Exp 16 Flashcards

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“He has it in for me.”

A

“Il a une dent contre moi.”
“il en a après moi.”

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“They’re after you, and I don’t know what they intend to do.”

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“Ils en ont après toi, et j’ignore ce qu’ils ont l’intention de faire.”

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“We have to admit though: he does have a point.”

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“Force est de constater: il y a quand même du vrai dans ce qu’il dit.”

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“That’s beside the point.”

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“Cela n’a rien à voir.”
“La question n’est pas là.”

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“That’s exactly the point.”

“That’s the ( whole ) point.”

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“Justement.”

“C’est tout l’intérêt.”

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“What does it matter?” / “What’s the difference?”

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“Qu’est-ce que ça peut faire?”

“Quelle importance?”

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To upgrade ( flying, etc )

“They upgraded me to first class.”

“I was upgraded to first class.”

A

surclasser quelqu’un

“Ils m’ont surclassé en première.”

“Je suis passé de la classe économique en première.”

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“Why would he want to do that?”
( / what good would it do him to do that?” )

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“Quel intérêt aurait-il à faire ça?”

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“Doesn’t that kinda defeat the purpose?”

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“cela va a l’encontre du but ( recherché ), non?”

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“He made it out like there was only one left.”

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“Il cherchait à nous faire croire qu’il n’en restait qu’un seul.”

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“I’ve always given you a lot of slack / let you do your thing / let you have free rein because we go way back, but now you’re going too far and now we’re screwed.”

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“Je t’ai toujours laissé les coudées franches parce qu’on se connait depuis longtemps, mais là, tu dépasses les bornes et maintenant on court à la catastrophe.”

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“I can’t tell the difference.” ( difference of experience )

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“Je ne vois pas la différence.”

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13
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“I can’t tell them apart.”

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“Je n’arrive pas à les distinguer ( l’un de l’autre ).”

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“You can’t really tell from his letter.”

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“On ne peux pas savoir d’après sa lettre.”

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“It was impossible to tell where the bullet had entered.”

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“il était impossible de dire par où la balle était entrée.”

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“I can’t tell how it was done.”

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“Je ne pourrais pas dire comment ça a été fait.”