Idioms: English to French Flashcards

1
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This is the last straw!

A

C’est la fin des haricots!

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2
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Let’s get back to the subject at hand.

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Revenons à nos moutons.

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3
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What’s done is done.

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Les carottes sont cuites.

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4
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What a shame..!

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Quel dommage..!

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5
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Keep me updated.

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Tiens-moi au courant.

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6
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I’m getting angry!

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La moutard me monte au nez!

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7
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To be lazy

A

Avoir un poil dans la main

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8
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To be depressed

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Avoir le cafard

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9
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To give a helping hand

A

Donner un coup de main

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10
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Oh my God! / Holy cow!

A

Oh la vache!

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11
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To have a frog in one’s throat

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Avoir un chat dans la gorge

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12
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To feel good in your own skin

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Être bien dans sa peau

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13
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To mind one’s own buisness

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S’occuper de ses oignons 🧅

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14
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To be terrified

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Avoir une peur bleue

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15
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To stand someone up

A

Poser un lapin

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16
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To keep one’s cool

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Garder la tête froide

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17
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It’s raining cats and dogs

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Il pleut des cordes

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18
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I feel great

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J’ai la pêche / J’ai la banane

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19
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You’re making me laugh (a lot)!

A

Tu me tues!

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20
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I don’t give a f***!

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Je m’en bats les couilles!

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21
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A one-on-one (conversation)

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Une (conversation) tête-à-tête

22
Q

Your handwriting is so bad.

A

Tu écris comme un cochon.

23
Q

You’re a bad singer.

A

Tu chantes comme une casserole.

24
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They (s) snuck out.

A

Il/elle a filé(e) à l’anglaise.

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Don't make a big fuss about it.
Ne fais pas un caca nerveux.
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There's no hurry!
Il n'y a pas le feu!
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I have the memory of a goldfish!
J'ai la mémoire d'un poisson rouge!
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Thanks a lot! / Many thanks!
Mille mercis!
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It's super easy.
C'est simple comme bonjour.
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Alright.
Ça roule.
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You got me! (As in, a joke or prank)
Touché!
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It's really crazy!
C'est un truc de malade!
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To sleep in
Faire la grasse matinée
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To be in a bad mood
Être de mauvais poil
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I have a great memory.
J'ai une mémoire d'élephant.
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To annoy (someone)
Casser les pieds / Casser les noissettes
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You are cute!
Tu es mimi!
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Nevermind / Leave it / Let it go / Forget it / Doesn't matter
Laisse tomber / Pas grave
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When pigs will fly
Quand les poules auront des dent
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When a great effort amounts to nothing
La montagne accouche d'une souris
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To cost an arm (and a leg)
Coûter un bras
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Better late than never.
Mieux vaut tard que jamais.
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To be full of yourself (egotistical, arrogant, excessively proud)
Avoir les chevilles qui enflent
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To be meticulous or pedantic
Couper les cheveux en quatre
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Actions speak louder than words.
Les actes valent mieux que les mots.
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To go crazy / To get very angry / To blow a fuse
Péter un plomb
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Easier said than done.
Plus facile à dire qu'à faire.
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No way!
Hors du question!
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I want nothing to do with it (or "no")
Il n'en est pas question
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To get a passing grade
Avoir le moyenne
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To be sick of...
Avoir le ras-de-bol