EXPRESSIONS Flashcards

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1
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Etre en manque de qlqch

A

To run out of

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2
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Mettre la lumière sur qlqch

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shad light on something

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3
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Garder à l’esprit

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bear in Mind

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4
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Durant quoi, durant lequel

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during which

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5
Q

Se ressaisir

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pull yourself together

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6
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Il y longtemps

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ages ago

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7
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Saint et sauve

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safe and sound

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8
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A vu d’oeil/ au hasard

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At a guess

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9
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In conclusion =

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On balance

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10
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Le mauvais côtés de …

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the downside of

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11
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To sum up =

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In a nutshell

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12
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J’ai plus ou moins/ en quelque sorte

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I sort of

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13
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No way = en aucun cas

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Under no circumstance

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14
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In advance =

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Beforehand

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15
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I don’t remember/ recall =

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Have no recollection of

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16
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être à la page/ à jour

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be up to date

17
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According to =

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By all account

18
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Il se trouve que

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It so happens that

19
Q

Prendre place

A

To take place

20
Q

saisir sa chance

A

take a chance

21
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Rapidement

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in no time

22
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owing to

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En raison/ grâce à

23
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No at all =

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By no means

24
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drop =

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slip out of

25
Q

Valoir le coup d’attendre

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it’s worth waiting for

26
Q

Ne pas en valoir la peine

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it’s not worth the effort

27
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prendre sur sois

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suck it up