October lessons Flashcards
What is “épais” in English?
Exemple: La paroi du thermos est épaisse.
Thick
Example: The wall of the thermos is thick.
How do we pronounce “Thermos”?
THER-miss
What is “trimestre” in English?
Exemple: Nous commençons notre troisième trimestre.
Quarter
Example: We’re starting our third quarter.
What is “prendre une chance” in English?
Exemple: On prend une chance en ouvrant un nouveau poste.
take a chance
take chances
Example: We’re taking chances by opening a new position.
What is “un argument” in English?
Exemple: C’est un bon argument.
And “une dispute”?
Example: I had an argument with an employee.
An argument
Example: That’s a good argument.
I had an argument with an employee.
What is “se disputer” or “argumenter” in English?
Exemple: Elle se dispute avec tous ses collègues.
Argue
Example: She argues with all her colleagues.
What is “dans le temps” or “à l’époque”?
Exemple: Dans le temps, on n’avait pas beaucoup de concurrence.
At the time
Back then.
Example:
We didn’t have a lot of competition at the time.
We didn’t have a lot of competition** back then**.
Make another sentence with a similar meaning, using “would” in your sentence.
Exemple: When I was younger, I used to play music all the time!
When I was younger, I would play music all the time!
Make another sentence with a similar meaning, using “would” in your sentence.
I remember when I was a child, we used to eat KFC every Sunday night.
I remember when I was a child, we would eat KFC every Sunday night.
Make another sentence with a similar meaning, using “would” in your sentence.
I remember when we were teenagers, we used to have 2-3 jobs at the same time!
I remember when we were teenagers, we would have 2-3 jobs at the same time!
Click on the following link to read about the word “would” when reminiscing about the past:
https://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons/lesson_contents/verbs/would-vs-used_to.html#:~:text=USING%20’WOULD’%20INSTEAD%20OF%20’USED%20TO’&text=’Would’%20conveys%20the%20idea%20that,’would’%20for%20past%20habits.
What is “désuet” in English?
Exemple: Notre système est vraiment désuet!
Obsolete
Example: Our system is really obsolete!
What is “cadre de gestion” in English?
Management framework
What is “stagner” in English?
Exemple: Il est normal d’avoir l’impression que notre anglais a stagné, mais ce n’est pas le cas!
Stagnate
Example: It’s normal to feel like our English has stagnated, but it’s not the case!
What is “je te reviens là-dessus” in English?
I’ll get back to you!
