Expressions Flashcards by Emma Carles | Brainscape

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Sortir du lot

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Stand out from the crowd of …

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Mets toi a ma place

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Put yourself in my shoes

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Tu ferais mieux

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-> you ought to
+ -> you had better to

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1 ère étape

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First step/stage

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Pour la plupart d entre nous

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For all/most of us

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Joindre les 2 bouts (argent)

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Make both ends meet

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Gagner sa vie

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Earning a living

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Un lourd fardeau

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A heavy burden

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Avoir les moyens de …

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To afford

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Avoir l intention de …

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Intend to / aim to

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J ai été emue

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I was mooved

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Faire un effort

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To exert one self

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Repousser ses limites

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Put your limits back

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Ça caille

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I m frozen stiff

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Avoir confiance en qqn

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To have confidence in oneself

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Une maniere d affirmer son …

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A means/way to claiming/asserting your….

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A donné lieu à

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Has resulted in

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En avoir assez

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To be fed up/ to have had enough

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Faire entendre ses preoccupations

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To voice their concerns

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Prendre position (discussion)

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Take a stand
To side with

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Diffuser un message

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To spread a message

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Mettre ta vie en risque/danger

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To put your life at stake/risk

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Être coupable

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To be guilty

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Mettre en vedette qqn

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To star someone

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Être prit la main dans le sac

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To be caught red handed

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J ai le cafard

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I feel blue

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Se plier au règlement (3)

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. To comply with
. To respect rules
. To abie by the rules

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Provoquer / entraîner (3)

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.Provoke
. Leads to
. Trigger

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Au dépend de (1)

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At the expense of

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Reinforcer (2)

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. Strengthens
. Reinforce

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Avoir plus/moins de chances de …

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Being more/less likely to be ….

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Découvrir (2)

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. To find out
. To discover

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Se maintenir informer (2)

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To stay up to the date
To get informed

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Cela remonte a

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Dates back to

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Exprimer son opinion (5)

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. In my opinion
. From my point of view
. As far as I am concerned
. For my part
. Personnaly

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To suceed

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To cut the mustard

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To be at the highest point of succes

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To be on the crest of the wave

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Heureux comme un poisson dans l eau

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To be as happy as a clam

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Se reprendre en main

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Get your act together

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Un fois toutes les 36 du mois

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Once in a blue moon

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Un cp de foudre

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Love at the first glance/ sight

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Se creuse la tête

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To wrap your head around something

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Quand les boules aurons des dents

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When pigs fly

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Tourner autour du pot

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To beat around the Bush

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Marcher sur des oeufs

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To walk on eggshells

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Se ressemble comme 2 gouttes d eau

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2 peas in a pod

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Avoir 2 pieds gauches

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To have 2 left feet

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Les chiens ne font pas des chats

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The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree

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Aller pioncer

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To hit the hay

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Un mal pour un bien

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Blessing in disguise

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La cerise sur le gâteau

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Icing on the cake

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“Merde” bonne chance

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To break a leg

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Une histoire farfeloue

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A far-fetched story

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Louper sa chance

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To miss the boat

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Server les dents

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To bit the bullet

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Avoir le moral dans les chaussettes (2)

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. To be down in the dumps
. To feel blue

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Être malade

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Under the weather

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Après la pluie vient de beau temps

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Every cloud has a silver linning

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La balle est dans ton camps

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To ball is in your court

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Couter un bras

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To cost an arm and a leg

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Avoir un chat dans la gorge

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To have a frog in the throat

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Le prendre avec des pincettes

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Take it with a grain of salt

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La brunelles de mes yeux

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The apple of my eye

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La goutte d eau qui fait deborder le vase

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That’s the last straw that breaks the camel back

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Mette qqn sur la scellette

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To put someone on the spot

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En parlant du loup

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Speaking of the devil