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to know sth about sth/sb

to know a lot about sth/sb

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en savoir long sur quelque chose ou sur quelqu’un

en connaitre un rayon

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To know a lot about something ( a subject / field )

“She knows all about computers.”

“Oh, he knows a ton about it.”

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s’y connaitre en quelque chose

“Elle s’y connaît en informatique.”

“Oh, il en connait un rayon.”

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“I know nothing about it”

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“je ne sais rien à ce sujet”

“Cela m’échappe ou me dépasse totalement.”

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“The meeting shouldn’t be longer than 2 hours.”

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“La réunion ne devrait pas dépasser deux heures.”

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“It’ll be more than 200 bucks; more like 250.”

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“Ça va dépasser $200. Ça va plutôt être dans les 250.”
“… plutôt être dans les eaux de 250.”

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to know about sth/sb I didn’t know about their quarrel *

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“je n’étais pas au courant de leur dispute”

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“Do you know about Paul?” / “Did you hear about Paul?”

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“tu es au courant pour Paul?”

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To feel a bit off or down

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“ne pas être dans son assiette”

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Half-ass, two-bit, second rate, lousy

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quelque chose a deux balles, de mes deux, a la noix, bidon, a la con

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A sudden new development (de in)

“There has been a new development.”

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Un rebondissement

“l’affaire vient de connaître un nouveau rebondissement”

“Il y a eu du nouveau.”

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Make no mistake

Don’t kid yourself

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ne t’y trompes pas, ne te mens pas, faut pas se/te leurrer

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“You’re definitely wrong there.” / “You’ve got another thing coming.”

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“Détrompes toi.”

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To give someone a run-down on something

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faire un topo sur quelque chose

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“You get it? “ “Get the picture?”

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“Tu vois un peu le topo?”

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“I was gonna / I was planning on…”

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“J’avais prévu de faire quelque chose.”

“Je comptais ( faire ceci ou cela )”

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Wannabe, half-ass, lame excuse for…

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_____ au rabais
Piètre
Un _____ bidon

17
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to get a rude awakening

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être brutalement rappelé à la réalité

“C’est le réveil brutale qui t’attend.”