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Être un sujet de discussion prioritaire

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To be at the top of the agenda

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S’en tirer impunément

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To get away with it

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Tomber au mauvais moment

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To come at an awkward time

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Arriver à point nommé

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To come at a convenient time

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Faire une entorse au règlement

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To bend the rules

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Fermer les yeux sur

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To turn a blind eye to

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Arriver sans prévenir/ de façon inattendue

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To come out of the blue

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Rentrer dans ses frais

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To break even

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Jouer quitte ou double

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To go for broke

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Vendre la mèche

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To let the cat out of the bag

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Tu parles !

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Big deal !

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Être sérieux

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To be in earnest

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Regardons les choses en face

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Let’s face it

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Avoir le courage de

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To have the guts to

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Dégénérer/déraper/ échapper à tout contrôle

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To get out of hand

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16
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Gagner haut la main

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to win hands Down

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17
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Ou est le mal ?

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what harm will it do ?

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18
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Gardez ça pour vous

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keep it under your hat

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Être sur la bonne voie

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To be heading in the right direction

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Faire la une des journaux

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to hit the headlines

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Dans le feu de l’action

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in the heat of the moment

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Prendre le train en marche

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to jump on the bandwagon

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Le temps joue pour nous

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time is on our side

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Faire de meme

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to follow suit

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25
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Forcer la main a qqln

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to twist sombedy’s arm

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Faire tout son possible

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to do one’s utmost

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27
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quand il s’agit de

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when it comes to

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28
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soyons prudent

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let’s play it safe

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Avoir son mot a dire

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to have a say / one’s say

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30
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Commencer a zéro / partir de rien

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to start from scratch

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31
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être a court d’argent

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to be short of cash

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32
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l’échapper belle

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to have a narrow escape

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Etre l’intrus / l’exception / un cas isolé

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to be the odd man out

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34
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Ne pas être sortie de l’auberge

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not to be out of the woods

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35
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Se donner beaucoup de mal pour

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to go to great lenghts / pains to

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36
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Préparer le terrain

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To pave the way

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37
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À quoi cela sert-il de…?

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What’s the point of +Ving

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38
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Justement !

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That’s the whole point!

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39
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Être courant/ la norme

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To be standard price

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40
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Qu’est-ce que ça peut te faire ?

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What does it matter?

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41
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Pour ne rien arranger

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To make matters worse

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42
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Sans parler de / encore moins

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Let alone

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43
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S’attirer des ennuis

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To get oneself into a scrape

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Se tirer d’affaire

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To get oneself out of a scrape

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45
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Attirer des ennuis à qqn

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To get sb into a scrape

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46
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En l’état actuel des choses

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as matters stand

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47
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plus maintenant!

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not so anymore!

48
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Ne pas etre a l’abris d’une erreur

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not to be beyond making a mistake

48
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etre au plus bas niveau

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to be at its lowest

49
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en dernier recours

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if all else fails

50
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filer a l’anglaise

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to take French leave

51
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En avoir vu d’autres

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to have been through worse than that

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etre couru d’avance

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be a foregone conclusion

53
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Ecouter qqn jusqu’au bout

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to hear sb out

54
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se laisser boire

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to go down well

55
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a moité prix

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for half price

56
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être de la plus haute importance

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to be of prime importance

56
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c’est un fait établi que…

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it is on record that…

57
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(voiture…) en excellent état

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in prime condition

58
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etre au parfum

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to be in the know

58
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Ne pas trop s’y fier

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not to bank on it

59
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prendre figure

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to take shape

59
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y regarder à deux fois

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to think twice about it

59
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pour la ènième fois

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for the umpteenth time

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s’y prendre en plusieurs fois

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to have several goals

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Ne plus pouvoir reculer

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cannot back out now

62
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tomber à pic

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to be in the nick of time

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être au pied du mur

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to have one’s back to the wall

64
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donner sa parole

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to give one’s word

65
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Ne pas prendre parti

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not to take sides

66
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tirer le meilleur parti de quelquechose

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to make the most of smthg

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se résigner/ en prendre son parti

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to make the best of smthg

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prendre qqn en grippe

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to take a dislike to sb

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avoir une dispute avec qqn

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to have words with sb

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tu peux parler!

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look who is talking!

71
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Aller de mal en pis!

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to go from bad to worse

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changer en mal

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to change for the worse

72
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tourner mal

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to turn out badly

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dire du mal de quelqun

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to speak ill of sb

74
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le prendre mal (susceptibilité)

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to take it amiss

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Je l’attends d’un instant a l’autre

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I exptect him any minute

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n’être que des on-dit

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to be all hearsay

77
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être admissible a l’oral

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to have qualified for the oral

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Etre en repos

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to be off-duty

79
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Prendre sur soi

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to take upon oneself

80
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Chercher une excuse

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To seek an excuse

81
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Faire des merveilles

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To work wonders

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Ça ne marchera jamais

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It’s just not workable

83
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3 euros et des poussières

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Just over 3 euros

84
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Il est presque 8 h

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It’s getting/going on for 8

85
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Il est 8 h passé

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It’s gone 8

86
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On ne sait jamais

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You can never tell

87
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Je viens tout de suite

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I’ll be be right down up, in, over , out

88
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C’est ma tournée

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It’s on me/ this round is on me

89
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Vous touchez au but

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You’re coming home

90
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Aux frais de la maison

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at the firm’s expense

91
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arroser qqch/boire un coup pour feter qqch

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to drink on smthg

92
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Entre un vrai casse tete

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to be a poser /brainteaser

93
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Ca ne tient pas debout/ c’est pas logique

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it doesn’t hold water

94
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Sa faire des idées

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to imagine things

95
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Ne pas etre demain la veille

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not to be for tomorrow

96
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n’y rien comprendre

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cannot make it out ( at all)

97
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bon, eh bien bonne chance!

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all the best, then!

98
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etre inscrit pour…

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to be down for…

99
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ou veux-tu en venir?

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what are you driving at?

100
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qu’on en finisse!

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let’s get over with it!

101
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mettre qn en boite

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to pull sb’s leg

101
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peu de temps à l’avance

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at short notice

102
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etre simple comme bonjour

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to be as easy as kiss

103
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ne pas en voir le bout

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not to see the end of it

104
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retomber sur les bras de qqn

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to fall on sb

105
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etre le bras droit de qqn

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to be sb’s right hand

106
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courrir a la catastrophe

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to head for disaster

107
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c’est cela meme

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it’s the very thing

108
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il faut voir les choses en face

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let’s face reality

A - Anglais (9 decks)

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