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Quitter vs partier [what is the distinction?] I am leaving the university in three hours. |
[quitter must be followed by a place or person you are leaving; partir mean to depart] Je quitte l'université à trois heures. Je vais bientôt partir. |
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visiter vs aller voir [what's the distinction] |
visiter is used when talking about visiting a place aller voir is used when talking about visiting a person |
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Then, afterwards |
ensuite |
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Saturday morning, I did nothing. |
Je n'ai rien fait. |
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I went to town. I returned to my house. I had dinner with my friend and ate well. |
Je suis allé en ville. Je suis rentré chez moi. J'ai dîné avec mon ami and j'ai bien mangé. |
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I worked a lot yesterday morning. I have taken the bus frequently on Saturday mornings. I did always eat your chickens when we were young. The students learned a lot. |
J'ai beaucoup travaillé hier matin. Le Samedi matin, J'ai souvent pris l'autobus. J'ai toujours mangé tes poulets quand nous étions jeunes. Les étudiants ont beaucoup appris. |
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"Pour" --when followed by a verb, means: Pout aller; pour rentrer, etc "Sans"--can also... |
in order to Sans: followed by an infinitive {Cathy a quitté l''appartment sans boire son café." |
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The last time you left for vacation, what did you go? What did you do? I went to New York. I went there by train. |
La dernière fois que vous êtes parti en voyage, où est-ce que vous êtes allé? Qu'est-ce que vous faites? Je suis allé à New York. J'y suis allé en train. |
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rentrer vs retourner |
to go back home typically or the place you are staying (rentrer); retourner is to return) |
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last Monday/Tuesday |
lundi/mardi dernier |
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last weekend |
le week-end dernier |
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last year |
l'année dernière |
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recently |
récemment |
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the last time |
la dernière fois |
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You already visited paris? No, I haven't visited Paris yet. Moi, j'y ai visité il y trois ans. |
Tu as déjà visité Paris? Non, je n'ai pas encoure visité Paris. Me, I visited there three years ago. |
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I need nothing |
Je n'ai besoin de rien. |
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Nothing is ready |
Rien n'est prêt |
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I buy nothing |
Je n'achète rien |
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It's raining It's going to rain It rained |
Il pleut Il va pleuvoir Il a plu. |
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a businessman/woman |
un homme/femme d'affaires |
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the newspaper |
la journal |
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last night |
hier soir |
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last weekend |
le week-end dernier |
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to take a walk |
faire une promenade |
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to have one's breakfast I had my breakfast |
prendre son petit déjeuner je prends mon petit déjeuner |
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working |
travaillant |
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a year |
un an |
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a campground |
un camping |
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the next day |
le lendemain |
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luck |
la chance |
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a second |
une seconde |
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a rental car |
une voiture de location |
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descendre (de/dans/à) |
to descend, to come dowm, to get off/out of, (a vehicle); also, to stay ay |
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to enter |
entrer (dans) |
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to take a trip |
faire un voyage |
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to get up, to go on/in |
monter (dans) |
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to leave on a trip |
partir en voyage |
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to go away for the weekend |
partir en-weekend |
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last year |
l'année dernière |
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the last time |
la dernière fois |
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How long ago? |
Il y a combien de temps |
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For how long?` For two hours. |
Combien de temps? Pendent deux heures. |
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!What luck! |
Quelle chance! |
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some, a few |
quelques |
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autumn (in autumn) winter |
l'automne (en automne) l'hiver |
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a garden |
un jardin |
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spring (in spring) |
le printemps (au printemps) |
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the weather, the time |
le temps |
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entertainment |
des distractions |
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a season |
une saison |
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to go to the mountains |
aller à la montagne |
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to depend on |
dépendre (de) |
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to exercise |
faire de l'exercise |
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to run errands |
faire des courses |
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to buy groceries |
faire les courses |
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to go jogging |
faire du jogging |
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to go shopping |
faire du shopping |
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to play sports |
faire du sport |
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to cook |
faire la cuisine |
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to do laundry |
faire la lessive |
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to do the dishes |
faire la vaisselle |
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to do housework |
faire le ménage |
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to take a walk |
faire une promenade |
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What's the weather like? |
Quels temps fait-il? |
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It is nice/hot/cool/cold/bad/sunny/wendy |
Il fait beau/chaud/frais/froid/mauvais/du soleil/du vent |
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What's the weather going to be like? It's going to be... |
Quel temps va-t-il faire? Il va faire... |
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a suit |
un costume (for a man) |
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a raincoat |
un imperméable |
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jeans |
un jean |
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an overcoat |
un manteau |
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pants |
un pantalon |
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wallet |
uportefeuille |
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a sack, a purse |
un sac |
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a t-shirt |
un tee-shirt |
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a salesclerk |
un vendeur |
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tennis shoes |
des baskets |
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boots |
des bottes |
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a fitting room |
une cabine d'essayage |
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a skirt |
une jupe |
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(sun)glasses |
des lunettes (de soleil) |
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I like it. |
Ça me plait. |
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to wear, to put on I wear jeans. |
Je mets Je mets un jean. |
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of course |
bien sûr |
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What size do you wear? |
Quelle taille faites-vous? |
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What do you think about it? |
Qu'en pensez-vous? |
