Expressions - Verbs Flashcards

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Etre mordu (très amoureux)

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To have got it bad

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2
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Chuchoter des mots tendres

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To whisper sweet nothings

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3
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Etre une perle

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To be one in a million

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Etre tout pour quelqu’un

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To mean the world to someone

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5
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Etre haut comme trois pommes

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To be knee-high to a grasshopper

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Ne plus être de la première jeunesse

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To be no spring chicken

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7
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Se mettre en quatre

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To bend over backwards

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8
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Fonctionner dans les deux sens

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To be a two-way street

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9
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Sauter le pas

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To take the plunge

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10
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Avoir tout le confort

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To have got all mod cons

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11
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Foncer directement sur

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To make a beeline for

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12
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Se construire une identité

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To achieve a sense of selfhood

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13
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Faire du chemin

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To make headway

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14
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Avoir une chance

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To be in with a chance

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15
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Avoir une chance de parvenir à

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To have a shot at

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16
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Faire des farces

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To play the Jack

17
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Péter la forme / le feu

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To feel like a million bucks

18
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S’agenouiller

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To kneel

19
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Miauler

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To miaow / meow

20
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Etre très heureux

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To be - over the moon / very happy

21
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Chanter ne m’intéresse pas

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Singing is not my cup of tea

22
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Etre très fatigué

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To be exhausted / very tired

23
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Avoir très faim

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To be starving / very hungry

24
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Rencontrons-nous aujourd’hui

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Let’s catch up today

25
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Etre en colère

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To be pissed off / angry

26
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Etre très occupé

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To be swamped / very busy