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Quiz 2

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Elle n’a pas téléphoné : elle a dû oublier She did not call; she must have forgotten
À l’école primaire, on devrait donner la priorité à l’étude de la langue maternelle In elementary school, priority should be given to the study of the students’ native language
Le présentateur du journal télévisé doit parfois avoir du mal à rester immobile devant le caméra The news reporter must surely struggle sometimes to stay still in front of the camera
À son âge, elle n’aurait jamais dû acheter ces roller blades! At her age, she should never have bought these roller blades!
Le jeune violoniste a dû se contenter d’un second prix The young violinist had to settle for second prize
L’avion a du retard : il devait arriver à midi dix The plan is late; it was supposed to arrive at 12:10
Le bébé pleure : il a dû entendre le camion qui s’arrêtait devant la porte The baby is crying; he must have heard the truck that stopped in front of the door
À chaque pas, il fallut ramasser des éclats de verre With each step, shards of glass had to be picked up
Il faudra encourager les Parisiens à utiliser les parkings souterrains We will have to encourage Parisians to use underground parking
Si tu n’as pas assez d’argent sur ton compte, il ne fallait pas payer par chèque If you do not have enough money in your account, you should not have paid by cheque
Ç’a été une tâche vraiment ingrate, mais il a fallu le faire It was a thankless task, but it had to be done
Il faudra prendre des mesures pour remédier au problème des SDF Measures will have to be taken to solve the problem of homelessness
Il aurait fallu protéger tous les jardins publics et privés de la capitale All of the capital’s public and private gardens should have been protected
Il faudra envoyer un carton d’invitation à chacun de nos fidèles clients An invitation will have to be sent to each of our loyal customers
Je connais Anne-Marie depuis une bonne dizaine d’années I’ve known Anne-Marie for a good ten years
« On ne peut pas lui faire confiance…, dit-elle, exaspérée. Il ne connaît pas sa force » "We can’t trust him…,” she said, exasperated. “He doesn’t know his own strength”
« Si tu as besoin d’un conseil sur les placements, dit-il, tu pourrais demander à Gilles de t’aider. Il s’y connaît… » “If you are looking for advice on your investments,” he said, “you could ask Gilles for help. He has lots of experience.”
Saint-Germain-des-Prés, c’est un quartier qu’ils connaissent très bien et où ils se plaisent beaucoup Saint-Germain-des-Prés is a neighbourhood that they know very well and where they enjoy living
On a essayé de tout expliquer au doyen, mais comme il nous connaît à pein, il n’a rien voulu savoir We tried to explain everything to the dean, but since he barely knows us, he didn’t want to hear anything about it
« Je suis sûr de ne plus vouloir déménager avant longtemps…--C’est bon à savoir! » “I am sure I won’t want to move again for a long time…” “That’s good to know!”
J’ai tant de travail en ce moment que je ne sais par quel bout commencer I have so much work right now that I don’t know where to begin
« Cela fait deux ans qu’ils sont séparés... —Ils ont divorcé? –Je ne crois pas : ça se saurait. » “They have been separated for two years.” “Are they divorced?” “I don’t believe so; we would have heard.”
Aussitôt que j’ai su la nouvelle, j’ai fait un saut chez Joël pour l’en informer As soon as I heard the news, I popped in at Joel’s to let him know
« Je me suis foule la cheville, expliqua-t-il, mais je peux marcher à l’aide d’une canne. » “I sprained my ankle,” he explained, “but I can still walk with a cane.”
« Éliane, on te demande au téléphone. C’est la sœur d’Anne. – La sœur d’Anne? Qu’est-ce qu’elle peut bien me vouloir? » “Éliane, someone is on the phone for you. It’s Anne’s sister.” “Anne’s sister? What could she possibly want from me?”
Le médecin lui a dit qu’il pouvait prendre deux comprimés matin et soir pendant huit jours The doctor told him that he could take two tablets morning and evening for eight days
Il pouvait être deux heures du matin. La marée était haute et il soufflait une brise du sud It must have been two in the morning. The tide was high and there was a southern breeze
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