Jumping Ahead 05 Flashcards

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To balance, make steady, solid
( or to make theory / equation sound )

A

mettre ou poser quelque chose d’aplomb

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To be steady on one’s feet

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se tenir d’aplomb ( sur ses jambes )

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“That’ll get you back on your feet again!”

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“Ça va te remettre d’aplomb!”

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“At the base of the wall.”

“At the base of the tree.”

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“À l’aplomb du mur”

“Au pied de l’arbre.”

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5
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“For your numbers to be right, some poor guy has to have 5.”

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“Pour que vos chiffres soient d’aplomb, faudrait qu’un pauvre type en ait dans les 5.”

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To bail someone out ( of trouble )

A

Sortir / tirer quelqu’un d’affaire

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7
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“What nasty weather!”

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“Quel villain temps pourri il fait.”

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“He’s all talk.”

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“Pfft, c’est du vent; que du vent.”
“Il raconte que des conneries.”

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“He’s all talk.” ( Focus )

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“Il n’a que de la gueule.”

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To be filling in ( to be a placeholder )

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Être un bouche-trou

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To have a heart to heart, serious conversation

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avoir une conversation à cœur ouvert

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“That’s totally understandable.”

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“Rien de plus normal.”
“Rien n’est plus normal.”

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13
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“Couldn’t hurt.”

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“ça ne peut pas nuire.”
( “il ne peut pas nuire.” )

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14
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To get to the heart of the matter, to the good stuff, what matters

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Entrer dans le vif du sujet

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15
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Change of plans

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( petit ) changement de programme

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16
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To talk sense, to have a reasonable point of view

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Tenir des propos sensés

17
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To make it up to someone, to redeem oneself in someone’s eyes

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se racheter aux yeux de quelqu’un

18
Q

“And we had to find a way to make it up to him.”

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“Et il fallait qu’on trouve un moyen de nous racheter à ses yeux.”

19
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To get by the best one can ( with what one has )

A

se débrouiller avec les moyens du bord

20
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To be prone / liable to do something

A

Être enclin / porté à faire quelque chose