French Phrases - Autumn 2024 Flashcards

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a step backwards

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une reculade

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while reading the message, he realised that he had made a mistake

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En lisant le message, il a percuté qu’il avait fait une erreur

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after several explanations, he finally got it

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Après plusieurs explications, il a enfin percuté.

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to fly a kite

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faire voler un cerf-volant

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I love flying my kite

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J’aime faire voler mon cerf-volant

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time is of the essence

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le temps presse

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7
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the warning

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la mise en garde

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8
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lightning

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le foudre

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9
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love at first sight

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le coup de foudre

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10
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a cockroach

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un cafard

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11
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to have the blues

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avoir le cafard

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12
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a soap opera

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un feuilleton

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13
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‘staircase wit’ (thinking of something clever after the event

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l’esprit d’escalier

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a tense situation

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une situation tendue

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15
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to detail

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détailler

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16
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to keep one’s position / maintain authority

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conserver son képi

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17
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to corner / trap

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coincer

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18
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a methane leak

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une fuite de méthane

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19
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to daydream / be lost in thought

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Être dans la lune

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20
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the death toll

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le bilan

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21
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to faint

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s’évanouir

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22
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to be exempt from these obligations

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s’extraire de ces obligations

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23
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to opt out of

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s’extraire de

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24
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a witty repost

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un repostage plein d’esprit

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to simmer / stew
mijoter
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to kick off / start / launch
donner le coup d'envoi
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to hit / impact / collide
percuter
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to faint
s'évanouir
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it's time to tighten our belts
l’heure est à la rigueur
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to extracate oneself from
s'extraire de
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to have one's head in the clouds
être dans la lune
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to be down in the dumps / to feel blue
broyer du noir
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to master something
maîtriser quelque chose
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a spark
une étincelle
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the flag
le drapeau
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an insight
un aperçu
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a spark of insight
une étincelle de perspicacité
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to light the spark (to inspire)
allumer l’étincelle
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there was a spark between them
Il y avait une étincelle entre eux
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a spark of hope
une étincelle d’espoir
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to make sparks (to set the world alight - do something very well)
faire des étincelles
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to extinguish the spark
éteindre l’étincelle
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he's a very sparky person
c'est une personne très pétillante
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tinsel
les guirlandes
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Christmas decorations
les décorations de Noël
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to spark interest in his pupils
susciter l'intérêt de ses élèves
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to crush / grind
broyer
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a crush (romantic)
un coup de cœur
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he has a crush on her
il a le béguin pour elle
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there was a crush to get into the concert
il y avait une foule pour entrer dans le concert
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while saying ...
tout en disant que ...
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an attempt
une tentative
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a focus / hot-spot
un foyer
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the arms deliveries
les livraisons d'armes
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the support of
le soutien de
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this realisation
cette prise de conscience
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head-on
de manière frontale
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the mysterious book cover sparked my curiosity
La couverture mystérieuse du livre a éveillé ma curiosité
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the controversial subject sparked a heated debate
Ce sujet controversé a suscité un débat animé
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she's a bright spark
elle est une étincelle
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to be on the edge
être sur le fil
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the ball is in your court
la balle est dans ton camp
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perishable
périssable
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relevant
pertinent
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to browse a text
parcourir un texte
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an awareness
une prise de conscience
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the spoils of war
un butin de guerre
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to transport / to forward
acheminer
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to overturn
renverser
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to overturn a decision
renverser une décision
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a payment / an installment
un versement
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to move to
se déplacer dans
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to cost an arm and a leg
coûter un bras
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confusing / disconcerting
déroutant
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an experiment
une expérience
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to grow in stature
prendre l’épaisseur
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the chorus
le refrain
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unbowed
insoumise
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contempt
le mépris
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the punishment
la punition
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to commute to work
se rendre au travail
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as a music lover
en tant que mélomane
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as a song writer
en tant qu'auteur-compositeur
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to concentrate on something
se concentrer sur quelque chose
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also
également
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it's in the back of my mind
c'est dans le fond de mon esprit
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on my mind
dans mon esprit
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to accomplish
accomplir
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to acquire
acquérir
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to acquiesce
acquiescer
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the cultivation of house plants
la culture des plantes d'intérieur
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I would like to know more about ...
J'aimerais en savoir plus sur ...
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tears come to my eyes
les larmes me montent aux yeux
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she has a really hard time in ...
elle a un mal fou à ....
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to claim
revendiquer
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to raise a point
soulever un point
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I think a lot will depend on that
je pense que ça va se jouer beaucoup là-dessus
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to play out
se jouer
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the rafters
les chevrons du toit
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to wallow in
se vautrer sur
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the straw
la paille
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a lamb
un agneau
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the tiles / tiling
le carrelage
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to discuss the weather
discuter du temps
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about (i.e. to think about)
à propos de
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a discussion about the possibilities
une discussion sur (or à propos de) les possibilités
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affordable
abordable
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to approach
aborder
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the return / refund
la restitution
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I was given a refund
j'ai été remboursé
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off-beat / unconventional / quirky
décallé
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to register / sign-up
s'annoncer
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to submit funding applications
présenter des demandes de financement
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to play by ear
naviguer à vue
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keenly felt
vivement ressenti
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to participate in
participer à
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something overly complex or difficult
une usine à gaz
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the new management system is a right palava
Le nouveau système de gestion est une véritable usine à gaz
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right now / in the heat of the moment
à chaud
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to strike while the iron is hot
battre le fer tant qu'il est chaud
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to kill two birds with one stone
faire d'une pierre deux coups
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this movement has been gaining momentum for two days
mouvement prend de l'ampleur depuis deux jours
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to gain momentum
prendre de l'ampleur
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to master a skill
maîtriser une compétence
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a tail (animal)
une queue
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to barge in
faire irruption
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to huddle
se blottir
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to purr
ronronner
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a brood of ducklings
une couvée de canetons
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to clear one's throat
se racler la gorge
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to fulfil a duty
s'acquitter d'un devoir
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to advocate
prôner
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they advocate a renewed partnership
ils prônent un partenariat rénové
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misfortune
le malheur
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the ease
l'aisance
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the snag / problem
le hic
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relentlessly
sans relâche
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to lay eggs
pondre des œufs
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even when misfortune overwhelms him
même quand le malheur l'accable
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