Jumping Ahead 27 Flashcards

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To call in sick / report sick / call out of work

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se faire porter pâle

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“4 of us can’t fit in the truck.”

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“On ne tient pas à quatre dans le camion.”

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“We couldn’t all fit into even that big van.”

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“Il n’y avait pas suffisamment de place pour nous tous; même dans cette grande camionnette là.”

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“There’s enough room for 5 people in Jake’s Mom’s van.”

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“Il y a de la place pour cinq dans la camionnette de la mère de Jake.”

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To take great pride in something

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se targuer de quelque chose / de faire quelque chose

mettre sa fierté à faire quelque chose

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“All these compliments are going to go to her head.”

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“Tous ces compliments vont lui monter à la tête.”

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To let something go to one’s head

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Se laisser griser par quelque chose

monter à la tête de quelqu’un

“Ça va lui monter à la tête.”

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To go over with a fine-tooth comb

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repasser / revoir quelque chose au peigne fin

éplucher quelque chose

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“Go over this with a fine-tooth comb ( for me )!”

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“Vous me passez ça au peigne fin!”

“Passez moi ça au peigne fin!”

“Épluchez moi ça à fond.”

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To examine / study something from every angle

To consider everything / every angle

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Regarder quelque chose sous toutes les coutures

Étudier quelque chose sous tous les angles

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To be “in” with someone / to have ties or history with someone, to be buddies

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Avoir des liens privilégiés avec quelqu’un

être pistonné par quelqu’un

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To have free reign

To have elbow / wiggle room to do what you want

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Avoir les coudées franches

Avoir le champ libre

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“I give you slack because we go way back, but now you’re going too far.”

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“Je te laisse les coudées franches parce qu’on se connait depuis longtemps, mais là, tu dépasses les bornes.”

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To split hairs, to be nit-picking

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chercher la petite bête

Couper les cheveux en quatre

Chipoter, pinailler, chicaner

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VERBS - To split hairs, to be nit-picking

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Chipoter, pinailler, chicaner

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To haggle ( over prices )

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marchander

17
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To do things by the book, to follow the rules intensely

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rester dans les clous

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