Set Phrases Bank Flashcards

1
Q

at the bottom of the picture

A

en bas de l’image

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

in the top right hand corner

A

dans le coin supérieur droit

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

in the top left hand corner

A

dans le coin supérieur gauche

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

in the bottom right hand corner

A

dans le coin inférieur droit

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

in the bottom left hand corner

A

dans le coin inférieur gauche

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

in the background

A

dans l’arrière plan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

in the foreground

A

au premier plan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

on the right hand side

A

sur le côté droit

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

on the left hand side

A

sur le côté gauche

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

in the upper right part

A

dans la partie supérieur droite

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

in the upper left part

A

dans la partie supérieur gauche

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

in the centre/middle

A

au centre/ au milieu

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

in the foreground, we see

A

au premier plan, nous voyons

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

face to face

A

face à face

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

side by side

A

côté à côté

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

the focus point

A

le point de focalisation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

next to

A

a côté de, près de

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

behind

A

derrière

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

in

A

dans

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

on

A

sur

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

under

A

sous

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

a country scene

A

une scène campagnarde

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

an urban landscape

A

un paysage urbain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

indoors

A

à l’intérieur de

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

outdoors

A

à l’extérieur de

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

seen in close up

A

vu en gros plan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

this is a picture whose topic is…

A

il s’agit d’une photo qui est au sujet de…

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

the symbolic aspect of the picture can be seen in

A

l’aspect symbolique de cette image se voit dans

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

it conveys an impression of joy/dignity/sadness

A

la photo évoquee une atmosphère de

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

bright colors

A

les couleurs vives

31
Q

they are standing

A

ils sont debout

32
Q

crossed arms

A

les bras croisés

33
Q

they are lying down

A

ils sont allongés

34
Q

He is (verb)ing

A

Il est en train de +verb infinitif

35
Q

He seems

A

Il a l’air de + verb infinitif

36
Q

It evoques

A

Il évoque…

37
Q

In my case, I agree with…

A

En ce qui me concerne, je suis d’accord avec…

38
Q

I would say that…

A

Je dirais que…

39
Q

It is absolutely out of the question that we allow this to continue.

A

Il est absolument hors de question que nous permettions que cela continue

40
Q

Without any doubt

A

Sans aucun doute

41
Q

At the level of

A

Au niveau de

42
Q

It is necessary to envisage a situation where

A

Il est nécessaire d’envisager une situation où

43
Q

For example, I quote

A

À titre d’exemple, je cite

44
Q

The caption suggests that

A

La légende suggère que

45
Q

Although I know that

A

Bien que je sache que

46
Q

Let’s not trick ourselves into thinking that

A

Qu’on ne s’y trompe pas en pensant que

47
Q

If I could change the law, I would change..

A

Si je pourrais changer la loi, je changerais…

48
Q

Although it is illegal, many people still do it.

A

Bien que ce soit illégal, beaucoup de gens le font.

49
Q

All things considered…

A

Tout bien considéré

50
Q

I firmly believe that…

A

Je crois fermement que…

51
Q

I am certain that…

A

J’ai la certitude que…

52
Q

There is no doubt that…

A

Il n’y a aucun doute que…

53
Q

Pourtant

A

However

54
Q

On the other hand

A

En revanche

55
Q

On one side…., on the other side….

A

D’un côté…, d’autre côté

56
Q

Either…., or….

A

Soit…., soit….

57
Q

a worrying state of affiars

A

un situation inquiétante

58
Q

something is wrong

A

quelque chose ne tourne pas rond

59
Q

on balance things are not good

A

le bilan est généralement négatif

60
Q

the situation is verging on disaster

A

la situation arrive au seuil de la catastrophe

61
Q

we must..

A

nous devons…

62
Q

to overcome the obstacles

A

surmonter les obstacles

63
Q

to go for a compromise solution

A

opter pour une solution médiane

64
Q

it is better to… than to…

A

miex vaut… que de….

65
Q

to evade the problem

A

esquiver le problème

66
Q

Several contributing factors explain this but I will only discuss one.

A

Cela peut s’expliquer par plusieurs facteurs mais je ne vais que discuter l’un.

67
Q

One must submit to the obvious

A

Il faut se rendre à l’évidence

68
Q

a monstrous idea

A

une idée monstrueuse

69
Q

I don’t share the opinion in the caption.

A

L’opinion exprimée dans la légende n’est pas une que je partage.

70
Q

….whereas…

A

alors que

71
Q

as fas as possible

A

dans la mesure du possible

72
Q

and so on

A

et ainsi de suite

73
Q

experience does not make one feel optimistic

A

l’expérience ne porte pas à l’optimisme