supplement 4b Flashcards by Michael Taylor

make problems/trouble

faire (produire/causer) des problèmes

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anywhere / it doesn’t matter where

n’importe où

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The text was full of spelling mistakes.

Le texte était plein de fautes d’orthographe.

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Do you want this house? No - I want that one there.

Est-ce que tu veux cette maison? Non - je veux prendre celle-là.

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discuss something

discuter de qqch / parler de qqch

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I wouldn’t mind… / It wouldn’t bother me if…

Ça/cela ne me dérange pas de…

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All the time

Tout le temps

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conjugate plural independent possessive pronouns (long)

le nôtre-la nôtre-les nôtres/le vôtre-la vôtre-les vôtres/le leur-les leurs-la leure-les leures

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or is it just me?

ou c’est seulement moi?

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background / environment / middle

milieu

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most of the time

la plupart du temps

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I speak to you

Je te parle

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sometimes

parfois / quelquefois

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list of this/these/those that go alone

celui/ceux/celle/celles

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all alone

tout/s seul/e/s

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this/those there (opposed to here)

celui-là/ceux-là/celle-là/celles-là

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Rule for pronouncing tous/plus

Pronounce “s” in tous/plus if it finishes a thought.

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contain / include / hold

contenir

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among

parmi

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the woman that I saw

la femme que j’ai vue

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on foot

à pied

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They’re all the same!

Ils sont tous les mêmes!

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idiotic (adj) / idiot (noun)

débile / un(e) débile

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to be ashamed (of)

avoir honte (de)

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to tempt

tenter

I’m speaking to YOU!

Je parle à toi!

to detest / hate

détester

I have trouble saying no.

J’ai du mal à dire non

It’s THEY who did it.

Ce sont eux qui l’ont fait

J'ai tous les ingrédients dont j'ai besoin pour ma recette.

I have all the ingredients I need for my recipe.

conjugate tonique (stressed) pronouns

moi/toi/lui-elle-soi/nous/vous/eux-elles

a prisoner

un prisonnier/ère

there weren’t any more

il n’y avait pas plus

I come from a privileged background.

Je viens d'un milieu privilégié.

exactly! precisely!

justement!

a fault / mistake

une faute

J'ai préparé le nouveau plat en suivant la recette.

I made the new dish by following the recipe.

They all came.

Ils sont venus tous.

to have a blocked nose / runny nose

avoir le nez bouché / qui coule

I’m not much better (health)

Je ne me suis pas beaucoup amelioré

conjugate dependent possessive pronouns (brève)

mon-ma-mes/ton-ta-tes/son-sa-ses/notre-nos/votre-vos/leur-leurs

similar to something

similaire avec qqch

conjugate reflexive pronouns

me/te/se/nous/vous/se

I see it (him/her)

Je l’ai vu(e)

conversely / on the contrary

à l’inverse

I feel like I know you better.

j’ai l’impression que te mieux connaître

too strict / too severe

trop strict / trop sévère

list of this/these that have to modify sth as in “this place”

ce(cet)/ces/cette/cettes

Rule: where to place direct object pronoun in question inversion?

In inversion-question the direct object pronoun goes to beginning of sentence - but est-ce que is more common

wreak havoc (sow disorder)

semer le désordre

Would that tempt you / If you like?

Ça te/vous tente?

to cough

tousser

conjugate indirect object pronouns

me/te/lui-lui/nous/vous/leur-leurs

backwards-slang

le verlan

The drawing shows the artist's house.

Le dessin représente la maison de l'artiste.

manner / way / fashion

une manière / une façon

Rule: where to place ça/cela?

ça/cela is a non-specific pronoun. It goes by itself after verb.

to have a cough

avoir la toux

conjugate direct object pronouns

me/te/le-la/nous/vous/les

this/these here (opposed to there)

celui-ci/ceux-ci/celle-ci/celles-ci

to feel like…

avoir envie de…

a drawing / design / artwork

un dessin

recipe

une recette

everywhere

partout

I paid him a visit.

je lui ai rendu visit

It’s nobody’s fault.

Ce n'était la faute de personne.

a policewoman

une policière

conjugate singular independent possessive pronouns (long)

le mien-les miens-la mienne-les miennes/le tien-les tiens-la tienne-les tiennes/le sien-les siens-la sienne-les siennes

embarrasing / annoying / a nuisance

gênant

the content / contents

le contenu

Do you want this gift? Yes - I want to take this one here.

Est-ce que tu veux ce cadeau? Oui - je veux prendre celui-ci

loose / slack (adj.)

lâche

It’s THEY who came.

Ce sont eux qui sont venus

peanut butter

le burre de cacahuète

to make you feel like…

donner envie de…