Idioms

Question 1

Il y a

Answer 1

there is/are

Question 2

Ça va

Answer 2

How are you?, I am well.

“That goes”

Question 3

être + à

Answer 3

to belong to

Question 4

avoir

Answer 4

Where EN would use “to be”

Il a froid. = He is cold.

Question 5

faire

Answer 5

“to do” for general conditions like weather

Question 6

tout à fait

Answer 6

absolutely

Literally “all fact”

Question 7

ça se peut

Answer 7

That can be.

Question 8

Tout le monde

Answer 8

Everybody

“All the world”

Question 9

Oui, ça m’est égal.

Answer 9

Yes, I don’t mind.

Question 10

étant enfant

Answer 10

as a child

Question 11

Comment obtenir ça ?

Answer 11

How does one obtain that?

Question 12

en bas de

Answer 12

at the bottom of, in front of, outside
en bas de la rue = down the street
L’homme attend en bas de l’hôtel. = The man is waiting outside the hotel.
Sa mère est en bas = Her mother is downstairs.

Question 13

quant à

Answer 13

as for, regarding

Question 14

Il pleut des clous/cords.

Answer 14

It is raining nails/ropes (heavily).

Question 15

tout d’un trait

Answer 15

in one go, without stopping

Question 16

tout à fait

Answer 16

completely, entirely

Question 17

à la diable

Answer 17

any old way

Question 18

tout comte fait

Answer 18

all in all

Question 19

pas grand-chose

Answer 19

not much

Question 20

ne . . . guère

Answer 20

hardly, not often

Question 21

Il n’y a pas de xxx

Answer 21

There is no xxx.

Question 22

J’ai mal à la gorge.

Answer 22

I have a sore throat.

Question 23

de temps à autre

Answer 23

from time to time

Question 24

comme il faut

Answer 24

proper, properly

Question 25

eh bien

Answer 25

well

Question 26

c’est-à-dire

Answer 26

that is

Question 27

coup de soleil, le

Answer 27

sunburn

Question 28

tout à l’heure

Answer 28

later on

Question 29

de surcroît

Answer 29

in addition, moreover

Question 30

advenir de

Answer 30

to become of

Question 31

salle de séjour, la

Answer 31

living room

Question 32

mot de passe, le

Answer 32

password

Question 33

venir de

Answer 33

to have just

Question 34

fruits de mer, les (m)

Answer 34

seafood

Question 35

cela ne fait rien

Answer 35

it doesn’t matter

Question 36

de trop

Answer 36

too many, extra

Question 37

du coup

Answer 37

as a result

Question 38

grâce à

Answer 38

thanks to

Question 39

terre à terre

Answer 39

down-to-earth, matter-of-fact

Question 40

par contre

Answer 40

on the other hand

Question 41

comme on dit

Answer 41

as they say

Question 42

avoir sommeil

Answer 42

to be sleepy

Question 43

manger ses mots

Answer 43

to mumble

Question 44

laisse faire!

Answer 44

never mind! let it go!

Question 45

bien que

Answer 45

although

Question 46

avoir tort

Answer 46

to be wrong

Question 47

drap de lit

Answer 47

m bedsheet

Question 48

tant pis!

Answer 48

too bad!

Question 49

d’abord

Answer 49

at first, firstly

Question 50

sain et sauf

Answer 50

safe and sound

Question 51

dès que

Answer 51

as soon as

Question 52

avoir lieu

Answer 52

to take place

Question 53

à peu près

Answer 53

almost, approximately

Question 54

il était une fois

Answer 54

once upon a time

Question 55

vouloir dire

Answer 55

to mean

Question 56

pendant que

Answer 56

while

Question 57

ni . . . ni

Answer 57

neither . . . nor

Question 58

de nouveau

Answer 58

again, once again

Question 59

à mon avis

Answer 59

In my opinion

Question 60

au moyen de

Answer 60

with, by means of

Question 61

sans cesse

Answer 61

incessantly, constantly