0 - idioms

Question 1

To be overly romantic / sentimental / naive

e.g. They are going to love the book, they are very sentimental

Answer 1

être fleur bleue

e.g. Ils vont adorer le livre, ils sont très fleur bleue.

Question 2

It’s bullshit

Answer 2

Ce sont des conneries

Question 3

I have the blues

e.g. I am feeling down because I have to work this weekend

Answer 3

J’ai le cafard

e.g. J’ai le cafard parce que je dois travailler ce weekend

Question 4

To work twice as hard

e.g. thousands of public servants are working very hard

Answer 4

mettre les bouchées doubles

e.g. Des milliers de fonctionnaires mettent des bouchées double

Question 5

out of sight out of mind

Answer 5

loin des yeux loin du coeur

Question 6

Everyone is talking about it

e.g. You don’t know what happened last night? Everyone’s been talking about it

Answer 6

Faire les infos de vingt heures

e.g. tu ne sais pas ce qui c’est passé hier soir? ça a fait les infos de vingt heures

Question 7

flash in the pan

e.g. his success is a flash in the pan

Answer 7

feu de paille

e.g. son succès est un feu de paille

Question 8

to get the perfect relationship

e.g. Charlotte who has the perfect relationship with her husband, Jon

Answer 8

filer le parfait amour

e.g. Charlotte, qui file le parfait amour avec son mari, Jon

Question 9

that rings a bell

Answer 9

ça me dit quelque chose

Question 10

I have the flu

e.g. I think I have the flu

Answer 10

J’ai la grippe

e.g. Je crois que j’ai la grippe.