French Expressions with À Flashcards

1
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cheap

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À bon compte

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because of, due to

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à cause de

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to each his own

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à chacun son goût

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every time

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à chaque coup

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5
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next door, nearby

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à côté

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next to

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à côté de

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7
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way off the mark

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à côté de la plaque

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definitely

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à coup sûr

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9
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right near my house

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à deux pas de chez moi

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10
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to go, to take away (as opposed to sur place - for here, to eat here)

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à emporter

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11
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thoroughly

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à fond

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12
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out loud

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à haute voix

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13
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rightfully

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à juste titre

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14
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simple, simply

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à la bonne franquette

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15
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at the same time

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à la fois

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16
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(to love) wildly

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(aimer) à la folie

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17
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equal to the task

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à la hauteur

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18
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at most, ultimately

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à la limite

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19
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in the long run

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à la longue

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20
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up to date

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à la page

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21
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perfectly, just right

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à la perfection

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22
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get rid of it

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à la poubelle

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23
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See you this fall!

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À la rentrée !

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or even, if need be

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à la rigueur

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on the front page
à la une
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Cheers!
À la vôtre !
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(Guy) is calling
(c'est Guy) à l'appareil
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right side out
à l'endroit
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inside out
à l'envers
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upstairs
à l'étage
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cramped for space
à l'étroit
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a moment ago
à l'instant
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armed (robbery)
(vol) à main armée
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(to do something) halfway
(faire quelque chose) à moitié
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in my opinion
à mon avis
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hardly
à peine
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about, approximately, nearly
à peu près
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several times
à plusieurs reprises
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(familiar) stark naked
à poil
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(to pay) through the nose
(acheter quelque chose) à prix d'or
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by the way
à propos
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what's the use?
à quoi bon ?
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against the nap, backwards
à rebours
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in one's free time
à ses heures (libres)
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as you like it
à souhait
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(after sneezing) bless you
à tes souhaits
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to be continued
à suivre
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off the record
à titre confidentiel
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(in one's role) as a father
à titre de père
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wrongfully
à tort
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in turn
à tour de rôle
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every time
à tous les coups
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every time
à tout coup
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all the time
à tout moment
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at all costs
à tout prix
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through
à travers
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to your health
à votre santé
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just in case
au cas où
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on the contrary
au contraire
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on an ad hoc basis
au coup par coup
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by the way
au fait
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fire!
au feu !
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as, while
au fur et à mesure
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instead of
au lieu de
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at a rough guess, at random
au pif
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next! who's next?
au suivant !
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stop thief!
au voleur !
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seriously, all kidding aside
blague à part
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that is, i.e., I mean
c'est-à-dire
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afternoon tryst
le cinq à sept
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overnight, suddenly
du jour au lendemain
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to be mad at (someone)
en vouloir à (informal)
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thanks to
grâce à
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very quickly
quatre à quatre
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nothing to do with
rien à voir
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all of a sudden
tout à coup
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absolutely, exactly
tout à fait
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a moment ago, in a moment
tout à l'heure
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at the very most
tout au plus
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It / He is nothing special, nothing to get excited about
Ça / Il ne casse pas trois pattes à un canard (informal)
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It's not the end of the world
Ce n'est pas la mer à boire
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to each his own
chacun à son goût
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to try to make trouble for someone
chercher des poux dans la tête à quelqu'un
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to complicate the issue
chercher midi à quatorze heures
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to uncover a secret
découvrir le pot aux roses
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to give up (trying to guess)
donner sa langue au chat
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to not have a clue, to be way off the mark
être à côté de la plaque
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lucky at cards, unlucky in love
Heureux au jeu, malheureux en amour
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He loves me, he loves me not
Il m'aime un peu, beaucoup, passionnément, à la folie, pas du tout
90
A warm Christmas means a cold Easter
Noël au balcon, Pâques au tison (proverb)
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to turn the clocks foward, begin daylight saving time
passer à l'heure d'été
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to turn the clocks back, end daylight saving time
passer à l'heure d'hiver
93
to change the subject, make a non sequitur
passer du coq à l'âne
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Let's get back to the subject at hand
Revenons à nos moutons