gardening related idioms Flashcards

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1
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s’epanouir

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blossom out

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2
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avoir la main verte

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to have a green thumb

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3
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tout n’est pas rose dans la vie…

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life is not a bed of roses

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4
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etre une plante

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to be a walflower

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5
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se laisser aller

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to go to seed

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le monde appartient a ceux qui se levent tot

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the early bird catches the worm

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7
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cultivez la patience

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cultivate patience

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8
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etre en pleine floraison

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be in full bloom

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9
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deterrer des secrets

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digging up dirt

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10
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commener; etablir; semer les graines de

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to sow the seeds of

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11
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eliminer

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to weed out

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12
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recolter ce que l on a seme

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to reap what you sow

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13
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etre dans son element

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to be in your element

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14
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tourner une nouvelle page

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to turn over a neaw leaf

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15
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nourrir une relation

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to nurture a relationship

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16
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tailler ce qui est superflu

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to prune away the unnecessary

17
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avoir une amitié en plein epanouissement

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to have a blossoming friendship

18
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etre une plante grimpante

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to be a wallflower

19
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etre frais comme une rose

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to be a fresh daisy

20
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etre enraciné dans quelque chose

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to be rooted in something

21
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etre sur un terrain fertile

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to be on fertile ground

22
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affronter la tempete

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to weather the storm

23
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porter ses fruits

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to bear fuit