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Vocab Francais Spring > Expressions idiomatiques 2 (11) > Flashcards

Expressions idiomatiques 2 (11) Flashcards

1
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to be heavily in debt

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être criblé de dettes

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2
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to be ambitious

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avoir les dents longues

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3
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a hypocrite

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un faux derche/un faux jeton

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4
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to lead a happy, uncomplicated life

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se la couler douce

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5
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to obey without protest

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filer doux

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6
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to be totally destroyed

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voler en éclats

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7
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to skip school, class

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faire l’école buissonnière

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8
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a power behind the throne

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une éminence grise

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9
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to throw in the towel

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jeter l’éponge

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10
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to think of something too late

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avoir l’esprit d’escalier

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11
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to move too hastily

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brûler les étapes

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11
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to be dissatisfied

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rester sur sa faim

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12
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easily, without difficulty [usually of a victory]

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dans un fauteuil

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13
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easily, with a great margin of victory

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haut la main

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14
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it’s not as difficult as one might think

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ce n’est pas la mer à boire

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15
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not to last long

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ne pas faire long feu

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16
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To be professionally known

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avoir pignon sur rue

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17
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getting a mixed reception

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mi-figue mi-raisin

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18
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little by little

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de fil en aiguille

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19
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to give someone difficulty

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donner du fil à retordre à qqn

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20
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that’s the last straw; all is lost

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c’est la fin des haricots

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21
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to use all available means

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faire flèche de tout bois

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22
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to be in love at first sight

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avoir le coup de foudre

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23
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to have worked for nothing; to have one’s
expectations not met

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en être pour ses frais

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24
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to send shivers down one’s spine

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faire froid dans le dos

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25
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to over-inflate the importance of something

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en faire tout un fromage

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26
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a stag night/bachelor’s part

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l’enterrement de sa vie de garçon

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27
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a tomboy

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un garçon manqué

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28
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champagne socialists

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la gauche caviar

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29
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to fly off the handle

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sortir de ses gonds

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30
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it’s the straw that broke the camel’s back

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c’est la goutte d’eau qui fait déborder le vase

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31
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to stick one’s oar in

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mettre son grain de sel

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32
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to stand about (waiting)

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faire le pied de grue

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33
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to be hungover

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avoir la gueule de bois

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34
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to cause a fuss; to provoke a fight

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semer la zizanie

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35
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to sulk; to give the silent treatment (to someone)

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faire la gueule (à qqn)

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36
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not to have been born yesterday

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ne pas être né d’hier

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37
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to be in flying form

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avoir la pêche

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38
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to put the finishing touches on s.t.

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mettre la dernière main à qqch

39
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like it or not

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de gré ou de force

40
Q

elbow grease

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l’huile de coude

41
Q

to be depressed

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broyer du noir/ avoir des idées noires

42
Q

to be down

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avoir le cafard

43
Q

completely unknown

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inconnu au bataillon

44
Q

a fat lot of good that does me

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ça me fait une belle jambe

45
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to monopolize someone’s attention (at a party)

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tenir la jambe à qqn

46
Q

to take to one’s heels

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prendre ses jambes à son cou

47
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to be as good as gold

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être sage comme une image

48
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to have the jitters, to be scared

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avoir les jetons

49
Q

to lap it up

A

boire du petit lait

50
Q

to set the tone

A

donner le la

51
Q

to be flummoxed

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donner sa langue au chat

52
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to spread (negative) gossip

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être mauvaise langue

53
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a big-wig

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une grosse légume

54
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there’s no problem

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y a pas de lézard

55
Q

it’s the home stretch

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c’est la dernière ligne droite

56
Q

stealthily

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à pas de loup

57
Q

speak of the devil

A

quand on parle du loup, on en voit la
queue

58
Q

to be spaced out

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être dans la lune

59
Q

since forever

A

depuis belle lurette/depuis la nuit des temps

60
Q

to backpedal

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faire machine arrière

61
Q

to learn to do something by doing it

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se faire la main (sur quelque chose)

62
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to help oneself to s.t.; to make off with s.t

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faire main basse (sur quelque chose)

63
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to wash one’s hands of s.t

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s’en laver les mains

64
Q

it’s the least of my concerns

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c’est le cadet de mes soucis

65
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not to care at all about s.t

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n’en avoir rien à cirer / s’en moquer comme de l’an quarante

66
Q

to be old enough to make one’s own decisions

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être majeur et vacciné

67
Q

to be a big hit/big success

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faire un malheur

68
Q

to beg; to panhandle

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faire la manche

69
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to remain unmoved

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rester de marbre

70
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on top of all that

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par-dessus le marché

71
Q

off the mark

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à côté de la plaque

72
Q

what’s gotten into you?

A

quelle mouche t’a piqué ?

73
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to have a lie-in

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faire la grasse matinée

74
Q

the other side of the coin

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le revers de la médaille

75
Q

and that’s not all [at end of list of complaints]

A

j’en passe et des meilleures

76
Q

to needlessly complicate things

A

chercher midi à quatorze heures

77
Q

to get back at someone

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rendre à qqn la monnaie de sa pièce

78
Q

to promise the moon and stars to s.o.

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promettre monts et merveilles à qqn

79
Q

spit it out

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cracher le morceau

80
Q

not to mince words

A

ne pas mâcher ses mots

81
Q

something very rare

A

un mouton à cinq pattes

82
Q

a hobby, a side-line

A

un violon d’Ingres

83
Q

to snowball

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faire boule de neige

84
Q

to get on s.o.’s nerves

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taper sur les nerfs de qqn

85
Q

approximately

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à vue de nez

86
Q

to detest s.o

A

avoir qqn dans le nez

87
Q

shoddy, lousy

A

à la noix [phrase adjectival]

88
Q

a muddle, a jam

A

un sac de nœuds

89
Q

an all-nighter

A

une nuit blanche

90
Q

awful; useless

A

nul à chier [vulgaire]

91
Q

to get s.t. for free

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avoir qqch. à l’œil

92
Q

to be as thick as a post

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être bête comme une oie

93
Q

mind your own business!

A

occupe-toi de tes oignons !

94
Q

to swear at someone

A

traiter qqn de noms d’oiseaux

95
Q

to be hard of hearing

A

être dur de la feuille

Vocab Francais Spring (11 decks)

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