Jumping Ahead 23 Flashcards

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“Whatever it was you stole from my father, give it back.”

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“Quelque soit la chose que vous avez volé à mon père, rendez la moi.”

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“Whatever it was that…”

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“Quelque soit la chose que…”

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3
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To not care ( formal )

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Laisser quelqu’un indifférent

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4
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“And don’t act like she means nothing to you.”

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“Et ne me dis pas qu’elle te laisse indifférent.”

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To avoid doing something

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éviter de faire quelque chose

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“That saved him the trouble of going.”

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“Ça lui a évité d’avoir à se déplacer.”

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To save oneself the trouble

“I’d rather not have to make the trip.”

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s’éviter

“Je voudrais m’éviter le trajet.”

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“I can maybe save you the trouble of looking for him.”

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“Je peux peut-être vous éviter de le chercher.”

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A sht show, a clusterfck, a BS situation, a screw-up

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un ( beau ) merdier

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10
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“Just the right amount of”

“with a little sprinkling of”

“with just the right touch of…”

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“une touche ou une goutte bien dosée de quelque chose”

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AMOUNT

A bit

Remotely

the slightest bit

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un tant soit peu

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Unspecified / unclear amount

“However much”

“Just so much”

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tant

“gagner tant par mois.”

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“It doesn’t remotely look like…”

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“Ça ne ressemble en rien à…”

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“The only person here even remotely involved is…”

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“La seule personne présente qui ait un rapport quelconque avec…”

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“I hope I’ve contributed even just the tiniest bit to the success of this event.”

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“J’espère avoir contribué un tant soit peu à la réussite de cet événement.”

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To succeed / to be able to do something

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réussir à faire quelque chose

17
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“I don’t want to get your hopes up.”

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“Je ne veux pas te donner de faux espoirs.”

“Je ne veux pas que tu t’emballes ou que tu te fasses trop d’illusions”

18
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To get someone’s hopes up

To get one’s hopes up

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donner de faux espoirs à quelqu’un

s’emballer / se faire des illusions ou trop d’illusions

19
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To stick out / stand out ( negative context )

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Crever les yeux

Faire tache ( dans quelque chose )

jurer dans le décor

ne pas passer inaperçu

visible comme une mouche dans un verre de lait

20
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“Never say never.”

“You never know…”

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“Il ne faut jurer de rien.”

“On ne sait jamais.”