Exp 01 Flashcards

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“Let’s leave it at that.”

A

“Restons-en là.”

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To “have it coming”

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Courir après quelque chose

“il ne l’a pas volé”

“Elle l’avait bien cherché.”

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“I don’t want to get your hopes up.”

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“Je ne veux pas te donner de faux espoirs.”

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“You shouldn’t get your hopes up.”

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“Ne t’emballes pas.”

“Faut pas te faire des illusions”

“n’aie pas trop d’espoir.”

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“She had high hopes of winning.”

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“Elle avait bon espoir de gagner.”

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“I can’t believe my eyes.”

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“j’en crois pas mes yeux.”

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“It’s no big deal.”
( / “it’s not that expensive.” )

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“C’est trois fois rien.”

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to take care of someone hand and foot

to attend to someone’s every need

to be very caring, to look over everything in a caring nature

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Être aux petits soins de quelqu’un ou pour quelqu’un

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To take a liking to something

“Well, looks like they’ve certainly taken a liking to it.”

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Prendre goût à quelque chose

“Et ben, ils y ont vraiment pris goût, on dirait.”

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To see something through, to go to the end

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mener quelque chose à bien ou à terme

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To make things hard for someone or a group / to pick on someone / make their life hard

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Mener la vie dure à quelqu’un

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Build something up / hype something up

( Hype )

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Faire un énorme battage autour de quelque chose

( du battage publicitaire ou médiatique )

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To laugh in someone’s face

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rire au nez de quelqu’un

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To slam the door in someone’s face

To hang up on someone

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Fermer la porte au nez de quelqu’un

Raccroché au nez de quelqu’un

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“He gave his all.”

To devote oneself to something

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“il s’est donné à fond”

“se donner à quelque chose”

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