Idiomatic expressions Flashcards

1
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As far as I know

A

Autant que je sache

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2
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To be rich/rolling in gold

A

Rouleur sur l’or

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3
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To be expensive

A

coûter les yeux de la tête

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4
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Lend a hand

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Donner un coup de main

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5
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saying nasty things

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Avoir une langue de vipère

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6
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Overtake another without warning/cut the grass from under some’one foot

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Couper l’herbe sous le pied

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7
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Avoir (quelque chose) sur le bout de la langue

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To have something on the tip of your tongue

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8
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turning something simple, complex

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Ne pas chercher midi à quatorze heures

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9
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Go straight to the point

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Aller droit au but

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10
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Before it’s too late

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Avant qu’il ne soit pas trop tard

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11
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Avoir beau faire quelque chose

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To do something in vain

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12
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To have plenty on one’s plate

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Avoir du pain sur la planche

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13
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to be certain of

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Avoir l’intime conviction que

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14
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It’s a shame that

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C’est dommage que

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15
Q

It annoys me

A

Ca ma gonfle

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16
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To have had enough/be fed up

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En avoir assez/marre

17
Q

En deux temps trois mouvements

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In no time/really quickly

18
Q

To be in the middle of doing

A

Etre en train de

19
Q

Its time someone does something

A

Il est temps qu’on fasse quelque chose

20
Q

I can’t believe it.

A

Je n’arrive pas à le croire