Expressions Flashcards
What is it good for/used for
A quoi ça sert?
while
tandis que
A good working relationship
Un contact assez soude
however
cependant/pourtant
on the other hand
en revanche
as much as
autant que
regardless of
sans se soucier de
self confidence
la confiance en soi
in the big picture
dans les grands lignes
under
sous
as though
comme si
almost
quasiment
quasimodo is almost a man
have the right to
avoir le droit de
down with
A bas!
mock someone
se moquer de qqn
personality
la caractère
show-off
m’as-tu-vu
on the contrary
par contre
on the one hand
d’un cote
although
alors que
such/alike
pareilles
afterward
par le suite
pass by the hotel suite afterwards
gradually
Au fur et a mesure
in order that, so that
afin que
to be in full swing
battre son plein
king kong beating his chest and catching a plane - in full swing across the empire state
failing
sans y parvenir
despite
malgré
up to the task
a la hauteur
‘the illness which took him away from us
La maladie qui nous l’a enlevé
break down (car)
tomber en panne
fall into a frying pan
of short duration
sans lendemain
be breathless
être a bout de souffle
at any moment
a tout moment
to worry oneself
se ronger les sangs
be indelicate, not go in for subtelties
ne pas faire dans la dentelle
it’s been a while
ça fait un moment
it’s been some time
ça fait un bon moment
as part of
dans le cadre
these days
ces jours-ci
little by little
peu a peu
slip up, make a mistake
faire une fausse manip
accidentally kissed the wrong man, eep
get someone’s hopes up
faire une fausse joie a qqn
go nuts
devenir chèvre
drive crazy
rendre chèvre
from now on
dorénavant/desormais
reach a decision
aboutir a une décision
fizzle out
ne pas aboutir
come to a deadlock
aboutir a une impasse
squeal
pousser des cris perçants
crop up all over the place
pousser comme des champignons
to kick up a stink
pousser une gueulant
push out a an ugly facial expression
to beat someone farily/beat someone up
pousser une gueulant
be independent
voler de ses propres ailes
finally, (and) well
enfin
hidden cruelty, steeliness
une main de fer sous un gant de velours
nest of vipers
panier de crabes
basket of crabs
put all your eggs in one basket
mettre tous ses œufs dans le même panier
best, top of the barrel
le dessus du panier
reap the rewards
récolter les fruits de
flow like water
couler a flots
water flowing out of a floating cooler
brainwash, condition
couler du plâtre
bankrupt a firm
couler une boite
enjoy happy days
couler des jours hereux
distracted, withdrawn
en dedans
in there (place, story)
la-dedans
be into something from early age
être tombe dedans quand on était petit
to have fallen into dungeousn and dragons when we were young
get smth off your chest
vider son sac
clear your head
se vider la tête
scrape a living
manger de la vache enragée
bend over backwards to please everyone
se faire bouffer
have a gift
avoir un don
hey! damn
tiens
quite, absolutely
tout a fait
to back down
s’avouer vaincu
without admitting it to each other
sans se l’avouer
quirky humour
humeur décale
turn away from
détourner
all the more as
d’autant que
prevent yourself from doing something
s’empêcher de faire qqch
must prevent self from catching fish
to ram
donner un coup de boutoir
less, lower, down emotionally
moindre
it matters to me, I insist
j’y tiens
I’ll keep you posted
je te tiens au courant
while you are here
pendant que je te tiens
be unbearably hot
faire une chaleur épouvantable
dreadful weather
un temps épouvantable
on the verge of
au bord de
on the verge of a nervous breakdown
au bord de la crise de nerfs
let slip, blurt
laisser échapper
influence, weigh on
peser sur qqch
be no exception to the rule
ne pas échapper a la règle
weigh upon someone
peser a qqn
flash through one’s mind
traverser l’esprit
the least one can do
la moindre de politesses
easy way out
loi du moindre effort
look into, study
se pencher sur qqch
act like a pig
se conduire comme un goujat
drive like a degoutant janitor
gray area
zone d’ombre
beyond doubt
sans l’ombre d’un doute
downside
part d’ombre
ghost of a chance
l’ombre d’un chance
with ease
avec aisance
involve, mix up in smth
mêler
any (any man….) ordinary
quelconque
mind your own business
se mêler de ses affaires
spoil someone’s good mood
entamer la bonne humeur de qqn
bite the dust
mordre la poussière
live life to the fullest
mordre la vie a pleines dents
play one’s last card
jouer son dernière atout
although, whatever, however
quoique
guys
les gars
it’s a wise man who…
bien malin qui
cunning, shrewd
malin
be a smart alec
faire le malin
smart alec
gros malin
budget price
prix malin
to suspect
soupçonner
snigger, jeer
ricaner
let’s make things clear
une précision s’impose
not be afraid of anything
ne reculer devant rien
raise the retirement age
reculer l’age de la retraite
to tell you the truth
a vrai dire
low-brow
philistin
to cram
bachoter
to bother someone
gêner qqn
false idea
idée erronée
according to popular belief
d’après la rumeur publique
to such an extent that
a tel point que
basically
au fond
to be bent on
s’acharner a
to aim/intend to
viser a
anyway (just the same)
quand même, de toute façon
aaaaanyway, (resuming convo)
quoi q’il en soit
anyway (change topic)
bref
since (because)
puisque
quit a job
démissionner
through
a travers
to race, bolt, get carried away
s’emballer
get carried away with wrapping yourself in bubble wrap
saddle
selle
saddly made of salt
canvas sheet
bâche
have your bachelor’s degree on a canvas sheet
to put on an act
frimer
funny rhymer
double, doppleganger
le soisie
to whirl something around
faire des moulinets avec qqch
whirl mulan around in a net
sharp, pointed, shrill
aigue
pond
l’etang
tangy pond full of limes
acrid pungent
apre
rhythm, rate
cadence
in step
en cadence
not to know, to be ignorant of
ignorer
to brake
freiner
to untangle, unravel
debrouiller
to manage
se debrouiller
beforehand
auparavant
to take one’s leave of smone
prendre conge de qn
skimpy, tight
étrique
it’s tricky to get into tight dresses
save for (prep)
hormis
mist
la brume
sweep away mist with a broom
to overhang, tower above
surplomber
plumber towering above me
undergrowth
broussailles
bro, you have dirty undergowrth
to comb hair
peigner
reef.. (fig) pitfall, stumbling block
un écueil
this cruel reef was my pitfall
an epic
une épopée
to arouse (admiration)
susciter
test, trial, sport event, photo print
l’épreuve
social upheaval
bouleversement
unhealthy
malsain
attractive
attrayant
hankerchief
un mouchoir
snot forms a soft choir on the hankerchief
rise, increase
la hausse
ditch, guld, gap
un fosse
a ditch with bones i a forest
to fill in (hole, to fill ( desire need), fulfill
combler
fill a hole with combs
to fear
redouter
to mill about
grouiller
grenouilles millng about the pond
to tear, burst
crever
the glass burst under the voice of the crazy lady
to make ugly
enlaidir
coastal
littoral
i have a bed on the coast where people give me oral
market town, village
le bourg
to reach, effect, get in touch with
atteindre
lighting
l’eclairage
to grumble
bougonner
boo, I’m a gonner
to plan
planifier
flood, stream
le flot
to dry up, run dry
tarir
(creek of tar dries up_
file, folder
dossier
outlet, opening (work)
débouche
oregano
l’origan
to sweep up, away
balayer
densness
densite
nest, den
nid
to hatch, (flower) to open
eclore
an e-cluck comes out of the internet egg
smooth
lisse
elise’s skin is smoooth
candle
cierge
easy, well-ff (money)
aisee
brake
frein
deep-rooted
enracine
pressure
pression
scythe
le faux
journey
periple
unchecked
sans frein
to think about
penser a
to have an obionoin about
penser de
inform
apprendre
stammer
bafouiller
ba, you’re a stammering fool
stutter
begayer
had to become a beggar since couldn’t get job with a stutter
shout, yell
crier
yell
hurler
promise
jurer
inform
prevenir
remind
rappeler
answer back
repliquer
beg
supplier
speech
le discours
presentation
l’expose
boaster
vantard
expose
dévoiler
tell someone off
gronder
got told off and then grounded
interrupt
interpeller
complain about yourself
se lamenter
chat
papoter
have a chat with pa in a pot
ask for something
réclamer
didn’t….. at all
ne…point
have confidence in something
faire confiance a
