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French Phrases - Spring 2024 Flashcards

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to delay doing something

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tarder à faire quelque chose

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I delayed going to the shops because of the rain

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J’ai tardé à aller faire les courses à cause de la pluie

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the days are getting shorter

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les jours raccourcissent

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night falls earlier

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la nuit tombe plus tôt

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5
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to extend

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rallonger / allonger

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to shorten

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raccourcir

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on the scale of …

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à l’échelle de

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major / large-scale project

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projet d’envergure

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he is very annoying

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il est très ennuyeux

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to get on someone’s nerves / annoy someone

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courir sur le haricot

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I’m full of beans / I’m ready for it / I’m up for it

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j’ai les patates

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I don’t want to step on your toes

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Je ne veux pas te marcher sur les pieds

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13
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it annoys me

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ça m’agace

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it’s all over / we’re out of options

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c’est la fin des haricots

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15
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a speech

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une allocution

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16
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to nickname

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surnommer

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17
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a nickname

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un surnom

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18
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to have enough votes in parliament

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avoir assez de voix au parlement

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19
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to evoke

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évoquer

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20
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his poor performance

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sa contre-performance

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21
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to put something behind you

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faire oublier quelque chose

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22
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a hangover

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une gueule de bois

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23
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he could have done without it

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il s’en serait probablement bien passé

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I can’t do without fags

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Je ne peux pas me passer de cigarettes

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to bully / to rough up
malmener
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to mock / jeer
railler
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a tank (military)
un char
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to park (a tank)
garer un char
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I am trying to understand this concept
J'essaie de comprendre ce concept.
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Don't forget to call me.
N'oublie pas de m'appeler.
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She wants (desires) to travel in Europe.
Elle désire de voyager en Europe.
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I like to read crime novels.
J'aime de lire des romans policiers.
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They succeeded (managed) to repair the machine.
Ils sont parvenus de réparer la machine.
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He stopped smoking.
Il a arrêté de fumer.
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She refused to leave.
Elle a refusé de partir.
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She dreads travelling alone.
Elle redoute de partir en voyage seule.
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They dread having to make a decision.
Ils redoutent de devoir prendre une décision.
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We dread losing our jobs.
Nous redoutons de perdre notre emploi.
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to block / to obstruct / to resist / to defy
faire barrage à
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The police blocked the demonstration.
La police a fait barrage à la manifestation.
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The citizens opposed the new law.
Les citoyens ont fait barrage à la nouvelle loi.
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She stood up to her boss.
Elle a fait barrage à son patron.
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to spoil (in a 'positive' way)
gâter
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to spoil (in a negative way)
gacher
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The rain spoiled (ruined) the picnic.
La pluie a gâché le pique-nique.
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I like to spoil my children when they get good marks.
J'aime gâter mes enfants quand ils ont de bonnes notes.
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sweets / goodies / treats
les friandises
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my mother is an extrovert
ma mère est extravertie
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on the edge of the abyss
au bord du gouffre
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undermined by rising inequality
minée par la montée des inégalités
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to strike / collide / impact
percuter
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ammunition supplies
approvisionnements en munitions
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to secure
sécuriser
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to kick off
donner le coup d'envoi
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however
toutefois
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to fuel
carbure
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the fuel
le carburant
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to put together a majority
composer une majorité
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to try
tâcher / essayer
60
a step backwards
une reculade
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to manage
gérer
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on the other hand
par contre
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to unfold
se dérouler
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events unfolded quickly
les événements se sont déroulés rapidement
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to kick off
donner le coup d'envoi
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just elected
à peine élu
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the lock
le verrou
68
to snore
ronfler
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a stirring
un remue-ménage
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there's a lot going on in the news
L'actualité est riche
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to house a collection
abriter une collection
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the party of the extreme right
le parti d'extrême droite
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the largest share of the vote
la plus grande part des suffrages
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which is rather worrying
ce qui est plutôt inquiétant
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if it will be able to form a majority government
s'il sera en mesure de former un gouvernement majoritaire
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to win the largest share of the vote
remporter la plus grande part des suffrages
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the two-stage voting process
le processus de vote en deux étapes
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the first round of parliamentary elections
le premier tour des élections législatives
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to override / go beyond / ignore / disregard
passer outre
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the boss disregarded the warnings
Le directeur a passé outre aux avertissements
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Despite the rain, we decided to press on ..
Malgré la pluie, on a décidé de passer outre
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to warn against
mettre en garde contre
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on the fringe of
en marge de
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autistic
autiste
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to be heading for disaster
aller droit dans le mur
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If you keep this up, you're heading for disaster.
Si tu continues comme ça, tu vas droit dans le mur!
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Sunday (adjective)
dominical
89
a vowel
une voyelle
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to tint
teinter
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to taint / marr
entacher
92
to ballot
le scrutin
93
a foot in the door
un pied dans la porte
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he got his foot in the door
il a mis le pied dans la porte
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a lot of
pas mal de
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the political party
le parti politique
97
to promote
promouvoir
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a ruined building
un bâtiment en ruine
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to ruin (financially especially)
ruiner
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a brook / stream
un ruisseau
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although
bien que
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although I saw her
bien que je l'aie vue
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the storm ruined the crops
La tempête a ruiné les récoltes

Marcus Learns French (19 decks)

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