Expressions idiomatiques Flashcards

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Passer qqun à tabac

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To give somebody the third degree

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2
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Tout s’explique/Cela ne tient pas debout

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It all adds up/doesnt add up

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3
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Cela revient à

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It all comes to

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4
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Être quitte

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To be all square

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5
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Retour à la case départ

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Back to square one

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Revenir à son point de départ

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To come full circle

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7
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Commençons par le commencement

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First things first

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8
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S’occuper de sa petite personne

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To take care of number one

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9
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Être sans égal

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To be second in none

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10
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Être sur son 31

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To be dressed up to the nines

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11
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Faire la sieste

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To have forty winks (=clin d’oeil)

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L’homme construit son savoir sur celui des grands hommes

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A dwarf on giant’s shoulders sees further of the two

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13
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La science n’a pas de frontières

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Sciences knows no frontiers

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14
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Une grande science est source de folie

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Much learning makes men mad

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15
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Jouer pour le plaisir

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To play for love

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16
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qui veut la paix prépare la guerre

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if you want peace, you must prepare for war

17
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quiconque se sert de l’épée perit par l’épée

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he who lives by the sword shall die by the sword

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l’attaque est la meilleure défense

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attack is the best for of defence