group "english practice"

[reginaphalenge]

Attention:

Was/ were

For/since/during    Ok!

available = disponible ( is that what you wanted to say ?)

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I thought " available" means " disponible" and also" valable" ....

[ludi]

hi,

here is my translation

1 / Je suis en colère à cause de son attitude.

I'm angry because of his behaviour

2 / Il volait les riches pour aider les pauvres.

He stole rich people to help poor people

3 / Après avoir vu Lucy, il décida de rentrer.

After he had seen Lucy he decided to come back

4 / Peux-tu remettre les assiettes dans le placard ?

Can you put the plates in the cupboard?

5 / Voulez-vous m'écouter pendant quelques minutes ?

Would you listen to me for few minutes?

Is there a text to summarize for this week?

see you

[mazza]

Hi guys!

Here are some more sentences!!

1 Il quitterait l'école s'il le pouvait.

2 Si un enseignant ennuie (= n'intéresse pas) ses élèves, ce n'est pas toujours de sa faute. :P

3 Le gouvernement ne veut pas donner son autorisation.

4 Je suis ravie de vous dire que vous avez réussi votre examen. (if only it could be true for all of us in June... )

5 Tous les gouvernements cherchent des moyens pour faire baisser le chômage.

I'll probably give you the translation on sunday.

Take care

[mazza]

Oooups! Sorry Milla: it's a bit late but it comes from the bottom of my heart

HURRAY HURRAY FOR THE NEWLY WED

Hope you had a wicked day!

[Milla]

Thank you Mazza

Here is my translantion for your sentences :

1 - Il quitterait l'école s'il le pouvait.

He would quit school if he could.

2 - Si un enseignant ennuie (= n'intéresse pas) ses élèves, ce n'est pas toujours de sa faute. tongue.gif

If a teacher is boring with his students , it is not always / all the time his fault.

3 - Le gouvernement ne veut pas donner son autorisation.

The government does not want to give his permission.

4 - Je suis ravie de vous dire que vous avez réussi votre examen. (if only it could be true for all of us in June... blush.gif )

I am glad to tell you that you have passed your exam.

5 - Tous les gouvernements cherchent des moyens pour faire baisser le chômage.

All governments are looking for money to reduce unemployment.

I am not really happy about what I have done but ...

By the way, thanks for this sentences, I like to do that too

[mazza]

As promised, here's the translation.

1- He would leave school if he could.

2- If a teacher bores his students, it's not always his fault.

3- The government don't (or doesn't) want to give their (or its) permission.

4- I'm delighted to tell you that you have passed your exam.

5- All the governments look for means to reduce unemployment.

And some more sentences to translate!! :o

1- Il est impossible de ne pas intervenir dans cette affaire.

2- Comme les gens respectent peu la nature, certaines forêts sont de vraies poubelles.

3- Pierre m'appela: les contrôleurs aériens (= air traffic controllers) refusaient l'accord (= settlement), la grève continuait, il ne pouvait donc pas rentrer ce soir-là.

4- Il y a au moins autant d'hommes que de femmes pour dénoncer le sexisme.

5- Ils ont longtemps essayé d'améliorer le bien-être de leurs concitoyens (fellow citizens).

Take care!

[bigotna]

sorry girls, i am a little buzzy this time and a don't take the time for many things.

if someone could help me and suggest an audio extract for the next week, it would be great.

thanks a lot

nadine

[teacher]

I thought " available" means " disponible" and also" valable" ....

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A ma connaissance "available" ne s'emploie pas dans le sens de 'valable '.

Good/ correct/ right/ worthwhile ...pourraient etre des traductions pour 'valable'

[reginaphalenge]

I thought " available" means " disponible" and also" valable" ....

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A ma connaissance "available" ne s'emploie pas dans le sens de 'valable '.

Good/ correct/ right/ worthwhile ...pourraient etre des traductions pour 'valable'

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J'ai vérifié ce week end et ds mon dico et ils mettent que ca veux aussi dire " valable" mais apparemment ca s'applique à qqch à durée limitée comme un ticket de train donc effectivement, j'm'a trompé...Merci teacher!

Thank you mazza !

[ludi]

sorry girls, i am a little buzzy this time and a don't take the time for many things.

if someone could help me and suggest an audio extract for the next week, it would be great.

thanks a lot

nadine

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Hi,

I found an audio extract to comment for next week here it is

If you have downloaded real player it will open directly

see you

[Oblivion]

Hi mazza

1- Il est impossible de ne pas intervenir dans cette affaire.

It is impossible not to intervene in that case.

2- Comme les gens respectent peu la nature, certaines forêts sont de vraies poubelles.

As people don't have much respect for nature, some forests are real dustbins.

3- Pierre m'appela: les contrôleurs aériens (= air traffic controllers) refusaient l'accord

(= settlement), la grève continuait, il ne pouvait donc pas rentrer ce soir-là.

Pierre called me : the air-traffic controllers had rejected the settlement, the strike was not over; as a consequence he couldn't come back that night.

4- Il y a au moins autant d'hommes que de femmes pour dénoncer le sexisme.

There are as many men as women to denounce sexism.

5- Ils ont longtemps essayé d'améliorer le bien-être de leurs concitoyens (fellow citizens).

They tried to improve the well being of their fellow citizens for a long time.

[bigotna]

i think it's very useful to translate some sentences, but don't forget that we 'll have to talk about a text.

i think maybe some sentences would be enough once a week

and is somebody interesting to chat wednesday evening about the the audio extract (is there a better word) proposed by ludi ?

IF someone is interested, i woud be there, but tell me it before tomorrow night.

thanks

nb