Murielle #2 Flashcards

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We will join them on the flat-bottomed boat

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Nous les rejoindrons sur la péniche

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It’s difficult to say no

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C’est difficile de dire non

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I need to reflect a little more on the schedule

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Je dois réfléchir un peu plus au calendrier
(calendrier can be work schedule in general or the big yearly calendar )
Agenda is a datebook

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The noise of the wind annoys me
Catherine left the meeting annoyed

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Le bruit du vent m’agace
Catherine est ressortie agacée de la réunion
(Ressortir=leave somewhere you just entered)

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She didn’t understand me well

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Elle ne m’a pas bien comprise

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I have back pain
back pain (noun)

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J’ai mal au dos
le mal de dos

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I hurt myself when I was 21
The soldier was hurt in the war

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Je me suis blessée quand j’avais 21 ans
Le soldat a été blessé à l’épaule

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The movie triggered my grief

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Le film a déclenché mon chagrin
Syn: provoquer

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Def of raccourcir

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To shorten
To take up (clothing)
Ils ont raccourci le film de quelques minutes

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She asks the dressmaker to shorten her dress

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Elle demande à la couturière de raccourcir sa robe

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To hem something

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Faire un ourlet à qc

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You were discouraged
That discouraged you

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Tu as été découragée
Cela t’a découragée

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I signed up for a class

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Je me suis inscrit à un cours

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The success rate of each school

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Le taux de réussite de chaque école

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We have to take an exam
We have to pass an exam

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On doit passer un examen
On doit réussir un examen

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You are really bored

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Tu t’ennuies vraiment

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When someone shows me my errors I’m aware of it

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Quand quelqu’un me montre mes erreurs j’en prends conscience

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A plan has been elaborated by her

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Un plan a été elaboré par elle

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Driving instructor at auto school
Tester driving exam

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Le moniteur
L’inspecteur

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Don’t worry about it (2)

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Ne t’inquiète pas
Ne t’en fais pas

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I’m staying here one more week

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Je reste ici une semaine de plus (prolonge mon séjour d’une semaine)

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Opposite of raccourcir

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Rallonger
On a rallongé la table pour accueillir tous les convives (guests)

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I hired him to make a table

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Je l’ai embauché POUR fabriquer une table Or
Je….POUR QU’il fasse une table

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He is annoyed by his students

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Il est agacé par ses élèves
(could also say énervé)

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She invited me to eat lunch at hers
Elle m’a invitée à déjeuner chez elle
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Synonym of beau-fils
Le gendre
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3 synonyms for unhappy
Malheureux Mécontent Insatisfait
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Small utility trucks
Des petits camions Des véhicules utilitaires
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The office of the lock
La cabine de l’écluse
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Synonym for les toilettes
Les cabinets
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At some point
A une moment donné
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Along the canal
Sur les bords du canal
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You need to pay attention at all times
Il faut faire attention tour le temps/être vigilant en permanence
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The boat is going in a certain direction
Le bateau va dans un certain sens/prend une certaine direction
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The virtues that one attributes to elderberry
Les vertus qu’on attribue au sureau
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Stop worrying like this, it isn’t worth it (2)
Arrête de t’en faire comme ça, ce n’est pas la peine/ça ne vaut pas le coup
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Partridge
Une perdrix
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He fixed up the house to make it a gathering place
Il a réhabilité la maison pour en faire un lieu de rassemblement/de réunion
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He is adventurous enough to embark on this daring project
Il est assez aventureux pour se lancer dans ce projet téméraire
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My health doesn’t allow me to do so (my health doesn’t permit it)
Ma santé ne me le permet pas
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To express annoyance
Ça m’agace C’est énervant C’est agaçant
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It’s necessary that I look at my diary
Il faut que je revoie mon agenda
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Explain to me how you plan to manage it/finesse it
Explique moi comment tu comptes t’y prendre
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Sorry, I handled that badly with you yesterday
Désolée, je m’y suis mal prise avec toi hier (or Je me suis mal comporté avec toi hier)
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You need to do better
Tu dois t’y prendre mieux
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You need to handle things better
Tu dois mieux gérer les choses
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We’ll have to get started now
Il va falloir s’y mettre maintenant
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To learn an instrument well, you have to start early
Pour bien apprendre un instrument, il faut s’y mettre tôt
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The boss told us to get started on the new campaign
Le patron nous a dit de s’y mettre pour la nouvelle campagne
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We’ll get right on it
On va s’y mettre tout de suite
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We should get going on dinner prep before guests arrive
On devrait s’y mettre pour préparer le dîner avant l’arrivée des invités (On doit= we must)
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The conference room is ready; we can get started
La salle de réunion est prête; on peut s’y mettre
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You are not doing this properly
Tu t’y prends mal
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Here is how we are going to handle it
Voila comment on va s’y prendre
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Elle always takes care of it (handles it) in advance
Elle s’y prend toujours à l’avance
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He handled it the wrong way
Il s’y est pris mal
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He knows how to handle children
Il sait comment s’y prendre avec les enfants
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It’s not an easy situation but you’ll get used to it
Ce n’est pas une situation facile mais tu vas t’y faire
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I never got used to it
Je ne m’y suis jamais habitué/fait
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She will have to get used to it
Elle devra s’y faire
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You will get used to it with time
Tu vas t’y faire avec le temps
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We just have to get used to it, that’s all
Il faut s’y faire, c’est tout
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You have had five years to get used to it
Tu as eu cinq ans pour t’y faire
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