French Exam (sentence starters, conjunctions, hard tenses, idiomatic expressions)

Question 1

le meilleur des deux mondes

Answer 1

best of both worlds

Question 2

avoir le beurre et l’argent du beurre

Answer 2

best of both worlds

literally: to have the butter and the butter-money

Question 3

Ce n’est pas la mer a boire

Answer 3

it’s not that hard

Literally: its not the sea to drink

Question 4

donner un coup de pouce

Answer 4

to give a hand/ help out

Question 5

avoir le cœur gros

Answer 5

to have a heavy heart

Question 6

ce qui plus est

Answer 6

what’s more is…

Question 7

Notamment/Particulièrement

Answer 7

Notably/particularly

Question 8

Il va de soi que

Answer 8

it goes without saying

Question 9

Par contre/D’autre part

Answer 9

on the other hand

Question 10

garder les pieds sur terre

Answer 10

keep your feet on the ground/be humble

Question 11

dans une certaine mesure

Answer 11

to some extent

Question 12

J’irai

J’irais

Answer 12

I will go - future tense

I could go - future conditional

Question 13

J’aurai

J’aurais

Answer 13

I will have - future

I could have - future conditional

Question 14

je ferai

je ferais

Answer 14

I will do- future

I could do - future conditional

Question 15

je serai

je serais

Answer 15

I will be - future conditional

I could be - future

Question 16

je pourrais

Answer 16

I could (future) **refer to something I COULD DO in the future