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à cause de

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  • because of

- due to

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Ah bon (?)

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  • Oh really?

- I see

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à la fois

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at the same time

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à la française

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in the French style/ manner

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à la limite

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  • at most

- in a pinch

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à la riqueur

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  • or even

- if need be

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à la une

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front page news

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À la vôtre !

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Cheers!

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Allons-y !

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Let’s go!

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à mon avis

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in my opinion

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à peine

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hardly

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à peu près

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  • about
  • approximately
  • nearly
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a priori

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  • at first glance

- in principle

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à tes souhaits

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bless you (after sneezing)

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au cas où

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Synonymous expressions
(1) For au cas où + conditional:
- dans le cas où/ des fois que/ pour le cas où
“Apporte un parapluie, au cas où il pleuvrait.” - Bring an umbrella, (just) in case it rains.
(2) For the informal au cas où at the end of a sentence:
- à tout hasard/ pour le cas où
“Apporte un blouson, au cas où.” - Bring a jacket, just in case.

Literal: in the case where

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au contraire

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on the contrary

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au fait

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by the way

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au fur et à mesure

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  • as

- while

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au lieu de

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  • instead of

- rather than

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avoir l’air (de)

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to look (like)

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bien dans sa peau

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  • content
  • comfortable
  • at ease with oneself
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bien entendu

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  • of course

- obviously

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bien sûr

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  • of course

- obviously

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blaque à part

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  • seriously

- all kidding aside

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Bon anniversaire !
Happy birthday!
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Bon appétit !
Enjoy your meal!
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Bon débarras !
Good riddance!
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Bon marché
- inexpensive | - cheap
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un bon rapport qualité-prix
good value
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ça alors
- how about that | - my goodness
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ça marche
- okay | - that works
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Ça m'est égal
It's all the same to me
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Ça ne fait rien
- Never mind | - It doesn't matter
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Ça va (?)
- How's it going? | - I'm fine
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Ça vaut le coup
It's worth it
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C'est ...
It is ...
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c'est-à-dire
- that is/ i.e. | - I mean
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C'est parti
- Here we go | - And we're off
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C'est pas vrai !
No way!
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Ce n'est pas grave
- It doesn't matter | - No problem
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Ce n'est pas terrible
It's not that great
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comme d'habitude/ | comme d'hab
as usual
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un coup de fil
phone call
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un coup d'oeil
- glance | - quick look
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d'ailleurs
- moreover | - might I add
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déjà vu
already seen
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De rien
You're welcome
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de trop
too much/ many
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dis donc/ | dites donc
- wow | - by the way
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du coup
as a result
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du jour au lendemain
overnight
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du tout
not/ none at all
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en effet
- indeed | - that's right
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en fait
in fact
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enfin
- well | - I mean
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en retard
late
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entendre dire que
to hear (it said) that
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entendre parler de
to hear (sb talk) about
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entre chien et loup
- at dusk | - twilight
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est-ce que
(turns statement into question)
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et j'en passe
and that's not all
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et patati et patata
and so on and so forth
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être en train de
to be ___ing
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faire cadeau
- to give (sth) | - to let off easily
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faire le pont
to make it a long weekend
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fais gaffe
- watch out | - be careful
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fais voir
let me see
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figure-toi
- guess what | - get this
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'fin
- well | - I mean
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grâce à
thanks to
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Il est ...
It is
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Il faut ...
It's necessary
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Il y a ...
There is/ are
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Il y a quelque chose qui cloche
Something's amiss
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J'arrive !
I'm on my way!
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J'en passe et des meilleures
And that's not all
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J'en peux plus
I can't take (it) any more ------- "Arrête, je t'en supplie, j'en peux plus !" - Stop, I'm begging you, I can't take any more!
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Je n'en reviens pas
I can't believe it
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Je n'y peux rien
There's nothing I can do about it
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Je n'y suis pour rien
It's got nothing to do with me
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Je t'aime
I love you
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Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
France's motto
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ma foi
- frankly - well - indeed
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métro boulot dodo
the rat race
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n'est-ce pas ?
- right? | - isn't that so?
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n'importe quoi
whatever
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Oh là là
- Oh dear | - Oh no
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On ne sait jamais
You never know
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On peut se tutoyer ?
Can we use [tu] ?
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On y va ?
- Shall we go? | - Ready?
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par contre
- whereas | - on the other hand
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par exemple
(1) for example, such as | (2) oh my, well really!
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Pas de problème
No problem
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pas du tout
not at all
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pas mal
- not bad | - quite a bit
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pas terrible
- not that great | - nothing special
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Plus ça change ...
The more things change ...
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prendre une décision
to make a decision
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quand même
- anyway - really - finally
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Quand on parle du loup
Speak of the devil
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Revenons à nos moutons
Let's get back to the subject at hand
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rien à voir
nothing to do with
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sans blaque
- seriously | - all kidding aside
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si ce n'est pas indiscret
if it's not too personal a question
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si tu veux
if you will
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tant mieux
- it's just as well | - even better
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tant pis
- oh well - too bad - tough
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tel quel
(1) as is, just like that | (2) mediocre
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Tiens
- Here you go | - There you are
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tout à coup
- all of a sudden
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tout à fait
- absolutely | - exactly
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tout à l'heure
- in a moment | - a moment ago
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tout de suite
- right away | - immediately
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tout d'un coup
all at once
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Tu connais la musique
You know the routine
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Tu m'étonnes
Tell me something I don't know
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Tu te rends compte ?
Can you imagine?
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valoir le coup
to be worth it
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vis-à-vis (de)
- facing | - in relation to
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Vive la France !
Long live France!
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voilà
- there is | - that's it