french sayings Flashcards

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1
Q

What are your interests?

A

Quels sont tes centres d’intérêt?

Quels sont tes passe-temps favoris ?

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2
Q

Are you interested in X?

A

Êtes-vous intéressé à étudier les sciences?

Tu es interessé à les mathematiques?

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3
Q

me mêler

A

get mixed up in
Je préfère ne pas me mêler de cette situation.
I like to stay away from the whole situation.

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4
Q

prendre soin de

A

take care of

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5
Q

get along well

A

s’entendre
Si, on s’entend bien.
yes we get along well
Écoute, si on s’entend bien, cela viendra tout seul.
Listen, if we get along well it would come naturally.

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6
Q

can you give me a hand?

A

peux-tu me donner un coup de main?

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7
Q

glance

A

coup d’oeil

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8
Q

all of the sudden

A

tout d’un coup

J’ai très faim tout d’un coup.

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9
Q

make jokes

A

faire des plaisanteries

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10
Q

stumble over

A

trébucher sur la pieds

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11
Q

il a fallu

A

it took / it required / it needed
Il paraît qu’il a fallu trois policiers pour te sortir du lycée.
I heard it took three officers and a stun gun to haul you out of school.

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12
Q

C’est à peine croyable!
C’est à peine assez pour vivre
C’est à peine assez gros pour moi.

A

it is hardly
I can hardly believe it!
its hardly enough to live on
it’s hardly big enough for me

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13
Q

figure en sang

A

drenched in blood

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14
Q

C’est sans doute faux.

A

that’s probably not true.

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15
Q

s’en sortir

A

to make it out of
On va s’en sortir, chérie.
We’ll work it out, honey.

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16
Q

mis qqn en colère

A

make angry

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17
Q

tu vas pouvoir repartir à zéro

A

you are going to be able to “start from scratch”

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18
Q

It’s impossible to predict what’ll happen.

A

Impossible de prévoir ce qui arrivera.

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19
Q

He is doing his best to stand out.

A

Il fait de son mieux pour se faire remarquer.

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20
Q

You will need to fill this first.

A

Vous devez remplir cette fiche avant.

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21
Q

I got up after eight minutes.

A

Je me lève au bout de huit minutes.

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22
Q

We’re playing golf, and he just turns to me, sort of nonchalantly, and says,

A

On joue au golf. Il se tourne vers moi et me dit nonchalamment :

Je vais adopter une attitude très nonchalante.

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23
Q

that makes me happy

to make + adj

A

ca me rends triste

rendre + adjectif (au lieu de faire)

24
Q

home town

A

ville natale

25
Q

trip someone

A

faire qq’un un croche-pied

26
Q

to suit someone well

that dress suits you nicely

A

aller à quelqu’un

ça robe vous va bien

27
Q

to not matter to someone

It is the same to me, i.e. I am indifferent, I don’t care.

A

être égal à quelqu’un

Ça m’est égal

28
Q

to be safe

A

en sécurité

être sûr

29
Q

to take someone’s word

A

croire sur parole

je vais te croire sur parole

30
Q

one the other hand

A

d’autre part

en revanche

31
Q

forget it

nevermind

A

laisse tomber

ça ne fait rien

32
Q

to be aware

to update

A

être au courant

mettre à jour

33
Q

very first

A

tout premier

34
Q

henceforth

A

désormais

35
Q

entrée en vigeur

A

taken effect

36
Q

the rate

A

le taux

37
Q

data

A

données

38
Q

can afford

get away with

A

se permettre

39
Q

obviously

A

manifestiment

40
Q

forcément

A

necessarily

41
Q

to complain
I complain
he complained

A

se plaindre
je me plains
il s’est plaint

42
Q

especially that

A

surtout que

43
Q

head towards

A

se diriger vers

44
Q

to hurry up

A

se dépêcher

45
Q

I bet

A

je parie

46
Q

sidewalk

A

trottoir

47
Q

marché conclu

A

it’s a deal

48
Q

to expect

A

s’attendre

49
Q

être censée

A

to be expected to

50
Q

dirty look

A

regard noir

51
Q

that was worth the trouble

it’s worth the trouble

A

ça en valait la peine

ça vaut la peine

52
Q

met en garde

A

warn

53
Q

to behave

A

se comporter

54
Q

sink (dishes)

A

l’évier

55
Q

mill

A

moulin

56
Q

rusé

A

clever, cunning

57
Q

to disappoint

A

décevoir