Jumping Ahead 20 Flashcards

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1
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Two-faced person, back-stabber, shady character

A

Un faux cul

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2
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For something to be “off” ( about someone or something )

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” quelque chose ne tourne pas rond ( dans quelque chose / avec )” ( / chez quelqu’un )

“il y a quelque chose qui cloche.”

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3
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“What’s gotten in to you??”

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“Qu’est-ce qui te prend??”

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4
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“What the hell’s the matter with you??”

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“Qu’est-ce qui ne va pas chez toi??”

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5
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“Have you lost your mind?”

“Are you stupid or something??”

A

“Ça va pas la tête??”

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To work / sort something out

To fine tune, to get in shape, to finalize, work through

A

mettre au point

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PESSIMISTIC
“What’s the point ( in doing something )?”

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“À quoi bon ( ___ verbe ___ )?”

“à quoi ça sert, ( ___ verbe ___ )?”

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“What good will that do?”
“What for??”

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“À quoi ça sert?”

“Dans quel but?”

“(Dans) quel interêt?”

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9
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“Why would he want to do that?”

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“Quel intérêt aurait-il à faire ça?”

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“There’s a lot of slacking off / sloppiness / half-assing in this department.”

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“Il y a beaucoup de laisser-aller dans ce service.”

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Carelessness / half-assing / sloppiness / “Don’t give a sh*t attitude.”

A

du laisser-aller

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12
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To put one’s best foot forward

A

Se montrer sous son meilleur jour

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13
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“You won’t get away with that.”

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“Tu ne vas pas t’en tirer / t’en sortir comme ça.”

“On ne te laissera pas passer ça!”

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14
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“She got away with saying some pretty outrageous things.”

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“Elle a tenu impunément des propos plutôt choquants.”

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“He got away with breaking the law.”

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“Il a violé la loi en toute impunité.”

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16
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To get the hang of something / better understand something

A

attraper le coup pour faire quelque chose

17
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“His car was smashed to hell, but he came out unharmed / without a scratch.”

A

“Sa voiture était en mille morceaux mais lui s’en est tiré ( sans égratignure ).”

“Sa voiture était drôlement amochée, mais…”

18
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“He won’t be get off so easy this time.”

A

“il ne va pas s’en tirer si facilement cette fois.”

19
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“They got off with a fine.”

“He got off with a broken leg.”

A

“Ils s’en sont tiré avec une amende.”

“il s’en est tiré avec une jambe cassée.”

20
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“We scrape by / we barely get by.”

A

“On s’en tire tout juste.”

21
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“How will he handle this situation / job?”

A

“Comment va-t-il se tirer de cette situation / ce travail ?”