Harry Potter Expressions/Phrases Flashcards

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1
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I almost (drowned)

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J’ai failli (me noyer)

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2
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Instead of

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Au lieu de

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3
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In a row

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De suite

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4
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To Prove oneself

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Faire ses preuves

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5
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To bring out

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Faire sortir

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6
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À tout moment

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At any moment

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7
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Magic trick

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Tour de magie

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8
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For laughs

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Pour rire

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9
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Crooked

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De travers

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10
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To take place

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Avoir lieu

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11
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Over the years

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Au cours des années

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12
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Leading (men or whatever)

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De premier plan

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13
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On several occasions

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À plusieurs reprises

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14
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This way!

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Par ici

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15
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In all directions

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En tous sens/ dans tous les sens

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16
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Finally

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Finir par

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17
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Let go

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Lâcher prise

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18
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You’d better…

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Tu ferais mieux…

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19
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Bodyguard

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Garde du corps

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20
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Freckles

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Taches de rousseur

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21
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What happened to them

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Qu’est-ce qui leur est arrivé/ que leur est-il arrivé

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22
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What happened to you

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Qu’est-ce qu’il t’es arrivé

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23
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In hand

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En poche

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24
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By the way

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Au fait

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25
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Caught off guard

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Pris au dépourvu

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26
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Cast a spell

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Jeter un sort

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27
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To trade for

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Échanger contre

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28
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To take a ride

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Faire un tour

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29
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Besides (him)

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En plus de (lui)

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30
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Apart from him

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À part (lui)

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31
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To jump up

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Se lever d’un bond

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32
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Until (he told me)

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Jusqu’à ce que (il me dise)

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33
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Up to task

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À la hauteur

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34
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At the head of

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En tête de

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35
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How come JD …

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Comment ça se fait que JD …

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36
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Don’t worry.

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Ne t’en fais pas

37
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I’d really like that

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Je veux bien

38
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(To give) a hand

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(Donner) un coup de main

39
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Wow!

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Ça alors!

40
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To go through/ make your way through

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Se frayer un chemin

41
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In search of

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À la recherche de

42
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He has stage fright

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Il a le trac

43
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Go first

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Passe le premier

44
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It was to be expected

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Il faillait s’y attendre

45
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School supplies

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Fournitures scolaires

46
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To become aware

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Prendre conscience

47
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Anything

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Quoi que ce soit

48
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You will get through this

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Tu t’en sortiras

49
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Just as we…

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De même qu’on

50
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Better (this) than (that)

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Mieux vaut… que…

51
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To put an end to

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Mettre un terme à

52
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To get drunk

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Se soûler

53
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I heard about it

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J’en ai entendu parler

54
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At the very bottom of…

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Tout au fond de…

55
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That makes me…

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Ça me rend

56
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A steep slope

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Une pente raide

57
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(Examining something) Under a magnifying glass

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À la loupe

58
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Stood

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Se tenait

59
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Une Chouette effraie

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A barn owl

60
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On all sides

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De tous côtés

61
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As far as the eye can see

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À perte de vue

62
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From all sides

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De toutes parts

63
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A top hat

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Un (chapeau) haut de forme

64
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A broken down escalator

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Un escalier roulant en panne

65
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Obviously

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De toute évidence

66
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Out loud

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À voix haute

67
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What is the point/use of a…

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A quoi sert un…

68
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What is the point?

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Dans quel but / ça sert à quoi?

69
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The safest

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La plus sure / le plus sûr

70
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It’s getting late

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Il se fait tard

71
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Anyway

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De toute façon

72
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I want to use it

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Je veux m’en servir

73
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… to anyone…

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À qui que ce soit

74
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All it would take is a good correction

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Tout ce qu’il faudrait c’est une bonne correction / il suffirait d’une bonne correction

75
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As

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À mesure que

76
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Foghorn

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Corne de brume

77
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Around twenty

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Une vingtaine

78
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To take advantage of

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Profiter de

79
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I didn’t suspect

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Je ne me doutais pas

80
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To expect

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S’attendre à

81
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There were none

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Il n’y en avait pas

82
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There was none but one for her / there was only her

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Il n’y en avait qu’un pour elle / il n’y en avait qu’elle

83
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Go away

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Va t’en

84
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They, like you…

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Dans votre genre

85
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A few minutes passed

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Quelque minutes se sont écoulées

86
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Facing him

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Face à lui

87
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The start of the school year

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La rentrée

88
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… for the smooth running of

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Au bon déroulement de

89
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You old prune!

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Espèce de vieux pruneau!