Idioms Flashcards by Max Meyer | Brainscape

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C’est dommage que

A

It’s a shame that

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Quand je m’ennuie

A

When i’m bored

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J’en ai marre

A

I’m fed up

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Et alors?

A

So what

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Mon œil!

A

Yeah right!

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Ça vaut le peine

A

It’s worth the effort

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Ça coûte les yeux de la tête

A

It costs an arm and a leg

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Une perte de temps

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A waste of time

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Tant pis!

A

Too bad!

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Ça m’est égal

A

I don’t mind

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Ce n’est pas grave

A

It doesn’t matter

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Quel dommage!

A

What a shame!

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Quelle chance!

A

What luck!

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Avoir d’autres chats à fouetter

A

To have better things to do

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Se creuser la téte

A

To think really hard

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Se mettre le doigt dans l’œil

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To make a mistake

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Appuyer sur le champignon

A

To go very fast, accelerate

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Avoir d’autres chats à fouetter

A

To have better things to do

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Avoir un chat dans la gorge

A

To have a frog in your throat

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Avoir les dents longs

A

To be ambitious

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Être dans ses petits souliers

A

To not feel comfortable

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Être haut comme trois pommes

A

To be small

Q

Faire d’une pierre deux coups

A

To kill two birds with one stone

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Ne pas être dans son assiette

A

To not feel yourself

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Ne pas être de la dernière pluie

A

To not be born yesterday

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Passer une nuit blanche

A

To have a sleepless night

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Prendre la crémaillère

A

To have a house-warming party

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Se creuser la tête

A

To think really hard

Q

Se croire sorti de la cuisse de Jupiter

A

To think oneself is better than everyone else

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Se mettre le doigt dans l’œil

A

To make a mistake

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Sucrer les fraises

A

To be senile, crazy

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Tomber dans les pommes

A

To faint, pass out