Expressions Flashcards

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24 heures sur 24

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24 hours a day

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C’est pour ça que

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That’s why

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Croire à

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To believe (that something exists)

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Croire en

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To believe in, have faith in

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Croire préférable de +(infinitif)

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To think it preferable to

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Croire que

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To believe that

Is followed by indicative when it’s affirmative, but subjunctive when it’s negative or interrogative

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Croire que non

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To not think so

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Croire que oui

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To think so

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Croire que si

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To think so (in response to a negative)

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Croire qqch. dur comme fer(informal)

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To be absolutely convinced of something

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À croire que

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You’d think

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À l’en croire

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To hear him tell it, if you were to believe him

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Aurais-tu cru ça de lui?

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Would you have believed that of him?

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C’est à croire que

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You’d think

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C’est à n’y pas croire!

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It’s unbelievable!

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Croyez-en mon expérience

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Take it from me

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Croyez-m’en

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Believe me

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Croyez-moi

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Believe

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Faut croire que (informal)….

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It would seem/ appear that…

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Fait pas croire! (Informal)

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Make no mistake about it!

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It est à croire que (formal)

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It is to be supposed/ presumed that …..

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Je l’ai cru sur parole

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I took his word for it

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Je n’arrive pas à croire que

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I just can’t believe….

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Je n’en crois rien

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I don’t believe a word of it

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Je n'en croyais pas mes oreilles/yeux
I couldn’t believe my ears/eyes
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Je ne suis pas celle que vous croyez!
I’m not that kind of person!
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Je te/ vous crois! (Informal)
You bet
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Je veux bien le croire
I can well believe it
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Le croira qui voudra
Believe it or not
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On croirait....
It looks/ sounds/ seems like, you'd think it was....
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On croit rêver! (Informal)
I can hardly believe it
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On l'a cru mort
He was believe to be dead
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Où vous croyez-vous?
Where do you think you're
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Si vous m'en croyez
If you want my opinion
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Tu crois?
Think so
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Tu crois pas? (Informal)
Don’t think so?
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Tu ne crois pas si bien dire!
You don’t know how right you are
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Tu ne peux pas croire...
You can’t begin to imagine
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Veuillez croire à (formal)
Yours sincerely (business letter ‘formal’)
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Voir, c'est croire
Seeing is believing
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Vous pouvez m'en croire
Take it from me
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Se croire
To think/ believe oneself (to be), to feel as if
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Se croire tout permis
To think one can get away with anything
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Il s'y croit (Informal)
He thinks he's really something
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Qu'est-ce qu'il se croit?
Who does he think he is
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Au plus
At most, at the most
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D'autant plus
All the more reason
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De plus
More, additional, in addition
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De plus en plus
More and more, _er and _er
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En plus
Extra
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En plus de
On top of, in addition to
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... et plus
... and more/ over/ older
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Une fois de plus
Once more
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J'en peux plus!
I can’t take any more?
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Moi non plus
Me neither, neither do I
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Ne...plus que
Only nothing but
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... n'est plus.
... has passed away.
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Ni plus ni moins
Not more no less
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Plus + adverb
More, _er (comparative)
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Le plus + adverb
The most, the _est (superlative)
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Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
The more things change, the more they stay the same
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Plus fait douceur que violence.
Kindness succeeds where force will fail.
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Plus grand commun diviseur
Highest common denominator
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Plus jamais
Never again
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Plus on est de fous, plus on rit
The more, the merrier
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Plus ou moins
More or less, about
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Plus petit commun diviseur
Lowest common denominator
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Plus que jamais
More than ever
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Qui plus est
What’s more, furthermore
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Tant et plus de
So many, so much
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Tirer plus vite que son ombre
To be quick off the mark, to move at lightning speed
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Tout au plus
At the very most
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* 24 heures sur 24 [24 h sur 24 or 24 h/24] * 7 jours sur 7 [ 24 h sur 24, 7 j sur 7 or 24h/24, 7j/7] * 24/7 - On peut louer un vélo 24 heures sur 24. - Ce resto est ouvert 24 heures sur 24.
* 24 hours a day [lit: 24 hours out of 24] - is used I to indicate that something is always available or never closes. * 7 days a week - You can rent a bike 24 hours a day. - This restaurant is open 24 hours a day.
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À chaque instant
At every moment
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À tout moment
At any time, at all times
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En tout temps
All the time
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Toujours
Always
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Tout le temps
All the time
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En avoir assez (de)
To have had enough (of)
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En avoir marre (de)
To be fed up (with)
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En avoir ras le bol (de)
To have had it up to here (with)
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En être à
To be at a certain point, to be part of
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En finir de faire
To never stop doing
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En pincer pour (Informal)
To have a big crush on
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En rester là
To let the matter rest
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En revenir à
To return to (what we were discussing)
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En tenir pour
To have a crush on, fancy
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En venir à
To (finally) be in a position to
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En vouloir (Informal)
To really want to win, succeed
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En vouloir à qqun
To be resentful, think badly of someone
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S'en aller
To go away
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S'en faire
To worry
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S'en prendre à qqun
To lay into, attack someone
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S'en retourner (archaic)
To journey back, return
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S'en rapporter à
To rely on
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S'en revenir (archaic)
To come back
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S'en tenir à
To limit oneself to
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S'en venir (archaic)
To come, approach
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C'en est fait de
That’s the end of
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Ce qu'il en coûte
What it costs
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Je vous en prie
You’re welcome (lit: I beg you about it)
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Ne pas en revenir
To not be able to get over something
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à condition que (Il a suivi par le Subjonctif) Par exemple: - Je vous prêterai l’argent à condition que vous me le rendiez le plutôt possible
on condition that (It is followed by subjunctive) For example: - I will lend you the money on condition that you give it back to me as soon as possible.
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à moins que ( il est suivi par le Subjonctif) Par exemple: - Je pars à six heures précises à moins qu'il (n') y ait un orage. [expletive (ne) is optional]
unless (It is followed by subjunctive) For example: - I’m leaving at 6 o’clock sharp unless there is going to a storm.
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afin que (Il est suivi par le subjonctif) Par exemple: - Je vous explique clairement afin que vous compreniez.
in order that, so that (Il est suivi par le subjonctif) Par exemple: - I’m explaining to you so that you understand
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Attendre que (Il est suivi par le subjonctif) Par exemple: - Attendez que je finisse mon dîner.
To wait until (Is followed by subjunctive) For example: - Wait until I finish my dinner
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au cas que (Il est suivi par le subjonctif) Par exemple: - Au cas qu'il vienne, je pars tout de suite.
In case (Is followed by subjunctive) For example: - In case he comes, l'm leaving right away.
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autant que (Il est suivi par le subjonctif) Par exemple: - Autant que je le sache...
as far as (Is followed by subjunctive) For example: - As far as I know...
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Avant que (Il est suivi par le subjonctif) Par exemple: - Ne me dites rien avant qu’il vienne
Before (Is followed by subjunctive) For example: - Say nothing to me before he comes
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bien que (Il est suivi par le subjonctif) Par exemple: - Bien que Madame Cartier soit malade, elle a toujours bon appétit
Although (Is followed by subjunctive) For example: - although Madam Cartier is sick, she still have good appetite
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de crainte que (Il est suivi par le subjonctif) Par exemple: - La mère a dit à sa petite fille de rester dans la maison de crainte qu’elle ne se fasse mal dans la rue [expletive 'ne' is required]
for fear that (Is followed by subjunctive) For example: - the mother said to her little girl to stay in the house for fear that she may hurt herself in the street
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de façon que (Il est suivi par le subjonctif) Par exemple: - Barbara étudie de façon qu’elle puisse réussir
so that, in a way that, in such a way that (Is followed by subjunctive) For example: - Barbra studies so that she can succeed/pass the exam