal numbers are used to designate rulers, except for the first)

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23
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Napoleon the First

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Napoléon Premier (cardinal numbers are used to designate rulers, except for the first)

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24
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the last two numbers
the next ten days
the other three students

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les deux derniéres années
les dix prochains jours
les trois autres éléves
(cardenal numbers precede the adjective)

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25
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One time doesn’t count. Just won’t hurt.

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Une fois n’est pas coutume.

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26
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

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Un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l’auras.

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27
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both

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tous / toutes le deux

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28
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to make ends meet

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joindre les deux bouts

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29
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to be very short (person)

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être haut comme trois pommes

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30
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a week

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huit jours (=une semaine)

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31
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two weeks

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quinze jours (=deux semaines)

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32
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thanks a million

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merci mille fois

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33
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in the thirties

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dans les années trente

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34
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the fifth, the ninth

A

le, la cinquième

le,la neuvième

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35
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21, 22, 70, 80, 90, 201

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la, le vingt et unième,
la, le vingt-deuxième
la, le soixante-dixième
la, le quatre-vingtième
la, le quatre-vingt-dixième
la, le deux cent unième
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36
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100

1000

A

le, la centième

le, la millième

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37
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the first day
the first time
the first months

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le premier jour
la première fois
les premiers mois
(ordinal numbers agree in gender and number with the noun they modify)

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38
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the Second World War
the Second Republic
the Second Empire

A

la deuxième Guerre mondiale
la deuxième République
le Second Empire
(deuxième is used to indicate the second in a series of more than two, second(e) in a series of two only)

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39
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the first two months

the last three weeks

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les deux premiers mois
les trois dernières semaines
(If premier and dernier are used with a cardinal number, they are placed after the cardinal number)

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40
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the third estate

the third world

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le tiers état
le tiers monde
(Tiers is used (instead of troisième) in some fixed expressions)

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41
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first, second, third (enumeration)

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premièrement, deuxièmement, troisièmement

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42
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for the first time

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pour la première fois

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43
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the first World War

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la Première Guerre mondiale

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44
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the opening night (of a performance)

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la première

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45
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the First Lady

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la première dame

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46
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the Prime Ministre

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le Premier Ministre

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47
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to do sth. first

A

faire qqch en premier

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48
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Serve me first

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Servez-moi en premier

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49
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on the second floor

A

au premier étage

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50
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the middle name

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le deuxième prènom

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51
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to be on cloud nine (in the seventh heaven)

A

être au septième ciel

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52
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old age

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le troisième âge

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53
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about a thousand

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un millier

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54
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about ninety

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environ quatre-vingt

à peu près quatre-vingt

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55
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about forty minutes,
in about forty countries,
about thirty years ago

A

une quarantaine de minutes,
dans une dizaine de pays
il y a une trentaine d’annèes
(approximate numbers are followed by de)

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56
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Which is the only cardinal number that can be used with a number other than une?

A

douzaine

deux / trois / quatre douzaines d’oeufs

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57
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Which approximate numbers can be used in the plural?

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des centaines, des milliers
des centaines de postulants (hundreds of applicants)
des milliers d’étoiles (thousands of stars)
(Des centaines and des milliers are also followed by ``de`before a noun.)

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58
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What time is it?

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Quel heure est-il?

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59
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It is one o’clock

It is two o’clock

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Il est une heure

Il est deux heures

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60
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It is noon
It is midnight
It is twelve thirty
It is twelve thirty

A 
Il est midi
Il est minuit
Il est midi et demi
Il est minuit et demi
(Heure is feminine. If demi follows, it agrees in gender with heure and becomes demie. Midi and minuit are masculine. Therefore, demi does not change.)
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61
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6h01

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six heures une

Et is only used before quart and demi(e). When adding minutes to the hour, French does not use et

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62
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She works from 8 am till 5 pm.

The movie starts at 9 pm.

A

Elle travaille de huit heures du matin à cinq heures de l’après-midi.
Le film commence à neuf heures du soir.

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63
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at what time?

A

à quelle heure?

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64
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at three o’clock sharp

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à trois heures précises

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65
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from five o’clock till six o’clock

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de cinq heures à six o’clock

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66
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at about nine o’clock

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vers neuf heures

aux alentours de huit heures

67
Q

It is about three o’clock

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Il est environ trois heures.

68
Q

24 hours a day

A

24 heures sur 24

69
Q

to be on time

A

être à l’heure

70
Q

the watch

A

le montre

71
Q

my watch is 5 minutes slow / fast

A

ma montre retarde / avance (de 5 minutes)

72
Q

my watch stopped

A

ma montre s’est arrêtée

73
Q

the small clock

A

la pendule

74
Q

the (big) clock

A

l’horloge

75
Q

the alarm clock

A

le réveil

76
Q

in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening

A

le matin
l’après-midi
le soir

77
Q

He arrived on Tuesday

A

Il est arrivé mardi.

78
Q

He goes to church on Sundays (=every Sunday)

A

Il va à l’église le dimanche.

79
Q

What day is it today?

A

Quel jour est-ce aujourd’hui?

80
Q

Today is Wednesday

A

C’est aujourd’hui mecredi.

Aujourd’hui, nous sommes mercredi.

81
Q

from Monday until Sunday

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du lundi au dimanche

82
Q

next Thursday

A

jeudi prochain

83
Q

last Tuesday

A

mardi dernier

84
Q

every other day

A

tous les deux jours

85
Q

seven days a week

A

sept jours sur sept

86
Q

in a week, a week from now

in two weeks, two weeks from now

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dans une semaine=dans huit jours

dans deux semaines=dans quinze jours

87
Q

a week from Friday

A

vendredi en huit

88
Q

two weeks from Monday

A

lundi en quinze

89
Q

It was a wet July

A

C’etait un juillet pluvieux.

90
Q

I was born in January.

A

Je suis né en janvier.

91
Q

Christmas is in December

A

Noël est en décembre.

92
Q

last February

A

en février dernier

93
Q

in the month of February

A

au mois de février=en février

94
Q

in (the) summer
in (the fall)
in (the) winter
in (the) spring

A

en été
en automne
en hiver
au printemps

95
Q

Spring is my favorite season.

A

Le printemps est ma saison préférée.

96
Q

What is the date today?

A

Quelle est la date aujourd’hui?

Le combien sommes-nous aujourd’hui?

97
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Today is the third of April.

A

Aujourd’hui, c’est le trois avril.

Aujourd’hui nous sommes le trois avril.

98
Q

the fifth of June

the first of May

A

le cinq juin

le premier mai

99
Q

on the 24th of January

A

le 24 janvier

100
Q

in 1956

A

en 1956

101
Q

each month

A

tous les mois=chaque mois

102
Q

in a month, a month from now

A

dans un mois

103
Q

a month ago

A

il y a un mois

104
Q

in which month?

A

en quel mois?

105
Q

until August

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jusqu’en août

106
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at the beginning of October

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(au) début d’octobre

107
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in the middle of January

A

à la mi-janvier

108
Q

at the end of May

A

fin mai

109
Q

every year

A

tous les ans (=chaque année)

110
Q

in which year?

A

en quelle année?

111
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until 1939

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en quelle année?

112
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the decade

A

la décennie

113
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the century

A

la siécle

114
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in the twentieth century

A

au vingtième siècle

115
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BC

AD

A

avant Jésus-Christ

après Jésus-Christ

116
Q

1/5
1/6
5/7

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un cinquième
un sixième
cinq septième

117
Q

1 2/5

2 3/7

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un deux cinquièmes

deux trois septièmes

118
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1/2

A

un demi, une demie

119
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1/3

A

un tiers

120
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1/4

A

un quart

121
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3/4

A

les trois quarts

122
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2/3

A

les deux tiers

123
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2 1/4

A

deux et quart = deux un quart

124
Q

5 1/3

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cinq (et) un tiers

125
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6 1/2

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six et demi(e)

126
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two thirds of the people

A

les deux tiers de la population

Most fractions are preceded by the definite article.

127
Q

I worked three quarters of an hour ( a half-hour)

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J’ai travaillé trois quarts d’heure (une demi-heure)

All fractions except demi are followed by de before the noun

128
Q

He is thirty and a half years old.
one and a half kilometers
two and a quarter hours
one and a half years

A 
Il a trente ans et demi.
un kilomètre et demi
deux heures un quart
un an et demi
(When a fraction is used with a cardinal number and a noun, demi (demie) and quart follow a noun.)
129
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a quarter of a year
half a year
three quarters of a year

A

trois mois
six mois
neuf mois

130
Q

I ate half the cake.

A

J’ai mangé la moitié du gâteau.

131
Q

my half-sister, my stepsister

A

ma demi-soeur

132
Q

my half-brother, my stepbrother

A

mon demi-frère

133
Q

a half-dozen

A

une demi-douzaine

134
Q

a half-hour

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une demi-heure

135
Q

a half-cup

A

une demi-tasse

136
Q

the half-price ticket

A

le demi-tarif

137
Q

one and a half hours

three and a half liters

A

une heure et demie

trois litres et demi

138
Q

it is half past three

A

il est trois heures et demie

139
Q

at half past twelve

A

à midi et demi

140
Q

half-way between

A

à mi-chemin entre

141
Q

at half-time

A

à la mi-temps

142
Q

to work half-time

A

travailler à mi-temps

143
Q

half (of) the people

A

la moitié des gens

144
Q

half his life

A

la moitié de sa vie

145
Q

five is half of ten

A

cinq est la moitié de dix

146
Q

She is half French, half English

A

Elle est moitié française, moitié anglaise.

147
Q

The glass is half empty.

A

La verre est à motié vide.

148
Q

He is half as old as I am.

A

Il est moitié moins âgé que moi.

149
Q

the second half

A

la seconde (deuxième) moitié

150
Q

to sell at half-price

A

vendre à motié prix

151
Q

to increase sth by half

A

augmenter qqch de moitié

152
Q

half and half

A

moitié moitié

153
Q

3+4=7

A

trois et quatre font sept

154
Q

6-2=4

A

six moins deux font quatre

155
Q

5x8=40

A

cinq fois huit font quarante

156
Q

18/9=2

A

dix-huit divisé par neuf font deux

157
Q

This table is two meters long

A

Cette table est longue de deux mètres.
Cette table a deux mètres de long.
Cette table a deux mètres de longueur.
Cette table a une longueur de deux mètres.

158
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This street is twenty meters wide.

A

Cette rue est large de vingt mètres.
Cette rue a vingt mètres de large.
Cette rue a vingt mètres de largeur.
Cette rue a une largeur de vingt mètres.

159
Q

This tree is one hundred meters high.

A

Cet arbre est haut de cent mètres.
Cet arbre a cent mètres de haut.
Cet arbre a cent mètres de hauteur.
Cet arbre a une hauteur de cent mètres.

160
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This swimming pool is three meters deep.

A

Cette piscine est profonde de trois mètres.
Cette piscine a trois mètres de profondeur.
Cette piscine a une profondeur de trois mètres.

161
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The wall is five meters thick.

A

Le mur est épais d’un mètre.
Le mur a un mètre d’épaisseur.
Le mur a une épaisseur d’un mètre.

162
Q

freezing point

A

le point de congélation

163
Q

boiling point

A

le point d’ébullition

164
Q

normal body temperature

A

le température normale du corps.

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