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1
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All seems very well/ All looks very good

A

Tout semble très bien/ Tout a l’air très bien

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Of course not

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Bien sûr que non

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Passons à autre chose

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Let’s move on

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Are you interested?

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ça (vous) t’intéresse?

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I am in the process of…

plotting something

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Je suis en train de… (mijoter un truc)

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Tell me about a typical day.

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Parlez-moi d’une journée typique

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Se faire passer

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To pretend

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Do you fancy… (dining with us this evening)?

Yes, I would like to (dine with you), but I do not want to impose

To impose = s’imposer

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Ça te (vous) dirait de… / As-tu envie de… (dîner avec nous ce soir)

Oui, ça me dirait de… / j’ai envie de… (dîner avec vous)

Mais je ne veux pas m’imposer

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I sprained my ankle playing football/ dancing in a bar

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Je me suis foulé la cheville en jouant au foot /en dansant en boîte

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I sometimes listen to music while working

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J’écoute quelquefois à la musique en travaillant

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It’s better

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ça va mieux

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I confess/admit that I do not speak French well

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J’avoue que je ne parle pas bien français

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The two rooms which look out on the sea are on the first floor

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Les deux chambres qui donnent sur la mer sont au premier étage

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Before leaving, i would like to complete our project

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Avant de partir, j’aimerais finir notre projet.

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After having returned to my house, I fell asleep suddenly

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Après être rentré chez moi, je me suis endormi du coup.

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After arriving, we spoke about the situation

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Après être arrivé, nous avons parlé de la situation.

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17
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Ça marche

A

That works

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Allons y / On y va / C’est parti

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Let’s go

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19
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On the telephone:

  • Who am I speaking with?
  • it’s Dave speaking
  • Can I speak with Marc please?
  • sorry, He is not here at the moment
  • Please hold (literally: do not quit) / be patient
A
  • qui est à l’appareil?
  • c’est Dave à l’appareil
  • est-ce que je peux parler avec Marc s’il vous plaît?
  • désole, il n’est pas là en ce moment
  • ne quittez pas / patientez
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I have made a mistake (of…

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Je me suis trompé (de…

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I get by quite well

se débrouiller = to get by

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Je me débrouille assez bien.

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Comment ça se fait que…

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How come… / why is it that…?

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À propos de…

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About / concerning

24
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C’est pas grave

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It’s nothing / it’s not serious

25
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I was starting to wonder… where you were

To wonder = se demander

A

Je commençais à me demander… où tu était?

26
Q

Savoir faire quelque chose vs. pouvoir faire quelque chose

A

To know how to do something Vs to be (physically) able to do something

27
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I’m making an effort. It’s that which is important, is it not?

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Je fais des efforts. C’est ça qui est important, n’est-ce pas ?

28
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How was … (your day, your trip, etc.) ?

A

Comment s’est passé… (ta journée, ton voyage, etc.) ?

29
Q

Ça se dit?

A

Is that how you say it?

30
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Vous avez bien dit…?

Il est bien… (Écosse)

A

Did you say…? (Bien used here to confirm something)

It is very … (scottish) - bien used here to emphasise something

31
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Have you heard of…?

No, I have never heard of them
Yes, I have heard of them

A

Vous avez entendu parler de…

Non, je n’en ai jamais entendu parler
Oui, j’en ai entendu parler

32
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Shall we use the ‘tu’ form with each other?

You can ‘tu’ me

A

On se tutoie? / On peut se tutoyer?

Tu peux me tutoyer.

Tutoyer = to use ‘tu’
Vouvoyer = to use ‘vous’
33
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What’s your name again?

A

Vous appelez vous déjà ?

Quel est votre nom déjà ?

34
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I get on well with… (Chris). / Me and (Chris) get on well

We clicked/have good chemistry (literally: The flow goes well
between us)

A

Je m’entends bien avec Chris/ Chris et moi, on s’entend bien.

Le courant passe bien entre nous.

35
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Ne t’inquiète pas

Or… t’inquiète pas

Or… t’inquiète

(All mean the same)

A

Don’t worry

36
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It is obvious that I’m not French

A

ça se voit que je ne suis pas français

37
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If it suits you?

Yes it suits me.

A

Si ça vous convient ? / Si ça te (vous) va ?

Oui, ça me convient / ça me va

38
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I intend to… continue learning French

A

Je compte… continuer apprendre le français

39
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As you know (well)

I know my limits

A

Comme vous le savez (bien)
Comme tu le sais (bien)

Je connais mes limites.

40
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All’s well that ends well

A

Tout est bien qui fini bien

41
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I understand what has happened

A

Je comprends ce qui se passe

42
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He seems (has the air of) content

A

Il a l’air content

43
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I wish you a good week

A

Je vous souhaite une bonne semaine

44
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Hello again! (Colloquial)

I have some good news

A

Re-bonjour

J’ai de bonne nouvelles

45
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Allez de l’avant

A

Move on

46
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Someone who you don’t remember/ a thing/ an object

e.g. did you get to talk to that guy over there?

A

Un machin

Tu as parlé à Machin, là ?

47
Q

Can you pass me that thing ?

Bungee jumping? It’s not really my thing

A

Tu me passes le truc?

La saut à élastique? C’est pas vraiment mon truc

48
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Take advantage of it… for as long as you can

A

Profites-en… tant que tu le peux

49
Q

I can’t wait to be there

A

j’ai hâte d’y etre

50
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Tant que tu y es… tu n’as que dire…

Prononciation: tant que t’y es

A

As long as you’re there (while you’re at it)… you might as well say (you only have to say)

51
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Don’t get carried away

A

Ne t’emballe pas / t’emballe pas (the ‘ne’ is dropped from reflexive imperatives in spoken French)

S’emballer = to bolt

vs. Se calmer = calm down (behaviour) - calme-toi !

52
Q

It sounds crazy but I can’t remember the word in French anymore

A

ça parait fou mais je ne me souviens plus du mot en français

53
Q

Excuse me, I still don’t understand.
Could you write it down for me?
What does it mean?

A

Excusez-moi, je n’ai toujours pas compris.
Vous pouvez me l’écrire ?
Ca veut dire quoi ? / Qu’est-ce que ca veut dire… (X)

54
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How is that (said) pronounced? /

How do you say… ?

A

Comment ça se (dit) prononce, ça / ?

Comment vous dites (tu dis)… ?

55
Q

I still struggle with that sound

A

J’ai toujours du mal avec ce son-là

56
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Please don’t address me as ‘tu’

I don’t like being addressed as ‘tu’

A

Ne me tutoyez pas, s’il vous plaît

Je n’aime pas qu’on me tutoie

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