French Phrases - Summer 2024 Flashcards

1
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to go to the polls

A

se rendre aux urnes

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2
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the threshold

A

le seuil

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3
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to go all in (a bet)

A

faire tapis

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4
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on a city scale

A

à l’échelle de villes

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5
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to take all the credit

A

tirer la couverture a soi

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6
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to try to / to strive to

A

s’efforcer de

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7
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to be affected by / to be knocked by

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accuser le coup

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she was affected by / knocked by the announcement of the closure of the factory

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Elle a accusé le coup après l’annonce de la fermeture de l’usine

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9
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to throw the baby out with the bath water

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jeter le bébé avec l’eau du bain

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10
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he was finally able to spread his wings and start his own business

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il a pu enfin pousser des ailes et lancer sa propre entreprise

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Elisa felt like she could fly after getting her diploma

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Élisa se sentait pousser des ailes depuis qu’elle avait obtenu son diplôme

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12
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the MP lost his seat

A

le député a perdu son siège

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13
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first past the post

A

le premier qui passe le poste

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14
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to trigger sth

A

déclencher quelque chose

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15
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the triggering of a response

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le déclenchement d’une réponse

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16
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the collapse of trust

A

l’effondrement de la confiance

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17
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to tighten the screw

A

serrer la vis

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18
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nobody dares put that on the table

A

personne n’ose mettre ça sur la table

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19
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to tighten

A

serrer

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20
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to tighten one’s belt

A

resserrer la ceinture

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21
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to strengthen the bonds of friendship

A

resserrer les liens d’amitié

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22
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to close ranks

A

resserrer les rangs means

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23
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to hit / crash into

A

percuter

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the car crashed into a tree

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la voiture a percuté un arbre

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his idea really hit me
son idée m'a percuté
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to win a majority
reporter une majorité
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a seat (in parliament)
un siège (au parlement)
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a quote (for work / financial)
un devis
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I charge ten pounds an hour
Je facture dix livres par heure
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to override
passer outre
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the retreat
la reculade
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accounts / turnover
le chiffre d'affaires
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to spread (out)
s'écarper
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self-employed
auto-entrepreneur
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a roof tile
une tuile
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the overlap / tiling
le tuilage
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to put in your two cents
mettre son grain de sel
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worthy of
digne de
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a major project
un project d'envergure
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she's trying to pull the wool over your eyes
elle s'efforce de tirer la couverture a toi
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les teufs
parties (slang)
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to trigger
déclencher
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bombarded relentlessly
bombardé sans relâche
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a serious shortage of drinking water
une grave pénurie d'eau potable
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warships
les navires de guerre
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fighter planes
les avions de combat
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one way or another
d'une manière ou d'une autre
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to allow someone to do something
permettre à quelqu'un de faire quelque chose
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it will allow you to speak more fluently
cela vous permettra de parler plus couramment
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in whatever way possible
de quelque manière que ce soit
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to be on a razor's edge
être sur le fil du rasoir
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the prospect of an escalation
la perspective d'une escalade
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waterproof / watertight
étanche
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ear buds
les oreillettes
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the carbon footprint
l'empreinte carbone
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a (progress) report
un compte-rendu
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astute
astucieux (-use)
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prisoner of conscience
prisonnier d'opinion
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a truce
une trêve
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a peace treaty
un traité de paix
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an awareness
une prise de conscience
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she is conscious of her mother's sadness
elle est consciente de la tristesse de sa mère
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the curves (lines) have crossed
Les courbes se sont croisées
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now (from now on; henceforth)
désormais
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now (at this moment in time)
maintenant
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it is rather cold today
Il fait plutôt froid aujourd'hui
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instead of going out
au lieu de sortir
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why not go to an Italian restaurant instead of (rather than) Chinese?
Pourquoi ne pas aller au restaurant chinois plutôt qu'italien
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she is quite pretty
Elle est plutôt jolie
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to get around
se déplacer
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I prefer to get around by bike
Je préfère me déplacer à vélo
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it tipped the election
il a fait basculer l'élection
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to tip something over
faire basculer quelque chose
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to aim to do something
viser à faire quelque chose
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to be blind to the fact that ...
être aveugle au fait que ...
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she is blind to the problems
elle est aveugle sur les problemes
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without examining its nature
sans en examiner la nature
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the confrontation
l'affrontement (f)
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thunder
le tonnerre
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lightning
l'éclair (m)
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a storm
une tempête
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to make way for
faire place à
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wherever he might be
où qu'il soit
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whoever she is
qui qu'elle soit
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however I do it
quelle que soit la manière dont je le fais
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a manhunt
une chasse à l'homme
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to assess
évaluer
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assessment for learning
l'évaluation de l'apprentissage
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formative assessment
l'évaluation (f) formative
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contempt / scorn
le mépris
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punishment
la punition
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he punished her for her misdeeds
il l'a punie pour ses méfaits
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to chat with
deviser avec
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keen / anxious to do something
soucieux de faire quelque chose
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the re-appointment
la reconduction
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to succeed in doing something
réussir à faire quelque chose
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I have the feeling that ...
J'ai le sentiment que ...
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to turn sour
virer à l’aigre
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She is annoyed by the lack of guarantees
elle est agacée par le manque de garantie
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the oak
le chêne
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in principle
en principe
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to call into question
remettre en cause
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to be able to ..
être en measure de ..
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he has been labelled as ...
il a été étiqueté comme ..