Expressions Flashcards by Elle Dit | Brainscape

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Tenir le coup

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To cope (to hold on, to hold out, to stick it out)

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Nuit blanche

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All-nighter

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Je resense votre deleur

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I feel your pain

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Un(e) seul(e) [qqc, fois, etc.]

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A single [thing, time, etc.]

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Ce n’est pas la mer à boire.

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It’s not that bad;
It’s not that big a deal;
It’s not that much to ask.

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Avoir du pain sur la planche

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To have a lot on one’s plate

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Tout est bien que finit bien

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All’s well that ends well

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Mieux vaut tard que jamais

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Better late than never

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Vouloir, c’est pouvoir

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If you can dream it, you can achieve it.

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Cela/ça m’est égal

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I don’t mind;
I don’t care

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Je m’en fiche;
Il ça fiche

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I don’t care;
It doesn’t matter

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Voir le jour

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To be born

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Coucher du soleil

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Sunset

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Lever du soleil

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Sunrise

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Ça me rends…
heureux, triste, etc.

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That makes me…
happy, sad, etc.

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Le feu vert

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The go-ahead;
The green light

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De même

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Same to you

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Vous dissiez ?

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You were saying?

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Tu as [bonne, mauvaise, meilleur, etc.]

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You look [good, bad, better, etc.]

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Ça ira (comme çe)

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It’s okay (like that)

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D’être là
(Je suis là)

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To be here
(I’m here)

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J’espère que oui

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I hope so

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J’aurais pu

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I could have

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J’aurai du

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I should have

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Autrement (dit)

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otherwise (said)
(In other words)

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Cela dit

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That said

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C’est à dire

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That is to say
(In other words)

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Je n’ai jamais vu ça

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I’ve never seen (such a thing)

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…que cela/ça m’arrive

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…that I’ve experienced

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Cela me prend (m’a pris) beaucoup de temps

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That takes me (took me) a long time

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Tu sais,…
Vous savez,…

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You know,…

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Quoi de neuf ?

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What’s new?

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Pas de grandes choses

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Not a lot
Not much

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Ça march
Pas grave
Ça ira

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That’s ok
It’s ok

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Pieux mensonge

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Little white lie

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(Je) fait couper les cheveux

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(I) got my hair cut

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Faire la grosse matinée

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To sleep in

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Tu ne vas jamais croire ce qui s’est passé

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You’re never going to believe what happened

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Un tas de

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A bunch of
A lot of
A pile of

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(L’automne en) douceur

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Merci alors

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Obligeant serviable

A

Helpful

Q

Dépose minute

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À vrai dire

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Actual

Q

Faire abstraction de

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Ignore
Block

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Aussi tôt que

A

As soon as

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Se cailler les miches

A

Freeze your buns

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Peu importe

A

Regardless
No matter

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Ça caille !

A

It’s freezing!

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Secher ses cours

A

Cut class

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Purée

A

Darn (soft expl)

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Faire l’école buissonnière

A

Play hookie

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Lire en diagonale

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To read quickly

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Jeter un (coup de l’) œil

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To look over quickly

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Avoir le cafard

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To have the blues
To be down

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Avoir la flamme

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To feel lazy

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Il faut froid de canard

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It’s really cold

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Passer du côq a l’âne

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To change subjects abruptly

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En projet
En course de faire

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Work in progress

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Pourvu que

A

Let’s hope that
Provided that

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Aïe
Hop !
Oh, là (là, là…)
Eh ben / dis donc

A

That’s how it is
Ok, I guess

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Donner un coup de main

A

To help someone

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Faux pas flipper
Arrête de flipper

A

Don’t flip out
Stop flipping out

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D’un seul coup

A

Suddenly
In a single attempt

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Boire un coup

A

To have a coffee/drink

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Un coup de téléphoner

A

To telephone someone

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Coup de tête
Coup de boule

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Faux de flapper
Arrête de flipper

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Don’t flip out
Stop flipping out

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C’est dingue/taré (situation/personne)

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It is (they are) crazy/bizarre

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Nickel
Impec

A

Great!
Perfect!

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Vachement
La vache !

A

Really
Totally
(intensifier)
OMG!

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Franchement

A

Frankly
Oh come on…

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Carrément

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No way, really?

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De nos jours

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These days
Nowadays

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Une pente savonneuse

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A slippery slope

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Profiter-en

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Take advantage of
Enjoy

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Je te le/la passe

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I give it to you

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(Au) milieu (de)

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In the middle (of)

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