Jumping Ahead 28 Flashcards

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“For your information…”

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A titre d’information, pour ta gouverne

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2
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To pace oneself

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doser ses efforts, ménager ses forces

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To not push oneself too hard, to take it easy

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se ménager, ne pas abuser de ses forces

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“You shouldn’t push yourself / You should take things easy”

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“vous devriez vous ménager un peu”

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To be “all caught up” / “up to date”

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être mis / être à jour ( la chose sur laquelle on travaille )

avoir rattrapé son retard

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“The food isn’t expensive but they make up for it on the wine”

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“les plats ne sont pas chers mais ils se rattrapent sur les vins”

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“the driver made up the lost time”

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“le conducteur a rattrapé son retard”

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“This pupil will never be able to catch up”

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“cet élève ne pourra jamais rattraper son retard.”

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9
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“Word really spreads around fast.”
“Rumeurs are floating all around”

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“Les rumeurs vont bon train”

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10
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The steps to get something

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Les démarches ( nécessaires ) pour obtenir / faire quelque chose

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To not know where to turn / where to start ( when stressed )

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ne pas savoir où donner de la tête
“Je ne sais plus où donner de la tête”

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12
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“It must be said / pointed out that…”

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Force est de constater que…
Il convient de noter que…

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“On a personal note…”

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“J’ajouterai pourtant à titre personnel que…”

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quite simply, downright, simply and unquestionably

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tout bonnement

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To be able to find your way around somewhere / in the midst of something

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S’y retrouver quelque part

“Tu arrives a t’y retrouver dans ce bazar??”

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