Vocab Pour L'expression | Cyrille - 3/29 & 4/16/13 Flashcards

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1
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ça marche

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it works

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ça m’est égal

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it does not matter to me

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Quel temps fait-il?

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What is the weather like?

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il fait beau

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the weather is fine

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il fait mauvais

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the weather is bad

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il fait chaud

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the weather is hot

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il fait froid

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the weather is cold

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de temps en temps

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Now and then

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9
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de tan zan tan

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from time to time

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10
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parfois

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sometimes

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je n’ai pas fait grand chose ce week-end

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I did not do much this weekend

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tout d’abord

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first of all

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premièrement

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firstly

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pourtant

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however

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bien que

Il fait assez chaud bien qu’il n’y ait pas de soleil.

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though / although

It’s quite warm although there’s no sun.

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cependant

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however, nevertheless

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toutefois

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however

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même si…

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even though / even if…

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mais

C’est cher, mais de très bonne qualité.

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but

It’s expensive, but very good quality.

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au contraire

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on the contrary

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d’une part

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on one hand

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d’autre part

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on the other hand

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en revanche

C’est cher, mais en revanche c’est de la bonne qualité

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on the other hand

It’s expensive, but on the other hand, it’s good quality.

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puis

Faites dorer le poulet, puis ajoutez le vin blanc.

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then

Brown the chicken, then add the white wine.

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ensuite

Nous sommes allés au cinema, ensuite au restaurant.

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then, next

We went to the theater, then to the restaurant.

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ensuite de quoi

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after which

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après

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after

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ainsi

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thus

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de toutes façons

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anyway

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de plus

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moreover

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de plus en plus

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more and more

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32
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surtout
Il est assez timide, surtout avec les filles.
Surtout, ne dites rein!!

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especially, above all
He’s fairly shy, especially with girls.
Above all, don’t say anything!

33
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donc

A

so

34
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assez (1)

Est-il assez fort?

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enough (sufficient)

Is he strong enough?

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assez (2)
Il est assez fort.
C’est assez bon.

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quite, fairly
He’s quite strong.
It’s quite good.

36
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en conclusion

A

in conclusion

37
Q

ça parle de…

A

it talks about

38
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c’est au sujet de…

A

it’s about (it’s to the subject of…)

39
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c’est à propos de…

C’est à propos de la soirée de vendredi

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it’s about…

It’s about the party on Friday.

40
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à propos…

À propos, quand est-ce que tu vas viens?

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by the way

By the way, when are you coming?

41
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ça trait de

A

it deals with

42
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on dit que

A

one says (or we say…)

43
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on parle de…

A

people speak about…

44
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tout le monde sait que

tout le monde sait que la pizza plus grand est à Chicago.

A

everybody knows that…

Everybody knows that the biggest pizza is in Chicago.

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à mon avis…

J’aimerais avoir ton avis.

A

in my opinion…

I’d like to have your opinion.

46
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selon moi

A

according to me / as I see it

47
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d’après moi…

A

according to me…

48
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je crois que…

A

I believe that…

49
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je trouve que…

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I find that…

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j’imagine que

j’imagine qu’il plaisantait

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I image that

I imagine that he was joking

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je suppose que

A

I suppose that

52
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ce que je pense c’est que…

A

What I think is that…

53
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ce que je trouve de ridicule c’est…

A

What I find ridiculous is…

54
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ce que je crois qu’il devrait faire c’est

A

What I believe he should do…

55
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j’ai du mal à croire que

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I find it hard to believe that…

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je suis d’accord avec

A

I agree with

57
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je ne suis pas d’accord

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I do not agree with

58
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les gens disent que

A

people say that…

59
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on devrait

A

one/we should…

60
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c’est injuste que…

A

it’s unfair that…

61
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c’est juste de

A

it’s fair to…

62
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il a raison

Il a raison de changer de loi sur l’immigration

A

he is right

He is right to change the law on immigration.

63
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il a tort

Je pense qu’il a tort de faire ça.

A

he is wrong

I think he is wrong to do that.

64
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I am from Paris

A

Je viens de Paris

65
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From 3pm to 5pm

A

De trois heures à cinq heures

66
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bon marché

A

cheap

67
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for + length of time

We traveled for 9 months

A

pendant

On a voyagé pendant neuf mois

68
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un taux
un taux d’intérêt de…
un taux fixe/variable de…

A

a rate
an interest rate of…
a fixed/variable rate of…

69
Q

virgule

deux virgule cinq pour cent

A

point

2.5%

70
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c’est pour ça que

A

that’s the reason why

71
Q

mettre de l’argent de côté

A

to put money aside

72
Q

vous venez d’ou?

A

Where are you coming from?

venir - to come

73
Q

tu viens d’ou?

A

Where are you coming from?

74
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soit

A

either, or…

…soit Charles de Gaulle ou Orly…

75
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lorsque

A

when

lorsque je suis à Paris, je vais embrasser la terre et boire (bwah) un café au lait.

76
Q

Comment est-ce que je me rends de…

A

How do I go from…

Comment est-ce que je me rends (rendre - to pay, to produce/make, etc) de Chicago à Detroit?

77
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un choix

A

a choice

shh-wha

78
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j’étais ravie d’avoir de vos nouvelles

A

It was good to hear from you