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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| I want/ need/ would like/ would prefer 5 ways of saying | I want -je veux - rarely used, demand I would like -Je voudrais- Most common Polite- je souhaite(formal would prefer) Casual would like/want J'aimerais or j'espérais |
| He/ it grows up (my how you have grown) | Il grandit |
| Beforehand | Auparavant |
| 1. Who does(sic...work) 2. At work | 1. Qui effectuent 2. À l' œuvre |
| It will be necessary(to be necessary) | Il faudra(falloir) |
| On the other hand | En revanche |
| It requires | Cela exige (exiger) |
| It is necessary to avoid(necessary) | Il faut éviter (falloir) |
| To cause an early fermentation | Déclancher une fermentation précoce |
| They stretched out(to stretch out) | Ils prennent leurs ailes(prendre son ailes) |
| 1. Welcoming 2. To welcome | 1. Accueillant (welcoming) 2. reçoivent ( to welcome) |
| 1. We make(our way) towards 2. To make toward | 1. On se dirige vers 2.Se derige |
| To check a place out | Repérer l'endroit |
| Hardware ( as in hardware store ) | La quincaillerie |
| Surrounding areas | Aux alentours |
| You will discover several of them | Vous en découvrirez plusiers |
| To immerse one self in | S'impregner de |
| To get into | Enfoncer |
| The best way | Le meilleur moyen |
| It can be found in | (Ils)Se retrouvent sur |
| At first, to begin with | Tout d'abord |
| It is moreover prohibited to have religious symbols on display | Il est d'ailleurs interdit de porter des signes religieux visibles |
| Let's hope | Pourvu |
| There's nothing boring about them (boring) | Ils n'ont rien d'ennuyant (ennuyeuse) |
| To snack | Grignoter |
| I dreaded (to dread) | Je redoutais(redouter) |
| To not be idle (to be idle) | Ne chôment pas (chômer) |
| Where are sold weekly | Où se vendent hebdomadaire |
| They occur only (to occur) | Ils n'ont lieu que (avoir lieu) |
| They have spread across Europe | Ils se sont répandu dans toute l'Europe |
| Seemingly right out of | Semblant sortir tous droit de |
| Bundled up(in clothing protect from cold) | Emitoufflés |
| Let your imagination run wild | imagination les plus débordant(overflow) |
| Merchant stalls in a market(in market, such as christmas or farmers markets) | Des étals des marchands au le marché |
| Would like to see it for real | Envie de voir pour de vrai |
| From abroad | À l'étranger |
| Lots of work to do (english saying: lots on your plate) | Pain sur la planche |
| I am : 1. I am 25 years old, 2. I am cold, 3. I am hungry | Use avoir (to have) not être (to be: am), so NOT Je suis 25 ans It is 1. J'ai 25 ans, 2. j'ai froid, 3 j'ai faim |
| Move goods by train network | Transport réseau ferroviaire |
| Nothing in the meantime | néant (nothingness) en attendant (meanwhile) |
| Artwork | De l'œuvre / de l'œuvre art ; often can use without art, is implied |
| to want to | avoir envie de |
| to be used to, in the habit of | avoir l'habitude de |
| to take place | avoir lieu ( lit. to have place ) |
| it's all the same to me | ça m'est égal |
| that's it, it's done | ça y est |
| It doesn't matter, no problem | Ce n'est pas grave |
| I had nothing to do with it | Je n'y suis pour rien |
| to split hairs (look for something to complain about) | chercher la petite bête |
| from bad to worse | de mal en pis |
| Because of (followed by 1. noun, 2. verb) | 1. A cause de (nouns only), 2. Parce-que ( verbs) |
| Unfortunate misunderstandings | Des quiproquos regrettables ( pronounce like quipropos ) |
| Will not ignore | Ne déroge pas |
| If you approach | Si vous abordez |
| The chances are | Il est fort à parier |
| Do not be surprised | Ne vous éttonez pas |
| Grouchy and demanding | Râleurs et exigeants |
| The world needs all kinds | Il faut de tout pour faire un monde |
| Ground(main) floor | Rez de chaussée (lit. level with the road>> Level or flat:rez=old frech(razor); road:chausee ) |
| Barely/ hardly | À peine (lit. a pain) |
| 8 noun endings indicate masculine words (few exceptions) | ~age, ~ment, ~eau, ~t, ~isme, ~eil, ~ail, ~al |
| 8 noun endings indicate feminine words (few exceptions) | ~ence, ~ance, ~tion, ~sion, ~té, ~ure, ~ouille, ~eille |
| Refuse, Reduce waste, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle, in that order | Refuser, Réduire gaspillages, Réutiliser, Réutiliser, Recycler |
| Submitted late | Soumis tardivement |
| Work force | pied d'oeuvre |
| Reply to thank you=1.with pleasure 2. Don't mention it; 3. It's nothing | 1.avec plaisir 2. Je vous enprie (polite, formal) 3. De rien (casual, more dismissive so to friends only) |
| In case of | Au cas où ( lit in case that) |
| In the past tense(perfect tense) when do you use etre, and when do you use avoir, when do you use faire? Main verbs used (conjugation) . | Avoir is almost always used, with few exceptions(ai, as, a, avons avez,ont ). Être is for verbs used to indicate oneself or each other with s' verbs. Faire , I have done , is often used for the weather |
| One of them | L'une d'entre elle |
| Right in the heart of | en plein cœur de |
| Many footpaths through the forest | Nombreux sentiers à travers la forêt |
| Striking(as in amazing) | Sassissante |
| Skyscrapers of glass | Des grattes-ciels de verre |
| Backdrop | Une toil de fond |
| To climb a hill to catch(or see, 2nd option) a vue | Escalader une colline pour y décrocher(apercevoir) une vue |
| Office towers | tours de bureaux |
| Love handles | Poignées d'amour |
| Really well known | sa réputation n’est plus à faire (lit don't have to do anything more for your reputation) |
| Fertile terrain for expression of artistic genius | Un terreau fertile pour l'expression du génie artistique |
| "Over time" or "as time goes by" | Au fil de temps (lit with the line of time) |
| Although | Bien que |
| Whether it is | Que se soit |
| We will know how to please everyone | Sauront plaire à chacun |
| Open mindedness | Ouverture d'esprit |
| Which holds | Qui rècele |
| Slowed by construction site | ralenties par les chantiers de construction Ralenties(slowed) chantiers(site) |
| Pulse of the market | pouls du marché |
| Abounds with assets (plenty of good things) | regorge d'atouts |
| Relax | Détendre |
| Brings back to life for us | Qui nous faire revivre |
| changes progressively correlating with something else that changes progressively | Au fur et à mesures |
| 16 | Seize |
| Coastal trails | Sentier côtier |
| Travel all over | Parcourir |
| You must go down a steep slope to access a beach where you can go swim | Vous devrez descendre des pentes raides pour accéder au plages et aller vous baigner |
| While | Tandis que |
| At the same time is soft/sweet and uncontrolled | À la fois douce et indomptée |
| Let's hope it lasts | Pourvu que ça dure (inanimate object lasts, such as the Beauty of a park) |
| Seaside resorts | Des stations balnéaires |
| The most posh | Le plus huppée |
| Sometimes even | Parfois même |
| Made with fried bacon | Faites de couenne de lard frite |
| That is to say | C'est-à-dire |
| We sing from the heart at the top of our lungs | On chante à cœur et à tue-tête |
| Fully informed | Au courant |
| I've been had | J'ai été eu |
| Wave to the crowd | salue la foule |
| Time to take stocķ | l'heure est au bilan |
| Shake up a company | rouleau compresseur (steam roller) qui veut tout bousculer(shake up) |
| We get up early so as not to miss the start of the parade | On se lève à bonne heure , il ne faudrait pas rater le début de défilé. Rater(miss), defiler(parade) |
| Despite | Malgré |
| Passion that it arouses | L'engouement qu'il soucite |
| Have some good food | Se faire une bon bouffe |
| Long weekend | Des ponts |
| Nevertheless | Néanmoins |
| Moreover | De surcroît |
| having established his own company | Avoir fondé sa propre société |
| Be that as it may | Quoi qu'il en soit |
| New style | Style novateur |
| That is no longer like | Qui n'est plus comme |
| We are led | Nous sommes etraînés |
| In quest of meaning | En quête de sens |
| To not be lived fully | Pour ne pas etre vécue pleinement |
| We are not about to tire of them | Nous ne sommes pas près de nous lasser |
| Was a relative to | Qui est apparenté |
| Died , decided | Décèder(died) , décider(decided), and they sound almost identical |
| Incited controvercies | Les polémiques(controversies) suscitées (raised, incited) |
| Exceptional, out of the ordinary | Hors de commun |
| Against the tide, used as: against the prevailing view | À contre courant |
| The human being must act | Être doit agir |
| Increase the pace of change | Accéléré la cadence |
| Acknowledge this failure | À prendre acte de cet échec |
| Accountability | reddition de comptes |
| Life expectancy | l'espérance de vie |
| Overweight(as in people) | d’embonpoint |
| Indigeneous | autochtones |
| Beyond | Au-delà |
| Indeed | Certes |
| More or less/as best as they could | Tant biens que mal |
| Worn down, exhausted, run down | Usée, épuisée, abîmée |
| Tirelessly | Inlassablement |
| To scatter | Éparpiller |
| Practically | Quasiment |
| Despite | Malgré |
| Rubs shoulders with | Elle/il côteie |
| Within this one, in the heart of | Au sein de celle-ci |
| Daily needs | Besoins quotidiens |
| Rules of beauty | Les canons de beauté |
| Timeless | indémodable |
| Kiss the cheek | Bise la joue |
| handshake is strong and sincere (f) | Poignée la main ferme et franche |
| Get someone out of a hard spot | Tirer une épine du pied |
| (we)will be happy | Seront ravi |
| It is almost sure, obvious | Il est quasiment sûr |
| It causes any trouble | Cela pose un souci |
| It is important for you to know/ you need to know | Il vous suffira de savoir |
| Be aware of typical schedules | Calez-vous sur les horaires type |
| The best way | Le meilleur moyen |
| Nice to meet you | Ravi de vous rencontrer |
| Common practice | Monnaie courant |
| You must know | Sachez |
| Response to how are you( comme ça va?) | Pas trop pire (Not the worst) |
| Cutlery | Couverts |
| Could seem | pourait paraître |
| To worry | Se faire du souci |
| Close/nearly, a little more | À peu près |
| Damn it | C'est foutu (it's damaged, ruined) |
| Something has gone wrong | Quelque chose est raté |
| He's crazy(2 phrases possible) | Il est barjot, il est cinglé |
| Accurately | Bon escient |
| Many ideas make a concept, she has more where that came from (commonly used saying) | Un arc ne possède un seule cord/elle a plusiers cords à son arc |
| He has lots of influence (saying), knows a lot of people (can be negative, he only has that job despite his mistakes because....) | Avoir le bras long, negative: grâce à son bras long, qui peut atteindre plus de choses qu'un bras de taille normal |
| An idea has not yet been expressed clearly/accurately (saying) | Avoir une idée derrière la tête |
| To please someone you are extremely (overly) polite (saying) | Faire des ronds de jambe (lit. To bow and scrape) |
| To act alone and avoid help regardless of need or help offered (saying) | Faire cavalier seule |
| Do not take even a thread of clothing off | Ne te découvre pas un fil (avril in France, weather is unpredictable,cold wind comes up suddenly) |
| Do what pleases you | Ce qui te plaît |
| It is not surprising that a wave of artists of all kinds have broken into (....the market) | Il n'est pas surprenant qu'une vague des artistes en tous genres ait déferlé |
| Claims to have | Targue de posséder |
| They have shown the path, shown the way followed ( by others) | Ont Montrer un voie suivie |
| During which | Au cours duquel |
| Had the time of our lives | S'en donnait à coeur joie |
| That have seen come and go | Qui on vu défiler |
| An anthology | Un florilège |
| Famous | Renommer |
| At the end of term | En fin de parcours |
| But also sets up the link between | Mais établit le lien entre |
| That has not always been true | Ceci n'a pas toujours été vrai |
| Widespread | Répandu |
| Misunderstandings | Quiproquos (often mistakenly written or pronounced as quipropos) |
| Spend time strolling | on y flâne (flâner=stroll/wander) |
| Lazy | Fainéant (fai néant) |
| From now on, henceforth (2 synonyms) | Désormais, Dorénavant |
| No doubt | Nul doute |
| The birthplace (of a person) | Le berceau |
| Her outfits (clothes) | Ses toilletes |
| Strong personality | Caractère bien trempé |
| Leave a indelible mark on those who met her | Laisseront une empreinte indélébile sur tous ceux qui la côtoieront |
| Within ( used for the expression within a family) | Au sein de |
| But make no mistake about it | Mais il ne faut pas s'y tromper |
| Whatever | Quel que soit |
| Even so | Toutefois |
| That will tickle our tastebuds | Qui viendra chatouiller nos papilles |
| Who would complain | Qui s'en plaindrait |
| To make drunk | Tourner la tête |
| No one wanted | Personne n'avait envie |
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