2.2 Expressions imagées Flashcards

1
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tourner en rond

A

to go round in circles

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2
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n’avoir plus un rond

A

to be broke

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3
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le ballon rond

A

football

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4
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le ballon ovale

A

rugby

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5
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entrer dans le cercle infernal

A

to end up in a vicious circle

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6
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briser ce cercle vicieux

A

to break this vicious cycle

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7
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appartenir au cercle des amis de

A

to belong to the circle of friends of

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8
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être assis / s’asseoir en cercle / en rond

A

to be sat / to sit in a circle

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9
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en demi-cercle

A

in a semi-circle

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10
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demander la quadrature du cercle

A

to ask the impossible

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11
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(lire qqc) en diagonale

A

(to read something) very quickly

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12
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L’Hexagone

A

France

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13
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la spirale des prix

A

the spiralling (of) prices

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14
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les hautes sphères

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the upper reaches, the higher echelons / reaches

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15
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la sphère familiale

A

the family environment

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16
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arrondir les angles

A

to smooth things over