expressions01 Flashcards

1
Q

Se lever avec les poules

A

To be up with the lark

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2
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Ne pas avoir les pieds sur terre

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To be in cloud-cuckoo land

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3
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Le malheur des uns fait le bonheur des autres

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One man’s meat is another man’s poison

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4
Q

Un casier (pour le courrier)

A

A pigeonhole

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5
Q

L’avenir appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt

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It’s the early bird that catches the worm

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6
Q

On ne me fera pas avaler cela

A

That won’t wash with me

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7
Q

Passer à table / Avouer

A

To come clean about something

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8
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Dire ce que l’on a sur la conscience

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To make a clean breast of something

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9
Q

J’aimerais être une petite souris

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I wish I could be a fly on the wall

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10
Q

Tout finira par s’arranger

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It will all come out in the wash

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11
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La propreté du corps est parente de la propreté de l’âme

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Cleanliness is next to godliness

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12
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On l’a échappé belle

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that was a close shave

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13
Q

Un feuilleton télévisé

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A soap opera

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14
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Faire quelque chose au pied levé

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To do something at the drop of a hat

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15
Q

C’est propre comme un sou neuf

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It’s as clean as a new pin / as a whistle

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16
Q

Il faut voir à l’usage

A

The proof of the pudding is in the eating

17
Q

Plus ou moins

A

After a fashion

18
Q

C’est du déjà vu. C’est vieux-jeu

A

It’s old that

19
Q

A présent les rôles sont inversés

A

The boot/shoe is on the other foot now

20
Q

Tu en as fait tout un plat, n’est-ce pas ?

A

You made a meal out of that, didn’t you ?

21
Q

Gérer (une entreprise) avec un petit budget

A

To opérate on a shoestring

22
Q

Garde ton calme

A

keep your shirt on

23
Q

Un point à temps en vaut cent

A

A stitch in time saves nine

24
Q

C’est fichu

A

That’s torn it

25
Q

Ca devient compliqué

A

It gets tricky

26
Q

L’envers du décor

A

The seamy side of life

27
Q

C’était tordant / C’était à mourir de rire

A

It had us in stitches