Expression Anglaise Flashcards

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1
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Je ne peux plus supporter de + verbe

A

I can’t stand +ing

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2
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Quelle tête de mule

A

What a pig head

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3
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Tour de passe passe

A

Legerdemain

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4
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Ne plus tenir

A

To can’t help it/wait any longer

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5
Q

Comment s’appelle grand-mère ?

A

What is grandma’s name ?

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6
Q

Qu’est-ce que tu fais dans la vie ?

A

What do you do for a living ?

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7
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Se rappeler que

A

To remember that

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8
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Écumer les restaurants

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To roam around the city for restaurants

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9
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Venir demander quelque chose à quelqu’un

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To come over to ask sb for sth

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10
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À part eux et nous

A

Them and us aside

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Il n’y a personne/ Aucun client

A

There is no one/customers

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12
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L’heure de fermeture

A

Closing time

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13
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Boire un verre

A

To have a drink

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14
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Être abandonné

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To be on one’s own

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15
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Se diriger vers

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To make one’s way over to

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16
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Tout au fond

A

Right at the back

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17
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Entamer une conversation

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To strike up a conversation with sb

18
Q

Ce n’est pas très drôle

A

It’s no fun

19
Q

Il me donne la migraine

A

He’s giving me a splitting headache

20
Q

Se présenter à qlch

A

To show up for sth

21
Q

Se terrer quelque part

A

To hole up somewhere

22
Q

Être dans le pétrin

A

To be in a hole

23
Q

Un distributeur de billets

A

A hole-in-the-wall

24
Q

La partie visible de l’iceberg

A

The tip of the iceberg

25
Q

Laisser un pourboire

A

To leave a tip

26
Q

Un silence de mort

A

A deathly hush

27
Q

Chut!

A

Hush!

28
Q

Étouffer un scandale

A

To hush a scandal up

29
Q

Parler à voix basse

A

To speak in hushed tones

30
Q

Être insignifiant

A

To be small beer

31
Q

De la petite monnaie

A

Small change

32
Q

De menus propos, des banalités

A

Small talk

33
Q

Un casse

A

A smash-and-grab raid

34
Q

Être hué

A

To be howled down

35
Q

Rouler à toute allure

A

To speed along

36
Q

S’éloigner à toute allure

A

To speed away

37
Q

Une histoire larmoyante

A

A sob story

38
Q

Sauter sur l’occasion

A

To leap at the opportunity

39
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Progresser à pas de géants

A

To progress by leaps and bounds

40
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Un temps agité

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A rough weather

41
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Quitter une pièce discrètement

A

To slip out of a room

42
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Rayonner de bonheur

A

To glow with happiness