French Phrases - Winter 2024 Flashcards

1
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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

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j’ai perdu le fil

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3
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to play out

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se jouer

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4
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to arrest

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interpeller

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5
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what is the scope of the remarks?

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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

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le foin

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9
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to compel

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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

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prendre des vessies pour des lanternes

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13
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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

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garder raison

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16
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a long time ago

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il y a belle lurette

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

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jadis

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18
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snatches of words

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des bribes de paroles

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19
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slips of the tongue

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des écarts de langage

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20
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to gain momentum

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prendre l’ampleur

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21
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a victory for the common man

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c’est la rue qui l’emporte ce soir

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22
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the maximum sentence

A

la peine maximale

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23
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rape

A

le viol

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24
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a huge project / undertaking

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un énorme chantier

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to cross
franchir
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affordable
abordable
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to afford
se permettre
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to clear the table
dégager la table
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to emit heat
dégager de la chaleur
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to get someone out of a situation
dégager quelqu'un d'une situation
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inappropriate / ill-timed / unwelcome
malvenu
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all of / the whole of
l'ensemble de
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to arouse
éveiller / attiser / susciter
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to discuss something
discuter de quelque chose
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a trained monkey
un singe savant
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the postman
le facteur
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the fuss / uproar
le tapage
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the fox
le renard
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to barge in
faire irruption
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sleep (noun)
le sommeil
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to sink into
sombrer dans
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at the bottom of
en bas de
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the orchard
le verger
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moving
bouleversant
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the uprising
le soulèvement
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to lay the foundations
d'en jeter les bases
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to be said to have problems
passait pour avoir des problèmes
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dazzling
éblouissant
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a talker / conversationalist
un causeur
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flawless
sans faille
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a finding / observation
un constat
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to contain / hold back / stem
endiguer
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the authorities managed to contain the pandemic
Les autorités ont réussi à endiguer l'épidémie
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the containment
l'endiguement (m)
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the containment of pollution is essential
L'endiguement de la pollution est essentiel
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to come up against
se heurter à
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the oats
l'avoine (f)
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the atrocities / abuses
les exactions (f)
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strong reactions
vives réactions
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a strong reaction
une vive / forte réaction
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to take someone seriously
prendre quelqu'un au sérieux
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we have to take him seriously
nous devons le prendre au sérieux
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to grow old
vieillir
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I'm getting old
Je vieillis
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on life support
sous respiration artificielle
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the premonition
le pressentiment
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a news report
un reportage
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in a loop
en boucle
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his will (wish/desire)
sa volonté
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the model
le modèle
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a trend
une tendance
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a subscription
un abonnement
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to subscribe
s'abonner / s'inscrire
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to hitchhike
faire du stop
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as the crow flies
à vol d'oiseau
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the range (maths and physics)
l'amplitude
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the range / scope / extent
l'étendue
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a double agent
un agent double
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formerly / previously
autrefois
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at low cost
à moindre coût
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to unblock
débouler
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otherwise
sinon
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to set the pace
donner la cadence
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his own worst enemy
le pire ennemi de sa malmène
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he puts his foot in it
il met un peu les pieds dans le plat
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Do you want to tackle this?
Vous avez envie d'aborder ça
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which would bring everyone to a standstill
Qui va mettre à plat tout le monde
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to unload
débouler
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a balance of power
un rapport de force
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one-upmanship / escalation
la surenchère
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to launch a project
lancer un chantier
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to chake things up
chambouler
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to lead the way
mener la danse
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to strike while the iron is hot
battre le fer tant qu'il est chaud
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to participate **in**
participer **à**
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to facilitate
faciliter
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keenly felt
vivement ressenti
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in the heat of the moment
dans le feu de l'action
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right now
à chaud
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if you didn't laugh, you'd cry
rire pour ne pas pleurer
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I'm changing the subject
je passe du coq à l'âne
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to surpass yourself
se surpasser
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to read between the lines
lire entre les lignes
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to arouse curiosity
susciter / attiser la curiosité
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to gain momentum
prendre l'ampleur
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the nephew
le neveu
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linguistic slips/blunders
les écarts de langage
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to contain / stem / curb
endiguer
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formerly, previously
jadis (pronounce the final 's')
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a slip / skid
un dérapage
111
a good level in
un bon niveau en
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aimed at
visant à
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in France / to France
en France (always)