Volume 3 Flashcards

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la costumière

A

the wardrobe mistress

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se débrouiller (subjective pronominal verb)

A

to manage, cope

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la cuisse

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thigh

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la taille

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waist

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le cil

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eyelash

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le sourcil

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eyebrow

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se creuser la tête (idiom)

Je me creuse la tête pour me rappeler son nom.

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to rack one’s brain

I’m racking my brain to recall his name.

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racler

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to scrape

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se racler la gorge (idiom)

Je me racle la gorge avant je parle.

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to clear one’s throat

I clear my throat before I speak.

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fouler

Il voudrait fouler le sol de Mars.

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to tread

He would like to tread on the soil of Mars.

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se fouler

Ne te foule pas la cheville sur le sable instable.

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to sprain

Don’t sprain your ankle on the lose sand.

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tromper

se tromper

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to cheat, deceive

to be mistaken

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entendre

s’endendre

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to hear

to get along

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efficace (adj)

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effective, competent

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il se fiche en colère (idioms)
je m’en fiche
elle se fiche dedan

A

He flies off the handle
I don’t give a damn
she screws up

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démissionner

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to resign

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fidèlement

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regularly

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un kiwis

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kiwi

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à la guimauve

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mushy (guimauve = marshmallow)

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avertir

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to warn

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un terrain

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a piece of land

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un devis

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an estimate

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un sou

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a cent

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une déposition

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testimony

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Verbs for which a disjunctive pronoun replaces an indirect pronoun:

penser à moi parler de moi avoir besoin de moi
songer à moi avoir peur de moi faire attention à moi
tenir à moi

A

to think of me to talk about me to need me
to think of me to fear me to pay attention to me

disjunctive pronouns: moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux, elles

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le gérant du magasin

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manager of the store

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les remerciements (m)

une lettre de remerciements

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thank-you’s

a thank-you letter

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un manoir

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a mansion

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un investissement

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an investment

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se servir de

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to use

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se charger de

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to take care of

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Some verbs that take an indirect object with à:

appartenir à téléphoner à racontre à prêter à
parler à songer à tenir à dire à
apporter à écrire à envoyer à rendre à
emprunter à faire attention à goûter à habituer à

A

continued:

remédier à toucher à obéir à rêver à
répondre à s’interesser à croire à

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Some verbs that take an indirect object with de:

se souvenir de avoir peur de se approcher de parler de
se occuper de se servir de avoir envie de
se passer de se charger de se débarrasser de

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no more for now

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34
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un bail

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a lease

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35
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une calculette

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a calculator

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36
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un rapport

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a report

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37
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le mot de passe

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password

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un message

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message

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contacter

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to contact

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Nous sommes rentrés très tard.

J’ai rentré les vélos dans le garage.

A

We came home very late.

I brought the bicycles into the garage.

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Ils sont montés au dixième ètage.

Ils ont monté ta valise dans ta chambre.

A

They went up to the tenth floor.

The took your suitcase up to your room.

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Il est descendu au rez-de-chaussée.

Il a descendu les bouteilles vides à la cave.

A

He went down to the main floor.

I took the empty bottles down to the cellar.

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43
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Vous êtes passés par Lyon pour aller à Montpellier.

Vous avez passé un examen hier?

A

You went through Lyon to go to Montpellier.

You took an exam yesterday?

44
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Ils sont retournés a Tahiti.

Elle a retourné l’omelette.

A

They went back to Tahiti.

She turned over the omelette.

45
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Il est sorti à huit heures.

Il a sorti le chien à huit heures.

A

He went out at eight o’clock.

He let the dog out at eight o’clock.

46
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un nid de poule

A

a pothole

47
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Dans quel hôtel sont-ils descendus à Venise?

Ils sont descendus au Danieli.

A

What hotel did they stay in in Venice.
They stayed at the Danieli.

Note use of descendre: to stay

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le casino

A

casino

49
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quasiment

A

almost every day

50
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s’évanouir

A

to faint

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se disputer

A

to argue

52
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le Midi

A

the south of France

53
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le colombage

Ils ont admiré les maisons à colombages.

A

half-timbering

The admired the half-timbered houses.

54
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le terroir

les produits du terroir
le vin du terroir
l’accent du terroir

A

the soil
the region

local products
local wine
local accent

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nommé (adj)

A

named

56
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la manufacture

A

factory

57
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bondé (adj)

A

packed

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réaliste (adj)

A

realistic

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climatisé (adj)

A

air-conditioned

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éteint (adj)

A

off (note: éteindre = to turn off)

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enthousiaste (adj)

A

enthusiastic

62
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le basket (t is pronouned)

A

basketball

63
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à tour de rôle

On faisait la cuisine à tour de rôle.

A

taking turns

We took turns doing the cooking.

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un siamois

A

siamese cat

65
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marocain (adj)

A

Moroccan

66
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depuis des heures

Il travaillait depuis des heures quand il a decidé d’aller au cinéma.

A

for hours

He had been working for hours when he decided to go to the cinema.

67
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le présentateur

A

anchorperson (on tv)

68
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rédiger

Elle rédigeait un rapport quand j’ai appelé.

A

to write

She was writting a report when I called.

69
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un itinéraire

A

an itinerary

70
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le chauffage

A

heat (eg. room heat)

71
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une promenade

A

a walk

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une mutation

A

a transfer

73
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fouler

A

to twist, sprain

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un régime

A

a diet

75
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une fuite

A

an escape

leakage

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polémiser

A

to polemize, argue, debate

77
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aboyer

A

to bark

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le japonais

A

japanese (language, and probably the nationality)

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le yoga

A

yoga

80
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un jean

A

jeans

81
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une troupe

A

a troop (ag. theatre, but probably in general as well)

82
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sur le point de

A

about to

83
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un tournoi

A

a tournament

84
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avouer

A

to admit

85
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compter

A

to intend, to plan

86
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le hall de l’hôtel

A

lobby of a hotel

87
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s’accoutumer à

A

to get accustomed to

88
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arriver à

A

to manage to

89
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chercher à

A

to attempt to

90
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s’habituer à

A

to get used to

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inciter à

A

to encourage to

92
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parvenir à

A

to manage to

93
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se faire à

A

to get used to

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tenir à

A

to insist on

95
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joindre

A

to contact

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un sénateur

A

a senator

97
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vexer

A

to hurt someone’s feelings

98
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persuader

A

to persuade

99
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s’efforcer de

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to try hard to

100
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faire semblant de

A

to pretend to

101
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projeter de

A

to plan to

102
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accepter de

A

to agree to

to accept

103
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envisager de

A

to contemplate

104
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une gaffe

A
a gaff
a blunder  (colloquial)
105
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une citation

A

a quotation