French idioms Flashcards

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1
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to put in extra effort

A

Mettre les bouchées doubles

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2
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To ensure a quality education for our children, we need to double our efforts.

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Pour garantir une éducation de qualité à nos enfants, nous devons mettre les bouchées doubles.

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To finish this project on time, we need to put in extra effort.

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Pour terminer ce projet à temps, nous devons mettre les bouchées doubles.

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4
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Resentement

A

ressentiment

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5
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you can’t change it overnight

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on ne peut pas le changer le jour au lendemain

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6
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it answers a lot of your anxieties

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ça répond à beaucoup de vos angoisses

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7
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it doesn’t happen overnight

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ça ne se fait pas du jour au lendemain

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8
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Should we improve things, change this or that rule?

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Est-ce qu’on doit améliorer les choses, changer telle ou telle règle

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9
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Does the uniform erase inequalities?

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Est-ce que l’uniforme gomme les inégalités

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10
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I don’t think it’s really a hindrance to creativity.

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Je ne trouve pas que ce soit vraiment une entrave à la créativité

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11
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It was the most serious health crisis of our time

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C’était la plus grave crise sanitaire de nos jours

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12
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They commit with dedication and efficiency

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Ils s’engagent avec dévouement et efficacité

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13
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I would like to express my gratitude to these men and women

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Je tiens à exprimer la reconnaissance à ces hommes et ces femmes

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A human community held together by values, solidarity, fraternity.

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Une communauté humaine qui tient par des valeurs, la solidarité, la fraternité.

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15
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I want to tell you this with great gravity and clarity.

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Je veux vous le dire avec beaucoup de gravité, de lucidité.

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16
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We are only at the beginning of global warming

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Nous ne sommes qu’au début du réchauffement climatique

17
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Everywhere in the world it is accelerating, it is intensifying.

A

Partout dans le monde, cela s’accélère, cela s’intensifie.

18
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If we don’t compromise on anything, we can stop it

A

Si on ne transigeons sur rien, on peut l’arrêter

19
Q

renowned specialists

A

des spécialistes de grand renom

20
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you have to take a look

A

il faut jeter un œil

21
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France’s greatest asset is its people

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Le plus grand atout de la France, c’est son peuple

22
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Il faut changer le système de fond en comble

A

Il faut changer le système de fond en comble

23
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This solution is not sustainable.

A

Cette solution n’est pas pérenne.

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