Common expressions Flashcards

1
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A la mode

A

In style

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2
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Couler un bronze

A

Take a dump

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3
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Tu déchires !

A

You’re on fire / You rock

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4
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Merci Sherlock

A

Thanks captain obvious

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5
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Fondamentallement

A

Basically

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6
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Où veux-tu en venir ?

A

Where are you getting at ?

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7
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Ouais je préfère ouais !

A

It’s more like it !

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8
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Mettre un vent

A

Leave you hanging

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9
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Prem’s

A

Shotgun / Dibs

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10
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Anyway

A

Anyhoo

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11
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C’est moi qui paye

A

It’s on me

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12
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Vas-y (continue de parler)

A

Go ahead

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13
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Environ 25

A

25-ish

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14
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Tu veux rire ?

A

Are you kidding me ?

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15
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Répète encore

A

Come again

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16
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Est-ce que tu me reçois ?

A

Do you read me ?

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17
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Lorsque quelqu’un part maintenant

A

Off you go

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18
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Toutes mes condoléances

A

Sorry for your loss

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19
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Quelque chose de très complexe

A

Rocket science

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20
Q

T’as dis quoi ?

A

Say what now

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21
Q

Purée, punaise !

A

Dang !

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22
Q

Avoir du cran

A

Have the guts

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23
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Tu as de gros problèmes

A

You’re in hot water

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24
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Le pour et le contre

A

The pros and cons

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25
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Sans aucun doute

A

Without a doubt

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26
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Nonsense talk

A

Gibberish, blah-blah, hocus-pocus, mumbo jumbo

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27
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Compagnon de drague

A

Wingman

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28
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Aller droit au but

A

Cut to the chase

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29
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Faire sa part du travail

A

Pull your weight

30
Q

Mettre qqn au courant

A

Put someone in the picture

31
Q

Il est fou !

A

He’s nuts!

32
Q

For your information

33
Q

La poisse / Quelle déception ! (Us)

A

Bummer / What a bummer !

34
Q

Balence, envoi !

35
Q

Mille dollar

36
Q

C’est sur le point de commencer

A

It’s about to begin

37
Q

Ne te fais pas d’illusions

A

Don’t kid yourself

38
Q

Je te dois des excuses

A

I owe you an apology

39
Q

Réaliser la situation après une période de confusion ou d’ignorance

A

The penny dropped

40
Q

Aller au lit

A

Hit the hay

41
Q

Garder à l’esprit

A

Bear in mind

42
Q

A quatre pattes

A

On all fours

43
Q

Légitime, honnête

44
Q

Un appart (Us)

45
Q

Smth or smn that spoils or ruins an enjoyable moment

46
Q

Hypocrite

47
Q

Rien de grave (Au)

48
Q

Reste tranquille

A

Take it easy

49
Q

Have a good day / night / weekend

A

Have a good one

50
Q

Good time (Au)

51
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Barbecue (Au)

52
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Australian (Au)

53
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Afternoon (Au)

54
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Pleurnicheur

55
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Breakfast (Au)

56
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Mince ! (Us)

57
Q

Tu fais quoi dans la vie ?

A

What do you do for a living ?

58
Q

Je suis chaud

A

I’m down

59
Q

Manger à ta faim

A

Eat your fill

60
Q

Le fameux (nom) !

A

The much talked (noun)!

61
Q

Viel habit que l’on donne

A

Hand-me-down

Bill became used to wearing his brother’s hand-me-downs.

62
Q

Personne qui est perçu comme la perdante d’un évènement (inverse du favori)

63
Q

En faire trop (extravagant)

A

Go overboard

64
Q

Faisons un tour de la plateforme

A

Let’s do a deep dive of the platform

65
Q

Faisons le tour du village

A

Let’s have a stroll/walk around the village

66
Q

Ex : manger

67
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Oh oh

68
Q

Ça s’est avéré utile

A

It came in handy

69
Q

Être au volant (conduire)

A

To be at the wheel

70
Q

Sens de l’orientation

A

Sense of direction

71
Q

Il y a 4h de décalage (horaire)

A

It’s 4 hours ahead/behind