phrases Flashcards
I didn’t think I’d be able to do my thesis in a management school
Je ne pensais pas pouvoir faire ma thèse dans une école de management.
Before moving, we didn’t think we would stay a long time in France
Avant le déménagement, nous ne pensions pas rester longtemps en France.
Befomre coming to France, I studied French for 6 years
Avant de venir en France, j’ai fait 6 ans d’études en français.
My parents didn’t know the French pronunciation of my name
Mes parents ne connaissaient pas la prononciation française de mon prénom.
On who does your return to Ireland depend? It depends on us!
De qui dépendra votre retour en Irlande ? Ça dependra de nous !
What does it depend on? The work opportunities we’ll have
Ça dépendra de quoi ? Des opportunités de travail qu’on aura.
He had to join me by train
Il devait me rejoindre en train.
We needed holidays
On avait besoin de vacances.
We worked a lot back then
Nous travaillions beaucoup à ce moment-là.
I went to London by plane
Je suis allée à Londres en avion.
We arrived in the afternoon
Nous sommes arrivés dans l’après-midi.
We stayed there for 2 days
On est restés là-bas pendant 2 jours.
When he was checked, he didn’t have a ticket
Quand il a été contrôlé, il n’avait pas de billet.
He was tired when he left for London
Il était fatigué quand il est parti pour Londres.
He didn’t think he would see a ticket inspector
Il ne pensait pas voir un contrôleur.
It wasn’t the time to pay twice
Ce n’était pas le moment de payer deux fois.
I didn’t believe him
Je ne l’ai pas cru.
I could hardly accept it
J’ai eu du mal à accepter.
After that, we had to pay attention to our budget
Après ça, on a dû faire attention à notre budget.
It was raining when we arrived. It rained all weekend
Il pleuvait quand nous sommes arrivés. Il a plu tout le week-end.
We met our friends in a pub
Nous avons rejoint nos amis dans un pub.
It was around 5 in the morning when we returned
Il était environ 5 heures du matin quand nous sommes rentrés.
We had a hard time getting up
On a eu du mal à se lever.
There weren’t many people there that afternoon
Il n’y avait pas beaucoup de monde cet après-midi-là.
Our friends know this pub well, they go there often
nos amis connaissaient bien ce pub, ils y allaient souvent.
They returned there afterwards
Ils y sont retournés après.
London, we went there in 2017
Londres, on y est allés en 2017.
How long did you stay there? We stayed there for 2 days
Vous y êtes restés combien de temps ? Nous y sommes restés 2 jours.
Covent Garden, I didn’t go there
Covent Garden, je n’y suis pas allée.
Larry didn’t go there either
Larry n’y est pas allé non plus.
I fell sick, so I spent New Year’s day in bed!
Seeing as his parents live there, we stayed there for 2 days last year
There are no Irish specialities for Christmas? Yes, there are potatoes!
We will walk in nature, watch films, play games
How bad! It’s no problem
You won’t go back there? No, we won’t go back there this year
He will come celebrate with us seeing as he’s alone in Grenoble
The virus is still circulating so they don’t want to take the risk
Since there are restrictions due to Covid, they prefer to stay home for the holidays
Since it’s online, the students can easily cheat
It’s difficult for us to control
My colleague suggested to check their attendance
How? By asking the students to make a summary at the end of the course
In my opinion, it’s not worth the effort
It would not be worth it to do an online test
I was convinced that it would be a waste of time
I wasn’t annoyed
We quickly agreed
We quickly arrived at an agreement
They realized that it wasn’t a good solution
They decided not to ask for a summary
We will confirm their presence with a paper test at the end of the course
We don’t have enough experience/hindslight with this vaccine.
I must focus on my thesis this year
he didn’t get annoyed
We knew the situation
I knew this was a problem
Last year, it was ineffective
At that time, we didn’t have another solution
If the students do a QCM, it will be easier to correct
It will be easier to correct a QCM than a summary
It will take us less time!
It’s a good distribution, it would be the best solution
What do you think? (inf)
What do you say? (inf)
What do you think? (fr)
What do you say? (fr)
I didn’t take part in the hiring interview
There is a serious lack of accounting professors
I understand, but I find that she’s not experienced enough
She’s barely started her career
I hear you; at the same time, her salary expectations are too high
“Salary expectations” that’s to say? That’s to say, “salary demands”
Sorry to interrupt you
What do you mean by “too high”? I mean 3500 euro gross
In your opinion, is there someone who fits the job perfectly?
No, nobody fits the job perfectly
An internally, that’s to say in the school, is there someone? No there’s no one
On my side, I couldn’t say
If I understand well, you are for her hiring?
And you, you are more for or more against? I am more against
We are engaged since last March
To my mother? I told her via Skype
My friends? I called them to tell them the news
How did they react?
They reacted really well
They were very happy for us
It didn’t surprise them very much
My parents didn’t expect it at all
To my maid of honour? No, I have not given her the date of the wedding
To organize an engagement party now? No, it’s too late!
Were you expecting Larry’s question? Yes, I was expecting it
I caught him by asking him questions
I didn’t expect it!
I’ll do it!
We got engaged almost a year ago
And you, how was it? Very good, thank you!
It went well? Yes, it went well!
At the moment, he’s looking for his purpose
Before, he was studying. Now he spends his time writing
We don’t know what he’s writing exactly
I wonder if it’s a novel or a piece of theatre
I offered to help him
I advised him to contact my friend
I told him to call her
I encouraged him to do it
He hasn’t done it yet
How did he take it? He took it well
(the fact that I give him advice)
Have you already read one of his writings?
No, I’ve never read any of his writing
Really, you’ve never read anything from your brother?
Well yes, in reality, I have already read some thing of his
I’m curious to know what will happen
He’ll get there!
I’ll get there!
I did nothing yesterday
I finished my studies and I thought the doctorate would be too hard for me
I wondered what I could do with my life
I tried lots of little jobs
There were never enough clients according to him
When I went to visit my father-in-law, I was working as an copyeditor
Since I didn’t know him, it was a little difficult
I gathered up my courage, then I called him
He offered me a job at the school
He encouraged me to do it
Thanks to that, I knew that I could do it
I started a short while after having met this person
After having gone to his house, I took the job at the school
After having taken my decision, I called him to thank him
I said thank you to them
Seeing as I don’t know them yet, I’m a little stressed
The platform economy - what do you think about it?
I don’t regard it very well
What do you mean by that exactly?
I mean I’m not very positive on the subject
I don’t entirely agree
I don’t see a problem with it
The platforms exploit them
what makes you say that? They impose very low rates on them
They assign the deliveries by using algorithms
You mean they don’t have a choice?
That’s not exactly what I mean
You’ve heard about this hybrid status?
I haven’t heard about that!
They don’t keep up to date enough with the law
what I mean is I believe it suits them
that’s to say? that’s to say that it suits them well
It’s a model based on the exploitation of people who are already vulnerable
It annoys me a bit!
I hope that the inequalities will disappear over time
The apps don’t give info on the performance of the couriers
They don’t have access to their data
They can’t see their own performance
I don’t have proof of what I’m putting forward
It’s just supposition
I only have the testimony of some couriers
Some students tend to think it’s fair
They say that it’s normal
According to me, the distribution is not equal
according to the results of my research, this is what is really happening
“To be reliant on something” is to say “to be dependent on something” - it’s never good!
A lot of things are said in these meetings
We put all our ideas on the table
In general, I take minutes
We said to ourselves, “Let’s gather our ideas and meet again on February 1st”
He asked us if that suited us
I replied: “It works, it suits me!”
We told him that we were available.
All my colleagues could be there
Didn’t you have another meeting on February 1st? No, at that time I had nothing planned.
I realised that I couldn’t be there.
I explained to them that I had to attend another meeting.
I asked him if he could manage without me.
I quickly warned them
She lives above us
It was the first time I saw her
It will not be the last time that I talk to her
I didn’t know what floor she came from
We didn’t know where our cat was when she rang the doorbell.
At that time, we allowed him to exercise in the corridor.
Seeing as he was a kitten, he had a lot of energy to spare
I don’t know what he was doing upstairs.
Larry asked me what was going on and what she wanted.
I wanted to ask her if my cat was annoying her
I didn’t succeed in telling her
I didn’t manage it
The next time, I will manage it!
I haven’t seen her since that day
Do you mind if I leave the door open?
No problem! That’s no problem for me!
Due to confinement, studnets must work from home
That day, my neighbour had to work from home
I didn’t manage to understand why he needed our connection
Did you manage it? Yes, we managed it!
He always puts a name or a symbolic phrase to send a message
He put “wash your hands!”
After having given him the code, I realised that it wasn’t the right one
I called him back after I realised my mistake
Then, I came back in and I returned to work
After having connected, I imagine he worked
After having come back in, I called Larry to tell him
Could I use your connection, please?
Could you help me please?
I don’t need anything, thank you!
Can I offer you anything?
No thanks, you’re very kind!
Yes, I’d like a glass of water if that wouldn’t bother you
Thank you for having come so quickly!
The pipes are underneath the kitchen sink
I’m delighted to welcome you
Thank you for having invited us, it’s a great pleasure to be here.
You’re welcome, make yourself comfortable
Pleased to meet you!
Same here! It’s a shared pleasure!
Can I take your things?
The journey was ok?
It took us two hours to get here (2)
What can I offer you to drink? We have red wine, beer, fruit juice…
What can I serve you? A glass of wine would be perfect!
Red wine or white wine? I don’t mind, I like both, whatever’s open!
It smells delicious! Superb! It smells really good!
I’ll serve you? Yes, thank you!
Can I offer you seconds? Yes, with pleasure! No thank you, I’ve eaten well!
Thank you for your hospitality, it was a beautiful day!
It was a great pleasure to see/receive/welcome you!
Not at all, I’ll bring that to you right away
In what type of company does he do his internship? In a small automation company.
(flowers, gift) Oh thank you, they’re beautiful! It’s handsome!
Can I offer you a drink while waiting for the meal?
He’s lactose intolerant
In that case, I can replace the lasagna with pasta
I offered him a pasta dish instead of the lasagna
It’s ready, we can go to the table
I suggest we have some dessert
How long did it take you to master this recipe?
It took me around 2 months
We shouldn’t tally
We must go soon!
I’ll have to go
I’ll leave you to it
it’s illogical
Everyone is shopping at the same time.
Who goes shopping? Larry goes!
It’s not very big but they have everything they need.
What were the romantic places to meet before Covid?
I don’t really believe in fate / I don’t believe in it!
It’s never happened to me personally.
They became a couple without knowing that they were brothers.
It’s incredible!
Smartphones were the triggering element
Today, it’s no longer a taboo
I know Carry-le-Rouet, I went there in 2018
There are worse places to have a seminar!
It’s true! I totally agree!
We stayed there for a few days
I didn’t have the chance to do hiking there
I have to stop myself so I don’t shout
Before Covid, the pubs only cared about their profitability
After Covid, maybe people will go to the pub less
I believe we won’t do kisses anymore
The French are proud of their culture
It’s necessary to adapt
If the pubs change their way of viewing things, that will be positive
I hope that for you!
I’m not attracted by these communities
it’s of no interest
In my opinion, it’s necessary to take every opportunity to integrate in France
Hard to guess what will happen!
The future will tell!
