Pot Pourri (whenever, whenever, wherever) Flashcards

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to finish, to end

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finir

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Have you finished your coffee?

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As-tu fini ton café?

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She completed the shooting of the film.

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Elle a fini le tournage du film.

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She hasn’t finished writing her article.

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Elle n’a pas fini d’écrire son article.

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I am done eating

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J’ai fini de manger.

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He finally told her the truth.

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Il a fini par lui dire la vérité.

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She finally accepted.

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Elle a fini par accepter.

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to begin, to start

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commencer

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I started a new book.

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J’ai commencé un nouveau livre.

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Did you start the year on the right foot?

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Tu as bien commencé l’année?

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It’s starting to rain.

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Il commence à pleuvoir.

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Suddenly, he started crying.

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Tout à coup, il a commencé à pleurer.

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She started by introducing herself.

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Elle a commencé par se présenter.

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We’ll start with snails.

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On va commencer par des escargots.

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It’s (has been) decided.

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C’est décidé.

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I decided to go to the movies.

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J’ai décidé d’aller au cinéma.

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We decided to go to Japan.

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Nous avons décidé d’aller au Japon.

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They finally decided to get (got around to getting) married.

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Ils se sont enfin décidés à se marier.

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Make up your mind!

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Décide-toi!

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20
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to ask

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demander

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He is asking her for an explanation.

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Il lui demande une explication.

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Ask me anything you want.

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Demande-moi tout ce que tu veux.

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She asked us not to say anything.

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Elle nous a demandé de ne rien dire.

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I am asking you to wait.

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Je vous demande d’attendre.

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I’m asking to see the evidence.
Je demande à voir les preuves.
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The patient is asking (permission) to leave the hospital.
Le patient demande à quitter l’hôpital.
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I’ll give it to you tomorrow
Je te le donnerai demain.
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She gave me her answer.
Elle m’a donné sa réponse
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The hotel faces the sea?
L’hôtel donne sur la mer?
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My apartment looks out onto Place de la Bastille.
Mon appartement donne sur la Place de la Bastille.
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You’ve got to play the game.
Il faut jouer le jeu.
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Marie and Émile play chess.
Marie et Émile jouent aux échecs.
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Marc plays poker every Thursday.
Marc joue au poker tous les jeudis.
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They are playing cat and mouse.
Ils jouent au chat et à la souris.
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Thierry plays the guitar.
Thierry joue de la guitare
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Pierre joue de l’accordéon.
Pierre plays the accordion.
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Valérie likes to play castanets.
Valérie aime jouer des castagnettes
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Let me talk to your sister.
Laisse-moi parler à ta sœur.
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May I talk to her/him?
Puis-je lui parler?
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He talked about you on the radio.
Il a parlé de toi à la radio.
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What do you want to talk about today?
De quoi voulez-vous parler aujourd’hui?
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The police believe him.
La police le croit.
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I believe his version of the story.
Je crois sa version de l’histoire.
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He doesn’t believe in magic.
Il ne croit pas à la magie.
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I believe in progress.
Je crois au progrès.
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Do you believe in God?
Crois-tu en Dieu?
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I have confidence in you, my son.
Je crois en toi, mon fils.
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I have faith in mankind.
Je crois en l’humanité.
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I think I can tell you what really happened.
Je crois pouvoir vous dire ce qui s’est réellement passé.
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He thinks he parked his car in that street.
Il croit avoir garé sa voiture dans cette rue.
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to hold
tenir
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I am attached to my friends.
Je tiens à mes amis.
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I am eager to see that movie.
Je tiens à voir ce film
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You look like your father.
Tu tiens de ton père.
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She takes after her mother.
Elle tient de sa mère.
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to dream/hope
rêver
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Last night I dreamt about him.
La nuit dernière, j’ai rêvé de lui
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Patrice is dreaming of a different life.
Patrice rêve à une autre vie.
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They are hoping for better days (a better future)
Ils rêvent à un avenir meilleur.
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I miss Paul
Paul me manque
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manquer
to miss/lack/neglect/fail to keep
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My brother failed to keep his word
Mon frère a manqué à sa parole.
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The writer lacked talent
Cet écrivain manque de talent.
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I missed the start of the course
J’ai manqué le début du cours.
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The boss neglected his duties
Le patron a manqué à ses devoirs.
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I missed the class last week.
J’ai manqué le cours la semaine dernière
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She missed the beginning of the play.
Elle a manqué le début de la pièce
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This room lacks air.
Cette pièce manque d’air.
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You lack generosity.
Tu manques de générosité.
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I lack nothing.
Je ne manque de rien.
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Frédérique failed to keep her word.
Frédérique a manqué à sa promesse.
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Laura neglected all of her duties.
Laura a manqué à tous ses devoirs.
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I miss you (i.e., you are lacking to me)
Tu me manques.
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I miss Paris
Paris me manque.
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how to say whatever
start with quoi que + subject + present subjunctive verb
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Whatever you do, I will always love you.
Quoi que tu fasses, je t’aimerai toujours.
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Whatever she says, I will not change my mind.
Quoi qu’elle dise, je ne changerai pas d’avis
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how to say whatever followed by a noun (person, place, thing)
quel que + subjunctive of être + noun
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Whatever your advice, I will make an appointment with the boss.
Quel que soit votre conseil, je prendrai rendez-vous avec le patron.
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Whatever their decision, she will resign
Quelle que soit leur décision, elle démissionnera
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how to way wherever
Où que + subject + subjunctive
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how to say whoever
qui que + subject + subjunctive verb
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Whoever you are, you can talk to him.
Qui que tu sois, tu peux lui parler.
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Whoever you are, open up your heart.
Qui que vous soyez, ouvrez votre cœur
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How to say although or however
Avoir beau + infinitive verb (e,,g être, prendre, aller)
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Although he is well off, he is not happy.
Il a beau être aisé, il n’est pas heureux.
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However much he sleeps, he is always tired.
Il a beau dormir, il est toujours fatigué.
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Although he lived by the sea, he never learned how to swim.
Il avait beau habiter au bord de la mer, il n’a jamais appris à nager.
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However much she tries, it will be useless
Elle aura beau essayer, ce sera inutile.
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how to say even if it means
quitte à + infinitive
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Even if it means arguing with her, I am going to tell her what I think.
Je vais lui dire ce que je pense, quitte à me fâcher avec elle
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Even if it means paying more, I prefer traveling first class.
Quitte à payer plus, je préfère voyager en première classe.
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I won’t accept their offer even if it means being fired.
Je n’accepterai pas leur offre, quitte à être renvoyé.
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They prefer to stay home even if it means being bored.
Quitte à s’ennuyer, ils préfèrent rester chez eux
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