quiz 4 Flashcards

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1
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people who are.. already know two languages so learning one more is very easy

A

Bilingual

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2
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Extroverts find it easy to communicate in their… language

A

native

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3
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Learners of languages should make an effort to learn informal phrases, everyday expressions and even…

A

slang

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4
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Musical people find it easy to develop accurate… and a good …

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pronunciation…accent

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5
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Often find it easy to learn to speak a…language fluently

A

second

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6
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Flexible people can adapt to different… (the way a language is spoken in different areas)

A

dialects

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7
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Organized and logical people find it easy to learn.. rules

A

grammar

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8
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Words that look the same or familiar in different languages but have different meanings are called…

A

false friends

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9
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Make as much progress as others, Faire autant de progrès que les autres

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keep up with, suivre le rythme

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10
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learn easily,

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pick up, apprendre facilement

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11
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understand

A

catch on

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12
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make less progress than oder people

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fall behind, prendre du retard

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13
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survive

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get by, se débrouiller

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14
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disappoint/fail

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let you down

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15
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start doing something, e.g. a new activity

A

take up

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16
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become successful very fast, réussir très vite

A

take off (yé décoller ben raid)

17
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give benefits

A

pay off (c’est payant)

18
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foreign

A

étranger

19
Q

belonging

A

qui appartient

20
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If you … , you make someone else responsible for something you should deal with.

A

pass the buck

21
Q

If you are…, it means you have no money

A

be broke

22
Q

If you …, you look wonderful

A

look like a million dollars

23
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If you are … you do not like spending money

A

a cheapskate

24
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If you… , you spend a lot of money in a short time

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go on a spending spree (partir en fou)

25
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If you … ,, you spend a lot of money on something

A

splash someone off, splash out on

26
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If you… , you spend less money than you use to

A

tighten your belt

27
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if you …, you charge them too much money.

A

rip out on something, rip someone off, be ripped off (arnaquer)

28
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un peu moins qu’un quart?

A

just under a quarter (23%)

29
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a quarter?

A

Un quart 25%

30
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a third ?

A

Un tier 33,33%

31
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a half?

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Une moitié 50%

32
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two third?

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Deux tiers 66,66%

33
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three quarter?

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Trois quarts 75%