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Advice expressions
giving, accepting, rejecting
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tu dois... | you've got to... |
| tu devrais... | you should |
| tu ferais bien de... | you would do well to... |
| tu n'as qu'à... | All you have to do is... |
| Pourquoi tu ne fais pas de...? | Why don't you do ...? |
| Tu as raison. | You're right. |
| Bonne idée! | good idea! |
| D'accord! | Ok |
| Je ne peux pas. | I can't |
| Non, je n'ai pas très envie. | No, I don't feel like it. |
| Non je préfère... | No, I prefer... |
| Pas question! | No way! |
| Je n'ai pas le temps. | I don't have time. |
| Ce n'est pas mon truc. | It's not my thing. |
| Je n'en peux plus. | I just can't do any more! |
| J'abandonne | I give up |
| Je craque! | I'm losing it! |
| Allez! | Come on! |
| Courage! | Hang in there! |
| Encore un effort! | One more try! |
| Tu y es presque! | You're almost there! |
| Se mettre en condition | to get into shape |
| faire des abdominaux. (abdos) | to do sit-ups |
| faire de l'aérobic. | to do aerobics |
| faire de l'exercice | to exercise |
| faire de la gymnastique | to do gymnastics |
| faire de la musculation | to lift weights |
| faire des pompes | to do push-ups |
| s'entrainer à... | to train for... |
| tous les jours | every day |
| une fois par semaine | once a week |
| trois fois par semaine | three times a week |
| jamais | never |
| le matin | in the morning |
| dans l'après midi | in the afternoon |
| souvent | often |
| de temps en temps | from time to time |
| le soir | in the evening |
| bien se nourir | to eat well |
| manger des légumes | to eat veggies |
| manger des pâtes | to eat pasta |
| manger du riz | to eat rice |
| devoir | must/to have to |
| grignoter entre les repas | to snack between meals |
| sauter des repas | to skip meals |
| consommer trop de sucre | to consume too much sugar |
| consommer trop de sel | to consume too much salt |
| consommer trop de matières grasses | to consume too much fat |
| suivre un régime | to be on a diet |
| trop strict | too strict |