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VSL Unit 2 Workset 5

expressions-clés

françaisanglais
Un courant pictural art movement/ style
accorder to give
la lumière the light
en plein air outdoors
un tableau a picture
réaliser to make reality, to achieve, to complete
le brouillard fog
une toile canvas, painting
éphémère ephemeral
quotidien(ne) daily
les loisirs (m) pastimes, free time
la bourgeoisie the middle class
un potager vegetable garden
l'île de France the region surrounding Paris
les bords (m) the banks (of a river)
novateur, novatrice innovative
l'épaisseur (f) thickness
le Salon des refusés the exhibition for rejected paintings
les conventions (f) rules, expectations
L' Académie des Beaux-Arts official French artists'society
parler de to speak/ to talk about
entendre parler de to hear of/ about
discuter de to talk about, to discuss
rêver de to dream of/ about
se souvenir de to remember
se servir de to use
se passer de to do without
s'occuper de to take care of
se préoccuper de to worry about
avoir envie de to want, to desire
avoir besoin de to need
avoir peur de to be afraid of
avoir honte de to be ashamed of
être fier/fière de to be proud of
être amoureux/ amoureuse de to be in love with
être satisfait(e) de to be satisfied about/ happy with
faire la connaissance de to meet
la peinture painting
une œuvre a work of art
en plein soleil in full sunlight
les effets de la lumière the effects of the light
une scène de la vie quotidienne scene of daily life
les bords(m) de la Seine the banks of the Seine river
une touche de couleur stroke/ spot of colour
l'épaisseur (f) de la peinture the thickness of the paint
accorder beaucoup d'importance à to grand a great deal of importance to...
paraître to appear
évoquer to evoke
Les impressionnistes ont révolutionné la peinture The impressionnists began a revolution in painting.
Ils accordaient beaucoup d'importance à la lumière et à ses effets. They placed great importance in portraying the effects of light
Ils représentaient l'impression du moment They captured an impression of a moment
Ils peignaient des scènes de la vie quotidienne They painted scenes of daily life
Leurs techniques étaient novatrices avec les touches de couleurs et l'épaisseur de la peinture sur la toile. They used innovatives techniques with touches and spots of coulour and thick layers of paint on the canvas.
Une formule d'appel greeting/ salutation
Chère Yvette Dear Yvette
Mon cher Paul Dearest Paul
Chers grands-parents Dear Grandma and Granddad
Chers Lucs et Anne Dear Luc and Anne
Mes chers amis Dear friends
Ma très chère Lise My dearest friend Lise
Chers mamie et papi Dear Granny and Grand dad
Salut ! Hi there !
Alors, qu'est-ce que tu deviens ? What have you been up to ?
Quoi de neuf ? What's new with you ?
Désolé(e) de ne pas t'avoir écrit plus tôt, mais... Sorry for not having written to you earlier, but...
je pense souvent à toi et j'espère que les choses avancent I often think of you and I hope everything is going well
De mon côté, ça va pour le moment As for me, everything is fine at the moment
Et toi, ça va toujours ? And what about you ? how is everything ?
Bon, je dois y aller Well, I must go now
Il faut que j'aille chercher ma cousine/ finir ma rédaction etc I must go pick up my cousin/ finish my essay etc
Je te donnerai de mes nouvelles dès que je serai un peu installé(e)/ à mon retour I will be in touch when I get settled/ when I get back
une formule de salutation standard polite form of address, greeting
J'attends ta réponse avec impatience I look forward to your reply
Amitiés, Regards,
Amicalement, Your friend,
À bientôt, See you soon,
À très bientôt See you very soon,
À la prochaine, Until next time,
À plus tard, [dans un mél], à +, + See you later
À un de ces jours. See you one of these days.
Bisous, kisses/ hugs,
Bises, kisses,
Gros bisous, big hugs,
grosses bises ! big hugs and kisses !
Je t'embrasse, a kiss from me,
Gros bisous à... Give a hug to...
Je vous embrasse, A kiss from me (to more than one)
Passe le bonjour à ta famille ! Say hi to your family !
Bien des choses à tous ! Best wishes to all
Je pense que/ je trouve que/ j'estime que I think/ find/ I reckon that
À mon avis/ selon moi In my opinion
Je suis tout à fait d'accord avec toi I totally agree with you
C'est bien mon avis/ c'est aussi mon avis That's what I think/ This is my opinion too
je pense comme toi/ la même chose que toi I think like you/ the same
Je ne suis pas du tout d'accord/ je ne suis pas tout à fait d'accord I don't agree at all/ I don't quite agree
Moi, je pense le contraire I think the opposite
pas du tout not at all
ne n'aime pas ça I don't like this
Cela ne m'intéresse pas du tout This doesn't interest me at all
J'aimerais mieux aller/ faire... I would rather go/do
Bon, j'accepte Well, I accept
Enfin, si tu veux OK, if you wish
D'accord, aujourd'hui on va au musée, mais demain on ira... OK, today we go the museum, but tomorrow we'll go...
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