French Phrases - Winter 2024 Flashcards

1
Q

to bounce back

A

se relever / rebondir

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2
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I’ve lost track / lost my train of thought

A

j’ai perdu le fil

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3
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to play out

A

se jouer

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4
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to arrest

A

interpeller

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5
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what is the scope of the remarks?

A

quelle est la portée des propos

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6
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the scope

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la portée

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7
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to lay an egg

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pondre un oeuf

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8
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hay

A

le foin

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9
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to compel

A

astreindre

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10
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crystal clear

A

clair comme de l’eau de roche

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11
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to relax

A

se détendre

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12
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to be taken in / to be fooled

A

prendre des vessies pour des lanternes

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13
Q

to bury

A

enterrer / enfouir

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14
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a slip-up

A

un dérapage

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15
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to keep your wits about you / to keep a cool head

A

garder raison

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16
Q

a long time ago

A

il y a belle lurette

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17
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once (i.e. once upon a time)

A

jadis

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18
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snatches of words

A

des bribes de paroles

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19
Q

slips of the tongue

A

des écarts de langage

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20
Q

to gain momentum

A

prendre l’ampleur

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21
Q

a victory for the common man

A

c’est la rue qui l’emporte ce soir

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22
Q

the maximum sentence

A

la peine maximale

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23
Q

rape

A

le viol

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24
Q

a huge project / undertaking

A

un énorme chantier

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25
Q

to cross

A

franchir

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26
Q

affordable

A

abordable

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27
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to afford

A

se permettre

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28
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to clear the table

A

dégager la table

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29
Q

to emit heat

A

dégager de la chaleur

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30
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to get someone out of a situation

A

dégager quelqu’un d’une situation

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31
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inappropriate / ill-timed / unwelcome

A

malvenu

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32
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all of / the whole of

A

l’ensemble de

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33
Q

to arouse

A

éveiller / attiser / susciter

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34
Q

to discuss something

A

discuter de quelque chose

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35
Q

a trained monkey

A

un singe savant

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36
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the postman

A

le facteur

37
Q

the fuss / uproar

38
Q

the fox

39
Q

to barge in

A

faire irruption

40
Q

sleep (noun)

A

le sommeil

41
Q

to sink into

A

sombrer dans

42
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at the bottom of

43
Q

the orchard

44
Q

moving

A

bouleversant

45
Q

the uprising

A

le soulèvement

46
Q

to lay the foundations

A

d’en jeter les bases

47
Q

to be said to have problems

A

passait pour avoir des problèmes

48
Q

dazzling

A

éblouissant

49
Q

a talker / conversationalist

A

un causeur

50
Q

flawless

A

sans faille

51
Q

a finding / observation

A

un constat

52
Q

to contain / hold back / stem

53
Q

the authorities managed to contain the pandemic

A

Les autorités ont réussi à endiguer l’épidémie

54
Q

the containment

A

l’endiguement (m)

55
Q

the containment of pollution is essential

A

L’endiguement de la pollution est essentiel

56
Q

to come up against

A

se heurter à

57
Q

the oats

A

l’avoine (f)

58
Q

the atrocities / abuses

A

les exactions (f)

59
Q

strong reactions

A

vives réactions

60
Q

a strong reaction

A

une vive / forte réaction

61
Q

to take someone seriously

A

prendre quelqu’un au sérieux

62
Q

we have to take him seriously

A

nous devons le prendre au sérieux

63
Q

to grow old

64
Q

I’m getting old

A

Je vieillis

65
Q

on life support

A

sous respiration artificielle

66
Q

the premonition

A

le pressentiment

67
Q

a news report

A

un reportage

68
Q

in a loop

69
Q

his will (wish/desire)

A

sa volonté

70
Q

the model

A

le modèle

71
Q

a trend

A

une tendance

72
Q

a subscription

A

un abonnement

73
Q

to subscribe

A

s’abonner / s’inscrire

74
Q

to hitchhike

A

faire du stop

75
Q

as the crow flies

A

à vol d’oiseau

76
Q

the range (maths and physics)

A

l’amplitude

77
Q

the range / scope / extent

A

l’étendue

78
Q

a double agent

A

un agent double

79
Q

formerly / previously

80
Q

at low cost

A

à moindre coût

81
Q

to unblock

82
Q

otherwise

83
Q

to set the pace

A

donner la cadence

84
Q

his own worst enemy

A

le pire ennemi de sa malmène

85
Q

he puts his foot in it

A

il met un peu les pieds dans le plat

86
Q

Do you want to tackle this?

A

Vous avez envie d’aborder ça

87
Q

which would bring everyone to a standstill

A

Qui va mettre à plat tout le monde

88
Q

to unload