Idiomatics Flashcards

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Plus on est de fous plus on rit

A

the more people are, the merrier they are

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2
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Il prend des vessies pour des lanternes

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all his geese are swans

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Ce n’est pas la fête tous les jours

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life is not a bed of roses

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Ce n’est pas à un vieux singe qu’on apprend à faire la grimace

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Don’t teach your grandmother to suck eggs/ You can’t teach an old dog new tricks

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5
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Faute de grives on mange des merles

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Beggars can’t be choosers

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Qui se ressemble s’assemble

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Birds of a feather flock together

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Ce qui est fait est fait

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It’s no use crying over spilt milk

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Il faut que jeunesse se passe

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Boys will be boys

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Il faut battre le fer tant qu’il est chaud

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Make hay while the sun shines

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10
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Cordialement

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Kind regards / Best wishes

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Je vous pris d’agréer l’expression de mes sentiments les plus distingués

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Truly yours/ Sincerely yours/ Yours truly

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12
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une fois tous les 36 du mois

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Once in a blue moon

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13
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Se vendre comme des petits pains

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to sell like hot cakes

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14
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sages comme des images/ variant selon le contexte

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As good as gold

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15
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Attraper quelqu’un la main dans le sac

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To catch someone red-handed

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16
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Ca coûte les yeux de la tête

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It costs the earth/ an arm and a leg

17
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Construire des châteaux en Espagne

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To build castles in the air

18
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Ils se ressemblent comme deux gouttes d’eau

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They were as like as two peas

19
Q

Tout ce qui brille n’est pas de l’or

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All that glitters is not gold

20
Q

Loin des yeux loin du coeur

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Out of sight, out of mind

21
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C’était le coup de foudre

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it was love at first sight

22
Q

Devant la loi

Aux yeux de la loi

A

In the sight of the law

23
Q

Ne pas tenir en place

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to have ants in one’s pants

to have itchy feet

24
Q

avoir le pied marin

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to find one’s sea legs

25
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avoir qqn dans le collimateur/ viseur

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to have stg/sby in one’s sights

26
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avoir la mauvaise réputation de

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to be notorious for/ infamous for

27
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Cambodge

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Cambodia