Exp 12 Flashcards

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1
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It goes without saying that…

Obviously…

A

Ça va de soi

Cela va sans dire

Ce qui va sans dire…

Ça coule de source (???)

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“Needless to say…”

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“Inutile de dire que…”

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3
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“And he got the lion’s share.”

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“Et comme ça, il s’est taillé la part du lion.”

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“Most of a the country.”

“A good chunk of the work…”

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“La majeure partie du pays…”

“Une bonne partie du travail.”

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I’m raring to go! I’ve got a lot of energy and I’m really jumping on what I’m doing!

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Je suis au taquet aujourd’hui! J’ai beaucoup d’énergie et je suis à fond dans ce que je fait!

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To be raring to go! “Let’s do this!”

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Être au taquet

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And on top of that

“And it gets worse…”
( “guess what else he did!” )

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Et pour couronner le tout…

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Not to mention that…

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“Sans oublier le fait que…”
“Sans mentionner / sans compter…”

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9
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“He’s gonna do the same thing to you.”

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“Il va vous rendre la pareil.”

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“Your day is already well underway, right? Or even coming close to winding down maybe?

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Ta journée est déjà bien entamée, non? Voire sur le point de tirer a sa fin?

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“Your day is already well underway, right? Or even coming close to winding down maybe?

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Ta journée est déjà bien entamée, non? Voire sur le point de tirer a sa fin?

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“That will be tough; maybe even impossible.”

“You’ll need to wait a week; maybe even a month.”

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“Ça sera difficile; voire impossible.”

“Il faudrait attendre une semaine; voire un mois.”

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13
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“I think I should go visit them before I end up in a little box myself.”

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“Je crois qu’il serait temps que j’aille leur rendre visite avant de finir à mon tour dans une petite boîte.”

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14
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A guilty pleasure. A vice / weakness

To have a soft spot / weak spot for something

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Un péché mignon

Avoir un faible pour quelque chose

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“We need to weigh the pros and cons.”

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“Faut peser le pour et le contre.”

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It makes him heavy-hearted

The threat which hangs over him

all the responsibility is on his shoulders

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Cela lui pèse sur le cœur

la menace qui pèse sur sa tête

toute la responsabilité pèse sur ses épaules

17
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“That’s not like you / him!”

A

“Ça ne te / lui ressemble pas!”