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Vocab Francais Spring > Expressions idiomatiques 1 (4) > Flashcards

Expressions idiomatiques 1 (4) Flashcards

1
Q

he/she is not very intelligent

A

ce n’est pas un aigle

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2
Q

to stand someone up

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poser un lapin à quelqu’un

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3
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to be over the moon

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être aux anges

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4
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to have bats in his/her belfry

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avoir une araignée au plafond

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5
Q

it’s as easy as pie

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c’est l’enfance de l’art

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6
Q

to return a favour

A

renvoyer l’ascenseur

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7
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to have a lot in common with s.o.

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avoir des atomes crochus

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8
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don’t breathe a word

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bouche cousue

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9
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to bury one’s head in the sand

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faire la politique de l’autruche

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10
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to be gobsmacked

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en être (en rester) baba

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11
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to make a clean sweep

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donner un coup de balai

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12
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to reply

A

renvoyer la balle à qqn

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13
Q

to have a great success

A

casser la baraque

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14
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sudden bout of fatigue

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un coup de barre

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15
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to set the bar low (of film, a story)

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voler bas

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16
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to be at ease with oneself

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être bien dans ses baskets

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17
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to fool, to dupe

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mener qqn en bateau

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18
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defend tooth and nail

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défendre bec et ongles

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19
Q

to shut someone up

A

clouer le bec à qqn

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20
Q

a dispute

A

une prise de bec

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21
Q

to be less aggressive

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mettre un bémol

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22
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a black eye

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un oeil au beurre noir

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23
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it’s a bluff, it’s not serious, it’s fake

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c’est du bidon

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24
Q

to be experienced, competent

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toucher sa bille

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25
Q

a love letter

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un billet doux

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26
Q

to bleed someone dry

A

saigner qqn à blanc

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27
Q

to be broke

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être fauché comme les blés

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28
Q

to go have a drink

A

boire un coup

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29
Q

to be lucky

A

avoir du bol

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30
Q

to be fed up

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en avoir ras le bol

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31
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to not meet s.o’s expectations, to not
show up

A

fair faux bond à qqn

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32
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it’s six of one, a half dozen of the other

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c’est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet

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33
Q

the scapegoat

A

le bouc emissaire

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34
Q

to turn one’s nose up

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faire la fine bouche

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35
Q

to work twice as hard

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mettre les bouchées doubles

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36
Q

a general outcry

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une levée de boucliers

37
Q

word of mouth

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de bouche à oreille

38
Q

to enrage s.o.

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mettre qqn en boule

39
Q

to go bonkers

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perdre la boule

40
Q

to be anxious, angry, annoyed

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avoir les boules

41
Q

a ladykiller

A

un bourreau des coeurs

42
Q

to disgust s.o.

A

donner des boutons à qqn

43
Q

to revolt

A

ruer dans les brancards

44
Q

to regain prestige

A

redorer son blason

45
Q

to have influence

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avoir le bras long

46
Q

to not react

A

se croiser les bras

47
Q

to demolish (an idea, a theory)

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battre en brèche

48
Q

to stink

A

sentir/puer le bouc

49
Q

point-blank

A

de but en blanc

50
Q

he/she is no picnic, is hard work

A

ce n’est pas un cadeau

51
Q

at top/full speed; fully

A

à fond la caisse

52
Q

a bitter cold

A

un froid de canard

53
Q

(our) goose is cooked

A

les carottes sont cuites

54
Q

to keep one’s nose clean; watch one’s
step

A

se tenir à carreau

55
Q

secret information

A

le dessous des cartes

56
Q

to be haunted by scandal

A

trainer des casseroles

57
Q

to act on one’s own

A

faire cavalier seul

58
Q

well-padded, plump

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être bien en chair

59
Q

to burn the candle from both ends

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brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts

60
Q

to see stars (after a blow to the head)

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en voir trente-six chandelles

61
Q

to know the drill, the routine

A

connaître la chanson

62
Q

to have authority to participate in a
discussion

A

avoir droit au chapitre

63
Q

that’s enough!

A

arrête ton char !

64
Q

to have more important preoccupations

A

avoir d’autres chats à fouetter

65
Q

to get directly to the point

A

ne pas y aller par quatre chemins

66
Q

to get on one’s high horse

A

monter sur ses grands chevaux

67
Q

to be hungover

A

avoir mal aux cheveux

68
Q

to quibble, split hairs

A

couper les cheveux en quatre

69
Q

far fetched, contrived

A

tiré par les cheveux

70
Q

to avoid taking sides, displeasing no one

A

ménager la chèvre et le chou

71
Q

to argue, fight

A

se crêper le chignon

72
Q

to put on a big act

A

faire tout un cinéma

73
Q

to feel nauseous

A

avoir mal au coeur

74
Q

to be sorrowful

A

en avoir gros sur le coeur

75
Q

to do something with great pleasure

A

s’en donner à coeur joie

76
Q

to astonish somebody

A

en boucher un coin à qqn

77
Q

to ask a difficult question

A

poser une colle

78
Q

to insist with great fanfare

A

à cor et à cri

79
Q

to accept difficult things without being
able to complain

A

avaler des couleuvres

80
Q

to go wild

A

faire les quatre cents coups

81
Q

to be peckish

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avoir un petit creux

82
Q

the latest thing/fashion

A

le dernier cri

83
Q

it’s a big to-do/difficulty (to get s.o. to do s.t.)

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c’est la croix et la bannière

84
Q

to be hungry

A

avoir la dalle

85
Q

to criticise harshly

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avoir la dent dure

86
Q

to speak bluntly, to act without subtlety

A

ne pas faire dans la dentelle

87
Q

the fall guy

A

le dindon de la farce

88
Q

to obey blindly

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obéir au doigt et à l’oeil

89
Q

to be rich

A

être plein aux as

Vocab Francais Spring (11 decks)

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