expressions02 Flashcards

1
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Un gros bonnet

A

A bigwig

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2
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Faire quelque chose au pied levé

A

To do something off the cuff

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3
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Etre pris au dépourvu

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To be caught with one’s trousers down

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4
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Se mettre sur son trente et un

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To be dressed up to the nines

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5
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Berner quelqu’un

A

To pull the wool over someone’s eyes

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6
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Réfléchir à la question

A

To put on one’s thinking cap.

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7
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A ta place, je ne le ferais pas

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If I were in your shoes, I wouldn’t do that

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8
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Etre dans de beaux draps maintenant

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To be in a pretty pickle

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9
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C’est l’hôpital qui se moque de la charité

A

That’s a case of the pot calling the kettle black

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10
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Si tu insistes

A

If you twist my arm

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11
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De l’alcool fabriqué clandestinement

A

Bootleg liquor

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12
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Faire la fête

A

To paint the town red

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13
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Du chantage

A

Blackmail

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14
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Elle ferait tout pour l’aider

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She would swear that black is white to help him

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