Expressions 5 Flashcards

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1
Q

Revenir à la charge

A

Continuer pour arriver à ses fins

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2
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S’engouffrer dans la brèche

A

Dive in

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3
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Entraîner dans son sillage

A

Leave in its wake

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4
Q

S’ebahir, épater

A

S’étonner

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5
Q

Se raidir

A

Stiff

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6
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Emmitouflé

A

Bundled up

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7
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Écrin

A

Box

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8
Q

Se raviser

A

Change your mind

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9
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Renifler

A

Sniffle

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10
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Décompte fait de

A

À part

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11
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Écrire une tartine

A

Write loads

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12
Q

Écorcher un nom

A

Butcher

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13
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S’extasier sur

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Go into rapture

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14
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Gémissements

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Moans

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15
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Aguerri

A

Seasoned

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16
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Livre de chevet

A

Night time reading

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17
Q

Écourter une réunion

A

Cut a meeting short

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18
Q

S’époumoner

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S’essouffler

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19
Q

S’effilocher

A

Wear away

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20
Q

Y aller de son obole

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Donner son obole

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21
Q

Y aller de son commentaire

A

Faire une remarque

22
Q

Bredouille

A

Empty handed

23
Q

En pagaille

A

In a mess

24
Q

Echauder

A

Scald

25
Q

Dégouliner

A

Trickle

26
Q

Le bitume

A

Asphalt

27
Q

Moucheté

A

Spotted

28
Q

Échauffourée

A

Scuffle

29
Q

Contrecoup

A

Effect

30
Q

Bosselé

A

Bumbpy

31
Q

Bouder

A

Stay away from

32
Q

Être de la guimauve

A

Soppy

33
Q

Pleurnichard

A

Whiny

34
Q

Soupe au lait

A

Short tempered

35
Q

Être sec comme un coup de trique

A

Skinny

36
Q

Aborder un problème par le petit bout de la lorgnette

A

Short sided

37
Q

Se faire botter les fesses (cul)

A

Se faire battre à plate couture

38
Q

Le raz-de-marée

A

Tidal wave

39
Q

En dire long sur

A

Speak volumes to

40
Q

Ne pas avoir froid aux yeux

A

Not be faint hearted

41
Q

Sucre d’orge

A

Candy cane

42
Q

S’ériger en

A

Set yourself up as

43
Q

Feignant, fainéant

A

Paresseux

44
Q

Ricaner

A

Sneer

45
Q

Goguenard

A

Narquois

46
Q

En cul de poule

A

Comment faire la u française

47
Q

De bout en bout

A

From beginning to end

48
Q

Remise

A

Discount

49
Q

Faire la planche

A

Float on ones back

50
Q

Savonner la planche à

A

Trip up