expressions Flashcards

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être en proie à qqch

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to be a prey to sth

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faire de son mieux

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to do one’s utmost

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voir la vérité en face

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to face facts

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être très à la mode

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to be all the rage

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être de mauvaise foi

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to be ill faith

to be bad faith

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éprouver du ressentiment

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to resent sth

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être un expert de

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to be an expert at sth

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dissuader qqun de faire qqch

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to deter sb from doing sth

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être susceptible de faire qqch

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to be slated to do sth
to be liable to do sth
to be likely to do sth

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10
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aller à l’encontre de

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to run counter to

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11
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prendre le pouvoir

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to come into office

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être de fan de

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to be down with

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13
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avoir des difficultés à faire qqch

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to have difficulties doing sth

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14
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faire qqch en douce

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to act on the sly

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être rusé

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to be cunning

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être sidéré par qqch

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to be appalled at

to be aghast at

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snobber qqun

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to snub sb

to cold-shoulder sb

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reprocher qqch à qqun

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to reproach sb for doing sth

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avoir une emprise sur qqch

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to have a grip on sth

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20
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faire face à

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to cope with

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21
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se mêler de qqch

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to meddle with sth

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être au coude à coude

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to be neck and neck

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être sur le point de

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to be on the edge of

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s’avérer

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to turn out to be

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être à l'ordre du jour
to be on one's agenda
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se consacrer à
to devote oneself to doing sth
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reprendre sa vie en main
to get one's life back
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c'est couru d'avance
it's shoo-in
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faire de la lèche
to grovel
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tu peux toujours parler
you may talk till you are blue in the face
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dégouter qqun de qqch
to put sb off sth
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être nombriliste
to be navel-gazing
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prendre un carton rouge
to get a red card
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être en rade de qqch
to be short of
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Comment cela se fait-il?
How come I can?
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porter atteinte à la liberté individuelle
to strike a blow to personal freedom
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être de courte durée
to be short-lived
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reprendre le travail
to resume work
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au nom de
in the name of | for the sake of
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partir de zéro
to start from scratch
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gravir les échelons
to go from rags to riches | to climb up the social ladder
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rejeter la responsabilité sur qqun
to offload the responsibility onto sb
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mener une vie de château
to live a life of luxury
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toucher le fond
to hit rock bottom
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avoir le moral à zéro
to be down in the mouth
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faire croire n'importe quoi à qqun
to pull the wool over someone's eyes
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prendre des risques
to go out on a limb
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c'est le coup de foudre!
it's love at first sight!
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c'est l'hôpital qui se fout de la charité
it's the pot calling the kettle back
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l'argent ne fait pas le bonheur
money can't buy happiness
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quand on veut on peut
when there's a will there's a way
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Paris ne s'est pas fait en un jour
Rome wasn't built in a day
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Qui ne dit mot consent
silence is tantamount to consent
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d'après le proverbe ...
As the saying goes ...
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être en piteux état
to be in a sorry state
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la montée
the surge in
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un changement profond | un tournant décisif
a watershed