Exp 14 Flashcards

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1
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she’s always putting herself down

A

elle se rabaisse toujours

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2
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To humble o.s. before someone

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se rabaisser devant quelqu’un

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3
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“If you say the slightest thing that upsets her, she’s ready to go. / the gloves come off.”

A

“Si on ose dire le moindre mot de travers, elle sort les griffes.”

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4
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YOU CAN’T HACK IT!
Name 5!
je / tu / il / elle / vous / ils

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ne pas être à la hauteur

ne pas faire de taille à faire quelque chose

ne pas avoir l’envergure ou la carrure

ne pas faire le poids

“Ça me/te/vous dépasse.”

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5
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“You can’t really get what he’s getting at, and past that, I didn’t really want to watch the whole thing. That seemed like none of my business.”

“we’d really like to know what is going on​”

A

“On ne comprend pas vraiment de quoi il retourne et de plus, je n’ai pas voulu tout regarder. Ça me semblait indiscret.”

“nous voudrions bien savoir de quoi il retourne”

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Bite the bullet

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Prendre son mal en patience

Prendre sur soi

Serrer les derres

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7
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To keep one’s cool

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se maitriser

Faire quelque chose sans se démonter

prendre sur soi

garder son sang froid

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To start a rift / crap between

To cast a shadow on, to bring down, rain on the parade of

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jeter un froid sur / entre

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To be on the outs with / on the bad side of someone

to have fallen out with someone

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Être en froid avec quelqu’un / un groupe

être brouillé avec quelqu’un

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10
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To have dirt on someone

To have something to blackmail someone with

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Avoir des ragots / potins sur quelqu’un

Avoir / trouver un moyen de pression contre quelqu’un

Avoir de quoi faire chanter quelqu’un

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11
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To do things your own way ( stubbornly )

To do as one pleases

To get one’s way

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Faire a sa tête

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12
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What do / would I get out of it?

What’s in it for me?

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Qu’est-ce que j’y gagne(rait) moi?

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13
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A headache

A fuss

A hassle

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Une prise de tête

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14
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To be faced with / to be grappling with difficulties

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être ou se trouver aux prises avec des difficultés

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15
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Word of mouth

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Bouche-à-oreille

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