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About.com | Most Common Phrases Flashcards

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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 !

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Happy birthday!

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Bon appétit !

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Enjoy your meal!

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Bon débarras !

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Good riddance!

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Bon marché

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  • inexpensive

- cheap

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un bon rapport qualité-prix

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good value

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ça alors

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  • how about that

- my goodness

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ça marche

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  • okay

- that works

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Ça m’est égal

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It’s all the same to me

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Ça ne fait rien

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  • Never mind

- It doesn’t matter

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Ça va (?)

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  • How’s it going?

- I’m fine

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Ça vaut le coup

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It’s worth it

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C’est …

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It is …

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c’est-à-dire

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  • that is/ i.e.

- I mean

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C’est parti

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  • Here we go

- And we’re off

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C’est pas vrai !

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No way!

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40
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Ce n’est pas grave

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  • It doesn’t matter

- No problem

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Ce n’est pas terrible

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It’s not that great

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comme d’habitude/

comme d’hab

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as usual

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43
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un coup de fil

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phone call

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un coup d’oeil

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  • glance

- quick look

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d’ailleurs

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  • moreover

- might I add

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déjà vu

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already seen

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De rien

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You’re welcome

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48
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de trop

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too much/ many

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49
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dis donc/

dites donc

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  • wow

- by the way

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du coup

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as a result

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du jour au lendemain

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overnight

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du tout

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not/ none at all

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en effet

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  • indeed

- that’s right

54
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en fait

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in fact

55
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enfin

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  • well

- I mean

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en retard

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late

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entendre dire que

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to hear (it said) that

58
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entendre parler de

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to hear (sb talk) about

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entre chien et loup

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  • at dusk

- twilight

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est-ce que

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(turns statement into question)

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et j’en passe

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and that’s not all

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et patati et patata

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and so on and so forth

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être en train de

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to be ___ing

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faire cadeau

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  • to give (sth)

- to let off easily

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faire le pont

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to make it a long weekend

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fais gaffe

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  • watch out

- be careful

67
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fais voir

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let me see

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figure-toi

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  • guess what

- get this

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‘fin

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  • well

- I mean

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grâce à

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thanks to

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Il est …

A

It is

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Il faut …

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It’s necessary

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Il y a …

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There is/ are

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Il y a quelque chose qui cloche

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Something’s amiss

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J’arrive !

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I’m on my way!

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J’en passe et des meilleures

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And that’s not all

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J’en peux plus

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“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

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I can’t believe it

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Je n’y peux rien

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There’s nothing I can do about it

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Je n’y suis pour rien

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It’s got nothing to do with me

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Je t’aime

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I love you

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Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité

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France’s motto

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ma foi

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  • frankly
  • well
  • indeed
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métro
boulot
dodo

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the rat race

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n’est-ce pas ?

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  • right?

- isn’t that so?

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n’importe quoi

A

whatever

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Oh là là

A
  • Oh dear

- Oh no

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On ne sait jamais

A

You never know

89
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On peut se tutoyer ?

A

Can we use [tu] ?

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On y va ?

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  • Shall we go?

- Ready?

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par contre

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  • whereas

- on the other hand

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par exemple

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(1) for example, such as

(2) oh my, well really!

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Pas de problème

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No problem

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pas du tout

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not at all

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pas mal

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  • not bad

- quite a bit

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pas terrible

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  • not that great

- nothing special

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Plus ça change …

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The more things change …

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prendre une décision

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to make a decision

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quand même

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  • anyway
  • really
  • finally
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Quand on parle du loup

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Speak of the devil

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Revenons à nos moutons

A

Let’s get back to the subject at hand

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rien à voir

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nothing to do with

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sans blaque

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  • seriously

- all kidding aside

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si ce n’est pas indiscret

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if it’s not too personal a question

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si tu veux

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if you will

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tant mieux

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  • it’s just as well

- even better

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tant pis

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  • oh well
  • too bad
  • tough
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tel quel

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(1) as is, just like that

(2) mediocre

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Tiens

A
  • Here you go

- There you are

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tout à coup

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  • all of a sudden
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tout à fait

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  • absolutely

- exactly

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tout à l’heure

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  • in a moment

- a moment ago

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tout de suite

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  • right away

- immediately

114
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tout d’un coup

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all at once

115
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Tu connais la musique

A

You know the routine

116
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Tu m’étonnes

A

Tell me something I don’t know

117
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Tu te rends compte ?

A

Can you imagine?

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valoir le coup

A

to be worth it

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vis-à-vis (de)

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  • facing

- in relation to

120
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Vive la France !

A

Long live France!

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voilà

A
  • there is

- that’s it

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