Expressions Flashcards

1
Q

Ça ne peut pas durer

A

It can’t go on

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2
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Problèmes liés à + N

A

N-related issues

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3
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Va te pair avec

A

Go hand in hand with

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4
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Faire qch en faisant

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To do sth by Ving

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5
Q

En matière de + N

A

N-wise

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6
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Peiner à faire qch (2)

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To have trouble Ving /

To struggle to + V

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7
Q

Être chargé de

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To be laden of stg

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8
Q

Tomber en ruines

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To go to rack ans ruin

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9
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Cela fait une éternité que

A

It’s been forever since [+ prétérit]

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10
Q

Faire la queue

A

To queue

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11
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Amener qqn à faire qch par la ruse

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To trick sb into doing sth

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12
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Être au courant de

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To be acquaint with

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13
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Être en panne

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To be out of order

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14
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Être avide de faire quelque chose

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To be eager to do sth

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15
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Être de bonne/mauvaise humeur

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To be in a good/bad moon

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16
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Soit … soit

A

Either … or

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17
Q

Cela vaut la peine de

A

It’s worth + BVing

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18
Q

Tenir sa parole

A

To keep one’s word

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19
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L’argent ne fait pas le bonheur

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Money can’t buy hapiness

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20
Q

Quand on veut, on peut

A

Where there is a will, there is a way

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21
Q

Joindre les deux bouts

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To make ends meet

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22
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Prendre quelque chose à la légère

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To take sth lightly

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23
Q

Tenter sa chance

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To try one’s luck

24
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Remercier quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

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To thank sb FOR doing sth

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En ce qui me concerne
As far as I am concerned
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Devoir autant à ... qu'à ...
To owe to ... as much as to ...
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Fermer les yeux sur
Turn a blind eye to
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Le plus tôt sera le mieux
The sooner the better
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Un ... sans précédent
A biblical...
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Loin s'en faut
Far from it
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Étranglé financièrement
Strangled financially
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En voie d'amélioration
On the upswing
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Toute la journée
All they long
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Étant donné que
Given that
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Quant à qqn
Sb for his part | As for sb
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Des que
As soon as
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Travailler 6 jours sur 7
To work 6 days a week
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Être à la place de qqn
To be in his place
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Être deux fois plus grand que
To be twice as large as
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Un de nos amis
A friend of ours
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Qui que tu sois
Whoever you are
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Quoi qu'il advienne
Whatever happends
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Où que tu ailles
Wherever you go
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Attendre avec impatience
To be looking forward to
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Allez à pied a
To walk to
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Aller en vélo à
To ride to
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Aller en voiture à
To drive to
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Puis-je ... ?
Shall I ... ?
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Faire du shopping
To do shopping
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Être d'autant plus forte que
To be all the stronger as
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Plus facile à dire qu'à faire
Easier said than done
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Profiter de la vie
To make the most of life
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Apparaître à l'horizon, dans le sens de la prévision
To be looming for
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A peu d'exceptions
With few exceptions
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Sans se soucier de
Needless that