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General Grammar & expressions
everyday expressions
103
Language - French
Undergraduate 2
03/25/2008
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Term
Je vais m'en occuper tout de suite.
 Definition
I'm going to take care of it
Term
Vous allez avoir de mes nouvelles  
 Definition
You're going to hear from me.
Term
je ne l'ai pas fait expres
 Definition
i didnt do that on purpose
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je ne vous en veux pas.
 Definition
i'm not holding a grudge against you.
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ca ne fait rien
 Definition
it doesnt matter/nevermind
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ce n'est pas bien grave
 Definition
its not that serious
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au secours
 Definition
help!
Term
un cas d'urgence
 Definition
emergency
Term
une panne
 Definition
breakdown
Term
annuler
 Definition
to cancel
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une commision
 Definition
errand
Term
deborde de travail
 Definition
swamped with work
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etre navre
 Definition

to be sorry

 
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faire expres
 Definition
to do on purpose
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je n'en peux plus

Definition
i've had it!
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démarrer
 Definition
to get moving )car; to start
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dépanner
 Definition
to repair a breakdown
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un emouteillage
 Definition
traffic jam
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les heures de pointe
 Definition
rush hours
Term
congélateur
 Definition
freezer
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marcher
 Definition
to run ; to work (machine)
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le chef de service
 Definition
service supervisor
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demander un remboursement
 Definition
to ask for a reimbursement
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faire une réclamation
 Definition
to make a complaint
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les  frais
 Definition
costs, charges
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le grand magasin
 Definition
department store
Term
gratuit(e)
 Definition
free, at no cost
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la quincaillerie
 Definition
hardware store
Term
une tache
 Definition
a stain
Term
un trou
 Definition
hole
Term
ne. . . aucun(e)
 Definition
not any, not a single
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ne . . . guère
 Definition
hardly, scarcely
Term
ne . . . jamais
 Definition
never
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ne...ni...ni
 Definition
neither... nor
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ne... nulle part
 Definition
nowhere
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ne... pas du tout
 Definition
not at all
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ne... pas encore
 Definition
not yet
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ne... pas non plus
 Definition
not either
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ne... personne
 Definition
no one, not anyone, nobody
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ne... plus
 Definition
no longer, no more
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ne... point
 Definition
not (regional or literary French)
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ne....que
 Definition
only
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ne...rien
 Definition
nothing
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Ne t'en fais pas
 Definition
Don't worry (giving permission)
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amener quelqu'un
 Definition
to bring someone over (along)
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emmener quelqu'un
 Definition
to take someone (somewhere)
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assister à
 Definition
to attend
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changer d'avis
 Definition
to change one's mind
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emprunter quelque chose à quelqu'un
 Definition
to borrow something from someone
Term
prêter queleu chose à quelqu'un
 Definition
to lend something to someone
Term
imprévu(e)/inattendu(e)
 Definition
unexpected
Term
un congrés
 Definition
conference; professional meeting
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une réunion
 Definition
meeting
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s'arranger
 Definition
to work out
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consentir à
 Definition
to consent to
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défendre à quelqu'un de
 Definition
to forbid someone to
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embêter
 Definition
to bother; to annoy
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raccrocher
 Definition
to hang up (telephone)
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se rattraper
 Definition
to make up for it
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résoudre
 Definition
to resolve, solve
Term

à ou De

 

 

Aider 

 Definition
à
Term

à ou De

 

 

s'amuser 

 Definition
à
Term

à ou De

 

 

 

Choisir 

 Definition
De
Term

à ou De

 

 

Finir 

 Definition
De
Term

à ou De

 

 

 

Parler 

 Definition
De
Term

à ou De

 

 

 

Refuser 

 Definition
De
Term

à ou De

 

 

regretter 

 Definition
De
Term

 

à ou De

 

 

rêver

 Definition
 De
Term

à ou De

 

 

 

s'habituer 

 Definition
à
Term

à ou De

 

 

 

 

Aimer 

 Definition
(rien)
Term

à ou De

 

 

 

aller 

 Definition
(rien)
Term

à ou De

 

 

 

Penser 

 Definition
(rien)
Term

à ou De

 

 

 

 

souhaiter 

 Definition
(rien)
Term

à ou De

 

 

 

Voir 

 Definition
(rien)
Term

à ou De

 

 

 

Vouloir 

 Definition
(rien)
Term

 

Cities (to) 

 Definition

 

 

à 
Term

 

 

Cities (from) 

 Definition

 

 

 

De 
Term

Feminine countries

(to) 

 Definition
En
Term
Masculine Countries
 Definition
Au(x)
Term
Masculine States
 Definition

Dans le or

dans l'etat de/du  
Term
Qu'est-ce que tu veux dire?
 Definition
what do you mean?
Term
Je ne comprends rien de ce que tu dis
 Definition
I understand nothing that you said
Term
C'est la raison pour laquelle
 Definition
Thats the reason for that
Term
Avoir du mal à (+infinitif)
 Definition
to have problems ( doing something)
Term
désorienté
 Definition
confused
Term
mal comprendre
 Definition
to misunderstand
Term
une méprise/une erreur
 Definition
misunderstanding
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provoquer
 Definition
to cause
Term
le sens
 Definition
meaning
Term
signifier
 Definition
to mean
Term
autrement dit
 Definition
in other words
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avoir du retard
 Definition
to be late
Term
couper
 Definition
to disconnect (telephone or gas)
Term
faire la queue
 Definition
to stand in line
Term
rentrer en retard
 Definition
to get home late
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valoir la peine
 Definition
to be worth the trouble
Term
choqué
 Definition
shocked
Term
Léser quelqu'un
 Definition
to wrong someone
Term
être en grève
 Definition
to be on strike
Term

 

 

la gréviste

Definition
Striker
Term
le syndicat
 Definition
union
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