Jumping Ahead 02 Flashcards

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“The credit goes to my friend here.”

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“L’honneur revient à mon ami ici présent.”

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To jump the gun, jump ahead, cut corners

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Griller ou brûler les étapes, devancer l’appel

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To jump ahead, focus

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aller vite en besogne
( besogne = work )

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The best part of something ( book, movie, song, etc )

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Le meilleur passage de quelque chose

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“The best part of the song is either the chorus or the last verse.”

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“Le meilleur passage de la chanson, c’est soit le refrain soit le dernier couplet.”

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“I can see it now!” ( “I know you and what you’ll do! )

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“je te vois d’ici.”

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“Did you get to the part yet where he….?”

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“Tu es arrivé au passage où il …? “

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To be involved / mixed up in something

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être mêlé à quelque chose

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To work in pairs

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Travailler en binôme

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To call a truce, bury the hatchet

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Enterrer la hache de guerre

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“I drew a blank on the subject.”

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“Je suis resté sec sur le sujet.”

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“just like that,” swiftly, in the blink of an eye

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“et juste aussi sec…”

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The whole shebang, the whole lot / package, all the rest

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tout le tremblement

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“Let’s not get ahead of ourselves…”

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“N’allons pas plus vite que la musique.” “Ne vendons pas tout de suite la peau de l’ours.”

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To bullshit, to try to sell someone a load of crap, bamboozle

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Bourrer le mou a quelqu’un

( essayer d’ ) entuber ou de doubler quelqu’un

essayer d’avoir quelqu’un en le baratinant / amadouant

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To give some slack

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donner du mou

17
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“Give me some slack so I can make a knot.”

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“Donne moi un peu de mou pour que je puisse faire un noeud.”

18
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To put in a good word for someone

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Pistonner, glisser un mot auprès de quelqu’un ( en la faveur de quelqu’un ), toucher un mot à quelqu’un

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To run around from task to task

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cavaler