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Yesterday g.. o.. t. an awful sIt was a real nightmare.<span><strong>naït</strong> mè-èr</span>

Hier ma journée a très mal demarré.

C’était un vrai cauchemard.

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Yesterday got off to an awful start. It was a real nightmare.

To get off to + adjectif + start

The day got off to a terrible start: we ran out of coffee

La journée a très mal commencé; nous nous sommes retrouvés à court de café.

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Non, pire que ça ! Bien, Bien pire!

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No, worse than that. Much much worse!

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A whole week’s work went…. …. drain.<span>dréén</span>

  • week’s holiday ( une semaine de vacance)
  • a day’s notice ( un jour de préavis)
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A whole week’s work went down the drain.

Le travail d’une semaine est <strong>parti à vau-l’eau.</strong>

to go down the drain.

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The machine was almost new.I’d hardly used the bloody thing.

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la machine était presque neuve. J’avais à peine utilisé ce fichu truc.

  • Hardly: à peine, tout juste, notion de manque ou d’insuffisance.

There’s hardly any sugar left.

Il ne reste presque plus de sucre.

Hardly + affirmation = phrase négative

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I tried phoning the hotline but they k… m. o.. h… for hours. <span>maintenir en attente</span>

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I tried phoning the hotline but they kept me on hold for hours.

..mais on m’a <u><strong>maintenue</strong></u> <strong>en attente</strong> pendant des heures.

to put someone on hold

= <strong>mettre</strong> quelqu’un en attente

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It was far from u…-f……! <span>convivial</span>

The place was j..-p…..! <span>bondé</span>

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It was far from user-friendly!

The place was jam-packed <span>djam-pakt</span>

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and n… of the sales assistants had a minute t. s…..

Et aucun des vendeurs n’avait une minute à me consacrer.

Worst off all= pire que tout!

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and none of the sales assistants had a minute to spare.

I only have a few minutes to spare.

Je n’ai que quelques minutes à (vous) <strong>consacrer</strong>.

spare : qq chose dont se sert pas ou que l’on a en reserve.

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The r…. clothes.<span>klo-odz</span>.

Les bons vêtements

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The right r…. clothes.<span>klo-odz</span>.

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Comment vas-tu te rendre à York pour l’entretien?

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How are you going to get to york for the interview.

to get to= arriver à / voyager jusqu’à

to get to = to arrive ou to travel

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Pour l’instant, je m’inquiète plus de comment je vais m’habiller

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Right now, I’m more worried about how I’m going to dress

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Pourquoi ne portes-tu pas pas ce que tu portais hier?

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Why dont’ you wear what you were wearing yesterday?

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What, the brown suit? No way! it makes me look too old.

Quoi, le tailleur marron? Pas question! Ça me donne l’air trop vieille.

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There’s no way I’m going to lend you any monney. il est hors de question que je vous prête de l’argent.

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to look= avoir l’air

He looks American: il a l’air américain ( vue)

He sounds American: il a l’air américain ( ouie, accent)

That smells fantastic: d’après l’odeur ça a l’air génial ( odorat)

That tastes fabulous: quel goût exquis ( goût)

That feels cold: c’est froid au toucher( froid)

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To make me/it look….

donner l’air à quelqu’un /quelque chose.

That hat makes him look taller

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Very funny. Anyway, it’s much easier for men

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Très amusant.de toute façon c’est beaucoup plus facile pour les hommes.

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