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1
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Mettre de l’huile sur le feu

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(don’t) Add fuel to the fire

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2
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Mettre de l’huile sur le feu (avec “insult”)

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(don’t) add insult to injury

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3
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Empirer la situation

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(Don’t) kick a man when he’s down

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4
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L’absence rend l’amour plus fort

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Absence makes the heart grow fonder

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5
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Un sou économisé est un sou gagné

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A penny saved is a penny earned

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6
Q

Une image vaut mille mots

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A picture is worth a thousand words

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L’action vaut mieux que des mots

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Actions speak louder than words

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8
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C’est dans ta tête !

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It’s all in your head !

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9
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H 24

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Around the clock

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10
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Ne pas agir, être spectateur

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Asleep at the wheel

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11
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Crier de toutes ses forces

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(Shout or yell) at the top of your lungs

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12
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Retour à la case départ

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Back to square one

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13
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Chercher au mauvais endroit, demander à la mauvaise personne

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Bark up the wrong tree

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14
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Se méfier de ses rêves, ils pourraient avoir des conséquences négatives

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Be careful what you wish for

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15
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Ceux qui demandent ne choisissent pas

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Beggars can’t be choosers

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16
Q

Mieux vaut tard que jamais

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Better late than never

17
Q

Ne pas prendre de risques inutiles

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Better safe than sorry

18
Q

Garder ses remarques pour ne pas blesser

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Bite your tongue

19
Q

Bonne chance !

A

Break a leg !

20
Q

T’as perdu ta langue ?

A

Cat got your tongue ?

21
Q

Un cercle viscieux

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A catch-22

22
Q

Une modification de sa façon de penser

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A Change of heart

23
Q

Remarque désobligeante, coup bas

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Cheap shot

24
Q

Sur un petit nuage

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(on) Cloud nine

25
Q

Se dégonfler

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(get) Cold feet

26
Q

Se mettre à table

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Come clean

27
Q

La curiosité est un vilain défaut

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Curiosity killed the cat

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