Idiomatic Expressions Flashcards by Heather Alberts

Q

to be very chatty

A

Etre un moulin à paroles/etre extremement bavard

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laugh hysterically

A

avoir le fou rire

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faire extremement attention à ce que dit

A

peser ces mots

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to be chatty

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Être moulin à paroles

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to be all over the place

A

au four et au moulin

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giving jam to pigs or giving everything for nothing

A

donner de la confiture aux cochons

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sans hestiations

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ni une, ni deux

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to stir to toil

A

touiller
touille une chaudron

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to cheer up to brighten up

A

egayer

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stupid person

A

nigaud

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to be a stickler for

A

etre à cheval sur

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Q

to buy for nothing

A

acheter pour une bouchée de pain

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it is a feast for the eyes

A

c’est un regale pour les yeux

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in the middle of nowhere

A

au milieu de nulle part

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a final blow

A

un coup de pied de l’ane

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not being able to say a word

A

rne pas pouvoir en place une

Q

stopping someone from talking

A

tenir la jambe à quelqu’un

Q

speak badly of someone

A

casser du sucre sur le dos

Q

knickknacks

A

bibelots

Q

make a mess

A

foutre le bordel

Q

make a mess (with chaos)

A

semer le chaos

Q

hangover

A

guele de bois

Q

candycane

A

sucre d’orge

orge = barley

Q

to let loose

A

lacher prise

Q

vraiment

une expression

A

bel et bien

Q

bel et bien

A

vraiment

Q

toutes les rues

A

toutes les recoins

Q

affordables

A

abordables

Q

abordables

A

affordables

Q

hopeless

A

indécrottables

Q

indécrottables

A

hopeless

Q

to fall over

A

bascaler

Q

bascaler

A

to fall over

Q

bouscouler

A

to jostle

Q

to jostle

A

bouscouler