expressions communes Flashcards

1
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une cause perdue

A

a lost cause

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2
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être sur le point de (2)

A

to be on the brink of (+Ving)

to be on the verge of (+Ving)

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3
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pour une raison ou pour une autre

A

somehow

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4
Q

serrer les dents

A

to grit your teeth

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5
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faire le premier pas

A

to make the first move

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6
Q

en arriver là

A

to reach that point

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7
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avoir de grandes chances que + sujet….

A

sujet + be very likely to +proposition

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8
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tout devient plus clair

A

everything becomes clearer

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9
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bel et bien

A

actually

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10
Q

A mesure que..

A

As…

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11
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A mesure que les semaines passaient

A

As weeks went by…

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12
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avoir des chances de

A

to be likely to

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13
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annoncer la nouvelle

A

to break a piece of news

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14
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une bonne fois pour toutes

A

once and for all

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15
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éclater en sanglot

A

to burst into tears

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16
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n’avoir que faire de

A

can not care less about

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17
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piquer une crise

A

to fly into a temper

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18
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tomber sur (qqc) (2)

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to come across

to come upon

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19
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tomber sur (qqn) (3)

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to meet
to run into
to come across

20
Q

comme si c’était hier

A

as if it were yesterday

21
Q

je me souviens encore comme si c’était hier

A

I can still remember as if it were yesterday

22
Q

rester/être bouche bée (4)

A

to be speechless
to stand gaping
to be amazed
to be dumbstruck

23
Q

il faut dire que…

A

I/we must say that…

24
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à cette époque

A

at that time

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non seulement (début de phrase)
Not only + aux + sujet + verbe
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se dire que
to think that
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à ce point
so
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plus souvent
more often
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de temps en temps
from time to time
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éclater de rire
to burst out laughing
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plus ou moins
more or less
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verser une larme
to shed a tear
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avoir le fou rire
to have the giggles
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avoir la chair de poule
to have gooseflesh
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laisser sans voix
to leave speechless
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avoir un coeur de pierre
to be cold-hearted
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hors de portée
out of touch
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être synonyme de
to be synonymous with
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en avoir assez de
to be fed up with
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avoir les pieds sur terre
to be down to earth
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être absolument clair
to be crystal clear
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tendre le bras
to reach out
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faire exprès
on purpose
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peu probable
unlikely
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du jour au lendemain
overnight
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une cible facile
a low-hanging fruit