29 Expressions 31/10 Flashcards
Sans
But for
Without
Fabriquer
3
Manufacture
Produce
Turn out
Ce qui était
Ce qui était prédit
As was= wich was
The N/S negotations have stalled, as was predicted
Persuader/dissuader qn de faire qch
Talk sb into/ out of doing sth
Etre pst/ là à un endroit
Prendre soin de/ repondre ( a nos besoin)
Attend=go to a place= be pst
Attend to = deal with sth or sb
A supposer que/ Si par hasard tu vois les lumieres allumées
Were you to see/ Should you see the lights on
Réparer, dédommager
Faire du bien a qn
Make good sth= repair= compensate for sth
Do sb good
The damage done to my house by the fire has now been made good
Piqure des différents insectes guêpes/ moustiques/ épines/ aiguilles
Wasps and bees sting
Mosquitoes bite
You may pricks your finger with a thorn or a pin
Guêpes
Wasps
Nature, simple, sans fioritures ni ajouts
Plain
Don’t put cream on my strawberries I prefer them plain
Auriez vous l’amabilité de bien vouloir tenir cela pour moi ?
2
Would you be
- so kind as to
- kind enough to
hold this for me ?
Supposer
3
Assume
Presume
Surmise
Etre en
- cours
- en train
To be in the making
Polanski’s new films, O Twist, is in the making
Frequenter
To hand about/ around with sb
Le succès est encore a venir
Success is yet to come
Le bruit court que…
Il parait que…
2
Sb is rumoured to vb
Sb is reported to vb
It is no sure but they are rumoured to be in France
Etre peu bavard
Be a person of few words
Encore pire
Bien pire/ pire encore
2
Yet worse
Worse yet
Compatissant
Sympathetic
Le quotidien
Daily life
Aboutir a qch
Provenir de qch
2
Result in
Result from
Accélérer
To quicken
Stopper
To pull up
The police patrol car pulled up in front of the police station
Aller se servir qch
Help oneself TO sth
They offered us to help ourselves to some apple juice
Etre fiere de
Pride oneself ON sth= take pride IN sth= be proud OF sth
She prides herself ON her remarkable intuition
S’améliorer/ s’aggraver= s’empirer
Take a turn FOR the beTTER/ the worse
Things have now taken a decisive turn FOR the better
Retarder
2
Put sth back= delay
His illness is likely to put his work back by several years
Grief
Grievance
Reclamation
Douleur
Grief, doléance
Mise en valeur des terres, reconversion d une zone de friche, etc…
Avec un preavis d’une semaine
At a week’s notice= at a one-week notice
She was laid off at a week’s notice
Be none the + adj comparatif ( + for it)
… Mais ne sont pas plus heureux pour autant
The french have the 35-hour working week but are none the happier ( for it)
Inculper qn, mettre qn en examen
2
Be indicted ON a charge OF sth/ indict sb FOR sth
He was indicted last year ON first-degree crime charges
