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00 French Slang / Expressions Flashcards

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1
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Big deal!

x 2

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la belle affaire!

Et alors?

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I’ll bring back your book!

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je ramènerai ton livre

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To deal with / handle:

However, he has to deal with a number of administrative complications.

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Cependant, il doit faire face à de nombreuses complications administratives.

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he hasn’t dealt with the subject​

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il n’a pas traité le sujet

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it’s just as important that we deal with the situation at the office

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Nous devons également traiter de la situation au bureau

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The book deals with the problems of drugs

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le livre traite des problemes de la drogue

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I got treated like an idiot

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Je me suis fait traiter d’imbecile

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He got called all sorts of names

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Il s’est fait traiter de tous les noms

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They called each other liars

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Ils se sont traités de menteurs

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10 euros for a coffee is a real rip-off

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10€ pour un café, c’est de l’escroquerie

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it’s no small matter / it’s kinda a big deal

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ce n’est pas une mince ( / petite ) affaire

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It was a good deal ( a good price )

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J’ai fait une bonne affaire

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no such luck!

x 2

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ç’aurait été trop beau!

Pas de chance!

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14
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Don’t push your luck

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ne tire pas trop sur la corde

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15
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Just my luck

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C’est bien ma veine

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16
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Finally, a bit of luck

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Enfin, un coup de pot

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17
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It’s just the luck of the draw

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C’est une question de chance

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18
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They’re pushing their luck

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Ils y vont un peu fort

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19
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He’s pushing his luck

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Il y va un peu fort

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20
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He should know better than to mess around with a stranger’s things

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il devrait savoir qu’il ne faut pas tripoter dans les affaires d’un innconnu

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21
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Okay, let’s cut the bullshit

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Trêve de conneries

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You’re messed up, man.

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Faut te faire soigner, mon vieux.

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23
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I take pride in being a good judge of character

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Je me flatte d’être un bon juge de caractère

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I busted my ass to put this contract together

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J’ai galéré pour négocier ce contrat

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25
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I just got this project going

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je viens juste de mettre ce projet en chantier

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26
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we’re having some work done at home

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a la maison, nous sommes en chantier

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27
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As for myself…
I myself…
Speaking for myself…

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moi qui vous parle…

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28
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You took the words right out of my mouth

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Tu m’as tiré les mots de la bouche…

J’allais (t’)en dire autant

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29
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our holidays overlap ​

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nos vacances coïncident en partie

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30
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There’s always room for improvement

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Mais il y a toujours une marge d’amélioration.

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31
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There’s ____ to spare.

time, room, money

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il y a de la marge ( du temps )
il y a de la marge ( de l’espace )
il y a de la marge ( de l’argent )

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32
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I can’t help it

/ I couldn’t help it

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C’est plus fort que moi.

Je n’ai pas pu m’en empecher ( / c’etait plus fort que moi )

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33
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everything’s going wrong these days

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tout va de traviole en ce moment

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34
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he never quite gets it / gets anything totally

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il comprend tout de traviole

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35
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you have to fill in the gaps

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il faut combler les lacunes

les vides, les blancs, les trous

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36
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The teacher let us go at 4.

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le prof nous a lâchés à 4 heures

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37
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he tripped and bumped into the table

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il a trébuché et a heurté la table

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38
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you’re better off buying it than renting it

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cela revient moins cher de l’acheter que de le louer

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39
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the quicker he gets back, the quicker we can leave

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Le plus vite qu’il puisse revenir, le plus vite qu’on puisse partir

40
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And don’t you dare go tell him, man.

A

et ne t’avise pas d’aller lui dire !

41
Q

And don’t you dare go tell them, guys.

A

et ne vous avisez pas d’aller leur dire !

42
Q

I’m ready for action

A

Je suis sur le pied de guerre

43
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I left because I didn’t feel like waiting around

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Je suis parti car j’avais pas envie de faire le pied de grue

44
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Don’t you dare forget

A

Ne t’avise pas d’oublier

45
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Don’t you dare forget, guys

A

Ne vous avisez pas d’oublier

46
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I can vouch for him, 100%

A

Je me porte garant de lui à 100%

47
Q

I can vouch for that

I’ve seen it

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J’en ai été témoin

48
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I’ve been through that myself, first-hand

A

J’ai vécu ca, de premiere main

49
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he’s been through some hard times

A

il est passé par des moments difficiles

50
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An idea just occurred to me

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une idée m’est passée par la tete

51
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Which way did you take to get here?

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par ou etes-vous passé?

52
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How’d you get there? ( by what route? )

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par ou etes-vous passé?

53
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Can I pop by to see you?

A

puis-je passer te voir en vitesse?

54
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I’ve been through that too.

A

J’ai vecu ca, moi aussi

Je suis passé par la

55
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I’ve been through that too.

A

J’ai vecu ca, moi aussi

Je suis passé par la

56
Q

I freeze up in front of an audience

A

ça me bloque d’être devant un auditoire

57
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In front of an audience, he totally freezes up

A

devant un auditoire, il se bloque completement

58
Q

I really need to talk to them about it, otherwise this is gonna get ugly / nasty

A

Il faut absolument que je leur lui en parle sinon ça va mal tourner.

59
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Well, we might as well show it to them

A

Bon, on ferait aussi bien de le leur montrer.

60
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As long as you’re here, we might as well do that now.

A

Tant que vous êtes là, on pourrait aussi bien faire ça maintenant.

61
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Seriously though / joking aside

A

Sans deconner

62
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You guys better stop before you hurt yourselves

A

Vous feriez mieux d’arrêter avant de vous faire mal

63
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You guys better figure out what’s going on ( / what’s going wrong / what’s about to happen )

A

Vous avez intérêt à découvrir ce qui se trame.

64
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All that fell through ( / didn’t work out )

A

Tout ça est tombé à l’eau.

65
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She wouldn’t listen to reason

A

Elle ne voulait pas ecouter la voix de la raison

66
Q

Go ahead, rub it in

A

Vas y, remue le couteau ( le fer ) dans la plaie

67
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And there you go again rubbing it in my face

A

Et voila que tu viens me le balancer au visage.

68
Q

You came to rub it in

A

Vous êtes venu ici pour me rire au nez.

69
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Of course, he couldn’t be bothered to help me

A

pas question qu’il se donne la peine de m’aider

70
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He couldn’t even take the time to think about it

A

il ne pouvait meme pas se donner la peine d’y reflechir

71
Q

That’s just talk / that’s BS / you’re just saying whatever

A

ce sont des paroles en l’air

72
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I took his word for it

A

je l’ai cru sur parole

73
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We had to just take his word for it

A

Il a fallu qu’on le croire sur parole

74
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She didn’t keep her word

A

Elle a manqué a sa parole

75
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Right off the bat, I knew that something fishy was going on

A

dès le départ, j’ai su que quelque chose de louche se tramait

76
Q

You’re arrogant, but in a good way

A

Tu es arrogant, mais dans le bon sens

77
Q

For old times’ sake

A

en souvenir du bon vieux temps

78
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It was just busywork

A

il s’agissait tout simplement du travail inutile

79
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It wasn’t a crazy day, but we didn’t just sit around doing nothing

A

C’etait pas une journée tres chargée, mais on n’a pas chômé

80
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you’ve got your work cut out for you

A

Tu as du pain sur la planche

81
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The mission was flawless / went flawlessly

A

La mission a été sans faille ( sans bavure )

82
Q

The population is having a hard time coming to terms with the shock

A

la population a du mal à encaisser le choc

83
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I think it’s about time that you come to terms with this

A

Je crois qu’il est bon temps que vous encaissiez le choc de tout cela

84
Q

It’s about time that you get over this

A

Il est bon temps que tu t’en remetes

85
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I’ll leave it up to you ( it’s up to you - I trust you )

A

Je m’en remets a vous

86
Q

They got back together

A

Ils se sont remis ensemble

87
Q

The weather turned nice again

A

le temps s’est remis au beau

88
Q

Pull yourself together, sir!

A

Remmetez-vous!

89
Q

Thankfully, she bounced back from it ( she got well again )

A

Heureusement, elle s’en est remise

90
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He couldn’t come to terms with this decision ( / accept this decision )

A

il n’a pas encaissé cette décision

91
Q

you could use that as a table​

A

cela pourrait te servir de table

92
Q

I plan on using it as a reason to leave

A

Je comptes m’en servir de raison pour partir

93
Q

I’ll handle it personally

A

j’en fais une affaire personnelle

94
Q

sports shouldn’t be about money

A

le sport ne devrait pas être une affaire d’argent

95
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It’s a completely different story that damages the motto of your country

A

C’est toute une autre histoire qui met à mal la devise de votre pays.

French 01 (4 decks)

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