expressions communes Flashcards by Margaux Minaro | Brainscape

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une cause perdue

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a lost cause

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être sur le point de (2)

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to be on the brink of (+Ving)

to be on the verge of (+Ving)

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pour une raison ou pour une autre

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somehow

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serrer les dents

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to grit your teeth

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faire le premier pas

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to make the first move

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en arriver là

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to reach that point

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avoir de grandes chances que + sujet….

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sujet + be very likely to +proposition

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tout devient plus clair

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everything becomes clearer

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bel et bien

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actually

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A mesure que..

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As…

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A mesure que les semaines passaient

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As weeks went by…

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avoir des chances de

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to be likely to

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annoncer la nouvelle

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to break a piece of news

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une bonne fois pour toutes

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once and for all

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éclater en sanglot

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to burst into tears

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n’avoir que faire de

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can not care less about

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piquer une crise

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to fly into a temper

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tomber sur (qqc) (2)

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to come across

to come upon

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tomber sur (qqn) (3)

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to meet
to run into
to come across

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comme si c’était hier

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as if it were yesterday

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je me souviens encore comme si c’était hier

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I can still remember as if it were yesterday

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rester/être bouche bée (4)

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

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il faut dire que…

A

I/we must say that…

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à cette époque

A

at that time

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non seulement (début de phrase)

A

Not only + aux + sujet + verbe

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se dire que

A

to think that

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à ce point

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so

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plus souvent

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more often

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de temps en temps

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from time to time

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éclater de rire

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to burst out laughing

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plus ou moins

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more or less

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verser une larme

A

to shed a tear

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avoir le fou rire

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to have the giggles

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avoir la chair de poule

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to have gooseflesh

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laisser sans voix

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to leave speechless

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avoir un coeur de pierre

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to be cold-hearted

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hors de portée

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out of touch

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être synonyme de

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to be synonymous with

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en avoir assez de

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to be fed up with

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avoir les pieds sur terre

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to be down to earth

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être absolument clair

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to be crystal clear

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tendre le bras

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to reach out

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faire exprès

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on purpose

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peu probable

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unlikely

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du jour au lendemain

A

overnight

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une cible facile

A

a low-hanging fruit