EXPRESSIONS Flashcards

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1
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Dire des mots dure

A

to say harsh word

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2
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prendre le taureau par les cornes

A

to bite the bullet and …

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3
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une remarque méprisante/ sarcastique

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a snide remarque

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4
Q

laisser refroidir

A

to let cool down

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5
Q

être chanceuse/ bien lotie

A

to be better off

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6
Q

en désaccord avec qlq

A

at odds with sb

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7
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avoir de la rancune

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to have hard feeling about smth

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8
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sur la côte de la mer

A

on the coast

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9
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passer la douane

A

to go trough the custom

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10
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envisager toutes les possibilités

A

to consider every posiblity

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11
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pour calmer mes nerfs

A

to calm my nerves

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12
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prendre qlch pour acquis

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to take smth for granded

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13
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jusqu’à la fin/ jusqu’au bout

A

to no end

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14
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aller-retour/ faire des vas et vient

A

back and forth

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15
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laisser faire les choses

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to let things happens

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16
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se mettre à travers d’un chemin

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to stand in the way

17
Q

des conséquences inattendu

A

to have unintented consequences

18
Q

dans l’ordre des choses

A

in the sheme of the thing

19
Q

à la recherche/ à la poursuite

A

In search/ pursuit of

20
Q

c’est incompréhensible que

A

It’s beyond all understanding why

21
Q

juste à temps pour

A

just in time

22
Q

faire du bruit

A

to let out a noise

23
Q

demander un dédommagent

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to demand a restitution

24
Q

avoir envie de

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to be eager

25
Q

attendre qlch avec impatience

A

to eagerly await smth

26
Q

manquer de temps

A

run out of time

27
Q

perdre le file de ses pensées

A

to lose one’s train of thought

28
Q

sans penser/sans réfléchir

A

… without giving a thought to …

29
Q

réfléchir à qlch

A

To thing sth trough