Exp 07 Flashcards

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“I’m really sorry about all this trouble.”

A

“Je suis vraiment désolé pour tous ces désagréments.”

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“Screw it.”
( / FINE. )

A

“Et puis merde.”

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“What the hell is going on??”

A

“Que diable se passe-t-il?”

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“How the hell did a shield ship fall into the hands of a pirate, and all in broad daylight?”

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“Comment diable un des vaisseaux du Shield a-t-il pu tomber aux mains d’un pirate, et ce en plein jour?”

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“despite all the trouble it involves…”

“this car has given me a great deal of trouble.”

A

“malgré tous les désagréments que cela entraîne…”

“cette voiture m’a valu bien des désagréments.”

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To vouch for someone / something

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se porter garant de quelqu’un / de quelque chose

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Small-time, living day to day, struggling ( Artist )

A

À la petite semaine
du Menu fretin

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To rush up, to come running, to pounce

A

Acourrir ( à / vers )

se ruer vers / dans

Arriver en courant

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To spring up or appear suddenly

“Two men suddenly appeared from behind a truck.”

A

surgir

“Deux hommes ont surgi de derrière un camion.”

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To pounce on ( idea, suggestion )

( prey )

A

sauter sur ( idée, suggestion )

bondir sur ( sa proie )

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“You dragged us into this, you can get us out of it!!”

“That’s how you dragged me into this mess! / this bullshit!”

A

“Vous nous avez embarqués là-dedans, vous nous en sortez!”

“C’est comme ça que tu m’as embarqué dans cette galère!”

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To do without, to “pass on something.”

A

se passer de quelque chose

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To be “par for the course.”

A

être monnaie courante

C’est typique / Ça fait partie du quotidien par ici

être on ne peut plus normal

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Count me out / you can forget about it

A

“ça sera sans moi.”

“Ne comptes surtout pas sur moi.”

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To “have” someone’s ass, to “kill,” to come after someone because they’re pissed etc.

A

Faire la peau à quelqu’un

avoir la peau de quelqu’un

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