colors & idioms Flashcards

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1
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become extremely white in the face

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go as white as a sheet

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2
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tell a lie to avoid making someone upset

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tell a white lie

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3
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un employé

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a white collar worker

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4
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a sign of danger

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a red flag

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5
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have minus amounts on one’s bank account

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be in the red

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6
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get angry

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see red

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7
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the police

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the boys in blue

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8
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erotic/romantic movies

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blue movies

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9
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be good at gardening

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have green fingers

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10
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to be black

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black as soot

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11
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in a rage or fury

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to look black as thunder

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12
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annoncer la couleur

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speak one’s mind
lay one’s cards on the table
to shoot straight from the hip

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13
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ne pas en voir la couleur

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not see a sign/a trace of smth

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14
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en voir de toutes les couleurs

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have a rough time of it/go through hell

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15
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en faire voir de toutes les couleurs à qqn

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make sb endure difficulties/put sb through hell/through the ringer

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16
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suivant la couleur du temps

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according to the state of things

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17
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la couleur locale

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the local color

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18
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des couleurs assorties

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colors to match

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19
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des couleurs dégradées

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colors which shade into each other

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20
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la couleur politique d’un journal

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the color of a newspaper

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21
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voyons la couleur de ton argent

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let see the color of your money

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22
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colorer un récit

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give color to a tale

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23
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dénaturer qq chose

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give a false color to smth

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24
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sous prétexte de

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under the color of

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25
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rester fidèle à ses principes

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stick to one’s colors

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26
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cela n’a rien à voir/nous ne parlons plus de la même chose

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a horse of another/different color

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27
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haut la main

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with flying colors

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28
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une blague d’un goût douteux

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an off color joke

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29
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une personnalité terne

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a colour-less personality

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30
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proclamer sa position une fois pour toutes

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nail one’s color to the mast

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31
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tromper/duper

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sail under false colors

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32
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blémir de peur

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go white with fear

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33
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blanc comme un linge

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white as a ghost

34
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se dégonfler

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show the white feather

35
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atteindre un paroxysme

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reach white heat

36
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être le grand espoir de

A

be the white hope of

37
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battre ses adversaires à plate couture

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whitewash one’s opponents

38
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l’habit était de rigueur

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it was a white-tie affair

39
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un vendredi noir

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a black friday

40
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être noir de coups

A

be black and blue

41
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être noir de la tête au pieds

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be black as a sweep

42
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noir de fureur

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be black in the face

43
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s’égosiller/s’époumoner

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scream till you’re black in the face

44
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économie parallèle

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the black economy

45
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se refuser à l’évidence

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swear that black is white

46
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être créditeur

A

be in the black

47
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être en déficit/endetté

A

be in the red

48
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la paperasse

A

the red ink

49
Q

connaître les difficultés financières

A

bleed red ink

50
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faire la fête

A

paint the town red

51
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être pris la main dans le sac

A

be caught red-handed

52
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rougir d’embarrassement

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go red with embarrassment

53
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être rouge de honte

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be flushed with shame

54
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un jour mémorable

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a red-letter day

55
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ça ne vaut pas un clou

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it’s not worth a red cent

56
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avoir ses règles

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be red sails in the sunset

57
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il n’est pas né de la dernière pluie

A

he is not as green as he looks

58
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il ne connait rien à la vie

A

he is as green as grass

59
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faire pâlir de jalousie

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be green with envie

60
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il était mort de trouille/peur

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he was looking rather green round the gills

61
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chérir la mémoire de quelqu’un

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keep sb’s memory green

62
Q

avoir le cafard

A

feel blue

63
Q

corriger

A

bluepencil

64
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être inattendu

A

come out of the blue

65
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tous les 36 du mois

A

once in a blue moon

66
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crier au charron

A

scream blue murder

67
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cause toujours !

A

you can talk ‘till i’m blue in the face

68
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claque son argent

A

blue one’s money

69
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en excellente forme

A

in the pink of conditions

70
Q

avoir des hallucinations

A

see pink elephants

71
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rougir de plaisir/confusion

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turn pink with pleasure/embarassment

72
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être aux anges

A

be tickled pink

73
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avoir un coté lâche/trouillard

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have a yellow streak

74
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un roman à sensation

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a yellowback

75
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froussard

A

yellow-belly

76
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un contrat interdisant de se syndiquer

A

a yellow-dog contract

77
Q

un pavillon de quarantaine

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a yellow flag

78
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savon de marseille

A

yellow soap

79
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a neighborhood where prostitution is a common part of everyday life

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a red light district

80
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a waste of money

A

a white elephant