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Expressions/Greetings/Idioms Flashcards

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Hi; how’s it going?

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Salut, ça va?

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It’s going well/it’s going badly

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Ça va bien/ça va mal

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How are you?(pol)

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Comment allez-vous?

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How are you?(fam)

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Comment vas-tu?

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So so

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Comme ci, comme ça

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Good evening

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Bon soir

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Good night

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Bonne nuit

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Not bad

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Pas mal

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What’s your name?

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Comment vous appelez-vous?

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Pleased to meet you

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Enchanté

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You’re welcome

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De rien

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Good-bye

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Au revoir

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See you soon

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À bientôt

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Hello/Good morning

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Bonjour

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15
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It’s your fault

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C’est ta faute

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That’s too bad

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C’est dommage

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17
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Everyday

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tous les jours

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18
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Pleased to meet you

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Enchanté de faire votre connaissance

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19
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Of course

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bien sûr

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20
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Let me introduce myself

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Je me présente

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21
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See you tomorrow

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À demain

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22
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You’re welcome

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Je vous en prie

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23
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Then, well then

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alors

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24
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All right. Okay.

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D’accord

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25
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Is that right?

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Ah, bon?

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26
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What is it?

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Qu’est-ce que c’est?

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27
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I would like

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Je voudrais

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28
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besides

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d’ailleurs

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29
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Bless you!

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À vos souhaits!

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30
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Totally lost

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Complètement paumé

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31
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Back to basics

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Recommencer à zero

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32
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I agree on everything

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Tout a fait d’accord sur tout.

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33
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I am sorry to hear that

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Je suis désolé d’entendre ça

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34
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point of view

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point de vue

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35
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in regard to

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au sujet de

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36
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It’s not his thing

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Ce n’est pas son truc

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37
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Bit by bit, a bird makes its nest

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Petit à petit, l’oiseau fait son nid

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38
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If it was me

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Si, c’etait moi

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39
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Daily life

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La vie quotidienne

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40
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Out of the question

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Jamais de la vie

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41
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No kidding

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Sans blague

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42
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Indeed

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En effet

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43
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I am proud

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je suis fier (fiere)

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44
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How kind you are

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Comme vous êtes gentil

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45
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What’s the right word

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Quel est le mot juste

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46
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It’s a jewel/It’s a gem

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C’est un bijou

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47
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Better and better

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de mieux en mieux

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48
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worse than

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pire que

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49
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better than

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meilleur que

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50
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More and more

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de plus en plus

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51
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I am angry

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Je suis fâchée

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52
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I am disappointed

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Je suis deçu

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53
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You never know

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On sait jamais

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54
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I wake up

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Je me réveille

55
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I feel old

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Je me sens vieux

56
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It makes me think

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Ça me fait penser

57
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I am worried about

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Je suis inquiet à propos

58
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That’s enough

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C’est assez

59
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I take comfort in knowing

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Je me console en sachent

60
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Bad things happen

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de mauvais choses arrivent

61
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On the other hand

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D’autre part

62
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Apart from

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En Dehors de

63
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How are you feeling

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Comment tu te portes?

64
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Can’t complain

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Ça pourrait être pire

65
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I’m coming

66
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One moment

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Un instant

67
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You’e welcome

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Je vous en prie

68
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Don’t mention it

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Il n’y a pas de quoi

69
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Would you mind . . .

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Je peux vous demander de . .

70
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Don’t you think?

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Vous ne trouvez pas/tous ne trouves pas

71
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Same to you

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Vous de même/À toi aussi

72
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I’m afraid so

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Je regrette/J’en ai bien peur

73
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It doesn’t matter

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Ce n’est pas grave

74
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Forget about it

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Ça ne fait rien

75
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Don’t worry

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Ne t’en fais pas

76
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Don’t worry about it

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Il n’y a pas de problème

77
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Don’t worry about it; it doesn’t matter

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T’inquiète pas! C’est pas grave.

78
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I doubt it

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Ça, j’en doute

79
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I don’t mind

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Ça m’est égal

80
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It’s all the same to me

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Peu importe

81
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You’e right

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Tu as raison

82
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I totally agree

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Je suis tout à fait d’accord

83
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Okay

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D’accord

84
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Yes, of course

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Oui, bien sûr

85
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No problem

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Sans problème

86
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Honestly

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franchement

87
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truly

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sincèrement

88
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unfortunately

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malheureusement

89
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You may be right

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Tu as peut-être raison

90
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We’ll see

91
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Congratulations

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Félicitations/Bravo

92
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That’s good to hear

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Je suis content de l’apprendre

93
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I’m pleased for you

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Je suis contente pour toi

94
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That’s good news

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C’est une bonne nouvelle

95
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Wonderful

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Formidable

96
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That’s great

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C’est génial

97
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Fantastic

98
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It’s not as bad as all that

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Ce n’est pas si grave que ça

99
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Cheer up

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Ne te laisse pas abattre

100
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Things could be worse

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Il y a pire

101
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I am an idiot

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Je suis bête

102
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How silly

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Comme c’est idiot

103
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Really?

104
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I can’t believe it

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Je n’arrive pas à y croire

105
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Well, well. . . what do you know?

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Tiens, tiens

106
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Hère you are

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tiens/tenez

107
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Look out

108
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Be careful

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fais attention

109
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Help

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Au secours

110
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Fire!

111
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For goodness sakes

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Non mais, franchement

112
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Are you joking

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Non mais, tu rigoles

113
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Nonsense

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N’importe quoi

114
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Honestly!!

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Non mais!!!

115
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Right. . .

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Ah bon . . .

116
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by the way

117
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that’s right

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c’est ça

118
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First….

119
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Anyway

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de toute façon

120
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actually

121
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in a word

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Enfin bref

122
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then

123
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after all

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finalement

124
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Still

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quand même

125
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Honestly, it’s not rocket science

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Quand même. C’est pourtant pas sorcier

126
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To be very sensitive

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Avoir un coeur d’artichaut

127
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to be a tough guy

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être un dur à cuir

128
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To tell a long tale/lie

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raconter des salades

129
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to impose when not wanted

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ramener sa fraise

130
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to feel great

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avoir le frite/avoir la pêche/avoir la patate

131
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to make a mountain out of a molehill

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en faire tout un fromage

132
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There is no more hope

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les carottes sont cuites/c’est la fin de haricots

133
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Mind your own business

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Mêle-toi de tes oignons

134
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In my opinion

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à mon vis

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