Expressions 5 Flashcards by liam purkey

Q

Revenir à la charge

A

Continuer pour arriver à ses fins

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S’engouffrer dans la brèche

A

Dive in

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Entraîner dans son sillage

A

Leave in its wake

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S’ebahir, épater

A

S’étonner

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Q

Se raidir

A

Stiff

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Emmitouflé

A

Bundled up

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Écrin

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Box

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Se raviser

A

Change your mind

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Renifler

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Sniffle

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Décompte fait de

A

À part

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Q

Écrire une tartine

A

Write loads

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Q

Écorcher un nom

A

Butcher

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S’extasier sur

A

Go into rapture

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Gémissements

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Moans

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Aguerri

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Seasoned

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Livre de chevet

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Night time reading

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Écourter une réunion

A

Cut a meeting short

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S’époumoner

A

S’essouffler

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S’effilocher

A

Wear away

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Y aller de son obole

A

Donner son obole

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Y aller de son commentaire

A

Faire une remarque

Q

Bredouille

A

Empty handed

Q

En pagaille

A

In a mess

Q

Echauder

A

Scald

Q

Dégouliner

A

Trickle

Q

Le bitume

A

Asphalt

Q

Moucheté

A

Spotted

Q

Échauffourée

A

Scuffle

Q

Contrecoup

A

Effect

Q

Bosselé

A

Bumbpy

Q

Bouder

A

Stay away from

Q

Être de la guimauve

A

Soppy

Q

Pleurnichard

A

Whiny

Q

Soupe au lait

A

Short tempered

Q

Être sec comme un coup de trique

A

Skinny

Q

Aborder un problème par le petit bout de la lorgnette

A

Short sided

Q

Se faire botter les fesses (cul)

A

Se faire battre à plate couture

Q

Le raz-de-marée

A

Tidal wave

Q

En dire long sur

A

Speak volumes to

Q

Ne pas avoir froid aux yeux

A

Not be faint hearted

Q

Sucre d’orge

A

Candy cane

Q

S’ériger en

A

Set yourself up as

Q

Feignant, fainéant

A

Paresseux

Q

Ricaner

A

Sneer

Q

Goguenard

A

Narquois

Q

En cul de poule

A

Comment faire la u française

Q

De bout en bout

A

From beginning to end

Q

Remise

A

Discount

Q

Faire la planche

A

Float on ones back

Q

Savonner la planche à

A

Trip up