Jumping Ahead 08 Flashcards

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“Seeing as how things went that way / are the way they are.”

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“Vu que que cette situation la est telle qu’elle est.”

“Vu que les choses se sont déroulées comme ça”

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Take it up with / talk about that with…

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“Vois ça avec ( quelqu’un ).”
“Arrange toi avec ( quelqu’un ).”

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“… just like… comparison

“In the same way that…”

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De même que…

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To sneak into

Squeeze into / between

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Se faufiler

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Headquarters / HQ

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Le quartier général

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To stress, to emphasize

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Insister sur le fait que…

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To pick up the pace / speed up

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Presser le pas

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“That’s the closest you’ll get to a…”

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“C’est ce qui se rapprochera le plus de…”

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9
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Lose it / Flip out with anger / lose one’s shit

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Sortir de ses gonds

S’emporter

Se mettre en rogne

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To snack on, nibble on

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Grignoter

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To bring up a subject

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Aborder / lancer un sujet

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“He always expects everything to be just handed to him”

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“Il attend toujours que ça lui tombe tout cuit dans le bec.”

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To get hammered / plastered

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Prendre une cuite

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“That’s not up to me.”

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“Il ne tient pas à moi”
“Ça dépend pas de moi.”

“La décision ne me revient pas.” (??)

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this point cannot be too strongly emphasized

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on ne saurait trop insister sur ce point

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I must emphasize that…

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je dois souligner le fait que …

17
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To be set in one’s ways

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Être mis dans ses voies

Avoir ses habitudes

Être routinier / routinière

18
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To be in someone’s hair

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Être dans les jambes / les pattes de quelqu’un