06 Idioms Flashcards

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1
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J’en ai vraiment marre!

A

I am truly fed up!

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2
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Quelle horreur!

A

What horror!

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3
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Quelle désastre!

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What a disaster!

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4
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Qui ne risque rien, n’a rien!

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They who risks nothing, has nothing!

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5
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Il/elle est vraiment casse-pieds

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He/She’s really annoying

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6
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Si on veut, on peut

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Where there’s a will, there’s a way

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7
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C’est plus facile à dire qu’à faire

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It’s easier said than done

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8
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Rira bien qui rira le dernier

A

Having the last laugh

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9
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Je n’en fais pas une maladie

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I don’t want to make a big deal out of it

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10
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L’habit ne fait pas le moine

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You can’t judge a book by its cover

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11
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Vouloir, c’est pouvoir!

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Wanting is power!

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12
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Il pleut des cordes

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It’s raining cats and dogs

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13
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être trempé(e) jusqu’aux os

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To be soaked to the bones

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14
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Le metro-boulot-dodo

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The daily grind

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15
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Devenir chèvre

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To get really angry

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16
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Le coup de foudre

A

Love at first sight

17
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Avoir du pain sur la planche

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To have a lot on your plate

18
Q

Mi-figue mi-raison

A

Not good or bad

19
Q

Avoir le cafard

A

To be depressed

20
Q

Avoir un faim de loup

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So hungry you could eat a horse

21
Q

Quoi de neuf?

A

What’s up?

22
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Avoir la pêche

A

Feeling peachy

23
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C’est la fin des haricots

A

The last straw

24
Q

Tomber dans les pommes

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To faint / pass out

25
Q

Mettre l’huile sur le feu

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To fuel the fire

26
Q

Advienne que pourra / Que sera, sera

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She’ll be right / What will be will be

27
Q

Ce n’est pas de la tarte

A

It’s not easy

28
Q

C’est l’enfance de l’art

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It’s a piece of cake

29
Q

Cela va sans dire

A

It goes without saying

30
Q

ça en vaut la peine / cerise sur le gâteau

A

It’s worth it