w/c 12June2023 Flashcards

1
Q

Name of grammatical structure:
Où Paul va-t-il ? Quand arrive-t-il ?

A

Pronom de rappel

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2
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Who is ringing? It‘s the postman.

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Qui est-ce qui sonne ? C‘est le facteur.

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What is ringing? It‘s my mobile phone.

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Qu‘est-ce qui sonne ? C‘est mon téléphone portable.

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4
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How much do you pay in rent? (Formal)

A

Combien payez-vous de loyer ?

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5
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  • What’s burning in the oven? - That’s my pie.
A
  • Qu‘est-ce qui brûle dans le four ? - C‘est ma tarte.
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  • Pass me the pen.
  • What pen? I don’t see a pen.
  • Which is it? The blue one or the red one?
A
  • Passe-moi le stylo.
  • Quel stylo ? Je ne vois pas de stylo.
  • Lequel ? Le bleu ou le rouge ?
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7
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What glorious weather!

A

Quel temps splendide !

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What an idiot!

A

Quel idiot !

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9
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How hot it is!

A

Qu‘est-ce qu‘il fait chaud !

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10
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  • Are you still smoking?
  • No, I don’t smoke any more.
A
  • Tu fumes toujours ?
  • Non, je ne fume plus.
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  • Did you ever go to Paris? (Formal)
  • No, I’ve never been / not yet been to Paris.
A
  • Vous êtes déjà allé à Paris ?
  • Non, je ne suis jamais/ pas encore allé à Paris.
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12
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I don’t have any friends here.

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Je n‘ai aucun ami ici.

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13
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I don’t know anybody.

A

Je ne connais personne.

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14
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Nothing works.

A

Rien ne marche.

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15
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You never understand anything.

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Tu ne comprends jamais rien.

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16
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There’s nobody left.

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Il n‘y a plus personne.

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17
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Forming the Gerund form (e.g. reading; drinking)

A

Formation du gérondif:
Radical de la 2e personne du pluriel au présent + „-ant“
Vous lisez - en lisant
Vous buvez - en buvant

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18
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Gérondif - exemptions
Avoir
Faire
Avancer
Savoir
Dire
Manger

A

Avoir - en ayant
Faire - en faisant
Avancer - en avançant
Savoir - en sachant
Dire - en disant
Manger - en mangeant

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19
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He works while he sings, reads while he walks.

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Il travaille en chantant, il lit en marchant.

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20
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He made his fortune gambling.

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Il a fait fortune en jouant.

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21
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I fell while skiing.

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Je suis tombé en skiant.

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22
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Search and you’ll find it.

A

En cherchant, on trouve.

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23
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He works all while listening to the radio.

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Il travaille tout en écoutant la radio.

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He‘s unhappy, even though he‘s very rich.

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Il est malheureux, tout en étant très riche.

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25
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Forming of the Participe présent

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Un gérondif sans „en“

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26
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Persons over the age of 18 may vote.

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Les personnes ayant plus de 18 ans peuvent voter.

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27
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I think of Max while dancing the tango.
I think of Max dancing the tango.

A

Je pense à Max en dansant le tango.
Je pense à Max dansant le tango.

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28
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Oven (gender)

A

Le four

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29
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Difference between „encore“ and „toujours“

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Encore - still OR again
Toujours - still

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30
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He works and sings at the same time.

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Il travaille et il chante en même temps.

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31
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He showers while singing.

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Il se douche en chantant.

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32
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One makes progress by talking as much as possible.

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On progresse en parlant le plus possible.

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33
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You make progress by learning vocabulary.

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On progresse en apprenant du vocabulaire.

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34
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One makes progress by listening to songs.

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On progresse en écoutant des chansons.

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35
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She get angry when discussing.

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Elle s‘énerve en discutant.

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36
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I stained my dress drinking coffee.

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J‘ai taché ma robe en buvant du café.

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37
Q

You can reach me by calling this number (gender).

A

Vous pouvez me joindre en appelant ce numéro.

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38
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Paul broke his arm skiing.

A

Paul s‘est cassé le bras en faisant du ski.

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39
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Everyone who is a member of our club is invited to a party on Saturday 15 March.

A

Toutes les personnes faisant partie de notre club sont invitées à une soirée le samedi 15 mars.

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40
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All citizens in possession of old banknotes is asked to take them to the bank.

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Tous les citoyens étant en possession d‘anciens billets sont priés de les apporter à la banque.

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41
Q

Everyone having a lottery ticket beginning with “32” has won €1,000.

A

Toutes les personnes ayant un billet de loterie commençant par „32“ on gagné 1 000 euros.

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42
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We start work at 8am. We finish work at 7pm.

A

On commence à travailler à 8h. On finit de travailler à 19 h.

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43
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We’re trying to do the maximum, but we refuse to go on.

A

On essaie de faire le maximum, mais on refuse de continuer.

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44
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To accept to do sth.

A

Accepter de faire qc.

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45
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To stop doing something

A

Arrêter de faire quelque chose

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46
Q

Decide to do something

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Décider de faire quelque chose

47
Q

I learn to speak French.

A

J‘apprends à parler français.

48
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To help someone to do something

A

Aider quelqu‘un à faire quelque chose

49
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To manage to do something

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Arriver à faire quelque chose

50
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To try to do something

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Essayer de faire quelque chose

51
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To finish doing something

A

Finir de faire quelque chose

52
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To pursue / to seek doing something

A

Chercher à faire quelque chose

53
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To forget to do something

A

Oublier de faire quelque chose

54
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To refuse to do something

A

Refuser de faire quelque chose

55
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To regret doing something

A

Regretter de faire quelque chose

56
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To dream of doing something

A

Rêver de faire quelque chose

57
Q

To keep oneself from doing something

A

S‘arrêter de faire quelque chose

58
Q

To start doing something

A

Commencer à faire quelque chose

59
Q

To continue doing sth

A

Continuer à faire qc

60
Q

To hesitate doing sth

A

Hésiter à faire qc

61
Q

To invite so. to do. sth.

A

Inviter qn. à faire qc.

62
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To set about doing something

A

Se mettre à faire quelque chose

63
Q

I’m in a hurry to leave.

A

Je suis pressé de partir.

64
Q

I have a habit of travelling.

A

J‘ai l‘habitude de voyager.

65
Q

I teach my son how to dress well.

A

J‘apprends à mon fils à bien s‘habiller.

66
Q

I learn from my mistakes.

A

J‘apprends de mes erreurs.

67
Q

I have learnt a lot from my father.

A

J‘ai beaucoup appris de mon père.

68
Q

It’s time to go about work.

A

Il est temps de se mettre au travail.

69
Q

He started painting when he was 50.

A

ll s’est mis à la peinture à cinquante ans.

70
Q

She started crying.

A

Elle s’est mise à pleurer.

71
Q

I’m hoping to leave.

A

J‘espère partir.

72
Q

I either love or hate travelling alone.

A

J‘adore ou je déteste voyager seul.

73
Q

I hope to leave tomorrow.

A

J‘espère partir demain.

74
Q

Which verbs to use without prepositions:

A

Les verbes de „gout“ out de „projet“ ne sont pas suivis de préposition.
Adorer; détester; espérer; penser

75
Q

I‘m going to Paris./ I‘m coming to Paris.

A

Je vais à Paris. / Je viens à Paris.

76
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I‘m going back to Paris. / I‘m coming back to Paris.

A

Je retourne à Paris./ Je reviens à Paris.

77
Q

I’m home by 8 o’clock in the evening.

A

Je rentre chez moi à 8h le soir.

78
Q

Tourists return to their countries at the end of their holidays.

A

Les touristes rentrent dans leur pays à la fin des vacances.

79
Q

We’re going to Africa and Joan is coming with us.

A

On va en Afrique et Joan vient avec nous.

80
Q

I’ve come to get Pierre.

A

Je viens chercher Pierre.

81
Q

I drop by to buy the newspaper.

A

Je passe acheter le journal.

82
Q

I visit my parents on Sundays.

A

Je vais voir mes parents le dimanche.

83
Q

My cousins come to see me often.

A

Mes cousins viennent me voir souvent.

84
Q

Actions have been taken

A

Les actions ont été prises

85
Q

To begin with something

A

Commencer par quelque chose

86
Q

I went back to the mountains this year. (M/f)

A

Je suis retourné(e) à la montagne cette année.

87
Q

I have turned over the pancake in the pan.

A

J’ai retourné la crêpe dans la poêle.

88
Q

I went back home after doing the shopping. (M/F)

A

Je suis rentré(e) chez moi après avoir fait les courses.

89
Q

I walk my dogs every day. But yesterday, I didn’t take them out.

A

Je sors mes chiens tous les jours. Mais je ne les ai pas sortis hier.

90
Q

He took the rubbish out.

A

Il a sorti les poubelles.

91
Q

„Ready - steady - go!“

A

“À vos marques, prêts? Partez!”

92
Q

I went on holiday a few years ago. (M/f)

A

Je suis parti(e) en vacances il y a quelques années.

93
Q

“On your marks, Get set, Go!”

A

“À vos marques, prêts? Partez!”

94
Q

My dog brought my shoes in.

A

Mon chien a rentré mes chaussures.

95
Q

Where’s Chantalle? She left for the bakers. (She will be coming back)

A

Où est Chantalle? Elle est partie à la boulangerie.

96
Q

Where’s Chantalle? She went to the bakers. (We don‘t know where she will go after)

A

Où est Chantalle? Elle est allée à la boulangerie.

97
Q

I‘m coming back from the train station.

A

Je reviens de la gare.

98
Q

I‘ll be back, I‘m picking up my child from school.

A

Je reviens, je vais chercher mon enfant à l’école.

99
Q

I have forgotten by bag at the office, I have to go back.

A

J’ai oublié mon sac au bureau, je dois y retourner.

100
Q

Use of „retourner“

A

retourner = re-aller

101
Q

I‘m back from the office, but I have forgotten my bag there, I need to go back.

A

Je reviens du bureau, mais j’y ai oublié mon sac, je dois y retourner.

102
Q

The train is at a standstill, but will be leaving again in a few minutes.

A

Le train est à l’arrêt, mais il va repartir dans quelques minutes.

103
Q

I‘ll come back tomorrow to finish this work.

A

Je vais revenir demain pour finir ce travail.

104
Q

She returned to her home town after spending years abroad.

A

Elle est revenue dans sa ville natale après avoir passé des années à l’étranger.

105
Q

He returned home after a long day at work.

A

Il est rentré chez lui après une longue journée de travail.

106
Q

We stop for just a few minutes, we will be heading straight back out.

A

Nous nous arrêtons seulement quelques minutes, nous repartons directement.

107
Q

I’ll be right back, I just need to get my keys.

A

Je reviens tout de suite, j’ai juste besoin de prendre mes clés.

108
Q

She returned to school for further training.

A

Elle est retournée à l’école pour suivre une formation supplémentaire.

109
Q

He came home late last night after having dinner with friends.

A

Il est rentré tard hier soir après avoir dîné avec des amis.

110
Q

The train will be leaving again in a few minutes.

A

Le train va repartir dans quelques minutes.

111
Q

He’ll be back in a few minutes, he’s in the toilet.

A

Il reviendra dans quelques minutes, il est aux toilettes.

112
Q

She returned from her trip to Europe with some incredible memories.

A

Elle est retournée de son voyage en Europe avec des souvenirs incroyables.

113
Q

I think about moving house.

A

Je pense déménager.

114
Q

To drop by to do something.

A

Passer faire quelque chose