29 Flashcards

1
Q

cheesy, old-fashioned

A

ringard

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2
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to spoil

A

gâcher

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3
Q

to watch the original version

A

regarder en VO = version originale

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4
Q

to be delighted, to enjoy

A

se régaler

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5
Q

it will delight you

A

ça va vous enchanter

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6
Q

You’ll recognize a whole host of familiar faces here

A

Vous y reconnaîtrez tout un tas de têtes connues

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7
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it’s very touching

A

c’est très touchant

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8
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I didn’t have high expectations for this film

A

Je n’avais pas de grosses attentes sur ce film

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9
Q

I was moved

A

j’ai été émue

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10
Q

It could be that I’ve got far too much of a soft spot for…

A

Il se pourrait que j’ai un beaucoup trop gros faible pour…

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11
Q

It’s beyond me

A

ça me dépasse

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12
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to be the ugly duckling
(i.e., to be rejected)

A

être le vilan petit canard = être rejeté

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13
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to have a hair in your hand
(i.e., to be very lazy)

A

avoir un poil dans la main = être très paresseux

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14
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to cut somebody off (financially)

A

couper les vivre à quelqu’un = arrêter de donner de l’argent à quelqu’un

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15
Q

to wrap presents

A

emballer les cadeaux

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16
Q

wrapping paper

A

papier cadeau

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17
Q

apart from that

A

à part ça

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18
Q

midnight mass

A

la messe de minuit

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19
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I took off the boot (2 options)

A

j’ai enlevé la botte / j’ai retiré la botte

20
Q

they didn’t like the movie

A

le film ne leur a pas plu

21
Q

gingerbread

A

le pain d’épices

22
Q

to make a good resolution

A

prendre une bonne résolution

23
Q

to keep your resolutions

A

tenir ses résolutions

24
Q

to reach your goals

A

atteindre ses objectifs

25
Q

a crash diet

A

un régime draconien

26
Q

I’m going to start exercising

A

je vais me mettre à faire du sport

27
Q

you don’t want to go back to it

A

on n’a plus envie de s’y remettre

28
Q

there are tricks

A

il y a des trucs

29
Q

you lose your self-esteem

A

on perd son estime de soi

30
Q

we think, I’ve got to start from scratch

A

on se dit, faut que je reprenne tout à zéro

31
Q

don’t get frustrated

A

faut pas être dans la frustration

32
Q

It’s essential for the body, and for the mind

A

c’est primordial pour le corps, et pour l’esprit

33
Q

to crack

A

craquer

34
Q

she was spoiled (positive connotation)

A

elle a été gâtée

35
Q

a rest day, a day of rest

A

c’est un jour de repos

36
Q

not much, not a lot
(i.e., in response to something like ‘what did you do this weekend?’)

A

pas grand chose

(NOT ‘pas beaucoup’)

37
Q

I want to get back on my feet

A

je veux me remettre sur pieds

38
Q

we gave her 3 presents

A

on lui a offert 3 cadeaux

39
Q

she didn’t like it

A

ça ne lui a pas plu

40
Q

I’m bored
That bores me

A

je m’ennuie
ça m’ennuie

41
Q

low intensity

A

l’intensité faible

42
Q

it’s bulky

A

c’est encombrant = ça prend beaucoup de place

43
Q

that gives me hope

A

ça me donne de l’espoir

44
Q

almond paste

A

la pâte d’amandes

45
Q

a treadmill

A

un tapis roulant