Expressions Flashcards

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1
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d’une voix

A

in a voice

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rusé comme un renard

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as sly as a fox

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3
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myope comme une taupe

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As blind as a bat

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4
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après le passage de

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in the wake ok / in the aftermath of

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5
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chez Jean

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at Jean’s (house/place)

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au fond de la pièce

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at the far end of the room

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à l’autre bout du fil

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at the other end of the line

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lui-même (réponse au téléphone)

A

speaking

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9
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la Côte d’Azur

A

the French Riviera

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10
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à votre nom

A

bearing your name

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ce n’est pas de mon dommaine

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it’s not my remit / responsbility

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12
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un exemple révélateur

A

a telling example

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13
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une dizaine

A

about ten thousand

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14
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être sérieux, ne pas plaisanter

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to be in earnest

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15
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An inch

A

3cm

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16
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A foot

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30 cm

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17
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A yard

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1 m

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18
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An area of 36 sq metres

A

36 m²

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19
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mètre cube

A

cubic metres

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20
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à l’aube

A

at dawn

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21
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insister pour

A

to insist on doing sthg

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22
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par la fenêtre

A

out of the window

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23
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Raide comme un piquet

A

as stiff as a board

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24
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elle se rend aveugle à trop lire

A

she reads herself blind

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25
Q

elle se tue au travail

A

She works herself to death

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26
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elle se rend malade à force de manger

A

she eats herself sick

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27
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Si seulement

A

I wish…

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28
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le matin

A

IN the morning

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29
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être sérieux, ne pas plaisanter

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To be in earnest

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30
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se frayer un chemin à travers la foule

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To elbow / push one’s way through the crowd

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31
Q

je n’en vis pas

A

I can’t make a living from it

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32
Q

ils ont peu de succès

A

They don’t sell very well

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33
Q

comment se fiat-il que?

A

How come

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34
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une douzaine de semaines

A

Twelve years or so…/ for twelve odd years

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35
Q

c’est réglé

A

That settles it

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36
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c’est le ponpon, c’est le bouquet

A

That takes the biscuit!

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37
Q

se servir qqc..

A

To help oneself to sthg

38
Q

cul sec

A

Bottoms up

39
Q

il pleut des cordes

A

It’s pouring

40
Q

à cette époque là

A

In those days

41
Q

un bébé qui marche

A

A toddler

42
Q

par les temps qui courent

A

In this day and age

43
Q

Quel est le pb ?

A

What the hell?

44
Q

pourquoi diable

A

Why on earth

45
Q

c’est un soldat jusqu’à la moelle

A

He is every bit a soldier

46
Q

être le portrait craché de qqn

A

To be the spitting image of sbdy

47
Q

en toute autre occasion

A

At any other time

48
Q

qui aime bien chatie bien

A

« Spare the rod, spoil the child »

49
Q

une langue de vipère

A

A mean tongue

50
Q

une copie originale

A

A master copy

51
Q

passe-partout

A

Master key

52
Q

faire l’appel

A

To call the roll

53
Q

les vieux préjugés ont la vie dure

A

Old prejudices die hard

54
Q

en raison de

A

Due to / owing to

55
Q

il est grand temps

A

It is high time + preterit

56
Q

libre circulation des hommes et des biens

A

The free movement of people and goods

57
Q

stimuler

A

To kick-start / stimulate the economy

58
Q

un jour sur deux

A

Every other day

59
Q

renforcer

A

To tighten up policies /border

60
Q

contourner

A

To circumvent a rule/law

61
Q

relativiser

A

To put things into perspective

62
Q

faire qqc par compassion

A

To do sthg out of compassion

63
Q

me voici

A

Here I am

64
Q

elle a la trentaine

A

She is thirtyish

65
Q

on aurait dit que

A

It looked as if

66
Q

tu dois le faire une fois pour toute

A

You are to do it at once

67
Q

comment se fait-il…?

A

How did you happen to go there?

68
Q

est-ce que par hasard tu aurais un stylo ?

A

Do you happen to have a pen ?

69
Q

loin des yeux, loin du cœur

A

Out of sight, out of mind

70
Q

espérer trop de qqc

A

To set one’s sights too high

71
Q

avoir qqn/qqc dans le collimateur

A

To have sthg/sbdy in one’s sight

72
Q

faire du tourisme

A

To go places/sightseeing

73
Q

coup de foudre

A

Love at first sight

74
Q

devant la loi, au regard de la loi

A

In the sight of the law

75
Q

avoir le pied marin

A

To finds one’s sea leg

76
Q

ne pas tenir en place

A

To have ants in one’s pants

77
Q

au minimum

A

at the very least

78
Q

ça n’a pas la moindre importance

A

it doesn’t matter in the least

79
Q

encore moins, surtout pas

A

least of all

80
Q

en particulier

A

not least

81
Q

viens avec moi, suis moi

A

come along

82
Q

le petit chaperon rouge

A

Red Riding Hood

83
Q

vol à l’étalage

A

shoplifting

84
Q

ceux qui ont la capuche

A

a hoodie

85
Q

monsieur tout le monde

A

The man in the street

86
Q

en-dessous

A

below

87
Q

passer la balle à qqn

A

to throw the ball to sbdy

88
Q

passer la balle à qqn en lui faisant mal

A

to throw a ball AT

89
Q

ne quittez pas

A

hold on

90
Q

regarde, fais attention

A

look out / watch out

91
Q

Pour une bouchée de pain

A

For a song

92
Q

Éventuellement l’idée…me taraude

A

Bothered by the idea that