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Volume 2 Flashcards

1
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l’avant-hier

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the day before yesterday

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l’après-demain

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the after tomorrow

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le jour même (used in discours indirect, story telling)

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the very day

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la veille (used in discours indirect, story telling)

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the day before

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le lendemain (used in discours indirect, story telling)

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the next day

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l’avant-veille (used in discours indirect, story telling)

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two days earlier

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le surlendemain (used in discours indirect, story telling)

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two days later

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la dernière semaine (used in discours indirect, story telling)

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the last week (of a sequence)

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la semaine suivante (used in discours indirect, story telling)

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the following week

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autrefois

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formerly

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à l’heure actuelle

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at this very moment

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d’habitude

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usually

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longtemps

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for a long time

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en ce moment

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at the present time

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d’ordinaire

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ordinarily

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parfois

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sometimes

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rarement

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seldom

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de temps à autre

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from time to time

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de temps en temps

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from time to time

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toujours

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always, still

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un jour sur deux

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every second day

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ailleurs

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elsewhere

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auprès

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next to, close to

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ça et là

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here and there

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ici même

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in this very place

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là-haut

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up there

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je joue du piano depuis un an.

je n’ai joué pas du piano depuis un an.

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I have been playing the piano for a year. (present tense)

I have not played the piano for a year. (passé composé in negatif)

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originaire (adj)

Ils sont originaires du Caire (Le Caire = Cairo)

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to be native of

The are originally from Cairo

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Place names: (most ending in e are fem. An exc: le Mexique)

en feminine
en masculine with vowel
au masculine
aux plural

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en Indie
en Mexique
au Canada
aux État-Unis

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s’excuser

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to apologize

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le maître nageur

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lifeguard

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le safran

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saffron

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une casquette

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a cap

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un réunion

Elle est en réunion

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a meeting

She is in a meeting.

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un mystère

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a mystery

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apercevoir

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to see, perceive

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décevoir

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to disappoint

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38
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le courrier

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mail

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39
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un courriel

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an e-mail

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sain (adj)

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sane

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le manche

la manche
la Manche

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handle

sleeve
the English Channel

42
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le mémoire

la mémoire

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thesis

memory

43
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le vase

la vase

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vase

slime, mud

44
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le voile

la voile

A

veil

sail

45
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Bof!

A

Not really!

46
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Chic!

A

Terrific!

47
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Chiche!

A

I dare you!

48
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le vernissage

A 
varnishing
private viewing  (of an exhibit)
49
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savoir can be followed by a clause:
Je sais que tu est malade.

connaître takes only a direct object, never a clause:
Je connais cette idée.

A

I know that you are ill.

I am familiar with this idea.

50
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vietnamien (adj)

A

vietnamese

51
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de vue

Je le connais de vue

A

by sight

I know him by sight

52
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polyvalent (adj)

A

multipurpose

53
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-âtre (suffix)

rougeâtre

A

perjorative = “ish”

reddish

54
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-mane (suffix)

cleptomane

A

relative to obsession

cleptomaniac

55
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cassable (adj)

incassable

A

breakable

unbreakable

56
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une maisonette

A

a small house

57
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oubliable

inoubliable

A

forgettable

unforgettable

58
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mythomane (adj)

A

given to embroidering the truth

59
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croyable

incroyable

A

believable

unbelievable

60
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cyclophobe (adj)

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to be afraid of bicycles

61
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excusable (adj)

inexcusable

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excusable

inexcusable

62
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trouvable (adj)

introuvable

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traceable

untraceable

63
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mangeable

immangeable

A

edible

inedible

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buvable

imbuvable

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drinkable

undrinkable

65
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dans = how long before an action begins
L’avion part dans vingt minutes.

en = the length of time an action takes
Je me douche en cinq minutes.

A

The plane leaves twenty minutes from now.

It takes me five minutes to shower.

66
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une rayure

Cette jupe à rayures jaunes te va bien.

A

a ray
a stipe

This skirt with yellow stripes suites you well.

67
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un discours

A

a speech

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le contrat

A

contract

69
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éveillé (adj)

Le café le tient éveillé

A

awake

Coffee keeps him awake.

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tenir (idiomatic use)

Il ne tient jamais ses promesses.

A

to keep

He never keeps his promises

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tenir (idiomatic use)

ils tiennent une auberge en Normandie.

A

to run

the run an inn in Normandy.

72
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tenir compte de (idiomatic use)

Il tient compte de mon avis.

A

to take into account

He takes my opinion into account.

73
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tenir (idiomatic use)

Ces boîtes ne tiendront pas dans la voiture

A

to fit

These boxes won’t fit into the car.

74
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tenir à (idomatic use)

il tient à son moto.

A

to be attached to

He is attached to his motorcycle.

75
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tenir à (idiomatic use)

Le patron tient à vous parler.

A

to insist on/to be eager to

The boss insists on talking to you.

76
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tenir de (idiomatic use)

Le bébé tient de son père.

A

to take after

The baby takes after his father.

77
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tiens, tiens (interjection)

Tiens, tiens, c’est étrange…

A

well, well

well, well, this is strange…

78
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Tiens, (interjection)

Tiens, prends ces livres.

A

here

Here, take these books.

79
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il s’agit de… (idiomatic use)

Il s’agit d’amour
Dans ce film, il s’agit de la Grande Guerre.

A

It’s about, it’s a matter of…

It’s a question of love.
This film is about WWI.

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un faîte

A

a summit (of a mountain), top (of a tree, roof)

81
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un associé

une associée

A

an associate, assistant

82
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associer

A

to associate, connect together

83
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associé à (adj)

A

associated with, connected to

84
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faire exprès

A

to do on purpose

85
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mijoter

A

to simmer

86
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frire

A

to fry

87
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un garagiste

A

a mechanic

88
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repasser

A 
to iron  (clothes)
to go back over
89
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classer

A

to classify, file

90
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un rang

A

a row

91
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réconcilier

A

to reconcile

92
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Reflexive pronominal verb:

Je m’habille rapidement.

A

I get dressed quickly

93
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Reciprocal pronominal verb:

On se téléphone chaque jour.

A

We talk on the telephone every day

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Subjective pronominal verb:

Elle s’en va cet après-midi
Il s’aperçoit de son erreur
Je m’enfuis d’ici parce que j’ai peur.
Nous nous rendons compte de sa plainte

A

She’s leaving this afternoon

He realizes his error
I’m running away from this place because I’m afraid
We are taking his complaint into account

95
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responsable (adj)

irresponsable

A

responsible

irresponsible

96
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se plaindre de (subjective pronominal verb)

A

to complain about

97
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s’ecrouler

A

to collapse

98
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se taire

A

to keep quiet

to keep to oneself

99
Q

se passer de

A

to do without

100
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attendre

s’attendre à

A

to wait for

to expect

101
Q 
Passive pronominal verbs:  subject ≠ person or animal
Ça ne se fait pas
Ça ne se dit pas
Les frites se mangeant avec les doigts
Le vin rouge se boit chambré
Il s'agit d'argent
A 
That is not done.
That is not said.
French fries are eaten with your fingers
Red wine is drunk at room temperature
It's about money
102
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chambré (adj)

A

at room temperature

French Demystified (5 decks)

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