U3 AOS1 GOOD SENTENCES Flashcards

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Parlons!

A

Let’s talk

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Les touristes est plus sympa qu’eux

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the tourists are nicer than them

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Paris est la pire ville où j’ai voyagé

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Paris is the worst city where I have visited

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La mi-septembre

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(in) mid-september

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Une amère expérience

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a bitter (painful) experience

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Paris, ville ancienne, est la capitale de la France

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Paris, ancient city, is the capital of France

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Paris, souvent surname la ‘Ville de l’Amour’, a accumulé une série de clichés qui contribuent au mythe entourant ses habitants, les Parisiens

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Paris, often nicknamed the ‘City of Love’ accumulated a series of cliches which contributes to the myth surrounding its habitants, the Parisians

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Il est aimé par les jeunes du monde entier

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he is loved by young people all around the world

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9
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Il est connu de tous

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He is known by all

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10
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How annoying!

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Quelle prise de tête!

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Je n’ai guère le temps!

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I hardly have the time!

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12
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Tout ce qui est bon est beau!

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all that is good is beautiful

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J’ai eu triste quand les Parisiens ont criés après moi

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I became sad when the Parisians shouted at me

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Demain a cette heure, nous serons arrivés en France!

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Tomorrow this time, we will have arrived in France

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Nous nous réveillons tôt de peur qu’elle ne parte sans nous

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We are getting up early for fear that she will leave without us

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Upon leaving, I feared that the Parisian cliches were true

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En partant, j’ai craint que les clichés parisiens ne se vérifient.

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Il en est hors de question!

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It’s out of the question

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Demain, je promets que je posterai un billet

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Tomorrow, I promise that I will post a post

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19
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Stéréotypes sur les Parisiens

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stereotypes on Parisians

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il aimait écouter un vieux chat parler de ses aventures

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he liked to listen to old cat talk about his adventures

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nous donnions des concerts dans les cours et les jardins

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we would give concerts in courtyards and gardens

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22
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il n’a pas l’air très catholique

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dodgy/fishy

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23
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se souvenir

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remembers

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la pollution sonore

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noise pollution

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se résume à
is summarised
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grisaille
depressing
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mépriser
to despise
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faire la tronche
to be grumpy
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ils râlent tout le temps
they grumble all the time
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les françaises se baladent toujours avec une baguette sous les bras
the French stroll everywhere with a baguette under their arms
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il y a beaucoup de choses qui me manquent!
I miss a lot of things!
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il faut que j'y aille
I've got to go
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Tout en aimant Paris, je reconnais ses défauts
although I like Paris I recognise it's faults
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c'est en étudiant qu'on reçoit de bonnes notes
it is by studying that one receives good notes
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pas maintenant
not now
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(sp) autant que (sp) meaning
...as well as...
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à l'instar de
just like
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bien que je sache
although I know
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décontracté
relaxed
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déambuler
to stroll
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au même titre que
in the same way as
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un incontournable
a must-see
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une idée préconçue
a preconceived idea
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bien qu'il soit vrai que
although it's true that
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être enraciné
to be ingrained
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s'en donner à coeur joie
to really enjoy something
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être pressé
to be in a hurry
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indiquer le chemin
to give directions
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arborer
to display/wear
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nous serions de nouveau à Paris, mais nous avions d'autres choses à faire
we would be in Paris again but we have other things to do
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Quel accident!
what an accident!
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je veux vous montrer que
I want to show you that
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Quel cliché!
what a cliche!
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Pouvons-nous dire que les Parisiens avaient les chevilles qui enflaient!
can we say that the Parisians were full of themselves!
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avoir la tête dans les nuages
have their head in the clouds
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je recommande de voyager à Paris si vous kiffez la mode, l'architecture et les célèbres monuments mais cette ville est aussi sale et surpeuplée
I recommend travelling to Paris if you like fashion, architecture and famous monuments but this city is also dirty and overcrowded.
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je me demande si je n'ai pas jeté mon argent par les fenêtres
I wonder if I've thrown my money out of the window
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quel voyage!
what a trip!