Constructions Flashcards

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To my great shame

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À ma grande honte

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To get the better of someone/something

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Avoir raison de quelqu’un/quelque chose

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To have your hair cut

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Se faire couper les cheveux

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He used to make me eat spinach

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Il me faisait manger des épinards

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It may be that

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Il se peut que

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There must be

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Il doit y avoir

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There’s going to be

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Il va y avoir

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There should be

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Il devrait y avoir

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Se remettre en forme

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To recover from an illness

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Se remettre en forme

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To recover from an illness

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Mettre à l’envers

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To put it on inside out

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Thank him for me

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Remerciez-le de ma part

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White Christmas

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Noël sous la neige

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(Just) in case….. (X happens)

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(Juste) au cas où….

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You’ll never guess what

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Vous ne devinerez jamais

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I’ve only got one friend

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Je n’ai qu’un ami

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He hasn’t had dinner yet

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Il n’a pas encore diné

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Rappelons que

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Remember that

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To be in the rise

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Être en hausse

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He was made very welcome by his in laws

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Il est bien accueilli par sa belle-famille

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Il ne reste plus de..

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There are no more..

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Sleep like a log

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Dormir comme une souche

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Every other

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Un (x) sur deux

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Il ne tient qu’a vous

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It’s up to you

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My bag has been stolen

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On m’a volé mon sac

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Nobody asked our opinion

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On ne nous a pas demandé notre opinion

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If I hadn’t broken my leg

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Si je ne m’étais pas cassé la jambe

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Se vante d’être

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Claims to be

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To have just done something

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Venir de faire quelque chose

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We had just left

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Nous venions de partir

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You need to Take life by the teeth

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Il faut croquer la vie à pleine dents pour en profiter

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brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts

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Live hard

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Vivre dans sa bulle

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Live ones own little world

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To have difficulty in

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Avoir du mal à

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To be safe from

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Être à l’abri de

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Ça me donne envie de rentrer sous terre

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That’s cringey

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Nouer des liens

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To build relationships